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    video poker EV after taxes

    considering that FPDW is only found in $.25 or less these days, taxes aren't relevant.
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    video poker EV after taxes

    The answer is it depends. Best option is to talk to a CPA and let them address your situation. In the mean time, its probably best to stick to $.25 denomination so you aren't generating W2-Gs.
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    How much can you win and how far should you go?

    The answer to this cannot be generalized between "big" and "small" casinos. It simply varies from place to place, regardless of the size. I've seen "big" casino call out and sweat "green action" and i've played in "small" casinos that didn't bat an eye when they lost $4k on their $100 max tables.
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    Best Vegas Casino for first trip?

    Agreed, I was at least half joking. I would choose MGM as well
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    Best Vegas Casino for first trip?

    Spread 1 - 12 on the DD game at Aria. 70% pen, S17, DAS. It's $25 min during the day.
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    Team Play

    1. People you know. Almost all of the teammates i've had I knew personally before we started playing together 2. Network on this site and other sites. This takes time but can also be a good way of finding teammates. I know several people from this site that have successfully played with people...
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    What is the value of this promotion

    It's clearly worth more than zilch. I said 80k instead of 100k to account for the fees and taxes. Ok so here is where we are right now: $5m coin-in = 500 tickets + 5 freebies 1,000 people with 3 tickets per person on average = 3,000 tickets EV = 505/3505 * $80k = $11,542 2...
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    What is the value of this promotion

    Here's a promotion that I saw recently and was curious what you guys thought: Grand Prize drawing: $80k car (probably closer to 100K but this is conservative) Casino midsize/midroller casino, slots and VP up to $5 denomination Base Entries: Each of the middle and top tier players club...
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    Question about Hosts

    Don't know the answer to your question exactly and i'm sure it vary from place to place, but you might want to grab one of the players club brochures that lays out all of the benefits for each tier level. A couple of my local places will call out "personal executive casino host" for the top 1 or...
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    You Ever Do This?

    How much are you going to bet on the next hand?
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    What are some of the best players clubs in Vegas?

    I will second this. Harrahs is very efficient and definitely ahead of the game. They send out lots of email offers, something I also felt most casinos weren't doing enough of given how fast and convenient email is.
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    What are some of the best players clubs in Vegas?

    the Longhorn gives you free cookies just for signing up. Does that make it a good players club? This might help, don't know how updated it is.... (Dead link: http://www.advantageplayer.com/lasvegas/promotions/slotsignups.shtml?OUTnoFrameset)
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    Dear Atlantic City,

    This x 1000!
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    ACG 2012 coupon list

    The $25 freeplay when you play through $50 at Riviera is gone though so that negates the $10 mp included this year. Plaza MP and FP coupons also appear to be gone. I think some AC coupons fell off as well.
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