You Have to Work it Out Yourself
I get dozens of video poker emails a month from people I’ve never met. Often the emails are similar to the following: “I play Double Double Bonus. From a hand like KK773, I hold the kings and a friend...
View ArticleThe Story of my WSOP Demise
I went into Day 3 with 167,300, a little above average. I was happy with my stack, as my tables on my first two days were pretty tough, as tough as I can remember in the Main Event (ME). I was pretty...
View ArticleCGT Fined $1.5M and CEO Amaitis Resigns
CG Technology CEO Lee Amaitis has tendered his resignation, effective August 31st, 2016. The resignation came after the Nevada Gaming Control Board fined the company 1.5 million dollars following an...
View ArticleGambling With an Edge – guest Bob Nersesian #15
The guest this week is Bob Nersesian. Bob is a frequent guest to the show, and always entertaining. Bob is the lawyer who advocates for the players against the casinos, and has successfully sued many...
View ArticleHiding in Plain Sight
Like any diligent student of Advantage Gaming I study a variety of games from many different sources. My classroom is the Gaming Research Center located on the third floor of the UNLV Lied library,...
View ArticleGambling With an Edge this week
Our guest this week is Mike Sexton, poker player and ambassador, and cohost of the WPT. Mike has a new book out called Life’s a Gamble which we will discuss. Shoot us your questions for Mike. The post...
View ArticleLessons from Chip Reese
I was reading Mike Sexton’s new book, Life’s a Gamble, in preparation for interviewing Sexton on the radio. The Sexton interview will be taped before you read this and will be posted here (that link is...
View ArticleGambling with an Edge next week
We have two guests next week. Jeffrey Compton — publisher of CDCGamingReports.com — and he’ll be talking about current events in the gambling world. Also, professor David G. Schwartz, director of the...
View ArticleGambling With an Edge – guest poker pro Mike Sexton
The guest this week is Mike Sexton. Mike is a longtime poker pro, and the cohost of the World Poker Tour. Mike has a new book out called Life’s a Gamble which we discuss, as well as how he lost...
View Article“That Place is a Dump!”
A friend recently asked me what casinos in the US would be worth visiting, given her desire to gamble and discover new places. I often get that question when people hear that I’m a card player. What’s...
View ArticleD T B
Bonnie’s family accepts that I’m a successful gambler. They also believe that the methods and discipline I use to succeed involve far more study than they want to invest — especially since it will...
View ArticleDraftKings to Congress: Rake Isn’t Rake
Since the dawn of daily fantasy sports, DFS companies have winced at references that describe the money they keep from the customers’ entry fees as “rake.” I first wrote about DFS back in the...
View ArticleGambling With an Edge – DFS pro Nick Dunham aka 1ucror
The guest this week is DFS pro Nick Dunham, aka 1ucror. Nick is also the CEO or Rotowar, a company that creates tools to help players succeed at Daily Fantasy Sports. podcast Click to listen – Alt...
View ArticleWilliam Hill 100%+ College Contest
WILLIAM HILL COLLEGE PICK ‘EM CONTEST Good news for contest players from William Hill. A new high-end college contest was announced this week and it’s a good one for sports betting APs. From a...
View ArticleHow Much Do You Steal from Casinos?
I sometimes post on the forum at wizardofvegas.com. It’s hosted by Michael Shackleford, the “Wizard of Odds,” who’s a long time friend and former radio show co-host. Recently someone there started a...
View ArticleDFS & Colorado: Behind the Numbers
One of the unsung forces in the daily fantasy sports world is a guy named Adam Krejcik. Krejcik does financial analysis on a range of gaming-related topics but he also did ground-breaking work in DFS,...
View ArticleNo, Limit!
I was watching the livestream of the 5k Players Championship from the WSOP (you can watch the archived streams at wsop.com) and the guest announcers, who are high-limit players, were talking about how...
View ArticleGambling With an Edge – guest Don Johnson
The guest this week is Don Johnson. We talk to Don about his massive wins at blackjack, porn stars, horse racing, and Phil Ivey. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download The post Gambling With...
View ArticleTwo Good Articles in the Media
One of the functions of this blog is to alert you to good gambling-related articles that come from other sources. Two good ones have recently been published, both written by the excellent mainstream...
View Article2016 Nevada Mobile Betting Rundown
Going into the 2016 football season Nevada will have 12 sports book operations offering mobile betting. That’s pretty good considering there are just 20 individual sports book operators in the state...
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