Monthly Archives: May 2014

Getting Close with Losing

The 45th annual World Series of Poker is starting today. This is a huge event in Vegas. Upwards of 40,000 poker players descend on the Rio for the six weeks of tournament play and poker rooms all over town are, … Continue reading

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San Diego Meet and Q+A

As I figured when I wrote my last blog entry, it seems there is no one good time  for everyone who is going to be at Harrah’s Resort Southern California (formerly called Rincon)  to get together when we are there.  But we still want to meet as many … Continue reading

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San Diego Meet-and-Greet

I have been getting many requests for a Frugalite get-together.  It is hard to find a good time and place for these; everyone is so busy these days  it seems.  We do encourage people to stop and chat with us … Continue reading

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Fixing Casino Mistakes

If you play in a casino and use your slot card, your name – plus a considerable amount of your personal information – is in a massive database.   Because of the immense size of these files, your individual account does … Continue reading

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Did You Read This on the Internet?

I routinely read a lot on the Internet about gambling and Vegas.  Here are some of the interesting, funny, really weird, and maybe helpful stories that caught my attention: Naming a new bar:  http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/cocktail/2014/mar/04/missing-apostrophe-cocktail-inspired-caesars-palac/ Chasing the royal flush:  http://triblive.com/aande/gambling/5470140-74/royal-poker-players#axzz2sVkdqn9R Did … Continue reading

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