Recently, at some mysterious location in greater Las Vegas, almost 100 of the world’s best blackjack players and other gaming professionals, along with dates for some of the guests, met for the Twenty-First Annual Blackjack Ball. I’m always grateful that host Max Rubin allows one video poker pro to attend, and this year Bonnie was […]
Sydney Phillips, Come Play Blackjack!
Sydney Phillips, a 7th-grader at St. Theresa’s private Catholic school in New Jersey, wanted to play on the boys basketball team after the girls team was discontinued. After the school said no, Sydney’s dad sued. So the school just expelled Sydney, and her sister, too, via a snotty letter! Unfair! Am I the only one […]
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 […]
Podcast – Super Bowl 2017
Our guests this week are Frank B. and Anthony Curtis. We discuss this week’s super bowl, and talk about proposition bets, as well as some good places to watch the game. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
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 […]
Dr. Ed Thorp at the 21st Blackjack Ball
On Saturday January 28th 2017 the 21st annual Blackjack Ball was held. Bob will be writing an article next week with the full details of all that went on at the Ball, but I wanted to post this video of a brief speech by Dr Ed Thorp. Dr. Thorp is busy with a promotional tour […]
Podcast – guest Spencer Robinson
The guest this week is Spencer Robinson. Spencer was a member of one of the largest, and most successful blackjack teams in history. He was also part of the rock band, The Lords of Altamont. Being a rock star is pretty great cover for a blackjack player. Song, Tunica – Music and Lyrics by Spencer […]
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 […]
Podcast – guest Buddy Frank
The guest this week is Buddy Frank. Buddy has been a casino director in slots and marketing for 25+ years, and now runs a small consulting business. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Those Damned Books
I started playing poker very young. I remember seeking out books that would help me improve, but back then I was pretty much limited to people like Oswald Jacoby and Herbert O. Yardley. I got to Vegas in 1980 and started playing seriously. In discussions with some of the old timers, one of their criterion […]
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