When I talk to civilians about professional gambling a question I often get is, “Do you wear disguises?” I have on a couple occasions worn a disguise, and I think the topic of changing your appearance is an important one. My first attempt at disguise was a character I called “The Mover From Vancouver.” (This was 30+ years ago.) I […]
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Podcast – guest Brad Fredella.
The guest this week is Brad Fredella, Manager of Gaming Analytics for United Coin Machine Company and the Gamblers Bonus group of properties. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download
Podcast – guest Ken Adams
The guest this week is Ken Adams. Ken is a prolific writer about the gambling industry. You can read his work at cdcgamingreports.com podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Shuffle Tracking & Ace Sequencing
Card counters spend a lot of time learning to count. They memorize basic strategy, then slowly learn to cancel the pluses and minuses. Next they learn to estimate the number of cards in the discard rack, and adjust their running count to a true count. They memorize index plays so they know when it is […]
Podcast – guest Cat Hulbert
Our guest this week is Cat Hulbert. Cat was a professional blackjack player 30+ years ago. She played with the Czechs, and on the Ken Uston team in Atlantic City. She then turned to professional poker. She is the author of Outplaying the Boys, and is featured in Gambling Wizards. podcast Click to listen – […]
Gambling With An Edge – guest Mark Billin...
The guest this week is Mark Billings, author of The Ultimate Edge. The book talks about blackjack in the 1980s. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Response to some emails
I’ve had some emails that I wanted to respond to, and now is as good a time as any. The first was from a new player that had a pit boss accuse him of counting cards. He wanted to know how he should handle that, and he had a concern about being flyered. He has […]
Podcast – guest Michael Shakleford
Our guest this week is Mike Shakleford aka “The Wizard of Odds.” We talk about his casino fact finding trip to Costa Rica, and advantage bingo. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Podcast – guest Bob Nersesian #6
The guest this week is Bob Nersesian. Bob is a frequent guest to the show, and always entertaining. Bob is the lawyer who advocates for the players against the casinos, and has successfully sued many Vegas casinos on the behalf of players. He is also the author of Beat the Players. Bob Nersesian podcast Click to […]
Name That Casino 3
There is still one casino unidentified from my original name that casino. It is this one. So it is time for one last hint. I was going to go with something hard, like this… But I thought that might still be too tough. So this next one should be enough to get it.
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