DFS Week 18: A New Game & Value Picks
As the NFL playoffs arrive, DraftKings introduced a new contest with some startling differences. For one thing, the contest includes just one game – the Carolina at New Orleans Wildcard Round game at...
View ArticleWhat’s Going On?
On a recent videopoker.com forum post in mid-December, one member, “George,” posted the following. It was in a thread that at the time was discussing players offering advice to players who sit next to...
View ArticlePodcast – card counter SmallCap #3
Our guest on the show this week is a very successful card counter we call SmallCap. He has been on the show twice before (see show notes below for links to past episodes) and has always been a very...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain — Why do we play?
Why blackjack? If I may steal an old cliché, the game of blackjack can be a cruel mistress. Initial investment can be costly. It takes time to learn, to hone the craft. The losing streaks can be...
View ArticleYou got a question?
Bob and I will be taping another of our “listener email” shows on Monday. If you have questions you can put them here in the comments section, or email us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com. The post You...
View ArticleDFS Week 19: FD Variant & Value Picks
Lately, it seems routine that one of the major daily fantasy sports websites introduces some new wrinkle to attract new customers or appeal to existing ones. This week, it’s FanDuel. FanDuel has added...
View ArticleWhy Do Casinos Do That?
In a December 26 post on gamblingwithanedge.com, someone named Sandy asked the (slightly abbreviated) following: Apparently, EV is only positive in VP when you factor in comps. But comps and maybe...
View ArticleYou say it’s your birthday?
Well, my birthday has arrived again and I looked through my birthday offers and found several that you can use in the Las Vegas area. My next trip coincides with my birthday so I will get to use...
View ArticlePodcast – guests Peter Fornatale and Mike Maloney
Our guests this week Peter Fornatale and Mike Maloney. Together they have authored Betting With an Edge; A Professional Horse Player’s Life in Thoroughbred Racing. Mike has been betting the horses...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain — Red Flags
When playing blackjack, the goal is obviously to raise the least amount of suspicion possible. As my mentor once put it to me, “Try not to raise any red flags.” Now, I knew what he meant. We dealt with...
View ArticleDFS Week 19: NFL Conf. Championship Value Picks
Conference championship weekend presents a special challenge for daily fantasy players. The limited number of players puts a premium on coming up with a second running back or a third wide receiver...
View ArticleVideo Poker’s Participation Awards
A ‘participation award’ is one you get just for being there — whether you win or lose. There are people who believe that when raising children, winning and losing isn’t so important, but participation...
View ArticlePodcast – listener emails
We have no guest this week. Bob and I reach into the mail bag to answer listener questions. Podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes The post Podcast – listener emails appeared...
View ArticleNational Bookie Association?
The NBA has made it known that it wants a piece of the pie if sports betting becomes legal in the U.S. In a statement this week, an attorney for the league said that 1% of all wagers made sounds about...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain — The Ultimate Red Flag
Last week we talked about how to avoid some of the major red flags of being an advantage player. In response to the post, one of our regular commenters, Kevin Lewis, asked the following about the...
View ArticleAm I Healthy Enough?
In December, the M Resort had a promotion involving W2Gs. Simply put, every W2G you earned from December 1 – December 29 gave you a “drawing ticket.” For each drawing ticket you earned through those 29...
View ArticlePodcast – Super Bowl 2018
Our guests this week are Frank B. and Anthony Curtis. We discuss this week’s super bowl, and talk about proposition bets. We focus not just on good bets to make, but more importantly on how sharp...
View ArticleDFS, the Super Bowl: Value Picks & Bingo
Both major daily fantasy sports websites are offering contests for the Super Bowl, a departure from prior seasons when there seemed to be broad understanding that DFS contests should include more than...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain — The Ideal Player
When most people think about the ideal player that a casino wants at its blackjack tables, they think of a tourist. Someone who’s played little to no blackjack and is there with the intention to spend...
View ArticleA Different Way to Look at It
In Week 2 of my free video poker classes at the South Point, I usually teach beginning 9/6 Double Double Bonus Poker. Many of my readers wouldn’t be caught dead playing such a game. It returns only...
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