iPhone Jackpot Slot Dock ensures you can lose money from the comfort of your couch!

iPhone Jackpot Slot Dock ensures you can lose money from the comfort of your couch!

The iPhone Jackpot Slot Dock — Say that five times fast… — is probably the coolest iPhone accessory I’ve seen to date. Steering wheels and other handheld controller-cases of sorts are nifty, but this is so much better. On one hand, it’s a simple iPhone dock, charging your beloved gadget. On the other, it’s a not so covert gambling machine that will extract as much money as possible from your shallow pockets. Either way, it’s...

Gadget meltdown: $42 million slot payout ruled “glitch”. Free breakfast and hotel room given instead.

Gadget meltdown: $42 million slot payout ruled “glitch”.  Free breakfast and hotel room given instead.

I don’t normally get all goo gaga over slot machines. For good reason though — they’re a dangerous money pit. I won’t deny that I’ve had my fair share of fun on them though. But for Louise Chavez, the worst happened — the winning jackpot was recalled. To be precise, Louise lost $42 million after a claimed “two showcase showdown” jackpots were incorrectly issued during a “Grand Game Bonus”. Apparently they all...

Card counting a favored hobby. Better rethink that strategy.

Card counting a favored hobby.  Better rethink that strategy.

My feelings on card counting are rather positive. Positive because going into a casino, the odds are so monumentally against you, it almost makes more sense to simply open your wallet and tip it upside down leaving all of your cash/plastic on the floor because that’s essentially what happens to most. If someone can figure out a legal way to tip the odds in favor of the little guy looking for a buck, then why not? First, if you didn’t know, card counting is the...