Author Archives: Janifer

About Janifer

Janifer is a singer, satirical blogger, card dealer, and tech junkie. Her personal website is janifer.org, twitter/instagram/about.me/soundcloud @janifer, and fb.com/janifer.music. She's also a writer for the pop culture blogzine TheMassInvasion.com. You can occasionally find her at a karaoke spot singing her face off, or dealing cards as a WPT dealer, when she's not working for a television network, or a record company, or traveling.

Casino Theme Night Ideas: What’s your era?

Casino theme night ideas are plentiful, but are generally done as a mash-up of every casino-like idea done in the business.  Generally put together, it ends up being loud, and messy, and what ends up looking like a mix between…

Let It Ride, Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’em

Let It Ride, Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Caribbean Stud, Casino War, Mississippi Stud, Spanish 21, etc.  Some of these games may sound familiar to you, and you may have come across them at a casino at some point,…

Myth Debunked: Blackjack – Five Card Charlie

I’ve been asked on occasion by players who would have five cards in front of them at a blackjack table about something called a “five card charlie”, which, in blackjack terms is a five card hand that does not exceed…

How to Play Craps (it’s not Hi Lo or Sic Bo)

If you’ve played dice, or seen dice played around your neighborhood, you may have been in the ghetto. Whether it be Asian ghettos, American ghettos, or European ghettos, there’s generally a version of Hi-Lo, Sic Bo, or Cee-Lo played in…

Women Poker Players – When Manipulations Fail

Last night I dealt a corporate event which was raising money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.  The winner would have $10K donated to the hospital in their name, which would be a very nice tax deduction come next year….