Gambling With an Edge

No guest this week as Bob and I once again dip into the 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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:56] Is online advantage play becoming more or less valuable? [03:22] Are large jackpots paid in Bitcoin taxable? [05:15] 9/5 Triple Bonus Poker Plus [07:20] A listener thanks GWAE the education and entertainment [09:21] Jackpot promotion question [13:53] Graveyard shift etymology [15:12] Video poker pay table calculations [17:32] Scouting tips [18:38] Earning tier credits at Caesar's properties [22:34] Super Times Pay and Magic Deal frequencies [25:01] Blackjack bet sizing, chip management, and CTRs [27:29] Playing blackjack through heat while unrated [29:56] Royal flush frequency [31:24] $1 DDB calculations [33:25] South Point Casino September Promotions - $500,000 Guaranteed Money Madness [35:37] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners[36:15] BlackjackApprenticeship.com - blackjack training site and card counting community [36:45] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games[37:52] Surveillance is monitoring masks [39:37] Ways to get a new player's card [43:34] Trips gone wrong [49:58] Recommended - 99 Second Storytelling competition, Risk of Ruin podcast Books Referenced:Comp City by Max Rubin https://amzn.to/34YObTS Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge VideoPoker.com/gwae BlackjackApprenticeship.com  Recommended: Storytelling Competition https://www.facebook.com/events/325624952211013 Risk of Ruin Podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/risk-of-ruin/id1527018692Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is return guest, blackjack player HitA7.  We talk some more about HitA7's career and then answer a few questions from the 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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of advantage player HitA7 [00:34] Getting backed off at the Barona [03:20] Does HitA7's wife approve of his advantage plays? [07:38] A losing year [09:58] Playing while pretending to not speak English [11:14] Double deck games on The Strip [13:28] Cover, top bet, and spread [15:04] Playing as a part-time player [16:50] Playing during the pandemic [19:00] Lessons learned from long losing streaks [22:16] Networking [26:38] Other forms of advantage play [27:06] CTR issues [29:55] How closely does HitA7 watch the pit? [31:02] Advice for common card counting mistakes [32:35] Rat holing chips [34:20] Taking advantage of promotions when playing rated [36:00] South Point Casino August Promotions - Half-priced Walmart gift cards [36:32] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on various political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners[37:04] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games[37:59] Does HitA7 play video poker? [38:46] Listener question about saving for retirement as an AP [40:22] Listener question about UTH [42:39] Listener question about MSS [45:50] Listener question about a bookmaker from The Castaways [46:55] Listener question about Len Baker [47:28] Listener question about playing blackjack on the square [48:55] Does being a magician help in AP? [50:34] Listener question about cutting the cards in blackjack [54:00] Recommended - tacos at El Segundo Sol Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge VideoPoker.com/gwae Recommended: ElSeGundoSol.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is blackjack player HitA7. We talk about how he got started and his play in Mexico and South America. 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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of advantage player HitA7 [01:01] Thanks for posting reviews of GWAE on Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify, etc [02:10] HitA7's early gambling experiences [04:16] Playing with a Latino accent [06:52] BlackjackApprenticeship.com and card counting [09:15] Bankroll, bet size, and losing streaks [11:12] Can playing in Mexico be dangerous? [14:43] Mexican casinos [19:33] Playing in Colombia [33:41] Playing in Chile [38:45] South Point Casino August Promotions - Half-priced Walmart gift cards [39:14] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on various political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners[39:50] BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training site and community [40:27] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games[42:00] HitA7's job as a musician [44:00] Bad back-offs and license plate readers [47:43] HitA7 is also an ordained minister [49:24] Recommended - Giri/Haji on Netflix, Blackjack Discord, Oyster bars at Palace Station, South Point, Harrah's, and Sunset Station Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge BlackjackApprenticeship.com VideoPoker.com/gwae Recommended:Theblackjackdiscord.com Giri/Haji, netflix.com/title/80190519 Oyster bars at Palace Station, South Point, Harrah's, and Sunset StationLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guests this week are returning guest Lone Wolf, and his daughter Wolfetta.  He taught his daughter to play, and now they do AP playing together. 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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Lone Wolf and Wolfetta [00:50] How did Lone Wolf start playing with Wolfetta [01:51] Wolfetta's training and initial play [03:33] Hole-carding [04:32] How does Wolfetta's husband feel about her AP work? [05:31] Working full-time and playing part-time [06:30] Father and daughter cover stories [08:00] Playing conditions during COVID-19 [15:00] Cashing chips [18:00] Wolfetta's cover [20:25] Signals [20:57] Playing safely during COVID-19 [22:00] Counting versus hole-carding [23:38] Lone Wolf's back-offs [26:52] Using emotional swings as cover [30:50] South Point Casino August Promotions - 50% off of Walmart gift cards [31:38] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on various political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners[32:22] BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training site and community [33:13] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games[34:25] Blackjack tournaments [40:05] Drawings, promotional chips, and match plays [46:58] Does Wolfetta play as much as she would like? [51:25] Recommended - Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, Monster Hunter Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge BlackjackApprenticeship.com VideoPoker.com/gwae Recommended: Born to Run by Christopher McDougall https://amzn.to/2DOs1IQ  MonsterHunterWorld.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is blackjack pro Loudon Often. Loudon was the biggest money winner on the Church Team which was featured in the documentary "The Holy Rollers." 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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of blackjack player Loudon Often [00:41] How did Loudon start playing blackjack? [03:21] Playing with the Church Team [04:41] Loudon's background in writing and theology [09:49] Barring stories and back rooms [12:04] Working on BlackjackApprenticeship.com's Blackjack Bootcamps [14:55] Playing solo versus team play [19:14] Long losing streaks [21:05] How many hours per month does Loudon play? [22:17] Loundon's wife and family [26:25] South Point Casino August Promotions - Half price Walmart gift cards [27:22] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners [28:11] VideoPoker.com/GWAE - Gold Membership offers correction on most games [30:00] Barona Casino [31:56] Stories about Stumpy from surveillance [37:14] Other interactions with surveillance [40:12] Traveling with large amounts of cash [44:08] Loudon's short stories and website, daviddruryauthor.com [45:30] Recommended - LongReads.com, Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton, Jojo Rabbit Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge VideoPoker.com/GWAE BlackjackApprenticeship.com Books Referenced: Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich https://amzn.to/3fH9lYB Recommended: LongReads.com Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton https://amzn.to/3fAZxPu JoJo Rabbit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is Colin Jones of Blackjackapprenticeship.com.  We answer blackjack and card counting questions from our listeners. 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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Colin Jones, head of BlackjackApprenticeship.com, blackjack player, and blackjack teacher [00:41] The recent mid-week Blackjack Bootcamp [04:44] Colin's upcoming interview with Richard [06:24] Next card hole carding at blackjack [10:42] Cashing chips after getting 86'd [13:31] Facial recognition and masks [17:11] Casinos capturing cell phone communications or data [18:17] Is a name ever clean again after a back-off? [21:12] South Point Casino August Promotion - Half-price Walmart gift card [22:27] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on a variety of political events[23:33] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, "Hot Roll Poker" is the game of the week[24:32] Introduction of Levi Mitch [34:35] The value of networking at Blackjack Bootcamp [38:04] Cashing expired chips [40:03] Negativity bias [43:09] Does comp hustling ruin a clean name? [44:25] Recommended - Mindful extension, Freakonomics podcast Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge VideoPoker.com/gwae BlackjackApprenticeship.com Colin's Previous Appearances on GWAE lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/119961-2/ lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-with-edge-guest-colin-jones/ Recommended: Mindful extension, Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mindful-beta/cieekmjjdkckhpidgaffphlaljdfhhab?hl=en-US Freakonomics podcast, Freakonomics.com/archiveLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is Max Coins, an option trader who had many low roller shenanigans he played in Vegas and Atlantic City when he was younger, as well as some high-roller play later in his career.  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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of advantage player Max Coins [00:50] Max's friend, Sam [02:30] Pranking Binion's [04:40] Sahara promotions [08:08] Other coupon advantage plays [19:27] Vegas World coupon strategies [28:28] South Point July Promotions - "Spin to Win" [29:33] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on political outcomes, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners [30:15] BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training site and community, Blackjack Boot Camps available [31:30] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, Pro Membership included correction on QQ and UX [32:34] More discussion of Vegas World promotions [38:37] Bellagio stories [43:35] Trump Taj Mahal promotions and various other exploits [57:27] Recommended - artsandculture.google.com, Dark on Netflix Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge BlackjackApprenticeship.com VideoPoker.com/gwae Recommended: ArtsAndCulture.Google.com Dark - Netflix.com/title/80100172 Max Coin's other episode: LasVegasAdvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-with-an-edge-guest-max-coins/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is David Hill, author of the new book "The Vapors." 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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of David Hill, author of The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice [00:40] History of gambling, politics, and mob activity in Hot Springs [13:29] Research and interviews for The Vapors [17:50] South Point Casino July Promotions - "Spin to Win" [19:10] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on various political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners[19:51] BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training site and community, Blackjack Boot Camp scheduled for July 23rd [20:20] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most game, 1000 hand free trial of Pro Membership for GWAE listeners [21:05] David's website, DavidHillOnline.com/writing [22:08] David's article on Spanky [28:11] Sports betting in New Jersey by New Yorkers [30:07] David's story on Predicit.org [33:08] Harry Anderson [37:52] Chess [46:11] David's upcoming podcast about gamblers [49:04] David Hill's contact info, @davehill77 on Twitter.[49:32] Recommended: "Marcella" on Netflix, The Best I Saw in Chess by Stuart Rachels  Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge VideoPoker.com/gwae BlackjackApprenticeship.com David Hill's Links: DavidHillOnline.com/writingTheRinger.com 2019/6/5/18644504/sports-betting-bettors-sharps-kicked-out-spanky-william-hill-new-jerseyClassic.esquire.com/article/2019/11/2/the-carpetbagging-gamblers-of-the-garden-stateTheRinger.com/2018/3/21/17130490/predictit-politics-elections-gamblingTheRinger.com/tv/2018/4/17/17248358/harry-anderson-obituary-night-court-magic Recommended:"Marcella" on NetflixThe Best I Saw in Chess by Stuart Rachels https://amzn.to/2Wr0iUILearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No guest this week as Bob and I once again dip into the 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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Intro [01:02] Sexcism discussion [03:06] Face up UTH [06:11] Card counting and playing for comps [08:21] Laying odds in backgammon [13:52] Video poker player has been excluded from multiplier promotions [16:55] Any unusual card counting method for Spanish 21 [18:40] Is it legal to use a VPN to play online poker? [20:37] New table player restrictions and current blackjack table conditions [22:34] Multiple hand video poker bankroll question [23:36] Progressive suited royal flushes [24;44] Maintaining anonymity at high stakes [27:09] Bankroll needed for $32k coin-in on full pay Jacks or Better [28:37] Scouting video poker [30:58] Strategies for physical ticket drawings [32:44] Does changing a video poker machine affect EV? [34:17[ Variance in video poker [35:44] Scouting advantage plays [37:21] Dice control and other craps strategies [39:15] Will Captain Jack or Ed Miller ever do a sports betting boot camp? [39:53] Blackjack side bets [41:02] Why doesn't Richard like Apple products? [42:55] Would Bob ever consider teaching video poker classes online? [44:11] How can someone develop the skills needed to analyze games? [47:22] South Point Casino July Promotions - "Spin to Win" [49:27] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on various political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners [50:20] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free pro trial for GWAE listeners [51:16] Tips for minority APs [55:31] Have Bob or Richard ever thought about podcasting about their experiences as professional gamblers? [57:47] Recommended - David Hill's writing, Hamliton on Disney+ Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge VideoPoker.com/gwae  Software Referenced: ExtremeGammon.com LasVegasAdvisor.com/shop/products/dunbars-risk-analyzer-for-video-poker-v-2-0-download-upgrade/ VideoPokerForWinners.com Recommended: David Hill, DavidHillOnline.com Hamilton on Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is T Dane,  a surveillance expert, and author of "Behind the Black Dome." 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. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of T. Dane surveillance expert and author of Behind the Black Dome [00:36] The origin of the name T. Dane [01:42] How much of Behind the Black Dome is still relevant? [02:48] T. Dane's employment history [04:44] The impact of Covid-19 on surveillance [08:08] When would surveillance employees want to identify a person [12:36] Do surveillance employees get sent down to the floor? [13:22] How much focus on advantage play? [14:41] Are there incentives from management to catch advantage players? [16:51] Players with tunnel vision [20:01] Database usage and contributions [23:36] What size win would trigger a tape review? [25:21] South Point Casino July Promotions - "Spin to Win," point multipliers on July 4th [26:57] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners [27:54] BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training site and community [28:36] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correct on most games, Game of the Week is Multi-Strike Poker [30:07] Facial recognition technology [33:20] Using social media to identify advantage players [37:01] License plate recognition [41:02] How many advantage players per week did T. Dane see? [41:45] When T. Dane was an advantage player did he park where he played? [43:31] Use of player's card information [46:29] Rat-holing chips [48:00] Cheating incidents [49:51] How many surveillance workers know the basic strategy for blackjack? How many can count cards? [53:54] RFID chips [55:03] What percentage of time is heat generated from the pit boss? Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge BlackjackApprenticeship.com VideoPoker.com/gwae Referenced Links: Other T. Dane Interviews: BlackjackApprenticeship.com/behind-the-black-dome-interview/ LasVegasAdvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/interview-with-t-dane-author-of-behind/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices