Say you’re playing 9/6 Jacks or Better and are dealt a hand like A♦ K♣ J♦ T♦ 3♦. The best play, of course, is AJT3. Many players hold the inferior AJT. As I see it, players make the lesser play for one of two reasons: They simply do not know that AJT3 is worth 3.7¢ […]
Behind the Curtain—Please Allow Me To Introduce...
Greetings, Gambling with an Edge and LasVegasAdvisor.com readers, and welcome to my first blog post. You might have caught some of my answers on Question of the Day. I also recently guest hosted an episode of the GWAE podcast with Richard Munchkin and Bob Dancer. I’m what most people refer to as a pit boss. […]
Podcast – Max Votolato
Our guest this week is Max Votolato, talking about his new book, “Gardena Poker Clubs: A High-Stakes History.” Max’s initial research into the card clubs in Gardena was for a documentary film called “Freeway City.” podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download Show Notes: Freeway City is streaming free on Vimeo @ https://vimeo.com/146613357 Also, for anyone interested […]
Is This Correct?
I get lots of emails from players asking about this or that. If the questions aren’t too frequent from the same player, I usually answer them. I recently got a question which I very much disliked from a player named Gary. “Bob, I’ve been trying to figure something out that Linda Boyd said on YouTube. […]
Podcast – listener emails
We have no guest this week. Bob and I answer questions from our listeners. We always welcome your questions so post them below, or send them to us at [email protected]. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download Show Notes [00:58] All the AP opportunities in Macau [03:43] VP player playing slot machines for cover […]
Something I Didn’t Expect
In early September, there was an invitational event at the M resort for their Icon guests, which is their highest tier level. Perhaps others were invited as well, but I’m not sure. Just for showing up, you received your choice of nice brand name gifts — there was a Fitbit Watch, Dooney and Burke handbags, […]
Podcast – card counter Yoshi
Our guest this week is a young card counter named Yoshi. Yoshi lives in the Midwest, started with a bankroll of $3,000, and built it to several hundred thousand in a bit over a year. podcast click to listen – alt click to download Show Notes [00:47] Counting cards in the Midwest [01:13] Yoshi’s […]
An Obvious Mistake
Bonnie recently received an email from a local casino that read: “One Day Only, Tuesday, Guaranteed Free Slot Play $20.00” We’ve received variations on this numerous times over the years from this casino. So, we marked it on the calendar and made plans to pick it up. I didn’t get such an offer but I […]
Podcast – G2E 2017
No guest this week. Bob and Richard discuss this year’s Global Gaming Expo, also known as G2E. Bob talks about the new video poker games, and I talk about new table games. We also discuss “skill based” games. podcast click to listen – alt click to download Show notes [03:59] Surveillance educational seminars [05:57] Federal rule […]
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