{"id":14545,"date":"2017-10-27T08:50:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T15:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=14545"},"modified":"2017-11-03T09:19:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T16:19:47","slug":"behind-curtain-please-allow-introduce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/behind-curtain-please-allow-introduce\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Curtain\u2014Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings, Gambling with an Edge and LasVegasAdvisor.com readers, and welcome to my first blog post. You might have caught some of my answers on Question of the Day. I also recently guest hosted an episode of the GWAE podcast with Richard Munchkin and Bob Dancer.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m what most people refer to as a pit boss. I\u2019m also an advantage player. Following the example of Lawrence Revere, Bill Zender, and Max Rubin, I know what it\u2019s like both in front of and behind the curtain. I\u2019m here to try to bridge the gap between two sides of a long-fought war.<\/p>\n

To me and my like-minded colleagues (though admittedly, we\u2019re only a few), it isn\u2019t, or shouldn\u2019t be, a war. It\u2019s more like a football game\u2014two teams of professionals who meet on occasion to compare skills. Both sides put in intense practice and preparation and sure, the heat of the battle can get intense at times, but when the day is done, mutual respect is a thing of beauty. For example, in the casinos where I was picked off rather quickly, instead of being upset about it, life was much easier when I shook it off, told myself, \u201cThose guys are good,\u201d and moved on.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always advantageous to understand what\u2019s going on over on the other sideline. In this column, you\u2019ll get a rare look at things from the perspective of the table-games personnel. In my career, I\u2019ve been involved in all facets of the pit. I started as a pit clerk, making players cards and entering ratings into the computer. I moved on to be a dealer, naturally talented if you\u2019ll allow a touch of horn-tooting. From there, I learned the ins and outs of the supervisor role, including counting cards. Now I stand as a relief manager for one of the largest gaming companies in the world.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re wondering whether or not I still play blackjack, the answer is no. My job, along with other projects, such as LVA and GWAE, leave little time for the pleasures of blackjack.<\/p>\n

Oh, and did I mention I\u2019ve been barred from just about every casino in the country?<\/p>\n

The main reason I don\u2019t play anymore probably won\u2019t surprise many of you who\u2019ve heard year in and year out that you should get your stories published. I told myself that if I ever did write a book, I\u2019d no longer play, or at least take a long hiatus. I\u2019m proud to report that the book has been written and is in the Huntington Press pipeline, and it has lots of great stories from both the casino and the player sides of the fence.<\/p>\n

Until and hopefully after that time, I\u2019ll be right here, pulling back the curtain, sharing knowledge, experience, and good stories. My hope is that what you read in this blog will give you additional perspective and maybe even a little extra advantage. If you\u2019re going to gamble, gamble with an edge!<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"youtube\"<\/a>\"instagram\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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