The Cost of Tips
In mid-February, Andrew Uyal, a Las Vegas Strip casino pit boss, wrote in his Behind the Curtain column on the www.gamblingwithanedge.com site an article titled Who Actually Cares? It was about...
View ArticleDr. Nick & The Hot Aussie Chick Podcast : From the New Caledonia Poker Open
Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick do their second podcast from New Caledonia in the South Pacific. During the podcast they talk Poker and the NCPO, as well as tips on attacking Roulette. About...
View ArticlePodcast – Poker pro, Sia Layta
Our guest is Sia Layta — a pseudonym of a woman whose about-to-be-published book is called Black Widow Poker. It’s about the advantages and disadvantages of women playing poker. In addition, Sia is...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain — It’s Madness
March Madness is upon us. Every hotel, casino, and sport’s bar in town is overrun with fans. Some of these fans are hardcore college basketball fans that have analyzed the teams since the season began....
View ArticleHe Screwed Me!
I rarely play two video poker machines at once. One exception is when the South Point runs their “Money Madness” promotion, where they have a casino-wide progressive that must hit between $10,000 and...
View ArticleQuestions for Bob Nersesian
It’s that time again – everyone’s favorite attorney Bob Nersesian is coming back on the show. Send us your questions for Bob at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com. Or you can just post them here. The post...
View ArticlePodcast – German BJ player, Ultimate
Our guest today is a German blackjack player who posts under the name of ‘Ultimate’ on various forums. He tells us about extended trips in the United States and Europe — how they are similar and how...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain — Blending
Last week we talked about some of the side effects of March Madness as it relates to casinos in general. This week, I want to touch on how it can affect advantage players specifically. It’s true that...
View ArticleDigging for the Holes
Someone associated with a gambling site called casinoguru.com posted on gamblingwithanedge.com in response to one of my blogs: You can’t really win money unless you bet everything at once during the...
View ArticlePodcast – Millennial Gambler
Our guest this week is “Millennial Gambler,” a young Canadian player who parlayed online gambling and the rise of Bitcoin to go from a bankroll of $250 to more than a million dollars. Two important...
View ArticleLooking for Love in All the Wrong Places
I’ve been teaching video poker classes for more than 20 years. A key part of each class is answering questions from the students. Some questions indicate the student is just starting out on the...
View ArticleDr Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick show 3 talk the Las Vegas Shooting and Video...
Dr Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick in their latest Pod Cast discuss new info in the Vegas Shooting and Video Poker. The post Dr Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick show 3 talk the Las Vegas Shooting and Video...
View ArticlePodcast – guest attorney Bob Nersesian
Our guest this week is attorney Bob Nersesian. The primary source of questions for Mr. Nersesian were emails from our listeners. If you have questions you would like Bob Nersesian to answer on future...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain — Don’t Read Into It
Working in the pit, I’ve gotten to overhear some of the most ridiculous conversations a sane person could fathom. This week, I got a reminder of one I’d like to share with you. The moral of the story...
View ArticleFarewell to Dotty’s — Part I of II
There are hundreds of 15-machine Dotty’s outlets throughout Nevada, along with a few larger facilities. I have played at Dotty’s for the past few years and have written several articles about this....
View ArticleDr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick: Would You Play Poker Against Donald Trump?
Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick interview long time Poker Author and psychologist Dr. Alan Schoonmaker. We discuss several aspects of poker psychology including profile players and some player tells....
View ArticleBehind the Curtain — Hey, Back Off
One of the more ironic things I get to/have to do on occasion is back off an advantage player. A lot of people find it funny that I have to do that once in a while, given my past. Some players I know...
View ArticlePodcast – guest blackjack player “Lone Wolf”
Bob and Richard interview “Lone Wolf,” an east coast blackjack player who has primarily worked alone. podcast Click to listen – Alt-click to download Show Notes The post Podcast – guest blackjack...
View ArticleFarewell to Dotty’s — Part II of II
In last week’s blog, I discussed the W-2G promotion at Dotty’s and how they have removed the best games for playing that promotion. I suggest you read that blog before you look at today’s, because...
View ArticleThe 2018 Blackjack Ball & and Black Widow Poker
In the latest episode of the Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick Show, the duo talk about Dr. Nicks attendance to the 2018 Blackjack Ball and after party hosted by blackjack Hall of Famers Max Rubin and...
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