Back issues of The Wizard's News

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• Alaska Ferry (part 1)
• Arches National Park
• Monument Valley
• Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
• March Madness 2025
• Rule Changes to Mega Millions Lottery
• James Madison Trivia
• Thomas Jefferson Trivia
• John Adams trivia
• George Washington Trivia
• Camino de Santiago – Part 17
• Camino de Santiago – Part 16
• Camino de Santiago – Part 15
• Camino de Santiago -- Part 14
• Camino de Santiago – Part 13
• Handicapping Super Bowl 59
• Camino de Santiago part 12
• Camino de Santiago – Part 11
• Rock Paper Scissors Minus One
• 2024 Year in Review
• Camino de Santiago – Part 10
• Camino de Santiago – Part 9
• Camino de Santiago (part 8)
• Camino de Santiago – Part 7
• Camino de Santiago – Part 6
• Camino de Santiago (Part 5)
• Camino de Santiago – Part 4
• Camino de Santiago (part 3)
• Electoral College Trivia
• Camino de Santiago (part 2)
• Camino de Santiago (Part 1)
• Cat Trivia
• New NFL Data
• Garrett Adelstein vs. Robbi Jade Lew (part 6)
• Sting Ray Encounter
• Garrett Adelstein vs. Robbi Jade Lew (part 5)
• Garrett Adelstein vs. Robbi Jade Lew (part 4)
• The Doubling Cube
• Olympics Trivia
• Return to UCSB
• Ever Wonder What Happens When You Don’t Pay Your Casino Makers (part 2)
• Return to Roslyn, Washington
• Ever Wonder What Happens When You Don't Pay Your Casino Markers (part 1)
• Washington State Trivia
• Havasupai Camping Trip (part 2)
• Havasupai Camping Trip (part 1)
• Mean Girls Math Problem
• Good Will Hunting Second Math Problem
• Man or Bear Debate
• Oregon Vortex
• Friendship Paradox (part 2)
• Friendship Paradox (part 1)
• Garrett Adelstein vs. Robbi Jade Lew (part 3)
• Horseshoe Bend
• Passover Trivia
• Dallas, TX
• Total Eclipse of 2024
• Converting Seven Card Positions to a Single Number
• Easter Trivia
• Go First Dice
• Garrett Adelstein vs. Robbi Jade Lew (part 2)
• Kayaking in Death Valley
• Airbnb Mega Rant!
• Video Poker Jackpot that Can’t Be Hit
• Super Bowl Experiment
• Garrett Adelstein vs. Robbi Jade Lew (part 1)
• Handicapping Super Bowl 58
• Pico de Orizaba
• Malinche
• How to Change Political Parties
• 2023 Year in Review
• Fontainebleau Report (part 2)
• Fontainebleau Report (part 1)
• Round Robin Scheduling
• Durango Opening
• The Secret Santa Puzzle
• Trans Catalina Trail (part 2)
• Trans Catalina Trail (part 1)
• State Flag Trivia
• Three’s Company Trivia
• Deal or No Deal (Cruise Ship Version)
• Corsica, France
• Celebrity Reflection Review
• Rhyolite and Goldwell Open Air Museum
• Burning Man (during/after the rain)
• Buring Man (Before the Rain)
• Burner Express
• Benford’s Law and the 2020 Election
• David Blaine In-Spades Review
• Summer Movie Reviews
• Super Bowl 2008 Proposition Bet Results -- 2/27/2008
• Zion Narrows
• Pala Casino Review -- 4/24/2006
• Burning Man Tickets
• Betting the 2020 Election: Part 2
• Wizard Of Odds Weekly Update June 21, 2019
• Wizard Of Odds Weekly Update June 13, 2019
• Lessons Learned from Burning Man 2023
• Bible Trivia (part 1)
• Alcohol Trivia
• Mount Olympus, Washington (part 2)
• Barbie Trivia
• Mount Olympus, Washington (part 1)
• Solution to July 13 Newsletter Puzzle
• LDS Trivia (part 2)
• How to apply the PEMDAS rule.
• US History Trivia
• Tennis Trivia
• Zion Subway Part II
• Gunlock Falls
• Memories of 2009
• Insomnia
• 60’s Trivia part 2 Questions
• 60’s Trivia part 1
• Best New Table Games of 2023
• Recovering Lost Money
• March Madness Update
• Burning Man & Eclipse Reminders
• Reporting Digital Assets
• Peanuts Trivia
• Carnival Radiance Casino
• How to Create MP3 files from a CD
• Faro Scene in ‘The Pale Blue Eye’
• Homicide: Life as an Extra
• Mount Whitney Lottery
• Laverne & Shirley Trivia
• Handicapping Super Bowl 57
• M3GAN Movie Review
• Rabbit Trivia
• Where is the Wizard?
• Catholic Trivia (part 2)
• 2022 Year in Review
• Magic Hoax Explained
• Sesame Street Trivia
• World War II Trivia
• Christmas Trivia (part 4)
• Things to do in Munich
• Things to do in Paris
• Cornering the Market on the Powerball
• High Sierra Trail part 6
• Oktoberfest
• Face Up Pai Gow Poker Progressive Jackpot at $3.8 Million.
• Neuschwanstein Castle
• Burning Man 2022 (Part 4 – Art II)
• Burning Man 2022 (Part 3 – Art I)
• Burning Man 2022 (Part 2 – Theme Camps)
• Queen Elizabeth II Trivia
• Burning Man 2022 (Part 1 – Mutant Vehicles)
• Burning Man Trivia
• High Sierra Trail, part 5
• Planetary Trivia
• High Sierra Trail, part 4
• High Sierra Trail, part 3
• Leave it to Beaver Trivia
• Pioneer Day
• France Trivia
• Deck Completed with the 52 Peak Club
• High Sierra Trail, part 2
• High Sierra Trail (part 1)
• African American Trivia
• Santa Cruz Island Backpacking Trip
• Bucket List
• Zion Subway
• Memories of 2008
• Why 153 is the Best Number
• Mexico Trivia
• Reasons why 73 is the best number
• Kauai
• Is it the Bible or is it Shakespeare?
• Weekly Update
• Price is Right Contestants Row
• Odds of a Perfect Bracket
• Price is Right Spinoff Strategy
• Mac King Comedy Magic Show Review
• Lake Mead Kayak Adventure Part 2
• Presidential trivia part 4
• Super Bowl 56 Part 2
• Handicapping the Super Bowl
• Groundhog Day Trivia
• Final Part of the Analysis of Casino Royale
• Golden Girls Trivia
• Casino Royale Analysis (part 4)
• Casino Royale Analysis part 3
• Sex and the City Trivia
• Christmas Trivia (part 3)
• Supreme Court Trivia
• Exposing Magic Fraud
• Casino Royale part 3
• Analysis of Casino Royale part 2
• Poker scene from the 2006 Casino Royale
• Poker Analysis in Casino Royale (part 1)
• James Bond Trivia
• Casino Scene Analysis of License to Kill
• Golf scene analysis in Goldfinger
• Casino Scene Analysis in Diamonds are Forever
• Analysis of casino scene in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Casino Scene Analysis of Goldeneye
• Casino Scene in For Your Eyes Only
• Casino Scene in Thunderball
• Casino Scene in Dr. No
• Washington State Vacation
• Sports Betting Basic Strategy
• Alaska Trivia
• Washington State Trivia
• Mohegan Sun Las Vegas
• Memories of 2007
• Resorts World
• The Cost of Free Speech (part 1)
• Father’s Day Trivia
• Lake Powell Adventure #2
• Presidential Trivia part 3
• Presidential Trivia Part 2
• Memories of 2006
• 52 Peak Challenge
• Replika
• Memories of 2005
• Ramadan Trivia
• Lake Mead Kayak Adventure – Part 1
• Memories of 2004
• Longhorn Double Jackpot Promotion
• White Pinnacle Peak
• Purim Trivia
• Constitution Study
• Memories of 2003
• Winnie the Pooh Trivia
• Weekly Update
• Colorado River Kayak Adventure
• Impeachment Trivia
• Memories of 2002
• Christmas Trivia part 2
• Hannukah Trivia
• Why the Number of Decks Matter in Blackjack
• Folded Rectangle Puzzle
• Thanksgiving Trivia
• Long Beach, two days after
• How to Win in Chess with a Bishop, Knight, and King vs. a King
• Best Gambling Movies You Haven't Seen
• Colorado 14’er Quest, Part 1
• Wizard of Oz Trivia
• Vegas Re-opening Part 1
• Lost Camera of 2016
• Betting the 2020 Election
• Law Enforcement Trivia
• Catholic Trivia
• Donald Trump trivia
• Joe Biden Trivia
• Yosemite (part 2)
• Yosemite Half Dome
• Las Vegas Trivia
• Canadian Trivia
• Presidential Trivia
• Third Party Hotel Booking Website Warning
• The Decalibron
• Get the Dunce Cap Ready (Again)
• Large Zoom Call Math Puzzle
• How to Win the Price is Right ‘Then or Now’ Game
• Frequently Asked Questions about Visiting Las Vegas
• Soul Reading
• Hillside Memorial Cemetery
• Rob Singer Interview and news about Angela
• Chinese New Year Chips
• Little Red Rock – A Fun and Little-Known Alternative to Red Rock Canyon
• What if poker-based games were dealt fact up?
• Television Binging Recommendations -- April 04, 2020
• Hal Bjune
• Where the Streets Have no People
• US Coronavirus Fatalities Prediction -- 3/12/2020
• Review of Uncut Gems
• Christmas 2019 Trivia Challenge
• Magic of Jen Kramer review
• Cutting Edge Table Games 2019 - Part 3
• Cutting Edge Table Games 2019 - Part 2
• Cutting Edge 2019 Awards for Best New Casino Table Games
• Rant on body shaming and minding your own business
• Collection of Do Not Disturb Signs -- November 07, 2019
• Global Gaming Expo 2019 -- 10/24/2019
• Introduction to some of the new table games at the 2019 Global Gaming Expo (part 1)
• Wizard's Lake Powell Adventure -- Part 2
• Wizard's Lake Powell Adventure -- Part 1
• Analysis of Sept 18, 2019 Jeopardy -- 09/26/2019
• Two Envelopes Paradox -- 9/19/2019
• What to Bring to Burning Man Advice -- 09/06/2019
• Xavier Mortimer's Magical Dream Review -- 08/22/2019
• Gambling in Washington State -- 07/05/2007
• Twisted 21 Review -- 08/16/2019
• Texas College Tour -- 07/18/2019
• Jeopardy Taping -- 07/26/2019
• Gambling Etiquette Rant -- 07/11/2019
• Genetic Test Results -- 07/04/2019
• Liberty Sculpture Park -- 06/27/2019
• Inside the Edge Movie -- 06/20/2019
• Analysis of June 4, 2019 Jeopardy -- 6/6/2019
• Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo 2003 -- 6/27/2003
• Multistrike Poker -- 6/7/2003
• John Patrick Challenge -- 5/9/2003
• The Illusionists Review -- 5/30/2019
• International Car Forest of the Last Church -- 5/23/2019
• Gambling Trivia -- 5/16/2019
• Baltimore -- 5/9/2019
• Grand Canyon -- 5/2/2019
• Blackjack X-Change -- 10/24/2018
• 5 Dimes Tony -- 10/18/2018
• Cher Concert Review -- 11/29/2018
• Cirque du Soleil Love Show Review -- 11/22/2018
• Probabilities in Poker Question -- 11/15/2018
• 2018 Cutting Edge Best New Table Game Winners -- 11/8/2018
• Super Bowl Proposition Bet Competition -- 11/25/2019
• Laughlin Visit -- 1/18/2019
• Must-Hit-By Jackpots -- 1/4/2019
• When to Apply for Social Security Retirement -- 2/14/2019
• Lucky Cat Blackjack -- 2/8/2019
• Gift Card Rant -- 12/27/2018
• James Holzhauer -- 4/24/2019
• Burning Man Ticket Rant -- 4/18/2019
• March Madness 2019 -- 4/10/2019
• What to do in New York City -- 2/28/2019
• First Vegas Visit -- 4/4/2019
• How to Buy Burning Man Tickets in the Open Sale -- 3/21/2019
• Unofficial Pet Cemetery of Boulder City -- 3/15/2019
• New York City Visit -- 2/21/2019
• Wizard Of Odds Weekly Update March 07, 2019
• Mexican Riviera Cruise -- 5/3/2007
• Craps Tournament at the Venetian -- 5/8/2008
• Craps Tournament at Mandalay Bay -- 11/7/2006
• Social Security Reform -- 6/11/2005
• Quick Update -- 9/15/2017
• Burning Man 2018 -- 9/4/2018
• Total Eclipse of 2017 -- 9/1/2017
• Games in Field Trial in Las Vegas -- 10/11/2018
• Oct 1 Shooting -- 6/10/2017
• Wall Street Journal Mention -- 5/19/2017
• License Plate Collectors Meet -- 6/30/2017
• Dan Lubin Memorial -- 6/16/2017
• Fabulous 4 Baccarat & Double Up Blackjack -- June 10, 2017
• Death of Dan Lubin -- June 1, 2017
• 2017 Year in Review -- December 28, 2017
• True Gambling Stories Podcast -- December 20, 2017
• World's Fastest Video Poker Player -- December 01, 2017
• Bridge Jumper -- August 12, 2017
• Wizard of Vegas Pre-Launch -- October 31, 2009
• The 2009 NFL Season So Far -- October 14, 2009
• Maui Vacation -- January 6, 2008
• Absolute Poker Scandal -- November 25, 2007
• The full scoop on Macau, China -- September 12, 2007
• Super Bowl 2007 Winnings -- March 4, 2007
• Global Gaming Expo report -- November 25, 2006
• How much to tip for video poker hand pays -- September 26, 2006
• Lost ticket at the Luxor -- August 28, 2006
• Odds On Double or Nothing Scandal -- June 20, 2006
• Betting the Academy Awards -- May 23, 2006
• Trip to Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota -- March 30, 2006
• Zumanity Review -- February 24, 2006
• Las Vegas Marathon -- December 12, 2005
• Week 7 NFL Picks -- October 22, 2005
• Ultimate Blackjack Tournament -- October 15, 2005
• Handicapping the NFL -- September 29, 2005
• 2005 Global Internet Gaming Summit and Expo -- July 11, 2005
• Ties Win Blackjack -- March 2, 2005
• My trip to Curacao -- October 6, 2004
• My trip to Salt Lake City, Wendover and Ely -- September 11, 2004
• Crazy Girls Review -- August 14, 2004
• My Alaskan Vacation -- June 27, 2004
• Blinking Ads -- June 6, 2004
• David Copperfield Review -- April 24, 2004
• Betting the Academy Awards -- March 16, 2004
• Super Bowl Bets Postmortem -- February 9, 2004
• The Lost Issue -- January 15, 2004
• Cheapest stays in Vegas -- December 30, 2003
• Skintight Review -- October 30, 2003
• Slot machine Thieves -- October 5, 2003
• Bothering Andre Agassi -- September 19, 2003
• Bonus Offer -- August 18, 2003
• New Thrill Ride -- August 2, 2003
• My first hand-pay in video poker -- July 29, 2003
• Suncoast Drawing -- July 18, 2003
• Arbitration of a dispute -- July 12, 2003
• My Hiking Adventure -- July 4, 2003
• My tournament results -- March 26, 2007
• Bingo: A chance to beat the house -- January 31, 2007
• Trip to San Jose del Cabo, Mexico -- February 3, 2006
• Hole-Carding Three Card Poker -- September 6, 2003
• Video Poker Drawing -- August 9, 2005
• The Red Piano Review -- December 13, 2004