{"id":123330,"date":"2022-09-16T17:55:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T00:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?page_id=123330"},"modified":"2024-01-25T13:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T21:04:34","slug":"here-we-go-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/here-we-go-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Here we go again . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome Message from Arnold Snyder:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After more than two decades of hassling with printing deadlines, subscriber lists, renewal notices, proofreading copy, layout goofs, delivery problems, envelope stuffing, credit card authorization snafus, wholesaler collection run-arounds, bulk mailing regulations, advertising flyers, and taxes, taxes, taxes . . . And then, the online problems with finding a programmer that actually knew what the f* he was doing. Miscommunications with customers, problems with delivery, or more often non-delivery. I couldn\u2019t take it anymore. I knew in my heart that at one time there was a reason why I put up with the tedium, bureaucracy, and frustration. I guess I really did have a deep abiding love for mankind. But somewhere along the way, I stopped taking psychedelic drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the way it works now is I post something when I feel like it\u2014that is, give me a break \u2026 in five months, I\u2019ll be 75. I\u2019ll keep my schedule flexible. I\u2019m done with running on adrenaline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have neither the time nor inclination to deal with lunacy. Other than writing, and playing in the casinos when I feel like it, I have retired. I\u2019ve become very cranky as a man of leisure. I like to say what I think, and I don\u2019t care much about stepping on people\u2019s toes. I tend to get sarcastic and not everyone appreciates my sense of humor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, with the death of Blackjack Forum<\/em> (the magazine), followed by the more recent death of blackjackforumonline<\/em>, I once again found myself with no soapbox from which to vent my bad attitude. The friends who participated in my prior web ventures were asking me to come back, since they\u2019ve all been kicked off the other gambling sites for innumerable unforgivable infractions, such as poking fun at sacred cows, failing to bow down to the Almighty Blackjack Cyber-Gurus, and on occasion just flat-out telling the truth. Plus, I\u2019m getting tired of all the queries from my former followers who keep reading about me on other Web sites, and asking me the same questions over and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Is it true you told so-and-so to go #*%@( himself?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Is it true you called such-and-such a phony ^&#@%?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Is it true you are now bitter enemies with [insert long list of well-known blackjack authorities]?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, sort of, and yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Is it true you stalked [beloved hero of many], cornered him in an alley behind the Stratosphere, and beat his brains in with a ball-peen hammer?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: You got a problem with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Is it true you infiltrated the last green chip party at the Wendover Taco Bell, whipped an AK47 out from under your trench coat, and proceeded to slaughter one and all in a bloodbath that left the restaurant splattered with human entrails, cheese nachos, and nickel chips from the Peppermill?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: That case is still pending so my attorney won\u2019t let me comment on it. But Loeb tells me I\u2019ll go scot-free provided the Peppermill gets their chips back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Is it true you were spotted recently at Boulder Station betting nickels on Super Fun 21?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: What?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Is it true you were spotted recently betting nickels\u2014”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: I heard you . . . and that<\/em> I deny! It\u2019s a flat-out vicious rumor, no doubt concocted by one of my enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any case, I have hopefully cleared the air on some of this ancient history. What I like about this online version of BJF<\/em> is that it\u2019s 100% FREE! The articles are free. The library is free. My brain-breaking work is free. The whole damn thing is free. I hate money now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comments are open on all pages. It’s my job to moderate them. Feel free to contribute items of interest. Opinions, experiences, positive? negative? humorous? horrifying? whatever. No pay. This is my hobby. I\u2019m not in business anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did have a new book come out in 2021, Radical Blackjack<\/a>, published by Huntington Press, with some heretofore unpublished stuff on shuffle tracking, hole carding, next card play, and optimal rebate strategies. There\u2019s some cool takes on various issues of importance to those who can read between the lines. In the meantime, remember, give greed a chance. \u2660<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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