Today’s paper is on simple video poker mathematics. Let’s assume you are playing a game where, on average, you hit a quad (i.e., a 4-of-a-kind) every 400 hands. Further, let’s assume you play for a total of 1,200 hands. I’ll arbitrarily say that it takes you two hours to complete the 1,200 hands. How many […]
Skill-Based Solitaire Now Available for Online ...
For years I’ve heard rumors that Las Vegas Casinos had offered a gambling version of the classic game Solitaire. Most of the internet rumors orbited around the ideology that a friend of a friend of my mailman saw it once, years ago. I was never able to substantiate the rumors and more importantly […]
Podcast – guest academic Mark Johnson
This week’s guest is Mark Johnson. Mark was a recent post-doctorate at UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research. His research is ongoing, looking at the similarities, and differences between Esports professionals, and professional gamblers. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [00:47] What was Mark Johnson doing at UNLV? Why UNLV? [03:55] What […]
Gardena Poker Clubs: A High-Stakes History by M...
I was raised in Gardena, California, which is about 15 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. We lived just north and west of Vermont and 135th Street. The nearest card clubs were five blocks south, at Vermont and 140th. I was born in 1947, and the clubs were “always there” when I was a kid. […]
Podcast – guest Anthony Curtis
Our guest this week is Anthony Curtis, owner of The Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press publishing. We discuss NFL contests, and current Vegas news. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download Show Notes [00:37] A successful poker & VP player wants to start counting cards. How should he start? [03:15] Do you have […]
Football Contest Formats and Strategies
When NFL exhibition games start, enthusiasm for the upcoming pro and college seasons hits full stride. Bets on regular season wins, odds to win divisions/conferences/Super Bowl and on the first weeks slate of games picks up considerably. The announcement of all the Nevada football contests being offered takes place earlier in the summer but as […]
When You Get the Run Around
There was a small drawing at Hooters Casino in Las Vegas on a Friday night ten years ago, but it could have happened anywhere. I read the rules and they stated that you could earn tickets starting at 12:01 Friday morning up until 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. drawing. It was a too-small-to-be-interesting drawing, […]
Podcast – guest blackjack player Phoenix
This week’s guest is card counter named Phoenix. We discuss how he started in blackjack, and his life as a road warrior traveling the country trying to earn a living counting cards. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [01:03] Where can I find the most accurate Blackjakck strategy? Would the […]
Handicapping vs Market Efficiency
I hear it all the time. “What you guys do is easy.” “How tough can it be to just bet off numbers?” “If you were any good you’d do some REAL handicapping.” It’s meant as a not-so sideways insult most times, but mainly it’s an expression of frustration. Many handicappers feel their work has meaning […]
A Matter of Perspective
If you’re a computer programmer working on a video poker game, the hand A♠ Q♥ T♥ 8♠ 3♥ is equivalent to A♦ Q♣ T♣ 8♦ 3♣, but both of those are different from A♣ Q♥ T♥ 8♠ 3♥. Can you see why? The ranks of the cards are the same and in all three hands […]
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