>>I figure my time is best spent in Vegas if I walk up to the nearest table, empty my wallet, and walk away. ;-)
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>>Actually, I usually just play video poker and ALWAYS make money.

Video Poker has one of the highest payouts of any game.

>You just can't play like a poker player. You have to play like you're debugging the software. I've spent 20 years diagnosing software and it's software that runs those machines.
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>Yes, but aren't the cards still random? Is there really a way to outsmart the game?
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>Mike

Good question. Probably random within the payout parameters it is programmed for (different payouts for different locales....). They key is, you can play skillfully against it, and if you are good, you can win. This was discussed this week on the Travel channel (Winning in Vegas).