Slot demo player article There's another interesting article on the popularity of slot demo and the influence
There's another interesting article on the popularity of slot demo and the influence TV has had on expanding the game. This one is noteworthy because it's peppered with some great quotes and sketches of Atlantic City pros.
"Being a poker player is not easy," says Nguyen, one of 20 or so female players in the room, jammed with 500-plus gamblers. "It's a hard way to make an easy living. If you lose control, you can lose bad and lose a lot of money."
Sugar's poker tournament
Apparently Sugar's men's club here in Austin has been holding a weekly charity poker tournament for several weeks now. slot It will be continuing, every Tuesday, until December 23rd, with the finals held December 30th. The grand prize is a trip for two to Vegas; proceeds are going to charity. Play starts at 9pm.
Celebrity poker showdown premiere tonight!
Don't forget, the premiere of Bravo's new poker show is tonight! It will show at 8pm central, with a repeat at 10pm. The first episode features Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, David Schwimmer, Emily Proctor and Willie Garson.
fun with odds
I trust everyone had a happy thanksgiving! A few little odds tidbits for your pleasure:
Before this weekend's NFL action, the New England Patriots had gone 11 games in a row without winning a coin toss. Odds: 2047:1.
I recently played two games of Scrabble in a row. In Scrabble, each player draws a letter tile to start the game, the player with the letter closest to 'A' goes first. In the first game, I drew a 'B' and my opponent drew an 'A'. Odds of drawing a 'B': 49:1. Odds of then being outdrawn by an 'A': 11:1. Combined odds: 549:1. That's a fairly bad beat.
In the second game, I drew a 'Y' and my opponent drew a 'Z'. Odds of drawing a 'Y': 49:1. Odds of opponent then drawing a 'Z': 98:1. Combined odds: 4949:1. That probably makes up for the earlier bad beat.
Odds of these two events happening in back-to-back games of Scrabble: 2,722,499:1.
Quote
"As a betting man I bet with the facts, not my heart. And the facts are that my heart is telling me this 20:1 shot is a stone cold lock!" -Jake Vance, Black Out
Maryland slots debate heating up
Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich's support for slots expansion in his state made the front page of washingtonpost.com today.
In Ehrlich's bill, 46 percent of the slots proceeds at racetracks would be dedicated to public education. Racetrack owners would receive 39 percent, local governments about 5 percent and the remainder would go to race purses.
