The Crusade

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The Crusade

            This is probably going to blow my mind more than it will yours.  I began writing video poker columns more than 11 years ago.  I'm not sure of the exact number of columns I've written but it has been roughly around 600 of them.  It's a staggering number to me.  I didn't know that I could come up with that many topics!  Of course, I do repeat some, realizing that the nature of a gaming magazine is that many of the readers will pick up a copy while they are in the casino and may not see another until their next trip.  Today is one of those weeks where I'm going back to the beginning.

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The Straight and Narrow

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The Straight and Narrow

            When my father passed away in 1998, he was just about ready to place an order for the 2nd printing of the 2nd edition of his book Winning Strategies for Video Poker.  It was with a little bit of trepidation that we went ahead and ordered the full 2000 copies.  I'm not sure how many copies were sold in total before he passed away, but based on what records I can find plus the fact that the full 2000 sold out and I have had it reprinted yet again, I'd say it is fair to say that somewhere between 10,000 and 20,000 copies were sold, which is absolutely remarkable for a self-published book from what I'm told.

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Leader of the Band

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Leader of the Band

   Just how important is it for Players to play the correct strategy in the casino?  Most of my columns look at this aspect from only the Player's perspective.  I put it in terms of a loss rate per hour to the Player.  I turn this into an overall impact to the Player's bankroll over a weeklong trip to Vegas.  Today, I want to look at strategy at a very different level.  I'm going to look at how it has changed the landscape of gambling in the world.

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Brushing Up

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 Last week's column touched on the notion of gambling without even so much as the basic knowledge of what the Player is wagering on.  I used a real life example of a Super Bowl bettor who didn't understand the concepts of point spreads and/or wagering 11 to win 10, which is fairly standard for sports betting.  I couldn't understand how someone could make a wager without understanding what they are wagering on and how it works. 

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