Every year, somewhere in Las Vegas, there’s a gathering of blackjack professionals, past and present, along with some gambling attorneys and a few other miscellaneous gambling professionals, including one video poker writer. Predominantly male, many bring wives or dates, but most come alone. Perhaps it speaks poorly of how often I get out of the […]
Posts tagged Stanford Wong
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 […]
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 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
A Look at Wong on Dice
Stanford Wong is one of my heroes. He has written knowledgeably about many different casino games — from video poker to blackjack to Pai Gow poker to sports betting to casino tournaments to . . . He is a friend and has been a repeat visitor to Gambling with an Edge. He will be appearing […]
Dice Control
Stanford Wong will be on Gambling With an Edge this week to talk about dice control, and his book, Wong on Dice.
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