Our guest this week is Anthony Curtis. We talk about what's new in Las Vegas, and upcoming books from Huntington Press. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Anthony Curtis, publisher of The Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press [00:35] Remembering Cat Hulbert [01:51] James Grosjean's books [07:16] Upcoming books from The Huntington ...
Sep 22, 2022•56 min
This is another throw back episode, this one from 2015. Our guest this week is 7 time WSOP bracelet winner Billy Baxter. Billy is one of the old time players kicking around Vegas for almost 50 years. We talk poker, sports betting, golf, pool hustling, a little bit of everything.
Sep 18, 2022•47 min
No guest this week as we answer questions from our mail bag. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:54] MegaBucks [03:07] Can fans show support for GWAE by donating to charity? [04:10] Progressive slots, earning EV [12:07] DB versus DBB video poker [16:46] Books for aspiring card counters [18:19] Networking with other APs [19:56] Vult...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This week's throwback episode is from July of 2014, and features Mohan Srivastava. Mohan cracked the code on several scratch off lottery games. We talk about beating the lottery. You can read about some of his exploits in this Wired magazine article. https://www.wired.com/2011/01/ff-lottery/ . Also on the show we mention a story Mohan wrote about Scrabble. You can read that story here. https://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/the-gods-of-scrabble-by-mo-srivastava-1.4244078...
Sep 11, 2022•43 min
Our guest this week is Rob Pizzola. Rob is a professional sports bettor, and one of the owners of Betstamp, http://betstamp.com . He also has a podcast called, Circles Off. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of sports bettor, Rob Pizzola [00:33] Rob's background in advantage play [03:18] Transitioning out of radio [04:43] Betting spor...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min
This is our throwback episode with sports bettor Alan Denkenson, aka Dink. Dink was a character in Beth Raymer's book, Lay the Favorite, https://amzn.to/3Rgz1yQ and was portrayed by Bruce Willis in the movie made from the book. We talk to Dink about his specialty - hockey betting. Dink passed away on Aug 31st. He was one of the nice guys of this industry, and well known for decades. He will be missed.
Sep 04, 2022•49 min
Our guest this week is Captain Jack Andrews here to talk about the new football season, and what is new at http://unabated.com . We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Captain Jack, co-founder of Unabated.com [00:53] Proliferation of sports betting in the USA, California propositions [06:18] NFL rule changes [07:02] Wong teasers [09:42...
Sep 01, 2022•54 min
This is another throwback episode; this one from April of 2013. The guest is Mark Billings, author of The Ultimate Edge. https://amzn.to/3pLlCSX The book talks about blackjack in the 1980s.
Aug 28, 2022•47 min
Our guest this week is legendary bridge player Bob Hamman. Bob also runs a company called SCA that basically insures large unlikely events. One example would be the Pepsi promotion where someone could win a billion dollars. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction bridge player and businessman, Bob Hamman [00:30] Bob's background in bridge ...
Aug 25, 2022•54 min
Our guests this week are Tommy Hyland, and John Chang, on to talk about blackjack teams. Tommy runs the Hyland team, one of the longest running and most successful teams of all time. You can read about him in Gambling Wizards. (Shameless plug) John ran the MIT team and you can read more about him in my interview here. https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/interview-with-johnny-c/
Aug 21, 2022•53 min
Our guest this week is Shane Sigsbee. Shane started a company called "I am a Whale" that backed professional poker players, and then moved into sports arbitrage, and getting down for other pros. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of sports better Shane Sigsbee [00:30] Shane's background in golf [01:20] Betting on golf [01:56] Does bei...
Aug 18, 2022•56 min
This is a throwback episode from April of 2013. Our guest was Cat Hulbert. Cat was a professional blackjack player 30+ years ago. She played with the Czechs, and on the Ken Uston team in Atlantic City. She then turned to professional poker. She is the author of Outplaying the Boys, https://amzn.to/3p8tTjP and is featured in Gambling Wizards. https://amzn.to/3p8tTjP
Aug 14, 2022•47 min
No guest this week as we answer questions from our mail bag. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:30] Bill Benter's published material [02:02] Risk of ruin for 8/5 and 8/6 Jack or Better [03:47] Getting flat-bet at a Strip casino [05:06] Intermittent fasting [17:00] Getting cut off from comps at a small locals casino [19:39] Backed ...
Aug 11, 2022•54 min
This is a throwback episode from 2012, and the guest was BJ Traveller. BJT is Chinese and at the time of the recording had played blackjack in 66 countries around the world, and written 10 books about his exploits. You can read my print interview with him here: https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/my-interview-with-bj-traveller/
Aug 07, 2022•22 min
Our guest this week is tax expert Russell Fox on to talk about tax stuff for gamblers. He provided updates for the latest edition of Tax Help For Gamblers We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Russel Fox from Clayton Tax Services [00:37] Tax implications of sports betting in different states [03:14] Splitting a large DFS jackpot [04:1...
Aug 04, 2022•53 min
This episode originally aired in April of 2012. The guest this week is blackjack expert, and author Don Schlesinger. His book is Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pro's Way which you can find here. https://amzn.to/3cRCHaA
Jul 31, 2022•30 min
No guest this week as we answer questions from our mail bag. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:26] The impact of recessions on casinos [01:07] Calculating the value of video poker progressives [02:20] Expensive mistakes [07:19] Hitting hard 14 versus 6 [08:44] Legal name change and SSN [10:53] Playing under someone else's players...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr
This is another throwback episode, which originally aired in January of 2012. Our guest is Laurie C. long-time member of the MIT Blackjack team, and wife of Johnny C. who ran the MIT team. We talk about counting cards, the movie 21, and the advantages of being a Chinese woman in the casinos.
Jul 24, 2022•48 min
Our guest this week is Norman Zadeh. Norman is a former mathematics professor, and longtime gambler. He wrote one of the first math based poker books back in 1974. He has been a winning gambler at backgammon, poker, and sports betting. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Norman Zadeh [00:39] Norman’s gambling background, poker, back...
Jul 21, 2022•57 min
Our guest this week is known simply as K.C., and was one of the most fascinating guests we have had. K.C. started as a professional blackjack player, and when he started getting barred he turned to craps. He read Wong on Dice and decided that this was the game for him. He won $1.5 million dollars at craps before the dice started to turn. After losing almost all of that money back he now thinks that he never had an edge. Yet many casinos barred him from playing dice! We also talked about a docume...
Jul 17, 2022•40 min
Our guest this week is Will. Will started out as a card counter, moved on to other forms of AP, and then moved into DFS and sports betting. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of advantage player, Will [01:07] Will's gambling background [03:59] Early bet spreads and late night minimums [04:54] Getting deterred by early losses, blackjac...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Our guest this week is Stanford Wong. We discuss controlled dice throwing, and his book, Wong on Dice. Bob and I also discuss "scares" which in video poker means near misses of a royal flush, but in blackjack usually involves security guards. This episode originally aired in Oct of 2011. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge ....
Jul 10, 2022•51 min
Our guest this week is Adam Bjorn. Adam has worked both sides of the counter for over 30 years, He is both a professional bettor, and a bookmaker, and now is working for a software company aimed at giving bookmakers bettor tools for servicing their customers. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Adam Bjorn, sports bettor and sportsbo...
Jul 07, 2022•57 min
Our guest this week is Houston Curtis. Houston is a sleight of hand expert, and executive producer of the live streaming poker show "Live At The Bike." We talk about some of the recent poker cheating scandals and what you can do to protect yourself. He is also the author of Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist, and his experiences playing in "Molly's Game." We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/...
Jun 30, 2022•58 min
Our guest this week is Anthony Curtis. We talk about what's new in Las Vegas, and upcoming books from Huntington Press. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Anthony Curtis, publisher of The Huntington Press and The Las Vegas Advisor [00:30] Upcoming books by James Grosjean from The Huntington Press [06:34] Other upcoming books from T...
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 3 min
No guest this week as we answer questions from our mail bag. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:38] Double Up feature in video poker [02:46] Effect of variance when playing multiple hands on blackjack [04:00] Playing online vs playing in-person [05:50] Legality of relaying hole card information [08:06] Pressing a casino on a jackp...
Jun 16, 2022•51 min
Our guest this week is a return visit from professional sports bettor, Fats. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of sports bettor, Fats [00:37] Fats' Twitter prediction about William Hill and Circa Sports, Twitter.com/real_fats [03:17] Torturing Spiro The Greek [08:09] Meeting with the heads of offshore books [11:03] 1992 Billy Walters...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Our guest this week is professional sports bettor known as Fats. Fats has been at it over 30 years, and has worked with the best of the best, as well as running his own crew. The man can tell a story. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of sports bettor, Fats [00:50] Fats' Twitter, Twitter.com/real_fats [04:52] Fats' introduction to sp...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr
No guest this week as we answer questions from our mail bag. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:28] What other professions would Bob and Richard have considered? [05:37] Caesars stops sending a player mailers [07:15] Would Bob or Richard auction off a meeting? [09:07] Brainstorming dead plays [17:02] How to prepare for a play that...
May 26, 2022•50 min
Our guest this week is Elihu Feustel. Elihu is a professional bettor that has also worked the other side of the counter so he brings a unique perspective to his betting. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction sports bettor, Elihu [00;35] How did Elihu get started in gambling? [01:11] Playing blackjack [02:22] Elihu's education and profess...
May 19, 2022•59 min
