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I'll buy em. ;)

Normally if you're self employed you're expected to show a profit more often than not or risk having the IRS consider your venture a hobby, at which point you lose the ability to take deductions resulting in a net loss. That makes sense, so I see it here. But it seems that pro gamblers are...

I can count on one hand the number of times a tip made someone's evening better. All the other hundreds of times a tip is appreciated to the same extent as handing over a pile of dirty dishes. "Do you need change?" "The fuck I don't, bring it all back ... every penny." And the times it has...

But that's just the thing - the consumer pays either way. Do you believe that if we did away with tipping today's $10 meal with a "suggested" gratuity of $1.50-$2.00 wouldn't immediately become a $12.00 (or maybe even $15.00) meal overnight? Just like when we severely curtailed banks' ability...

Acquiring more of your lower denoms would be worth considering as opportunities and funds allow. Depending on how you're having your labels made you might order enough for two tables though. That'll help you a bit on shipping and ensure color consistency even if you don't expand the set for...

I use roulette chips from Horseshoe Cleveland. I have three colors with chips numbered 1-8. For tournaments I issue chips in confectionery tubes with the roulette on the bottom. I keep the tubes upright in a box so you can't see the bottom chip color. When someone buys in I issue a tube at...

Of course you do whatever you want ... but .... if I had to do all over again: Normally I'd say don't get a T5. There's no numerical reason why T5 is bad but it is psychological. It screams small stakes. I made this mistake with my first custom set (ouch). However given your quantities...

All 50, sort of. At the federal level if tips do not exceed the federal minimum wage ($7.25/hr currently) then the employer must make up the difference. That's the law of the land. However many states have minimum wages higher than $7.25 and federal law doesn't (can't?) make the employer...

A bit late to the party but I did almost all my Horseshoe Clevelands by hand. I made a jig using a piece of plexiglass and a hole saw. I then used rubber bands to attach the jig to an old cutting board. It made it easy to drop six chips in and scrub them all at once. Here's the thread...

If you're a high roller take along a handful of $2s as well. Their uniqueness guarantees you'll be a recognized figure. I've found that strategic $2 tipping to folks you're likely to encounter again, like housekeeping, gets you service beyond what two $1s will. Dovetailing on the bottled...

From a tax accounting standpoint I'd highly recommend not having a card to use for both business and personal purposes. You really need to keep those things separate. Same with the checking account. I'm sure others will offer contrary opinions but having seen my wife go through a "routine"...

Dude, you realize that's only like three barrels of boat chips, right?

Excellent ... Grama bought Worm's debt. I'll make the popcorn.

Totally agree. It's a running joke with my wife how she has six best friends. I'll answer a slightly different question. I would sell a set that others consider to be their "grail set" to fund something else. As a general rule I don't sell my collectibles though. If there's something else I...

In my limited experience you're almost always going to get a better price when it's a rider as part of a larger package of coverage with the same provider. Specialty insurance is more expensive. The one exception to that is life insurance, which can be quite competitive because of economies of...

Here's a story on it, even specifically mentions GPI and what goes into making pre-shuffled decks. Cost is about 25 cents more per deck. In case anyone wondered casinos pay about 67 cents per standard deck, so figure close to a buck apiece for pre-shuffled. The story has a link to vendor page...

Just about everything else one would need to run a casino. Cards, tables, electronic displays, shufflers, felts, chairs, pit stands, and currency handling equipment like plastic drop bags are just some of the things they offer. They also sell maintenance services. Underlying it all: they hold...

You've gotten some solid suggestions above. I'll add just one bit of caution. Be very careful about chasing one player to keep him happy, even if he is your BFF. There's only so much you can do when there's a mismatch. When I was hosting regularly I fell into this trap early. You're so...

I don't have speed issues but now PCF accuses me of using an ad blocker. I use Firefox with no ad blockers or extensions of any kind. The only non-standard setting I have is that I don't allow third parties to set cookies and that's not going to change. Sorry I don't know what else to do.

If I was 100% confident in what I'd seen then yes I would. Probably in an offhanded way "Whoa, didn't you only ask for $200?" Maybe even joke about getting in on the special bonus offer. However I find it taxing enough to keep track of the actual card play than to completely focus on other...