[mr.pink]

I wonder why a smart guy like Bennett doesn't play real poker. I'd have a lot more respect for him if he did.

I agree. Real poker against real men with real (unvirtuous, thus inferior) minds, even if he was using researched knowledge to bet the ponies or bet sports, at least he'd betting on his superb mind. But video poker?

Could he have been trying to discreetly (as discreetly as possible) wash money? He did say he made money (or broke even) over the years.....I don't think those games were designed to permit that outcome over the long term.

[JohnGalt]

LV takes about 24 cents on the dollar for its slots/video poker machines. If we assume for the sake of argument that BB kept his bet the same over the years, we can conclude that Bill put approximately $32 million dollars through these machines.

[Mr. Mojo]

Could he have been trying to discreetly (as discreetly as possible) wash money? He did say he made money (or broke even) over the years...

He's either A) lying, B) extraordinarily lucky (uncommonly so), or C) washing money . It's difficult to say which one I'd bet on.