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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