I’m Glad I Didn’t Hit It — Revisited
The Undoing Project is a recent book by Michael Lewis (author of Moneyball, Liar’s Poker, and The Blind Side, among others). It follows the careers of two Israeli psychologists, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, as they break new ground and basically invent the field of Behavioral Economics. I’ve written about these guys before and one [...]
Podcast – guest Captain Jack
The guest this week is Captain Jack. He is on to talk sports betting before the first week of NFL football starts. We also touch on the potential for legal sports betting in the US, and some parlay strategies. podcast click to listen – alt click to download Show Notes [00:34] How can you [...]
How Often Do Things Happen?
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. [...]
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