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Gambling - Resources

Can't get enough of gambling? Here's a short list of magazines that can help you improve your game or keep you up to date on gambling trends.

All In
This poker magazine but by no means a weak play. It’s produced semi-monthly and they have hired some of the best professional poker players to write columns for them such as Phil Gordon, Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, and John Vorhaus. They also have instructional articles to help your game.

American Casino Guide 2005
This is an annual guide that is in it’s 14th year of publication. It’s 496 pages filled with information on casinos in every state and contact information, maps, gaming tips, and best of all, over $1,000 in valuable casino coupons. Okay, they have a lot of coupons that are probably worthless to you and I, it's that expensive to purchase. If you just use a couple of the coupons the book will pay for itself. There are several 2-for-1 dining coupons from Arizona Charlies Boulder or Decatur; Cannery Casino, Boulder, Sunset, Texas Station and Green Valley Ranch; Vegas Club; 4 Queens; Stardust; and a few others. There’s also several match plays, 2-for-1 show tickets, rooms, fun books, and much more.

Bluff
Another good poker magazine. They also have professional poker players contributing to their columns such as Josh Arieh, Annie Duke, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Men Nguyen, and many more. It provides many articles on helping your game along as well as other things you wanted to know about poker.

Card Player (The Poker Authority)
As the name implies, this magazine is for the poker enthusiast.
It’s published bi-weekly.

Casino Player
This magazine is for the generalist. It covers everything from gambling tips to casinos in various gaming jurisdictions to gaming investing. It is a really good magazine if you’re you have an interest in reading up on what’s happening in the gambling world. This is a monthly magazine.

Las Vegas Advisor
If you want to keep up to date on what is happening in Vegas, this monthly newsletter is for you. It is published by Anthony Curtis. You may recognize the name because he’s been on many segments about Las Vegas (normally shown on the Discovery Channel).

As part of the full membership, you get his annual Pocket Book of Values (POV). You get coupons on accomodations, 2-for-1 buffets, dining, shows, rides/attractions, match plays and gambling, funbooks, and transportation. If you want to know the specifics, go to their website at www.lasvegasadvisor.com. You can get a lot of good and free information from his website. I’ve been a subscriber for about 8 years now and it’s well worth the money (usually free when using the POVcoupons).

Player - The Gambling Lifestyle Magazine (Avery Cardoza’s)
This magazine is more general gambling magazine and covers some of the happening people and places in Las Vegas. It’s produced semi-monthly. I personally didn’t find this magazine worth the price tag of $4.99 but if you want to give it a shot it’s sold at Borders or your favorite book store.

You can check out their website at http://www.cardozaplayer.com.

Strictly Slots
As the name implies, this magazine is dedicated to slot and video poker players. If you're looking to find out the latest and greatest on slot machines, improving your video poker skills, and reading about what's going on at different gambling destinations, you will enjoy this magazine. This is a monthly magazine and is $24 for a year subscription. I would recommend picking up a single issue from your favorite book store. If you want to go for the year, order it here.

Vegas Magazine
Published monthly, Vegas is an over-sized lifestyle magazine focusing on the glamorous side of Sin City. Filled will lots of large color photos, the magazine covers the movers and shakers of Las Vegas, from the up-and-comers who make Vegas the hottest place to work and play, to the visionaries who are setting the tone of what Vegas will be in the next few years. The magazine covers the latest news in the hotels, casinos, real estate, dining, fasion, entertainment and gossip with lots of color photos, including tons of photos of all the special events and parties happening at the various nightclubs and hotspots in town and the all the beautiful people who attend them.