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How to Play Slots: A Beginner’s Guide to Spinning Smart

How slots really work, the RNG, what RTP and volatility mean, wilds and bonus rounds, and how to play slots smart. Chip's plain-English beginner guide.

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How to Play Poker: Texas Hold’em for Total Beginners

Learn Texas Hold'em from scratch: the hand rankings, the betting rounds, position, and the simple tight strategy that beats most beginners. Chip teaches you poker.

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How to Play Craps: The Easy Way to Beat the Scariest Table

Craps looks scary but you only need two bets, one with zero house edge. Chip explains the come-out roll, the pass line, the odds bet, and the bets to avoid.

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Haunted Casinos: The Spookiest Ghost Stories in Vegas

Bugsy Siegel's ghost at the Flamingo, the cursed Luxor pyramid, and the haunted clown of Circus Circus. Chip tells the spookiest casino ghost stories in Las Vegas.

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The WSOP and the Poker Boom: From Binion’s to Billions

How poker went from a backroom at Binion's to a billion-dollar game. Chip on Moss, Brunson, the hole-card camera, and Chris Moneymaker's 2.5 million dollar win.

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The Whales: Inside the World of Casino High Rollers

The biggest gamblers on earth bet millions a hand and get free jets and villas. Chip on Kerry Packer, Terrance Watanabe's 127 million dollar loss, and the comp machine.

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The Lottery Curse: Winners Who Lost Everything

Jackpot winners who hit hundreds of millions and ended up bankrupt, robbed, even murdered. Chip on the lottery curse, the true stories, and how to beat it.

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The Rat Pack and the Golden Age of Las Vegas

Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr ruled the Sands in 1960 and made Vegas the capital of cool. Chip on the Summit, the golden Strip, and the era he came up in.

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Casinos That Refused to Pay: The 43 Million Dollar Steak Dinner

Slot machines have shown players 41 and 43 million dollar jackpots, then paid nothing. Chip on the malfunction clause, the real cases, and how to protect yourself.

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Baccarat: The Whales’ Game and the $10 Million Edge-Sort

Baccarat is the simplest game on the floor dressed as the fanciest. Chip on how it works, the best bet, why whales love it, and Phil Ivey's 10 million dollar edge-sort.

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