{"id":111810,"date":"2019-03-21T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T23:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=111810"},"modified":"2019-03-20T08:55:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:55:57","slug":"podcast-mike-shackleford-wizard-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-mike-shackleford-wizard-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast &#8211; Mike Shackleford, Wizard of Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our guest this week is Mike Shackleford of the Wizard of Odds, and Wizard of Vegas websites. Mike is a former cohost of Gambling With an Edge, and his websites are the number one resource when people need information about casino games. This week we talk about a huge score made recently in Atlantic City playing a slot machine called Ocean Magic.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome your questions &#8211; send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slot-machine-resource.com\/podcasts\/shak03192019.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">podcast<\/a><br \/>\nClick to listen &#8211; Alt click to download<\/p>\n<p><b>Show Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[00;00] Introduction of Michael Shackleford, The Wizard of Odds<br \/>\n[00:29] The Ocean Magic online play in New Jersey<br \/>\n[02:26] Listener question about a 2-million hand sample in video blackjack<br \/>\n[12:33] Ocean Magic strategy explanation<br \/>\n[19:40] Odds of a perfect March Madness bracket<br \/>\n[24:34] The 2nd Edition of Mike&#8217;s book, Gambling 102<br \/>\n[27:42] South Point Casino March Promotions: Extra Free Play<br \/>\n[28:12] VideoPoker.com: Gold Membership offers corrections on most games<br \/>\n[31:02] Burning Man discussion<br \/>\n[34:56] Betting on the Academy Awards<br \/>\n[36:52] Betting $67,000 on the Warriors to win $670.<br \/>\n[37:54] Betting on the presidential election<br \/>\n[39:03] Listener question about counting the &#8220;Bust Bonus&#8221; side bet<br \/>\n[41:02] Listener question about CTRs and slots<br \/>\n[45:23] Listener question about getting backed off in California<br \/>\n[48:04] Listener question about cashing out $1400 in $100 chips<br \/>\n[51:32] Listener question about using a pencil and paper<br \/>\n[53:44] Listener question about beating a 6:5 blackjack game<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wizardofodds.com\/games\/slots\/ocean-magic\">Wizardofodds.com\/games\/slots\/ocean-magic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wizardofvegas.com\/forum\/gambling\/slots\/32613-ocean-magic\">Wizardofvegas.com\/forum\/gambling\/slots\/32613-ocean-magic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njonlinegambling.com\/advantage-players-nj-online-casinos-win\">Njonlinegambling.com\/advantage-players-nj-online-casinos-win<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barstoolsports.com\/barstoolu\/some-brave-soul-put-67000-on-the-warriors-to-make-the-playoffs-and-won-a-whopping-670\">Barstoolsports.com\/barstoolu\/some-brave-soul-put-67000-on-the-warriors-to-make-the-playoffs-and-won-a-whopping-670<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/qfit.com\/\">Qfit.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/southpointcasino.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SouthPointCasino.com<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/videopoker.com\/\">VideoPoker.com<\/a><\/div>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; 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