Tag: Op-ed

Winners And Losers: Is Brazil’s Animal Lottery An Endangered Species?

Everyone loves playing the lottery, even those of us who know better. Personally, I find it impossible to keep from spending a couple of...

Michael Kaplan’s Advantage Players: Casino Backoffs, I’ve Had A Few

If you beat casinos at the games they put up, expect to get ‘backed off’ eventually. That is, you will be asked to...

Meeting Mike Matusow And Getting A Story Killed

One great thing about chronicling the poker world is that you meet the most interesting people while on assignment. The recent Amazon Prime...

Poker Freerolls Are Money For Nothing And Chips For Free

In life, simply saying please and thank you are freerolls; they cost you nothing and may very well benefit you in kind treatment...

Gambling In The Sky On Planes?

Fifteen years ago, online poker was booming, and I seemed to spend half my life flying from New York City to Las Vegas,...

But Is Investing In Cryptocurrency Gambling?

Bad influences are everywhere. They get you to drink too much, gamble too much, indulge in nefarious substances, and to sometimes go over...

Advantage Players: Texas Plays Hold’em With Itself

If you want to gamble in America, it’s gotten to be pretty easy. Every state, save for five, offers some form of legalized...