Podcast – Super host Steve Cyr
Bob and I talk to super-host Steve Cyr. We received many questions for hosts from our listeners, and many of them made it into the podcast. We will have Steve on again in the near future to address...
View ArticleLessons from Backgammon, Part 2 of 2
(Editor’s Note) We’ve just discovered that, due to a technical glitch, last-week’s Bob Dancer blog wasn’t posted. We’re putting it up now and will resume the usual schedule this week. Last week, I...
View ArticleA Look at The Confidence Game – Part 1 of 2
For our May 31 Gambling with an Edge podcast, we interviewed Maria Konnikova, a journalist with a Ph.D. in psychology who worked with Eric Seidel to become more knowledgeable about poker and ended up...
View ArticlePodcast – Tax Adviser Russell Fox
Our guest this week is tax adviser Russell Fox. Russell is a tax adviser with many professional gamblers as clients. We talk about the new tax laws, and how they effect both professional gamblers, as...
View ArticleWhat Are Reasonable Expectations from Attending Video Poker Classes?
Author’s note: Last week I began a “Part 1 of 2” series about Maria Konnikova’s book The Confidence Game. It is a reasonable expectation on your part that Part 2 would appear today. It’s better for...
View ArticlePodcast – Poker Pro, Tony
Bob and Richard visit with poker player Tony in the first of two back-to-back interviews. We speak about how he got started, his WSOP bracelet, and his experience playing in Macau, among other topics....
View ArticleHigh Stakes vs Low Stakes Poker and the American Casino Guide
In the latest episode of Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick the duo interview Vegas Eric who talks about his 15 years of high stakes poker as well as the rise and fall of a high stakes player. His...
View ArticleA Look at The Confidence Game – Part 2 of 2
Two weeks ago, I explained why I found Maria Konnikova’s book, The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time, worthy of study. Today I’m going to pick and choose among some of the parts of...
View ArticlePodcast – Poker Pro, Tony part 2
Bob and Richard visit with poker player Tony in the second of two back-to-back interviews. We speak of how the UIGEA and Bitcoin regulation are related, cheating in poker, online tells, and being...
View ArticleIf It Looks Too Good to be True . . .
I just finished a two-part analysis of Maria Konnikova’s The Confidence Game where one of her warnings was (paraphrased) “If something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Very likely there’s...
View ArticlePodcast – card counter Ryemo
This week our guest is Ryemo (pronounced RYE-mo), who is a family man who plays blackjack full time without a partner. Ryemo is on the road playing about 500 hours per year, and talks honestly about...
View ArticleWhat Can We Learn From New Jersey’s First Half-Month of Sports Betting?
[Editor’s Note: Captain Jack is a long-time professional sports bettor and observer of the sports betting scene. He’s headquartered in New Jersey, so he’s witnessed the implementation of...
View ArticleNew Developments in MS, NJ, OH, CO, and NY
The sports wagering world is moving at a frenetic pace lately. It’s going to be hard to keep up. For instance, since my last blog post written four days ago, we’ve seen the following: New Jersey opened...
View ArticleLooking at 9-5 Double Double Bonus Poker with Multiple Progressives
The Vegas Stats & Information Network radio studio is located in the middle of the South Point casino floor, and periodically I’ve been a guest of the early morning show hosted by Paul “Paulie”...
View ArticleGambling Attorney Bob Nersesian
This week Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick talk to noted gambling attorney Bob Nersesian. The duo talk to Bob about some of the more ridiculous cases he’s come across and why the casino do the things...
View ArticlePodcast – Jimmy Jazz
Bob and I are joined by Jimmy Jazz to talk about getting the most bang for your bucks on auto rentals, air travel, and credit cards. podcast click to listen – alt click to download Show Notes The...
View ArticleWhy Play When It’s Not Worth Very Much?
Sometimes on holidays, the South Point offers 2x points — which means 0.6% because the base is 0.3%. This is equivalent to 6x points at the myriad of casinos that offer 0.1% base points. This past July...
View ArticlePodcast – poker player Barbara Enright
Our guest today is Barbara Enright, member of the Poker Hall of Fame, the Women’s Poker Hall of Fame, and the Senior Poker Hall of Fame. Barbara is also the only woman to ever make the final table of...
View ArticleOutside The Box in Sports Wagering
One of the more exciting ways to view the expansion of legalized sports betting is to think about all the new options it will present to a sports bettor. After all, when the US experienced the...
View ArticleBut Wouldn’t I Get My Money Back More Often?
I was teaching beginner 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe in my Tuesday noon class at the South Point. (The semester will continue every Tuesday until September 4.) The hand we were discussing was 3♦4♦5♦Q♣J♣. The...
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