Gambling Podcast: You Can Bet on That

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Gambling Podcast: You Can Bet on That

Here we talk about all things gambling. From poker to craps. From blackjack to sports wagering. From Las Vegas to Atlantic City.

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    #359: Ike Racks

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Primm, NV, properties closing July 4;  Ike racks;  The Gang board game;  Trip Reports:  Norwegian Luna;  Hollywood Casino Greektown;  Carnival Cruise

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    #358: Mandatory Side Bets

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  The "legality" of mandatory side bets;  Slow rolling in poker

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    #357: Concentrate Play or Spread It Around?

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Bubble craps in a Class II casino?  More on Don't Pass and the All/Small/Tall;  Concentrate your play or spread it around?  Vegas: From Fremont to The Strip - How Las Vegas Casinos Evolved;  When to press;  Trip reports:  Sam's Town Hotel & Casino, Shreveport;  Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino;  Imperial Cathay;  Monjunis of Bossier City;  Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana;  Oxford Casino Hotel & Sportsbook;  Carnival Cruise;  Catawba Two Kings Casino, Kings Mountain;  Royal Caribbean Cruise

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    #356: March Madness in Las Vegas

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Trip report: March Madness in Las Vegas;  Taking advantage of a dealer mistake?  Favorite hop bets in craps;  We're guests on Cheftimony

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    #355: What Will Be Imploded Next?

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  March Madness plans;  Which Strip resort/hotel will be imploded next?  American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge;  Dr. Mike is quizzed;  Advice for low-rolling Las Vegas visitors

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    #354: Duplicate Card in the Deck

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Strip Law;  Our new Spotify Playlist;  Finding a duplicate card in the deck while playing poker;  Trip reports:  Bossier City;  Las Vegas;  Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles;  Hollywood Casino & Hotel St. Louis;  Caesars New Orleans;  Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Boonville

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    #353: Vegas vs. Your Local Casino

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Reduction in number of W-2Gs;  Gambling in Las Vegas versus at your local casino;  No more blackjack in California card rooms?  Dealer mistakes

  8. 356

    #352: Craps Is Back in the UK

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Craps found in Glasgow, Scotland;  Blind Ranking Potpourri;  Vegas: Not as many gamblers, but more pets;  Aruba trip report;  Are there fewer lines in Las Vegas?

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    #351: Predictive Market Platforms

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Predictive market platforms;  Hard 16 vs. Ace in blackjack;  Las Vegas buffets;  What's better in casinos now vs. forty years ago;  Trip reports:  Aruba;  Black Hawk;  Hard Rock Casino Tejon

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    #350: W-2G Threshold Raised

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  IRS raises W-2G threshold to $2,000;  The gambling benefits of being Canadian;  Blind Ranking: People Dr. Mike would like to throw dice with;  Craps side bet suggestion: Three doubles in a row;  The death of coffee shops in Strip properties;  Texas card house report

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    #349: ZorkFest 2025

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  ZorkFest 2025;  Podcasters after Dark 2025;  Callers check in

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    #348: Mixed Poker Games

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Playing mixed poker games at the casino;  MLB gambling scandal;  Blind Ranking: Non-Vegas American gambling destinations;  The truth about free odds in craps

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    #347: NBA Gambling Scandal

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  The TAB in Australia;  NBA gambling scandal;  Two for the Money episode of Bettor Viewing

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    #346: Mark Wojtowicz 1976-2025

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Celebration of Life for Mark Wojtowicz;  Casino crawl itinerary;  Sportsbooks now allowed in UK casinos;  Worst craps session;  Different-licensed names for the same casino games;  Roll again or pass the dice?

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    #345: 5 Card Pai Gow

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  5 Card Pai Gow;  Nonchalant NFL players;  Video poker gaffe;  Worst craps rolls?

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    #344: Color Up Craps Court

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Blind Ranking: Defunct (or mostly defunct) table games;  Color Up Craps Court;  Calling out a mistake when you're not involved;  Longshot craps side bets

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    #343: Black Hawk 2025

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Black Hawk trip report;  Royal Caribbean Cruise to Alaska;  Erick Lindgren;  Reno trip report

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    #342: Las Vegas Visitation

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  When does All/Small/Tall become positive expected value?  Lucky You;  NE Time Gambling coming to an end;  Dip in Las Vegas visitation;  Trip reports:  Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino;  Aria;  The Cosmopolitan;  Palms;  Resorts World Las Vegas;  Fontainebleau Las Vegas;  Norwegian Cruise Lines;  Golden Gate;  Harrah's Cherokee Valley River

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    #341: No More Table Games at Golden Gate

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  RIP Mark Wojtowicz of 360 Vegas;  Investing in race horses;  No more table games at Golden Gate;  Table-game machines that don't rate players;  Blackjack variation suggestion: Shared first two cards;  Palace Hotel Casino, Isle of Man;  Strange bets

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    #340: Memories of Defunct Casinos

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Trip to Sycuan with listener Andrew;  Drawing lots for a tied election;  Memories of defunct Las Vegas Strip casinos;  Blind Ranking: Caesars Strip casinos;  "Dice influencer" doesn't like mental distractions;  Nicknames for gamblers;  Does cashing out for a win versus a loss affect your rating?

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    #339: 360 Vegas Vacation 15

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Poker floor ruling conclusion;  Tax law change for gamblers;  Mark's 360 Vegas Vacation trip report;  Hardways All Day side bet;  More on Main Street Station

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    #338: Player's Cards

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  The Tens and Aces Podcast;  Poker floor ruling follow-up;  Berlin Wall at Main Street Station;  Borgata renovation;  100x odds;  Black Hawk advice;  The benefits of a player's card;  You Can Bet on That Vibe

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    #337: Main Street Station

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Gunship Helicopters;  Main Street Station status;  Texas Hold 'em Draw;  Casino runs out of dice;  Trip reports:  Casinò di Venezia;  Singapore;  Genting Casino York Place;  Cahuilla Casino Hotel

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    #336: The State of Craps

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Is the appeal of craps changing?  Tell us about Main Street Station;  Getting paid with a lammer instead of a coin;  A budget approach to Vegas;  Scratch-off lottery tickets;  Preakness superfecta winner

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    #335: Booking Multiple Rooms

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  There IS a Harrah's at Caesars New Orleans;  Grand Canyon helicopter tour;  Can you (should you) book multiple rooms?  All/Small/Tall: Real table vs. bubble craps;  Poker collusion;  Are free-play chips non-transferable?  Trip reports: Harrah's Cherokee;  Taiwan;  El Cortez

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    #334: Ship, Captain, and Crew

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Venetian customer service issue;  Spades vs. Hearts;  Ship, Captain, and Crew;  History of Minnesota casino gambling;  The Cosmopolitan March Madness party ain't what it used to be;  Baccarat Blitz;  Trip reports:  Harrah's Cherokee;  Caesars New Orleans;  Firekeepers Casino Hotel

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    #333: Two-Up on Anzac Day

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Lucky 9;  Two-Up;  Trip reports:  Virgin Cruise Lines casino;  Las Vegas;  Shreveport

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    #332: Confusion Is Your Ally

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  YCBOT Tournament results;  Spike and T-Bag are now at Fontainebleau;  Craps dreams;  Dealer mistakes;  Trip reports:  Macau;  Caesars Virginia;  Harrah's Southern California;  Sycuan Casino Resort;  Jamul Casino Resort

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    #331: Penn & Teller Casino Monte

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Penn & Teller Casino Monte;  Free buy bets at Plaza;  "Best" San Diego-area casinos;  Trip reports:  Mystic Lake Casino Hotel;  Caesars New Orleans Hotel & Casino;  Hardrock Casino Rockford;  Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana;  Palms Casino Resort

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    #330: Spite Bets

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Spite bets;  All blackjack is now 3:2 at The Palms;  Carnival Firenze cruise ship

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    #329: Betting Another Player's Side Bet

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Betting another player's side bet;  Earning credits at video poker vs. slots;  More on fouled Face Up Pai Gow hands;  Shut the box

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    #328: Overnight Keno

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Parlay mystery...solved!  Overnight keno;  Listener questions;  Trip reports:  MSC Seashore;  Ocean Casino Resort;  Caesars Virginia;  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol

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    #327: Parlay Mystery

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Isle Casino, Waterloo IA;  Conflicting parlay payouts;  Monty Python and the Holy Grail slots;  Gold Ball Roulette

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    #326: Caesars Virginia Opens

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Caesars Virginia opens;  Advice for new casino poker players;  More stories from Golden Nugget Las Vegas;  Strip walk results

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    #325: Home Game Vegas Trip II

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Hell drive to Las Vegas;  Face Up Pai Gow Poker fouls;  8 East;  TORSE tournament;  Unfortunate scene at Golden Nugget Las Vegas;  More on bookies and law enforcement

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    #324: Split Hand Poker

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Split Hand Poker;  Class II gaming;  Lower payouts on craps prop bets;  Low-roller advice for a high-limit craps table

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    #323: Bookies and Law Enforcement

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Bookies and law enforcement;  Sacramento-area casinos;  Tub electronic craps;  Hard 8 parlay;  Loaded Wilds;  "Dice influencers"

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    #322: ZorkFest 2024

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  ZorkFest 2024;  Tracking gambling for taxes;  Quadruple-zero roulette?  More on triggering a casino trip;  More on sports wager early cash outs;  Casino chips are the property of the casino

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    #321: Voicemail Extravaganza

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  French Bank (Banca Francesa);  Early cash outs on sports wagers;  Why does the floor care about black chips?  Live dealer "video" poker;  Average Daily Theoretical (ADT);  Lucky Ladies blackjack side bet

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    #320: Sweepstakes Sports Betting

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  RIP Pete Rose and Archie Karas;  Football in-person vs. on TV;  Match'em Hi Lo;  Lay bets on a Crapless Craps tables;  Off-Strip casinos;  Double check your video poker pay table;  Sweepstakes sports betting

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    #319: Colors on the Craps Table

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Colors on the craps table;  Surly gamblers;  Fontainebleau blackjack: Dealer stands on soft 17;  Actual odds of hitting All/Small/Tall;  Pontoon;  Waterfront Cebu City Hotel Casino, Philippines

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    #318: Tier Levels Without the Benefits

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Football pools;  The different personal bubble craps machines;  Hoover Dam;  Rio;  When you're granted a players club tier level, but you don't get all the benefits of that level

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    #317: Bubble Craps Still a Good Bet

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Las Vegas Paris balcony rooms;  Miami Slice at Fontainebleau;  Dealer mistake on side bet;  Sexism in gambling;  Black Hawk timeline;  Bubble craps

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    #316: Dr. Mike's Not-Quite-Cross-Country Trip

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Dr. Mike's trip from Minnesota to California and back;  "Best" way to double your money at a casino;  Still no craps at Yaamava';  Miserable blackjack players;  "No head!"  Listener Kevin's recommendations for a better casino

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    #315: Double Down Madness

    Voicemail: 951-292-4377;  Double Down Madness;  Will MGM properties now buy the 5 & 9 for you automatically?  Rio Las Vegas

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    #314: The Hedgehog System

    The Hedgehog Craps System;  John Patrick;  Buying-in etiquette;  Playing poker for the first time in a casino

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    #313: 360 Vegas Vacation 14

    360 Vegas Vacation 14;  Can free play affect your Average Daily Theoretical?  Tipping at roulette

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    #312: Casino Employees and Patrons

    What makes a good casino employee?  What makes a good casino patron?  Casino chips as golf ball markers;  Do Crapless Craps tables help reduce the minimums on all craps tables?

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    #311: Black Hawk, Colorado

    "Real" craps disappears from California;  Our trip to Black Hawk, Colorado;  Tucupita Marcano banned from MLB for life;  Keep track of your casino chips!

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    #310: Will the W-2G Threshold Finally Increase?

    W-2G minimum might be changing from $1,200 to $5,800;  Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore;  Casinos not cashing obsolete chips;  Caesars Virginia

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Here we talk about all things gambling. From poker to craps. From blackjack to sports wagering. From Las Vegas to Atlantic City.

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