Why is it that every time I challenge the dealer, the decision always goes against me? Either I cannot find a decent casino, get bum dealers and pit bosses, or both. I also seem to find dealers who make mistakes, or dealers who every time I start winning, shuffle the deck. Do you think there is any hanky panky going on, or is it I? Larry B.

Hanky-panky is always in play‹but that’s a subject for the Lonely Hearts column.

Couldn’t help that, but back to business. I know what you mean. You might have made my job easier by mentioning specific casinos or geographic areas. But you didn’t, so we’ll go on what we’ve got.

In the seven joints that occupied 18 years of my life, disputes were generally settled in the player’s favor – unless of course the customer was blatantly wrong.

In casinos where customer service is …

Dewey was the guy that got photoed out in the 1948 Presidential election by Harry Truman. Louie was the 16th King of France who took a bad beat at the guillotine with Marie Antoinette. And Huey, Huey was a car selling, playing fool from out of the mountains of eastern Kentucky like you’ve never seen in your life. Before it’s over with, he may go down in history as more renowned than either Dewey or Louie, which is nothing to sneeze at, by any means.

Huey hit Lexington in the ’60’s at full speed, and never looked back. It was hard to tell which was more treacherous to get mixed up with him in – a car deal or a slot gacor game. Anybody who tried either one got upside-down in a hurry. You can believe that. He left a string of destitute car buyers and poker players in his …