The big thing that happened in the past week, that not a lot of people care about because it doesn’t involve a big name, is that a man named James Moore won the 65-and-older Super Seniors event for the second straight year, beating 1,719 players this year and 1,475 last year. Unreal achievement! Maybe the […]
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Poker Players and Golf Gambling, Part 2
In my last blog I discussed poker players and golf gambling. In this entry I want to explain why golfers, poker players or not, who are new to the serious golf-gambling world can get in a bad situation because they don’t understand what game they’re playing and how it works. There are at least three […]
Podcast – guest James McManus author of C...
Our guest this week is James McManus. James is the author of several books, and many magazine articles. He is also an avid poker player. Today we discuss his history of poker, Cowboys Full. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download
The Cheating Game
I learned many things about the game of poker from Jim McManus’ excellent history of the game, Cowboys Full. One thing that surprised me was that, in the early days of poker in America, cheating was so rampant that poker was widely known as the “cheating game.” On Mississippi riverboats and throughout the Old West, […]
Mean Streets
I had dinner the other night with some guys who have been around Vegas poker for a long time. Naturally, there were lots of stories. One thing we agree on is that there were a lot more “characters” when the players were from the “road gambler” era than there are now. I’ve always held a […]
Beating Slot Machines
Several months ago on Gambling With an Edge we discussed some men in Singapore who were arrested for video taping slot machines. The article stated that they were cheating in some way. We discussed why it would be illegal to video tape a slot machine, but also how this could aid in trying to beat […]
Podcast – guest Anthony Curtis
Our guest this week is Anthony Curtis, publisher of Las Vegas Advisor, and owner of Huntington Press Publishing. This wee we discuss the changes going on with Gambling With an Edge, and the new website GamblingWithanEdge.com. We also discuss this article on Advantage Players in the NY Times – How Advantage Players Game The System, […]
Podcast – no guest this week
This week Bob and I discuss how technology has influenced cheating, and a case of a top bicyclist caught with a hidden motor inside the frame of her bike. We also discuss a book, Molly’s Game – soon to be a movie, about high stakes poker in Hollywood with some top actors. podcast click to […]
Podcast – guest Willy Allison #2
This week’s guest is Willy Allison, casino game protection consultant, trainer, and adviser. He is also the founder of the world Game Protection Conference. We talk to Willy about surveillance’s role in protecting the casinos, and where the biggest threats lie. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
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