Handy At The Chandy — A Las Vegas Podcast

We chat about various listener-submitted topics: Marking down the days til Vegas Terrbile Blackjack Making and breaking travel rules Overlooked downtown eateries Vegas pool vacation Trip report from HatC favorites Using your player's card on a work trip And Jack has an upcming trip to vegas! And thank you to all our new patrons!

On this action packed Hour 1, we chat about:  Vegas Pet Peeves "One Good Thing" Video Poker Gimmicks Standalone Properties "Where can I Find?" Tipping

We start with some listener questions: Best spots downtown? Bellagio worth the hype? Vegas before consuming Vegas content And then we talk about some: Outdoor dining Premium economy Vegas airport Continuous shuffle machines and other blackjack ideas Also we have a Patreon! Give us money if you so choose.

We've got a lot of Vegas packed into hour 1! Guessing trends in the 2025 Visitor Profile Summary First-time vs. repeat visitors NBA Expansion All-But-Confirmed What's worse: worse payouts or worse odds? All-inclusive deals You can find the 2025 stats and report here: https://www.lvcva.com/research/reports/post/las-vegas-visitor-profile-studies/  

It's the listener feedback hour! Where are we under- and over-comped? Betting smaller for longer? North end of the strip woes Playing someone else's freeplay Chandy blackjack investigation Winning too big too soon Giving unsolicited advice Lessons learned from group trips

We wrap up James's 40th! M Resort Wynn Rampart at The Resort at Summerlin The Strip Club The Strip Lots of winning?  

Hour two is packed with goodies, we start off with listener feedback: Enjoying vegas with a non-vegas-enjoyer ADT miscellany Putting in a "big day of play" at VP at a new casino Sending money to us, your hosts And then we jump back in to the trip report! Guy Fieri's Slot Golf Vegas Knights Can you get drunk off Busch Light? Chandelier red-light/green-light controversy Simultaneous Handy

We go over the finer points of the first weekend of James's 40th birthday party in Las Vegas. PHo High Limit Pier 17 Yacht Club Wynn vs Bellagio Palazzo Cigars Cosmo Barbershop (music venue) The Point of No Return Cosmo Barbershop (haircuts) Roy Choi Best Friend for 10 persons And we end by answering the age old question: "is it better to win early in the trip or at the end? (or in the middle??)"

We dive back in to listener feedback and questions: Checking casino websites for deals Service consitency Casino credit rules and guidelines Bartender's questionable choices Swim-up VP bar? What matters most when picking a hotel? Face-up vs. traditional pai gow poker You can email the show at [email protected]  

The three of us are going to Vegas! We preview the whole James 40th Birthday Ganza and talk about planning for: Palazzo cigar lounge Pier 17 Yacht Club Haircut date Roy Choi Best Friend Guy Fieri all-you-can-eat brunch Slot Golf Vegas Golden Knights Game Steak dinners Cabanas And more? Maybe actually thats it. 

Listener Feedback: Playing the same machine The official podcast of Malört (No)where to find the Louis Theroux documentary Sharing win/loss and budget details publicly Talking to your kids about vegas We also chat about: Top-end service and hospitality Cheating, angleshooting, and dealer mistakes

Table Games James is back from Vegas, and he regales us with stories of: Trapping A Fly Gambling Epic Sax Guy Gambling Using the Women's Room Gambling Super Bowl Party and more!

We're plugging Mike E in Las Vegas: https://www.youtube.com/@MEinLV His fantastic blog is Vegas Snob   You can email the show at [email protected]  

It's a Boring Jack Boring Trip Report! We somehow mention: Imperialism Personal Injury Lawyers 93% Payback VP Promotional Gifts For Locals Classic Rock vs EDM Hiking at Red Rock And also we talk about what Jack actually did on his trip.

We discuss listener questions: Does your significant other gamble too? Would you have gotten the same hand if you switched VP games? Private car service from the airport Picking a low-variance game And some trademark quick-fire topics: Daiquiri bars Environmentally-conscious shower heads Feature bets at the craps table Fremont Street canopy The Deuce   And you can email the show at [email protected] !

In hour 1, AdamTF, BJack, and TGJames discuss: - Low-cost airlines and upcharges in the hotel - Breakfasts in Vegas and the value of all-you-can eat deals - Whether you need to feel like you can win to get into gambling as a hobby

All listener feedback all the time! What are some reasons your comps might not stack up compared to what others are getting? How about 100-play video poker? How about Powerhouse Poker and Lucky Suits Poker? If you couldn't play VP, how would you spend your days in vegas? Where's the handy merch? Is Adam a fraud?  

Adam the Fraud, Boring Jack, and Table Games James share some little things we do to augment our gambling experience. Then we dive face-first into a Boring Jack trip report from his most recent 48-hour stint in vegas. Walking from the aiport to the strip Fontainbleau Solo Lounge Cosmo Chandelier Bar (duh) Genting Palace dinner Airport McDonalds? James and Kim's printable 4OAK tracker is here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGjQiKj5Sg/oBHoM9qBvkWh2e2v_cLbwA/view 

Listener feedback and James's Zorkfest trip report! We answer questions about: North-strip VP crawl Finding Vegas rooms with specific amenities Straight draws vs. flush draws Massive Double Super Times Pay jackpot   Jack's super simple VP strategy can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pVvNh2-opBaqjZagcfNYcZNi_FvAB-99bea-u0qnU74/edit?usp=sharing    the NJ law about 100,000,000:1 odds can be found here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/N-J-A-C-13-69E-1-28A  

Adam, Jack, and James go over their 2025 year-in-review, and then move on to their goals, dreams, and ambitions for 2026. Handpay threshold for W2-G going up to $2000 Best meal Best session Biggest surprise (positive) Biggest shock (negative) ... and more!

We hit some listener feedback: Bartop vs floor paytables Dream Card Josh is Wrong! Double-Up cheating article is here: https://www.wired.com/2014/10/cheating-video-poker/ Then we get right back in to the final installment of the Formula 1 trip saga: Wicked spoon buffet Working 9 to 5 at the Chandy Carbone Riviera dinner DEFCON video poker? Check out James and Kim's VP tracker sheet here!

Part 3 of 4 of our XL Formula1 trip report! We cover: Bouchon brunch F1 disqualification Questionably-legal Wynn group slot pull The first handy at the Chandy of the trip Slot technician prowess Bazaar Meat dinner VP bar betrayal! and more!

Part 2 of 4 of our epic Vegas Formula 1 trip report! We address some listener feedback and then dive back in for more trip report action. Adam is impressed by Roy Choi Best Friend, Jack enjoys a forbidden cocktail, and James has one tequila shot too many at Omnia nightclub. Also we may talk about the F1 race?

We're back from Vegas! This is the first installment of what is sure to be a fantastic four-part fiesta.  Adam reviews the room and board at Waldorf Astoria, James makes back 0.04% of his gambling losses by choosing Lyft over Uber, and Jack packs a brown bag lunch for his Friday night flight. Formula 1 qualifying round, On The Record afterparty and more!

A quick F1 primer and then lots of extraneous details about our upcoming vegas trip for F1 weekend!   You can email the show at [email protected] 

We chat about a lot of little bits: Are we getting enough use out of our casino status perks? Gambling on your own vs. with friends Something about hockey or something? VP for beginnners (see Jack's simplest strategy here) Getting excited to win big early in the trip Corrections on past errors! Jack's takeaways from last trip What are we plugging? See Josh and Rachael's videos at https://www.youtube.com/@joshrachael  

Listener feedback on comp drink tickets, and on craps callouts Bet your bottom dollar on the next vegas trend James left his money in the machine Adam won't get MGM platinum Jack doesn't like slot APs Oops a royal is worth about 2% of a VP game's return, not the 1% Jack said in the episode. Come see James at ZorkFest! You can email the show at [email protected] 

We converse long and hard about Jack's trip report! Mark's celebration of life video is here Oh, FYI: buying the 4/10 is slightly better odds than placing 6/8 if you're doing a $25 bet with $1 vig, but slightly worse than placing 6/8 if you're doing a $20 bet with $1 vig.  

We chat about: Keeping to-do lists for Las Vegas Speakeasies Credit lines and front money Jack's upcoming vegas trip    You can email the show at [email protected]

On this episode we cover: Northeastern U.S. regional casinos?? Satirical theming "Carvinal" video poker and bankroll concerns 12 days in Vegas: a verdict has been reached Cocktail Kit recommended by John Lowery (not syringe-based(?))   You can email the show at [email protected] 

Hour two covers: Quick-Fire Topics What do we want to see when Hard Rock opens on the strip? Vegas Price Gouging and Deals Planning a 40th Birthday Weekend (or two?) You can email the show at [email protected] 

On this epidode we cover: Vegas Theming vis-a-vis Disney Griping about poor amenities Reading a video poker paytable Shout out VPFREE2 (https://www.vpfree2.com/) And much more?

Sports betting in Las Vegas Survivor contest picks (if you're reading this, fast forward through this section!) Video poker cocktail bar questions What are we plugging? James's appearance on The Bettor Life: Bettor Than Ever: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/james-tierney-on-vegas-podcasting-and-hustling-at/id1799259537?i=1000725864312 Pete Rogers made our logo. He also makes cool custom basketball jerseys: https://shopbanner18.com/ DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ made the music we use for intro, outro, and bumpers:  https://djsabrinatheteenagedj.bandcamp.com/ Chris McGowan aka Gamblin' McGoo channels his creativity into the Hop Happy Beer Blog: https://www.instagram.com/hophappyblog Sportsbook Tom (https://x.com/sportsbooktom) shares his knowledge in the Cover The Weekend podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cover-the-weekend-a-sports-betting-podcast/id1701305995 Whew that's a lot! You can email the show at [email protected]  

This episode is all about Adam's recent trip to Las Vegas: Cosmo check-in woes On The Record karaoke Beauty and Essex Caesars stroll Aria Tower Suite Tavern and Mother Wolf @ Fontainebleau ... and much more! You can email the show at [email protected] !

Rest of Jack's Trip Report Adam's Upcoming Trip Our Advice Column  You can email the show at [email protected]

Hotel Mini Bars Jack's Trip Report You can email the show at [email protected]

Most common mistakes: made by new visitors made by Vegas veterans at video poker for lodging for dining Some Quick-Fire Discussion Topics Jack's pre-trip notes You can email the show at [email protected]  

Dressing up in Vegas Favorite Vegas memories Ideal trip length What's something you wish you did more often? What's special about vegas?   Adam's Gap jacket is sadly only available in a Tall Medium  https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=7696500020204   You can email the show at [email protected]

Jack shares his trip report, and we go over some of the next-best video poker bars in Las Vegas. Adam's post about video poker bars is here. Our Twitter handles: Adam: @BauerPauerHauer James: @James_Tierney Jack: @TurbulenceToo You can email the show at [email protected]  

We share our memories of the late Mark Wojtowicz from 360 Vegas, and then James shares the details of his most recent trip, including shows such as Elf, Kelly Clarkson, and the Backstreet Boys.   You can email the show at [email protected]  

Jack shares some details about his upcoming trip and we answer some mailbag questions. Let us know about your second-favorite, honorable-mention video poker bars here: https://x.com/bauerpauerhauer/status/1949981234878435819 You can email the show at [email protected]

How we got interested in Vegas, and James's upcoming 5-night trip.   You can email the show at [email protected]

Your hosts give their tips for newer players interested in earning casino freebies. Check out these articles from Travel Zork about ADT: https://travelzork.com/gambling-casino-theo-adt/ https://travelzork.com/casino-comps-big-play-casino-gambling-part-1/   I was supposed to add contact info for your three hosts but I'm not gonna bother.   Contact the show at [email protected] !

Episode One, Part I: Adam "The Fraud" interviews "Boring" Jack and "Table Games" James about their recent trip to Las Vegas!   Contact the show at [email protected]