Our guest this week is an advantage player we call Refinery. He combines blackjack play, with carnival games, and slots. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of […]
How it Should Be Done
I was playing video poker at a Dotty’s — a chain of 15-machine bar/casinos where I can still eke out an edge. I was playing high stakes for there ($50 a hand) at about 4 a.m. one Sunday morning, sitting off in a corner where the rest of the place spread out before me. Directly […]
Travel and Birthday savings
The corona virus is the hottest news topic lately. This post isn’t to discuss the Corona 19 virus but to discuss how it is affecting travel and travel costs. I have a trip to Las Vegas on 3/19 – 3/24. Because March Madness is going on, rental car prices were pretty high. I was around […]
Podcast – Blackjack Ball 2020
Our guests this week are Max Rubin, Arnold Snyder, and Anthony Curtis on to talk about this year’s Blackjack Ball. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of […]
The 24th Annual Blackjack Ball
Recently in Las Vegas, more than 60 of the sharpest blackjack players from around the world, with a few other successful gamblers invited as well, got together with their guests for an evening of socializing, drinking champagne, and competing against each other. We voted to select the newest member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame. […]
Podcast – Bryce Carlson
Our guest this week is Bryce Carlson, author of “Blackjack for Blood.” We talk about his blackjack adventures, his Omega II strategy, and how his approach differs from today’s “Road Warriors.” We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to […]
Is it Good for Me or Good for Us?
Not too long ago, here I wrote an article about when to hold a kicker to three aces while playing a Double Double Bonus progressive. The thumbnail conclusion was that if four aces pay 800 coins, and the aces-with-a-kicker (AWAK) progressive is at least 2285 coins, from a hand like AAA53, you should hold AAA3. […]
Podcast – listener emails part 2
No guest again this week as Bob and I answer listener questions plucked from the mail bag, We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:46] Reconciling personal records […]
What Time Is It?
It was approaching midnight recently as I played a progressive at a Las Vegas casino. This was a casino that changed multipliers every day, and today I was receiving the highest possible multiplier. Tomorrow my multiplier was likely to be smaller. It didn’t have to be, but I wouldn’t know what it would be until […]
The Straddle
When betting sports, knowing how much of a house edge you’re initially up against can be confusing. There are a handful of terms you’ll see that basically mean the same thing, but can be tough to interpret for a beginner. For odds presented in the modern American format, they’ll be standardized and based on a […]