I’m late in posting today because I spent much of the morning doing a stint on KNPR’s State of Nevada–check the link for the details–and recording a few commentaries that will air at a later date. One of them is an elaboration (no, it’s definitely not a rehash) of my thoughts on spelling bee betting, and another is a just-for-radio piece on the role of gaming studies in today’s busy gambling world.
I just got back from recording an interview with Roger Gros for his Global Gaming Business podcast. I’ll link again when it airs. Of course, you should check out this month’s podcast as well–it’s a great discussion about the rebuilding efforts on the Gulf Coast.
Finally, I checked amazon and there’s been some progress on the Roll the Bones page. The cover art is now up, and as of today the book has broken the 500,000 sales rank plateau–it’s ranked higher than both Suburban Xanadu and Cutting the Wire, and it won’t even be out for four months.
I’d like to thank everyone who’s pre-ordered the book. If you’re still on the fence, check out the enhanced content for Roll the Bones on my own pages.
In light of all the hype about the opening of the remake of The Omen on 06/06/06, I’ve got a request–can anyone think of an uncanny numerological significance for 10/05/06?
So far, all I’ve got is that it the digits add up to 12, a number redolent with mystical associations.
Checking Wikipedia for October 5, I’ve found a definite shortage of material. It’s the 40th anniversary of a partial core meltdown at the Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor near Detroit, and, more happily, the 37th anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
So if you’ve got a good numerological coincidence, etc for October 5, 2006, let me know, and if it’s something that can help in the marketing of the book, you’ll get a galley copy.