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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]