You’re at your favorite casino. You’ve played a lot all month and are now there for the big drawing. Here’s the way it works: Ten winners get called — they have a minute and a half to show up and identify themselves. If one or more spots are unclaimed after 90 seconds, more names are […]
Posts in category Gambling Glossary & Terminology
Expanding Your EV
Even the novice advantage player is familiar with the concept of EV. For the player unfamiliar with the jargon; EV stands for expected value. It is the set of equations that gives a player a way to determine what amount of money they expect to win by engaging in a particular advantage play. And more […]
When Experts Say Opposite Things
When I was in graduate school 45 years ago, plus or minus, I heard about an incident many years prior to that at the University of Chicago. It appears that there was an elevator for a campus building with a “Students Only” sign on it. One professor entered and was challenged, presumably in a friendly […]
“That Place is a Dump!”
A friend recently asked me what casinos in the US would be worth visiting, given her desire to gamble and discover new places. I often get that question when people hear that I’m a card player. What’s the best casino you’ve been to? Where should I stay when I go to Vegas? Do you like […]
Lessons from Chip Reese
I was reading Mike Sexton’s new book, Life’s a Gamble, in preparation for interviewing Sexton on the radio. The Sexton interview will be taped before you read this and will be posted here (that link is to the filtered podcast archives) on Thursday, July 28. The book is autobiographical, with lots of anecdotes about Sexton himself and various other […]
Hiding in Plain Sight
Like any diligent student of Advantage Gaming I study a variety of games from many different sources. My classroom is the Gaming Research Center located on the third floor of the UNLV Lied library, where over the last 15 years I easily have spent several thousands of hours in study. There resides the most complete […]
The Story of my WSOP Demise
I went into Day 3 with 167,300, a little above average. I was happy with my stack, as my tables on my first two days were pretty tough, as tough as I can remember in the Main Event (ME). I was pretty tired, as I had played some very long days in the PLO 8 […]
The Boss Just Sat at Our Table with Game On: Wh...
A handful of times in my career, a boss has sat down at our table while my BP and I were playing a target game. Many players have never experienced that scenario, and completely panic when it happens for the first time. They’re not even sure what to make of it, but I’ll tell you.
Podcast – guest blackjack player Romes
Our guest this week is blackjack player, Romes. Romes has been playing blackjack, and carnival games for about 10 years. We talk about some of his team’s exploits. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
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