This week on Gambling With an Edge Bob and I discuss some of the differences between video poker players and blackjack players. GWAE Podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
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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 K.C.
Our guest this week is known simply as K.C., and was one of the most fascinating guests we have had. K.C. started as a professional blackjack player, and when he started getting barred he turned to craps. He read Wong on Dice and decided that this was the game for him. He won $1.5 million […]
Dice Control – Not
A few weeks ago we had Stanford Wong on the show talking about his book Wong on Dice. The thesis of this book is that players can control the dice when they throw them and have 7 show up less than 1 in 6 times. If a player could do this it would be worth […]
Podcast – guest Bob Loeb
Our guest on the show this week is attorney Bob Loeb. Bob is based in Chicago, and is the coauthor of Blackjack and the Law. On this show we talk about the disturbing trend of casinos confiscating player’s chips, and about the case of a tribal court in Michigan that convicted two players of cheating […]
Podcast – guest Anthony Curtis
Our guest this week is Anthony Curtis, owner of The Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press publishing. We discuss what new books are coming out, as well as what is new in the world of “couponomy.” How to make money from casino coupons. Anthony Curtis podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download
Podcast – guest Max Rubin
Our guest this week is Max Rubin, author of Comp City, and one of the inventors of Bad Beat Blackjack. We talk to Max about the comp system at the MGM/Mirage properties, about a recent armed robbery at Barona Casino in San Diego, and what it entails to invent a new casino game. Max Rubin […]
Podcast – guest I. Nelson Rose
Our guest this week is Professor I. Nelson Rose, author of Gambling and the Law. First Bob and I discuss the difference between professional and recreational gambling, and comp hustling. With Professor Rose we discuss Full Tilt Poker, and we discuss your rights in casinos on Indian reservations. I. Nelson Rose podcast Click to listen […]
Podcast – guests Michael Shackleford and ...
We have two guests on our show this week. First up is Michael Shackleford aka “The Wizard of Odds.” Mike is on to talk about the lack of any real data supporting dice control. We also talk briefly about an online casino software that he busted for cheating at craps. Our second guest is Avery […]
Podcast – guest Stanford Wong
Our guest this week is Stanford Wong. We discuss controlled dice throwing, and his book, Wong on Dice. Bob and I also discuss “scares” which in video poker means near misses of a royal flush, but in blackjack usually involves security guards. Stanford Wong podcast Click to listen Alt click to download
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