Stalwart Player Advocate Mark Pilarski - when not creating innovative gambling products, writes a Syndicated Column on Casino Gambling. His love for gambling started way back in his wee years playing poker and losing all his Detroit News paper route money to Bob Orlowski (still the best "seconds" dealer he's ever seen), and coming from a family where playing cards is considered a "Blood Sport." Pilarski is a known survivor of 18 years of frontline casino employment working for seven different casinos. Managing in all departments, he has worked in the following casino areas.

Keno
Slots
Soft Count
Hard Count
Cashiers Cage
Sports Book
Dealer of all Table Games
Boxman
Floorman
Pit Boss
Games Shift Manager
Casino Shift manager

With the explosion of casino gambling in North America--already operating in 27 states--gambling entertainment is becoming a cannibal enterprise of Wal-Martian proportions. As a stalwart player advocate, Pilarski, in a light, humorous, irreverent way, unearths those truths that hide behind the positive and negative hype surrounding this new "convenience" gambling. It's Pilarski's broad based appeal that lead to him being chosen to teach a course on gambling at the University of Nevada to Elderhostel groups throughout Northern America. His motto to all gamblers: "The smarter you play, the luckier you'll be."

Casino gaming, skiing, IndyCar racing and computers are Mark's lifelong interests. Pilarski is living quietly with his family at Lake Tahoe, where everyday's a picnic, and every night's a party.


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