Podcast – guest Jimmy Jazz 9/17/20
Our guest this week is Jimmy Jazz. He is back to talk about credit card strategies and other low roller plays. We welcome your questions – send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can...
View ArticleA Sexy Correlation
Author’s note: I ran this originally in December 2009, while I was teaching classes at the Eastside Cannery. After this was published, Andy and Sharon became good friends with Shirley and me, and later...
View ArticlePodcast – guest Jason Pipkin
Our guest this week is Jason Pipkin. Jason is a neuroscientist who gambles semi-professionally on elections at predictit.org. We welcome your questions – send them to us at...
View ArticleRemembering Darvin
If you’re a fan of the World Series of Poker, you might remember the improbable run made by a Maryland lumberjack named Darvin Moon made in the 2009 Main Event, finishing 2nd to Joe Cada. Darvin was an...
View ArticleWhen Do You Quit?
At www.gamblingwithanedge.com , in the comments section for a recent blog post of mine, a poker player said he had two stop limits–one for being ahead and on for being behind. (It’s possible he uses...
View ArticleWhy Does travel have to be so complicated?
I recently used Autoslash to book a car for an upcoming Las Vegas trip. I went to double check the reservation and noticed that the name on the reservation was not mine. It was actually the name of my...
View ArticlePodcast – guest Matt of PlusEVanalytics
Our guest this week is Matt from http://www.plusevanalytics.com. He is a Canadian actuary who also dabbles in advantage play. We discuss Taleb’s concept of anti-fragility and how that is very useful in...
View ArticleBig Sequential Royal Jackpot
Recently, at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, a lucky quarter video poker player, with a $1.25 bet, collected more than $150,000 for a sequential royal flush. I’ve received a number of inquiries...
View ArticlePodcast – guest author Peter Alson
Our guest this week is author Peter Alson. Peter returns to our show to discuss his book, “The Vig: Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie.” The book concerns working in a New York bookmaking operation...
View ArticleFood Comp Stories
The local mailers at the Four Queens for September and October included some hotel room nights accompanied by food/beverage credit. My offer came with $75 worth of such credit and Bonnie’s offer came...
View ArticlePodcast – guest Matt of PlusEVanalytics part 2
Our guest this week is a return visit from Matt of http://www.plusevanalytics.com. Some of the topics discussed include pointsbet, which is a newcomer to American sports books. We also talk about...
View ArticleWhich Game is Best?
Today I’m going to describe a casino that doesn’t, to my knowledge, exist. But there are a number of casinos with more-or-less similar situations. The math to calculate these things is fairly easy,...
View ArticlePodcast – guest Bob Nersesian
Our guest this week is attorney Bob Nersesian. We talk about the recent Nevada Supreme Court case where casinos have to cash your chips if you’re a patron, whether or not you can prove you came by...
View ArticleWhy Casino Craps Can’t Be Beaten
[Editor’s Note: The following in-depth treatment of dice setting in craps is written by the author of Blackjack for Blood, one of the all-time classic how-to blackjack books, still relevant and popular...
View ArticleWhich One is Worth More?
I’ve written about this subject a few times in the past, but not recently. If you’ve seen it before, check to see if you remember the correct answer. If you haven’t seen it before, now is the time to...
View ArticlePodcast – slot AP, Prax
Our guest this week is a professional slot AP called Prax. We talk about how he started 8 months ago, and went to making 6-figures his first year. We welcome your questions – send them to us at...
View ArticleAn Interesting Choice Between Straight Flush Draws in Joker Wild
Author’s Note: About 30 years ago, Bradley Davis published Mastering Joker Wild Video Poker. It was one of the standards when I started to study the game in 1993, so I bought it and read it. A few...
View ArticlePodcast – guest slot AP Prax part 2
Our guest this week is a return visit from Prax. We talk about life on the road, living in his van, and how covid has affected the AP life. We welcome your questions – send them to us at...
View ArticleLearning Advanced Bonus Poker Deluxe
This is a lightly re-done version of a 10-year-old article. The principles still hold and even if you saw it way back when, we all need refreshers from time to time. At some denominations and in some...
View ArticleUnexpected events in team play
In any gambling partnership or team play, it is best to get as many of the conditions set as possible before the actual play starts. The more you iron out ahead of time, the less possibility for...
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