Resources at DaveMillerGaming.com

This may seem like a shameless plug. Well, it is, but only a little.

Many of you may know some or most of these things:
I created a side bet called Poker For Roulette and a new table game called Pick A Card.

Years ago I created a series of Vegas maps which feature the logos of the resorts and points of interest. For a while, these were the official WoV maps.

An Introduction to Poker in a Casino Poker Room is a WoV article based upon a thread I started.

All are available on my own website, http://www.DaveMillerGaming.com

There's been some updates which most of you are unaware:

I've added or updated logos as necessary on the maps, and added the F1 race course.

Because of the empty space, I added a bunch of commentary to the Primm / I15 map, describing the area, Seven Magic Mountains, the Lottery Store, and how the ride is nice and relaxing - except when it's not.

There's also a page about my Poker Dealer experience where you'll find my resume, as well as a PDF of an updated version of that Intro article.

On the History page of both of the game websites are links to WoV discussions about the game. Please use those if you have comments about them.

If you have comments about other parts of the site, let me know here. Also, I'm not a Vegas local, so if you see that I'm using an old logo on my maps, let me know.

Thanks!

I made a minor update to my maps page. It was pointed out that it didn’t say to click on the thumbnail. The person who pointed it out said the maps were kinda hard to read - he was looking at the thumbnail! 😵‍💫

He also said that he didn’t see the F1 course I mentioned - even though he kinda knew where it was. That’s when I realized he was looking at the thumbnail. I forgot to update that! LOL 🤪

Both have been fixed. 😁

http://davemillergaming.com/maps.html

Man, if someone can't figure out to click the thumbnail, are written instructions really gonna help them?

I've been a long-time admirer of your maps, as you know.

You would probably want me to tell you that "gauge" is not spelled that way on the map.

Click it? Yeah, I know. You can’t fix stupid, but that was what happened.

Yeah, I like your maps too. That’s why I gave you a link on that page.

Typo? Son of a mother! Sigh. I fixed it.

Thanks.

I made two minor updates to my strip map.

When I added the F1 course, it correctly ran along Harmon Ave, even though I didn't have Harmon on the map. I had originally thought that it wasn't a major enough road.

Today I realized that the logo for Virgin Hotel was on Tropicana. I moved it to the corner of Harmon and Paradise, where it belongs - which also made it make sense that I should add Harmon.

Anybody see any other errors? What about Logos? Since I'm not a local, I don't always know when logos change.

Social media keeps me up-to-date on name changes and openings/closings. I'll be adding Fountainebleu and Durango Casinos soon...

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Since I'm not a local, I don't always know when logos change.

Social media keeps me up-to-date on name changes and openings/closings. I'll be adding Fountainebleu and Durango Casinos soon...

I have the same problem with not being local any more. The casinos don't send me press releases when something changes. Heck, even when I write to them and ask questions, they never write back. Fortunately I've clicked enough stories about Vegas in Google News that when there's an opening or closing, it shows up in my feed. I also just check the "Vegas" topic in Google News every once in a while. That, and following Vital Vegas on Twitter.

My list of openings and closings might be of use to you.

I'll leave mapping Formula 1 up to you, not at least until I have a lot more time.

The Pioneer Saloon in Goodsprings fits in nicely with a Primm/Magic mountains trip. Every time I drive through Goodsprings, I wonder what ones does to end up there.

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Social media keeps me up-to-date on name changes and openings/closings. I'll be adding Fountainebleu and Durango Casinos soon...
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Soon is today. I updated the Strip and Valley maps to include these two new casinos. http://davemillergaming.com/maps.html

Reminder: Because they only show main roads, and the logos of casinos and other major points of interest, they can be more useful than other maps, particularly for tourists.


And in a couple days I'll be making an announcement about a minor change to my Pick A Card game. A minor change, but a big improvement. Stay tuned...

Thanks for the reminder! I just updated my map too.

I'm still amazed that you're able to get all the logos to fit. I'm using just the name of the casino and I have a hard time cramming them in. I just added the "new" O'Sheas (which relocated a solid decade ago), and that was a challenge.

If you don't know how to get your map to automatically size to the screen size (whether it's mobile or desktop), I can share the code, if that's something you'd want to do.

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…In a couple days I'll be making an announcement about a minor change to my Pick A Card game. A minor change, but a big improvement. Stay tuned...
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Ok. It’s been a couple days. Here it is:

I've developed a simpler jackpot side bet for my Pick A Card game.

Both the original and new jackpots get triggered when the three cards selected is either a straight flush or three of a kind. But instead of locking up the bets awaiting a new three card hand, in the new version, a fourth card is selected. If the resulting 4 card hand hand is a 4 card straight flush or is four of a kind, Jackpot! If a 3 card straight flush becomes a straight or a flush, or if the fourth card added to the three of a kind is the last suit, then it pays a partial jackpot.

That's it. Easier to hit and easier to deal.

Get more details and the math for both versions on my website, http://www.DaveMillerGaming.com

More changes to my Vegas maps.

I put an X thru the Trop logo, and maybe a little early, the Mirage logo too.

But the big news is, every logo on all 4 maps now links to their website! (Except the X’d logos.)

Nice update! And this reminded me to update my own map. New feature: choose your hotel, and it lists up on the map.

DJTB, someone took your idea of identifying casinos by logo for their list of who owns which Vegas casinos.

https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/c8u8pk/las_vegas_hotels_and_casino_ownership/#lightbox

Or maybe that was you, and I just couldn't find it on your site.

Thanks for noticing, but, lol, that wasn’t me.

For the record, that list is horribly out of date.

Without doing real checking, I saw 9 incorrect items.

I only hope that you’re the only one who connected it with my map ideas.

More minor changes:

I added the Las Vegas Sign to the Strip map. I can't believe I never thought to put it there before.
I put an X over Whiskey Pete's on the Primm map.

Are there any other closures that I'm not aware of?

I'm leaving Mirage & Trop with the X over it, because I assume the marquee signs are still there, therefore they are still a landmark. Or am I wrong on that? (I'm not local, so I don't know.)

All pages have an updated copyright date.

Thanks for any info!

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I added the Las Vegas Sign to the Strip map. I can't believe I never thought to put it there before.

Yeah, especially since it's been on mine since the beginning!