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Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

August 28, 2009

This Cultist Can't Offer Reader Counsel

Dear Mark: I'm figuring you are the go to person regarding this gambling related question. Could you please give me some recommendations on gambling software for Windows that you have tried over the years? Nick G.

In April of 1984, I walked into a computer store in Reno, NV, walked out with a Macintosh 128, then drove my newest prized possession up the hill to Lake Tahoe in a a... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

August 14, 2009

Making money on a losing situation, sort of

Dear Mark: I play a decent game of blackjack, but one hand gets the best of me, possibly because I wing it more than I should rather than stick to playing basic strategy. It seems every time I am dealt a hard 12, I get a bust card, so on more occasions than not, I stand. I typically play every other week, two five-hour sessions per, on $10 games. I would like to know how much I'm ge... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

July 24, 2009

Yes, the casino wants an occasional winner

Dear Mark: Why is it that when losing, so long as I keep playing, casino management is polite and courteous, but once I start winning, and winning big, I feel a change in attitude? Fred F.

Regrettably, Fred, there are some in casino management that sweat the money as if it were their own pirated loot. Deep down, they know, or at least should know, that your winnings over time... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

July 17, 2009

Doubling up on bets and hopes

Dear Mark: I like to play the double-up option on a video poker machine and I have a few questions about that bet. One, is it a good bet to make, being that it seems like a 50/50 proposition to me, and two, I was also wondering if I would get the next five cards out of the deck if I didn’t make a double-up wager? Randy E.

What Randy's enquiring mind wants to know regards a video poker m... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

June 19, 2009

CASINO AHEAD: Reduced speed zone. All penalties doubled.

Dear Mark: What is the best approach-method when playing blackjack using the Table Master from Shuffle Master? Table limits are $5-$200 dollars where I play. My sole motivation is to win moderate amounts while playing and it appears to me that basic strategy may be a possible solution. Myles H.

The electronic multiple-player blackjack game you speak of, Myles, co... Read More

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