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San Diego Blackjack Survey: Rules and house edge for blackjack in San Diego County Jan 5

Cleopatra Keno: Keno variant where player can earn 12 free games. Jan 3

Ask the Wizard #220: Lots of readers' questions answered. Dec 24

Video Poker Analyzer: This tool will analyze the return for just about any video poker pay table. Dec 21

San Diego Video Poker Survey: My ranking of video poker in San Diego County. Dec 16

J.B. Beginner pai gow strategy: New, easier, strategy for pai gow tiles. Dec 8

Ask the Wizard #219: Lots of readers' questions answered. Dec 8

Super Split: Blackjack side bet, seen at Viejas casino in California. Dec 6

New Baccarat Side Bets: Three new side bets seen for baccarat in the San Diego casinos: Lucky Bonus, Three-Card Six, and Dragon Bet. Dec 5

Buster Blackjack: Blackjack side bet seen at Sycuan casino Dec 3

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Q: Do you know of any website that has a good analysis of backgammon odds/statistics/probability, and are there any particular books you can recommend on any aspect of the game? — Tony (more...)

See recent Ask the Wizard columns # 219, 218, 217, 216,or questions categorized by game name.

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