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 […]
Posts tagged Las Vegas
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 Anthony Curtis
Our guest this week is Anthony Curtis, owner of The Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press publishing. We discuss the new legal online poker in Nevada, and a young player who asks if he should turn pro. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download
Legal online poker started today.
UltimatePoker started online poker for real money today. The bad news is this is only for people in Nevada. UltimatePoker is a subsidiary of Station Casinos. Why in the world would they choose this name? Did they not know that Ultimate Bet was involved in a huge cheating scandal and ripped off thousands of players? What’s next, […]
Podcast – guest Nolan Dalla – media...
The guest this week is Nolan Dalla, media director of the World Series of Poker. 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
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
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