[No, Anthony Curtis is just fine, thank you. I went with the clickbait headline to go with the lede.] “Ken Uston’s lawsuit that forbade Atlantic City from barring skilled players ruined playing conditions there.” I’ve tried before to extinguish this fallacy, and I don’t hear it much anymore (today’s BJA counters don’t even known who […]
Posts tagged Al Francesco
Attending the 2015 Blackjack Ball — Part ...
Every year, somewhere in Las Vegas, there’s a gathering of blackjack professionals, past and present, along with some gambling attorneys and a few other miscellaneous gambling professionals, including one video poker writer. Predominantly male, many bring wives or dates, but most come alone. Perhaps it speaks poorly of how often I get out of the […]
Darryl Purpose interview
This interview originally appeared in Blackjack Forum in 2003. The Performer Darryl Purpose is a battle-scarred veteran of the Blackjack Wars. He moved to Las Vegas at 19, and learned just enough about counting cards to lose all his money. He says, “I was the kind of counter that made Las Vegas.” He went […]
Podcast – guest Al Francesco
Gambling With an Edge for 8/25/11. Our guest was Al Francesco who invented the “Big Player” style of play for beating blackjack and fooling casinos. Listen to our interview here, and you can also read my print interview with him by clicking the interviews link on the right. Al Francesco interview Click to listen or […]
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