I would be willing to bet a good portion of my bankroll that the majority of Advantage Players’ got their start by playing Blackjack, specifically using a card counting strategy that moves the wager up and down with the count. Somewhere in the first year of training, the counter concludes that the deeper the penetration […]
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Is it Wrong?
I’m glad my articles are now posted on the GamblingWithAnEdge.com website. That provides a forum and often people take the time to respond to what I’ve said — or to comment on other responses. A while ago somebody posted there, “Is it wrong to see someone drop money and you don’t tell them?” I want […]
Why Did You Print the Wrong Information?
I received an email from a player who told me that he found an error in Dream Card. I was definitely interested. If I verified that it was an error, I would send the information along to the folks at IGT (who manufacture the game), videopoker.com (who invented the game), and the player community. Whether […]
Beating Slot Machines
Several months ago on Gambling With an Edge we discussed some men in Singapore who were arrested for video taping slot machines. The article stated that they were cheating in some way. We discussed why it would be illegal to video tape a slot machine, but also how this could aid in trying to beat […]
Which is More Believable?
I recently read the book Fluke by Joseph Mazur. This book looks at some improbably real “coincidences” and helps us understand the math behind what happened. Like somebody who writes that she hit a royal flush on the first hand she played two days in a row and wants to know, “What are the odds […]
Not What I Thought I Knew
I enjoy reading. I read both fiction and non-fiction — on a wide variety of subjects. Periodically I look at “Best Books of xxxx” lists to see if anything looks interesting. One such list included the novel Mata Hari’s Last Dance by Michelle Moran. I vaguely remembered learning decades ago that Mata Hari was a […]
The Best Video Poker Player
I’m probably the most famous video poker player of all time — not that there’s any real competition nor is there any prize. This “award” comes from me being a well-known writer and teacher for more than 20 years. That has made me “high profile” — which is a far different criterion than “best.” So, […]
Chase Sapphire Reserve 100k offer, get it while...
The Chase Sapphire Reserve card has 100,000 point sign up bonus along with a handful of other benefits that justify the $450 ( non waived the first year) annual fee. January 11th (today) is the last day to apply on line. After that, the bonus goes down to 50,000 points. You can apply in person […]
How Bad Is It to Be Greedy?
I assume you know what it means to be greedy. If I’m right about this assumption, then you’re ahead of me. I’m very confused by what the word means. I Googled “What is greed?” It came back with the Oxford Dictionary definition, “intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.” It mentioned […]
Norm Wattenberg and the CV Product Suite
If you are like most players you started your AP training by reading Ed Thorps book Beat the Dealer. After that you studied and memorized all of the basic strategy charts from that book. You then moved on to dealing yourself countless hands of blackjack on the kitchen table using the Hi-Lo card counting method. […]
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