Bob Dancer is the world’s best known authority on Video Poker, having written many books, and countless articles on the subject. He of course was my cohost and founder of Gambling With an Edge for 12 years. But in this episode we are going back to when he was trying to be a professional backgammon […]
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Podcast – Jim & Dan Pasko
Our guests this week are Jim Pasko, and his son Dan. Jim has been one of the best backgammon players in the world for 40 years, and together with his son Dan they have been very successful as sports bettors, primarily focused on prop bets. We welcome your questions – send them to us at […]
Podcast – Norman Zadeh
Our guest this week is Norman Zadeh. Norman is a former mathematics professor, and longtime gambler. He wrote one of the first math based poker books back in 1974. He has been a winning gambler at backgammon, poker, and sports betting. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can […]
Trying to Go Back Again
From 1974 to 1980, I was involved full-time in backgammon — to the tune of 3,000 hours a year, including playing, studying, and for a brief while running a tournament. I went broke. While I had done well against new players, the backgammon craze waned, and the remaining players were superior to me. Playing against […]
Podcast – guest Bill Robertie (backgammon...
Our guest this week is two time backgammon world champion and author, Bill Robertie. We discuss his new book, How to Play the Opening in Backgammon — Part 2: Everything Matters. 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 […]
Backgammon Then and Now
Author’s Note: I played backgammon professionally for almost 20 years, then gave it up completely. I reached the high intermediate level, but most of the players that were interested in gambling with me were better. That was a prescription for disaster. I needed to get a job because I was not a winning player anymore. […]
Podcast – guest Bill Robertie
Our guest this week is two time backgammon world champion and author, Bill Robertie. 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 Bill Robertie, 2x winner of the […]
Something Good from Backgammon
As many of you have noticed, I’ve been reading some backgammon books recently to interview Gambling with an Edge guests. This is not going to become a backgammon blog. My main gig remains video poker. Also, to prepare for the interviews, I watched some YouTube videos of international championship tournaments to see what had changed […]
A Look at Bill Robertie’s New Series on Backgam...
It was not my intention to spend a lot of time on backgammon, as backgammon is not my game of choice — nor is it really much of a gambling game anymore. But just as we were preparing to air two GWAE shows with Bob Wachtel on his Backgammon Chronicles, Richard and I received a […]
Podcast – Bob Wachtel, part 2
We continue our discussion with backgammon expert Bob Wachtel, including Wachtel’s appearance on two baccarat teams in London. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of world class backgammon […]
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