Tuesday, December 9, 2008

How to get a casino dealer job without paying for school.

Choices

When it comes to getting a job as a dealer in a casino you basically have two choices.

Pay A Dealer School

You can come up with thousands of dollars in cash or take out a student loan to attend a school which offers job placement assistance, but, does not guarantee you a job. If the school is accredited and receives government money for their tuition that school must place 70% of their graduates in jobs within 90 days of graduating. After the 90 days passes the school no longer receives credit for placing you in a job so their efforts in seeking employment for students are focused on the latest graduates who help the school meet their 70% placement rate.

If you pay to go to school and then do not get a job you are either out of thousands of dollars in cash, which you could have definitely used for something else in life, or you will be stuck with a student loan which you may not be able to repay.

Defaulting on a government student loan can have devastating consequences for you and your credit. Until you are current in your payments on your student loan you might not ever be able to get other forms of credit. Imagine never being able to get a credit card, never able to get a car loan, never able to buy a house and may never even be able to get basic utilities, like a telephone.

Find out What Happens If You Default on Your Student Loans. See what the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid web site says about Facing Loan Default.

In House Class Is FREE!

A safer means of scoring a dealer job is to go to work at a casino in a department other than Table Games or the Poker Room and attend an in house class for FREE.

The obvious benefit is you already have a job while you wait for a dealer class to begin and for the positions to become available. Depending on how long it takes for the casino to start their class, you may already have their benefits package, including insurance and paid vacation, by time you transfer to your dealing job.

If the casino where you want to work is the one who trains you they have an interest in seeing you get the job.

Before you rush out to apply for a job in security, house keeping or food and beverage, do some research. Consider getting a job as a cage cashier to get familiar with casino cheques and counting lots of money. Go to your local casinos and befriend the dealers and supervisors. Find out how often each casino has a dealer class. Do you have to work there to attend the class? Decide at which casino you should try to break in to the business. It is generally a good idea to start out at a smaller casino to get some experience before moving on to the bigger and better. If you start at the top there is only one way to go, down!

Getting Started

Visit the U.S. Casinos map to find the casinos in your area.

Dress like you are going to a job interview, because you are, and go to the casinos with your plan.

Actively listen. Be aware of the names of the people with whom you speak. Remember who said what, even if it means taking notes after each conversation. Listen more than you talk. Do not appear desperate, even if you are.

Once you get in class be a good student. Be on time. Rarely, if ever, miss class. Get along well with others. Actively participate in class. Study. Maintain a "can do" attitude. Everything is easy, once you know how.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Improper Prop Bets

A good Craps dealer should know how to pay every bet that comes across the table. That does not mean remembering every key to every obscure bet. It definitely does not mean remembering the payouts to every bet either. By the way. If you call the keys "formulas" you should stop.

What it does mean is knowing how to figure out what every bet pays.

Craps students are usually taught, incorrectly, that multi-way bets, such as a Horn Bet, should be bet in proper units. Since a Horn Bet covers the 2, 3, 11 & 12 a Horn "should" be bet in units of four. Wrong.

The truth is, Prop Bets should be bet in an amount which satisfies the table minimum. On most Crap games, take the number of ways a bet is split and follow it with the word "dollar(s)" and that is the minimum amount of the bet. A Horn Bet is a four way bet, therefore, $4 is the minimum Horn. However, the most common Horn Bet is $5. Five dollars is not equally divisible by four units of $1. Yet a $5 Horn is always a bet. The same is true of a $15 and $25 Horn Bet. Not "proper units," but still a bet.

So why then can't a player bet a $5 Three Way Crap? Usually the player won't be allowed to bet it because the dealer or box person doesn't know how to pay it. Weak! A Three Way Crap is a three way bet, so it should be bet at a $3 minimum, not necessarily in units of $3.

When first exposed to such a concept, someone usually asks how an improper three way bet can be paid. The answer is, the same way every other bet is paid, by using the key. The amount of the bet may change, but, the key does not, for the most part.

Back to the Horn Bet. A $4 Horn is $1 on each, the 2, 3, 11 & 12. If the 12 hits it is paid 30 to 1, or $30, minus the $3 which lost to keep the bet up, for a total payout of $27.

The key for the high side of a Horn was developed by asking how to get from a $4 four way bet to a $27 payout. Twenty-seven is very close to 28 and 28 is equally divisible by 4. So, how can we get from $4 to $28? Multiplying 4 by 7 gets us to $28. Now how do we get from $28 to $27? Minus $1? Yes, when the bet is $4, but, what about when the bet is $25? Seven times the bet minus $1 does not work then. A universal key which works for every amount is needed.

What fraction of $4 is $1? One-fourth or a quarter. So the key for the high side of Horn is 7X the bet, minus a quarter of the bet.

A $5 Horn and the high side hits gives us 7 X 5 = 35 - 1.25 = 33.75. Since the seventy-five cents cannot be paid, we round in the house's favor to $33. Rarely will a casino pay a $5 Horn $34. Another way to think of it is, when the key calls for subtracting, round up the portion to be subtracted.

Now we revisit the $5 Three Way Crap. There is more than one key for the low side, Ace-Deuce, of a Three Way Crap. For "proper" three way bets where the winning portion is paid 15 to 1 you can add a zero to 1/3 of the bet and then add the bet. For instance, a $15 Three Way Crap and Ace-Deuce hits we see three nickles, $5, $5, $5. Add a zero to $5 produces $50. Then add the entire $15 bet to $50 which equals the correct payout of $65.

Unfortunately, that key won't work very well for three way bets not divisible by three. So we use another key which works for any amount. Four times the bet, plus 1/3 of the bet. Surely, someone is now thinking, "but 5 isn't equally divisible by 3." Remember the $5 Horn Bet? It isn't equally divisible by 4, yet we can pay it.

Any time there is breakage, the portion of the payout which cannot be paid, coin change, we round in the house's favor. So 4 X $5 = $20 + 1.67 = $21.76, rounded in the house's favor is $21. Another way to think of it is, when the key calls for adding, rounded down the portion to be added.

Let's try another amount. A $25 Hi-Lo-Yo and Yo hits. 4X the bet, plus 1/3 of the bet: 4 X 25 = 100 + 8.33 = 108.33, rounded down is $108. Another way to think of it is when the key calls for adding, round the bet down to the next number equally divisible by 3. In this case, 24. One-third of 24 is 8. Eight plus 100 is 108, the correct answer.

One more. A $100 Three Way 7 and any 7 hits. 4 X 100 = 400 + 33 = 433. Easy!

Another scenario, which is very possible, is a $5 Horn Bet and the high side hits and is parlayed, that is, the entire amount of the winnings are added to the original bet, and hits again on the high side. $5 pays $33. Now $38 gets 7x the bet, minus a quarter of the bet.

Rather than try to multiply 38 by 7 we round 38 up to 40 which is much easier to work with. 40 X 7 = 280. But, we added 2 to 38 to get to 40 and we paid that extra $2 7X, or $14. So we have to take that $14 back. 280 - 14 = 266. Now 266 minus a quarter of 38. Since 38 is not equally divisible by 4 we round up to the next number which is divisible by 4, 40. Now subtract a quarter of 40, 10, from 266, which equals $256. A $5 Horn bet and the high hits and is parlayed and the high side hits again pays $256.

Now you know how to pay improper bets. Like everything else, you must practice if you want to get good at it.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

A $36 Place Bet On the 5 & 9 Is Bad

A Place Bet on the 5 & 9 has a 4% house advantage which makes it a bad bet when judged by the 2% standard.

The house edge on a Place Bet 5/9 can be calculated as follows.

The 5/9 are bet in units of $5.00. With the true odds of 3:2 a $5.00 bet on the 5/9 should pay $7.50, but, it doesn’t. It actually pays $7.00. The sum of the bet, $5.00, plus what the bet should pay according to the true odds, $7.50, is $12.50. The sum of the $5.00 bet and the actual $7.00 payoff is $12.00. The difference between $12.50 and $12.00 is $0.50.

$0.50 divided by $12.50 is 0.04. When expressed as a percentage equals 4%. The house edge on a Place Bet 5/9 is 4%.

Now let's do the same math, but, this time for $36 5/9.

According to the true odds, $36 should pay $54. But of course, it doesn't. It pays $50. The $36 bet plus the $54 it should pay equals $90. The $36 bet plus the $50 it actually pays equals $86. The difference between 90 and 86 is 4. Four divided by 90 equals 0.04444 or 4.44%.

Betting $36 on the 5/9 in order to receive an even $50 instead of dropping $1 for $50 increases the already bad 4% house edge to 4.44%. That is not a good move.

The moral of the story? If you are going to bet a 5/9 Place Bet, bet in units of $5.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

How to Use The Gaming Instructor Blog

The Gaming Instructor blog was built in and designed for optimum viewing in Firefox tabbed browsing.

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If you are looking for a casino job, click on U.S. Casinos at the top of the page. You will be taken to a map of the U.S. in the same tab. Then, if you click on a state to view a list of the casinos in that state you again will stay in that tab. When you begin to click on casino web sites however, those sites will open in a new tab to the right of the current tab.

Opening external links next to the current tab creates a bread crumb trail in the browser window so users can see how they ended up where they are. Opening links in tabs also enables users to Bookmark All Tabs in folder for later use. When you click on the bookmarked folder you will have the option to Open All in Tabs with one click instead of having to retrace your steps or clicking on several different Bookmarks.

The more Internet savvy user may say they prefer to choose for themselves to right click on the link and select to open in a new window or tab. Right clicking adds two more clicks to the process. Given the potentially large number of sites visited in the user's effort to find employment or to relocate, right clicking would increase steps along the way.

Some say that if they want to know how they got to where they are they will simply click on the back button in their browser. Unfortunately, some sites use code which breaks the back button. This blog is designed for the less experienced user who is more concerned with learning about gaming knowledge and employment and less concerned with figuring out why their browser won't go back.

If you have any questions, comments or don't see the information you need, please click on the Post a Comment link at the bottom of the appropriate post.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Preparing to Move to Tampa

Tampa is 660 miles from New Orleans.

660 Miles from New Orleans to Tampa

A 16' Penske rental truck from New Orleans to Tampa costs $260.

Penske Rental Truck Quote

The AAA Fuel Cost Calculator estimates the cost of gas at 5 miles per gallon to be $380.

AAA Fuel Cost Calculator

Apartments in the Tampa area at Apartments.com approximately $1,000.

Apartments in Tampa

The phone number for Tampa Electric in Hillsborough County is 813-223-0800.

Tampa Electric

"In the state of Florida, a motor vehicle is required by law to be registered within ten days of the owner either becoming employed, placing children in public school, or establishing residency. Registering your motor vehicle goes hand in hand with the titling process."

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

"Obtain vehicle insurance from a company licensed to do business in Florida--in other words, visit a Florida insurance agent," before registering a vehicle in Florida.

Tampa State Farm Agents

Monday, October 20, 2008

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge Human Resources

There are two routes one can take from New Orleans/Kenner to Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge. Most people would be inclined to take I-10 the entire way as it is the most direct route. However, due to road construction and general traffic conditions on I-10 I personally use and recommend taking I-55 North to I-12 West which puts you right back on I-10 in Baton Rouge, bypassing all the bad traffic areas.

Here are the driving directions taking I-10 all the way from Kenner to Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge Human Resources located at 2120 North 3rd Street in Baton Rouge.

Here are the driving directions taking 55N to 12W to Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge Human Resources located at 2120 North 3rd Street in Baton Rouge.

On the way to Human Resources you will pass Hollywood Casino on the left. Human Resources is 0.4 miles, about 47 seconds, farther down on the right, so be in the right lane. River Road North becomes 3RD St after the S-turn. When you see Riverview Condominiums on the left and TNT Welding Supplies on the right, the next building on your right is Hollywood Casino Human Resources. If you cross railroad tracks you have gone too far.

Keep in mind, Exit 1C from I-110 is a left exit. Be prepared to stop quickly as there is a traffic light at the bottom of the short exit ramp.

Alternately, you may choose to use left Exit 1D at North Street if during a holiday season as there may be festivities blocking streets downtown.

Friday, October 10, 2008

All U.S. Casinos by State

Also see U.S. Casinos Listed by State or Casinos in the USA in Google Maps (incomplete listing).

California Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Indiana Idaho Illinois Hawaii Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Iowa Maryland Maine Massachusetts Mississippi Missouri Minnesota Montana New Mexico Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Michigan Ohio Oklahoma New York New Jersey New Hampshire Nevada Oregon Texas Utah Vermont Washington Tennessee Virgina West Virgina Pennsylvania Wyoming South Dakota Rhode Island South Carolina Wisconsin U.S. Map

Casinos must have at least one of the following forms of gaming to appear on this list: slot machines, pit table games or live poker and must have a web site. Facilities offering only bingo, pull tabs, race betting of any kind or any other wagering of the like are not listed here.

No distinction is made between Indian and non-Indian casinos. Day cruise ships are listed, however, destination cruises are not listed.

The following Eleven states have commercial casinos:

  1. Colorado
  2. Illinois
  3. Indiana
  4. Iowa
  5. Louisiana
  6. Michigan
  7. Mississippi
  8. Missouri
  9. Nevada
  10. New Jersey
  11. South Dakota

Although the technical terms for non-management gaming employee licenses vary from "Level 2 License," to "Non-key Employee License" and "Support Employee" the colloquial term used here is "gaming license." Most applications for commercial casino non-supervisory employee gaming licenses are listed at Gaming License Applications Available Online.

If you know of a casino which should appear on this list, but does not, please leave a comment with the name of the casino and a link to its web site. Likewise, if you discover a "casino" on this list which is not qualified to be here by at least having slot machines, if not table games, please leave a comment to have that site removed.

Click on a state to see a list of casinos there.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Amelia Belle Casino

The Amelia Belle Casino in Amelia, Louisiana, is also hiring.

You can apply online or at 500 Lake Palourde Rd Amelia, LA 70340.

To find a apartment go to Apartments.com search for the amenities you would like. Then go to Google Maps and find out which apartment is closest to the casino. Your car insurance rates may be cheaper if you live less than five miles from work.

You can contact the Morgan City Police Department at 985-380-4605 for a crime statistics report to see where you don't want to live.

Riverwalk Casino Vicksburg, MS

Mississippi's newest casino, the Riverwalk Casino, in Vicksburg is scheduled to open the first week of November.

The Riverwalk Casino is supposed to be allowing the dealers to keep their own tokes. The Riverwalk Casino is still accepting applications for all positions. Resumes may also be submitted electronically, in Microsoft Word format, to: jobs@riverwalkvicksburg.com. If you do not have Microsoft Word you can download OpenOffice for free and save your resume as a Word document.

The administrative offices are located at 210 Miller Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180. The casino is located at 1046 Warrenton Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180

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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Get Firefox

Go get it!

This article explains what steps to take if you receive the error: "Firefox exe is not a valid win32 application". Also, you will need to install the Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin for use at such great sites as fm949 KBZT San Diego.

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Now customize it.

After you install each Extension/Add-on, Firefox will ask you if you would like to restart Firefox now to complete the installation. Wait until you have finished installing all the Extensions/Add-ons you intend to install before you restart Firefox.

Enjoy a better Internet experience.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

All U.S. States Without Casinos

U.S. Casinos Map» All U.S. States Without Casinos



Alaska


Alaska has no true casinos. Bingo & pull tabs only.

Arkansas


Arkansas has no casinos.

Hawaii


Hawaii has no casinos.

Kentucky


Kentucky has no casinos.

Maryland


Maryland has no casinos.

Nebraska


Nebraska has no true casinos.

New Hampshire


New Hampshire has no casinos.

Ohio


Ohio has no casinos.

Tennessee


Tennessee has no casinos.

Utah


Utah has no casinos.

Vermont


Vermont has no casinos.

Virginia


Virginia has no casinos.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Wyoming Casinos

U.S. Casinos Map» Wyoming


  1. Wind River Casino
Applying For and Getting the Job

Go There

If you are seeking a casino dealer job you should go to the casino where you want to work dressed to impress and speak with a dealer either on a dead game or catch one on break to find out who does the hiring and/or the auditions. Introduce yourself to that person or persons and express your desire to work there. Give them a little background on yourself like what games you deal, how much experience you have and what your goals are. Ask where human resources is and go there to fill out your application.

Avoid Online Applications

Although online applications may seem like they are more convenient than having to get dressed and drive to a casino to fill out the same online application at Human Resources, there are definite benefits to going there.

The obvious benefit is that you get face time with another person. Now you are not just another computer form, but a real live person with a face to go with the name.

Online applications have been known to have their glitches. Too often, one goes through the trouble of filling out the online application to end up having the system fail and the application does not take for some reason. If there is a computer glitch in your application and you are at Human Resources an HR representative can help you with the problem. Now they really remember you because you are the one they helped.

Apply Online, If You Must

Sometimes applying online is unavoidable. If you are applying for an out of town job or you need to apply at multiple locations quickly, then apply online.

Be Efficient

Before applying for the job, whether in person or online, you should have a well organized resume/application ready for reference. Remembering 10 years of residence history and 10 years of work history can be a bit much for some. If applying in person bring a print out of your resume and refer to it as you complete your application. Hand scribbled notes are not good.

When applying online, especially at more than one website, use an electronic version of your resume. The best thing to do is write up your resume in an email and save it for future use. After you have proof read it you can simply copy and paste into the online form. This will prevent careless typos and make your application more professional. Be sure to use proper grammar. Correct spelling, punctuation and proper use of upper and lower case letters make you look like you care. And you should care!

Web Based Email, Not ISP

Examples of web based email are Yahoo!, Hotmail or Gmail. ISP or Internet Service Provider email is email that comes with your Internet service from providers such as Cox Cable or Road Runner. You should not use ISP email to store your resume because if you move and you cancel your service you will lose your resume in that email account.

Information You Should Be Able to Provide

  • Name
  • Current Address
  • Working Phone Number
  • Email Address (Preferably your_name@email_provider.com)
  • 10 Years of Work History with Boss' Names & Dates of Employment
  • 10 Years of Residence History with Dates
  • Certified Court Disposition Papers If You Have Ever Been Arrested
  • Education (Be prepared to provide a copy of your diploma.)
  • Military Service (DD-214)
  • References (At least 3 with name, number, address & occupation.)
  • Special Training or Area of Expertise

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Saturday, September 6, 2008

Gustav FEMA Assistance Update

I just called the FEMA Individual Assistance hot line at 1-800-621-3362. You can apply online, but, I strongly advise against it. Speaking with a real person is the thing to do so there are no doubts about whether or not you gave the best answer.

My entire phone call lasted 37 minutes with hold time and application time.

You do not have to have insurance or suffered a property loss to receive assistance.

The person taking your information cannot tell you for what, if any, assistance you qualify.

Be prepared to give the following information:

  • Address During Gustav
  • Phone Number During Gustav
  • Current Address
  • Current Mailing Address
  • Current Phone Number(s)
  • Your Social Security Number
  • Social Security Numbers of All Household Residents Before/During Gustav (if possible)
  • Bank Routing Number & Account Number for Direct Deposit

Call with whatever information you do have!

In 3 -7 days you will be contacted by a FEMA representative who will literally meet with you in person to evaluate your case.

Be sure to keep your disaster number and registration number handy.

FEMA told me to contact your local Human Services office for food stamps. A list of Human Services offices by state can be found at the American Public Human Services Association's State Human Service Agency Info and Links page.

If anyone has any useful information to add to this please leave a comment.

Also, beware of some text message/email hoax about contacting the Red Cross for money at 603-413-4133. The number seems to be associated with a Madden message board. The 603 area code is in New Hampshire so I called it but all circuits were busy and I don't care enough about a fake number to call again.

The Red Cross's real number is 866-483-4636. I don't know what they are doing for Gustav evacuees though.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Evacuation Route

I left New Orleans at approximately 6:30pm Friday night and arrived in Dover, AR at approximately 5am.

This is the route I took:

If I had to do it again I would take I-55 all the way to I-40.

Now I need to get all the way to California to find a job since the casinos in and around New Orleans won't be open any time soon.

Anyone who would like to help me make to California to find work please make a donation to my PayPal account.

Any amount is much appreciated. Thank you.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Background Check

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Before you can begin working as a dealer in any casino in Louisiana, or any other state, you must be properly licensed. In Louisiana this process is run by the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement. Licensees are required to complete a Non-Key Gaming Employee Permit Application. Additionally, your fingerprints will be taken and a thorough background check will be conducted. Any discrepancies will result in your gaming license being rejected.

Although licensees are subject to the provisions set forth in LA RS 27:28 Suitability Standards, "[a] conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the applicant shall not constitute an automatic disqualification as otherwise required" as "[the] board and division may consider the seriousness and circumstances of any offense, any arrest, or any conviction in determining suitability". If in doubt, contact the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement at one of the local field offices:

  • Baton Rouge 225-922-2155
  • New Orleans 504-838-5660
  • Lafayette 337-262-1368
  • Lake Charles 337-491-2850
  • Shreveport 318-862-9730

The most common reasons for failure to obtain a gaming license are as follows:

  • You have been convicted, pled guilty or nolo contendre to any offense punishable by imprisonment of more than one year, AND less than 10 years have elapsed since the completion of sentence, probation, or parole.

  • You have been convicted of any theft related activity within the last 5 years, including: possession of stolen goods, misappropriation of property/funds, and fraud.
  • If you have been convicted of any gambling related activity within the past 5 years.
  • You have any violent crime convictions covered by LA Title 14 RS 14:2(B).
  • You have 3 or more drug related misdemeanor convictions.
  • You are currently involved in an ongoing prosecution or pending charge.
  • You lie or make false statements on your licensing application.
  • You are in default on a student loan – account must be current.1
  • You are not current in the filing of all state and federal income taxes, and in the payment of all taxes, penalties, and interest due.
  • You are not current in the payment of child support
  • You have any outstanding traffic/parking tickets.
  • You fail the mandatory drug test. 2

You must satisfactorily resolve these issues prior to applying for a gaming license. Do not wait until you are offered a job before resolving these matters. YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED and in some cases you will have to wait up to six months before applying again.

1 In each of these instances you must be current AND be able to document that fact, before you can obtain your license.

2 You will be unable to re-apply for your license for 6 months.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Kaiya Zen

Congratulations to Martin & Misty on the birth of their daughter Kaiya Zen.

Sandy's Tuxedo Rental

Sandy's Tuxedo Rental at 2401 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Kenner has wing tip tuxedo shirts for only $9.95.

Regardless of whether or not you are measured for your tuxedo shirt always try it on completely buttoned as it would be worn so there are no unpleasant surprises when the time comes to wear it.

Sandy's phone number is 504.466.0684.

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Driving directions to Sandy's Tuxedo Rental.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

6 & 8 Place Bets

Generally, the cap on a 6/8 Place Bet will represent the number of units of 6 in the bet. The cap added to the entire bet will produce the payout for the bet when the cap does equal the number of units of 6 in the bet.

From $6 to $96 there are three out of sixteen bets whose cap does not equal the number of units of six in the bet, when set up properly. Those three bets are $54, $78 and $84. When setup properly the caps should be $4, $3 and $9 respectively. However, it is possible to set up these bets in such a way that the cap does represent the number of units of 6 in the bet.

Pictured below are the sixteen bets from $6 to $96 set up correctly along with the three bets set up so their caps do equal the number of units of 6, as a break in dealer might do. This is for demonstration purposes only. DO NOT set up $54, $78 and $84 with caps which do represent the number of units of 6 in the bet.

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The first 16 units of 6 & 8 Place Bets.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

That's Some Good Sushi

Robert thoroughly enjoyed his first sushi experience! Mmmm! That's some good sushi.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Transferring Tapes and Records to Computer or CD

Transferring your tapes and LP's to your computer or CD's is fairly easy and inexpensive.

First, check your computer to ensure it does have a MIC IN jack. If you do have a MIC IN jack proceed.

Download Audacity for free.

Next, check the headphone jack on the stereo equipment you will be using to the play the tapes or LP's to see if the jack is 6.3mm or 3.5mm. If you do have a 6.5mm jack you will need a 3.5mm Female to 6.35mm Male stereo adapter in addition to the 3.5mm Male-to-Male Stereo / Headphone Cable everyone using this method needs.

Now that you have the necessary equipment and software read the following tutorials. Note: The actual process is much easier than it may appear when read.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Effects of an idiot On Third Base

Spend any time at a Blackjack table and you will undoubtedly hear someone say that an idiot player at third base controls the table and can make everyone else lose. Of course, that isn't true, but, lots of untruths are spread in casinos.

The Wizard of Odds has long ago refuted that claim.

Now BlackjackInColor.com has run 5 billion simulations for each of four different bad strategies played at third base. The Effect of a Poor Blackjack Player proves that an idiot at third base truly has little or no effect on the other players' hands. The difference between an average player and an insane player is about 0.01% - 0.02%.

The reality is that people only remember the occasions when the idiot's play caused them to lose, but, forget the times when the idiot caused them to win.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Another Fun Filled Field Trip

Another fun field trip to Harrah's Casino. Most who played left winners.

Bambu is highly recommended.

Wednesday At The Square

Thanks to Candace for inviting the Gaming students. Everyone who attended certainly seemed to have a good time.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Gaming License Applications Available Online
  1. California Application for Initial Regular and Work Permit/ Temporary Work PermitDownload California Application for Initial Regular and Work Permit/ Temporary Work Permit
  2. Colorado Support Gaming License Application Download Colorado Support Gaming License Application pdf
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How to Relocate

Is It Worth It?

Use the Cost of Living Calculator to compare your current income to your future income in the city where you plan to move. If the cost of living is 10% higher where you plan to move, your income at your new job should be at least 10% higher in order to maintain your same standard of living.

Find A Place To Live

Try your search online to develop your game plan before going anywhere.

If you plan to move to an area with which you are not familiar you need to do some research to ensure your future home is a safe place to live. Apartment locators will not tell you if the neighborhood of their client is less than desirable. There are many web sites you can use to find out if your future home is in a safe neighborhood. Here are just a few.

You can even call the local police and ask if they can provide you with a Crime Analysis Report, preferably at their website or via snail mail.

Generally, police will not say, "don't move there," because local realtors frown upon such comments. Look up police phone numbers at USACops.com.

Keep in mind that your car insurance rates are based, at least in part, on how far away you live from work. Use Google Maps to Get Directions to work from locations where you are considering moving. The farther you live from work, the higher your insurance rates. Once you have narrowed your list of possible places to live call your insurance company to get a quote based on the addresses of where you may live.

Insurance

Before you can register your vehicle you will have to obtain insurance. Generally, the closer you live to work, the lower your insurance rates.

Contact your insurance company for a quote.

See AUTOMOBILE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LIMITS AND ENFORCEMENT BY STATE, also known as minimum levels of required auto insurance.

Home Owners/Renters insurance may not be required, but, for the relatively low cost can be well worth it. Even full coverage auto insurance does not cover vehicle contents. Home Owners/Renters insurance does cover vehicle contents.

Vehicle Registration

Visit the department of motor vehicles web site of the state where you intend to move.

Utilities

You will need electric, maybe gas. Apartments usually include water. Ask your apartment manager for the phone numbers you will need to have your services connected. You can also Google the local services you need.

Most people are also going to want cable TV and Internet access.

Rental Moving Truck

Never assume one rental truck company will be cheaper than another. Always check all rental companies and make reservations as far in advance as possible. Just like plane tickets, vehicle rentals are cheaper with the greatest advance notice.

Fuel Cost

Use Google Maps to find out how far it is to where you are moving. Then use the AAA Fuel Cost Calculator to to determine how much it will cost to fuel the moving truck. Typically, moving trucks get around 5 miles per gallon.

Postal Service

Before you move be sure to forward your mail. Keep in mind that if you use the United States Postal Service Official Change of Address Form your address may end up on a mailing list. When it comes to your bills don't rely on the Post Office to forward your mail. Call your credit card companies and other bills and change your address directly with them.

It is a very good idea to keep records of your change of address. Consider using a paper billed cell phone or VoIP service so you can prove the time and date of your phone call. Even making a video recording of the conversation may save you a major headache later if a business fails to forward your bill and you end up with late charges or service interruptions.

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