Today I’m going to describe a casino that doesn’t, to my knowledge, exist. But there are a number of casinos with more-or-less similar situations. The math to calculate these things is fairly easy, once explained. By “best game,” I usually mean the one that pays the most. Later on, we’ll consider some other factors that […]
Podcast – guest Matt of PlusEVanalytics p...
Our guest this week is a return visit from Matt of http://www.plusevanalytics.com. Some of the topics discussed include pointsbet, which is a newcomer to American sports books. We also talk about correlated parlays, why you should never use a tout, and the difference in US and Canadian sports betting. We welcome your questions – send them […]
Food Comp Stories
The local mailers at the Four Queens for September and October included some hotel room nights accompanied by food/beverage credit. My offer came with $75 worth of such credit and Bonnie’s offer came with $50. You could not get that credit unless you also checked into a hotel room. We weren’t having any visitors and […]
Podcast – guest author Peter Alson
Our guest this week is author Peter Alson. Peter returns to our show to discuss his book, “The Vig: Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie.” The book concerns working in a New York bookmaking operation in the early 1990s. Both Bob and I enjoyed and recommend you read the book We welcome your questions – […]
Big Sequential Royal Jackpot
Recently, at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, a lucky quarter video poker player, with a $1.25 bet, collected more than $150,000 for a sequential royal flush. I’ve received a number of inquiries asking things such as: Was I said lucky player? (no) Was it a play with a positive expectation? (yes) and, If […]
Podcast – guest Matt of PlusEVanalytics
Our guest this week is Matt from http://www.plusevanalytics.com. He is a Canadian actuary who also dabbles in advantage play. We discuss Taleb’s concept of anti-fragility and how that is very useful in sports betting. We also discuss how the Kelly Criterion comes up with different answers sometimes and how are we to know which is […]
Why Does travel have to be so complicated?
I recently used Autoslash to book a car for an upcoming Las Vegas trip. I went to double check the reservation and noticed that the name on the reservation was not mine. It was actually the name of my primary care physician. I’m assuming this was an autofill mistake but can’t confirm that. To correct […]
When Do You Quit?
At www.gamblingwithanedge.com , in the comments section for a recent blog post of mine, a poker player said he had two stop limits–one for being ahead and on for being behind. (It’s possible he uses the same amount for each. He didn’t say.) He wanted to know if winning video poker players use this system […]
Remembering Darvin
If you’re a fan of the World Series of Poker, you might remember the improbable run made by a Maryland lumberjack named Darvin Moon made in the 2009 Main Event, finishing 2nd to Joe Cada. Darvin was an absolute amateur who rode an incredible lucky streak to get to the final table, making for great theatre. […]
Podcast – guest Jason Pipkin
Our guest this week is Jason Pipkin. Jason is a neuroscientist who gambles semi-professionally on elections at predictit.org. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Jason Pipkin, […]
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