Gambling With an Edge - guest Big Red

01/17/20 • 53 min

Our guest this week is Big Red, a video poker player who was able to figure out and exploit the Movin’ On Up video poker game. Several features of the discussion highlight the type of things video poker players do to gain an edge in a casino We welcome your questions - send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Big Red, successful video poker player[00:46] Movin’ On Up video poker[06:40] Researching IGT’s numbers[08:26] Finding Movin’ On Up and a car drawing[19:14] Figuring out the strategy[22:54] Does the game still exist?[25:15] Auto-hold[28:32] Paytables, draw variants, and strategy[30:21] South Point Casino January Promotions - $500k Spin to Win, $32k Hot Seat on 1/20, free video poker classes[33:41] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, Pro Membership includes Quick Quads and basic Ultimate X[34:56] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small wagers on political events[36:12] BlackJackApprenticeship.com - blackjack training site and forum [36:58] “All But Dissertation” in computer science [41:05] Movin’ on Up strategy in the dissertation[48:42] Recommended - write 2020, Library Extension, Las Vegas Improv, Storytelling at A Public Fit SouthPointCasino.comVideoPoker.comPredictit.org/promo/edgeBlackJackApprenticeship.comBobDancer.com/seminars LibraryExtension.comLVImprov.comAPublicFit.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Gambling With an Edge - guest The Heist

Our guest this week is a former surveillance operator turned professional sports bettor. We call him "The Heist.". We welcome your questions - send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of The Heist, former surveillance employee and current poker player/sports bettor[00:35] The Heist's surveillance experience[07:15] The Tran Organization and Archie Karas[07:55] Cheating and facial recognition[11:00] Card craps AP story[16:04] G2E trips and other surveillance training[17:41] Tribal casino legal proceedings[19:09] Why did The Heist give up surveillance?[22:18] Sports betting[24:45] The SuperContest[27:20] South Point January Casino Promotions - $500,000 "Spin to Win." MLK Hot Seat, free video poker classes start 1/14[29:48] Predictit.org/promo/edge - places small bets on political events[30:35] BlackJackApprenticeship.com - blackjack training site[31:00] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, Pro Membership includes correction on Ultimate X and Quick Quads[32:07] Do casinos data mine search for players with lifetime wins?[32:43] Red flags that attract attention from surveillance[37:02] Sports betting promotions[40:17] Betting on Asian baseball[43:50] Prop betting[45:58] How did he get the name "The Heist?"[47:01] Recommended - Las Vegas Improv, National Parks Lifetime Pass, "52 Things that I learned in 2019." SouthPointCasino.comPredictit.org/promo/edgeBlackJackApprenticeship.comVideoPoker.com/GWAEBobDancer.com/seminarsYoutube.com/user/bjavideos Las Vegas Improvisation Players LVimprov.comNational Park Passes Nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm52 things I learned in 2019 Medium.com/fluxx-studio-notes/52-things-i-learned-in-2019-8ee483e6c816 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Gambling With an Edge - guest Roger Jones

Our guest this week is Roger Jones of VegasTickets.com. This company is a ticket broker and buys and sells tickets to events in Las Vegas, as well as major events all over the world. It's off the main subject matter of "Gambling with an Edge," but there are a lot of players who either want tickets or who get awarded tickets by casinos and would like to dispose of them profitably. This show tells you how. We welcome your questions - send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Roger Jones, owner of VegasTickets.com [00:41] What is a ticket broker? [04:08] Can individuals sell tickets to VegasTickets.com? [06:10] Reselling comped tickets [09:49] VegasTickets.com "experiences" [12:15] What are the most valuable tickets in Las Vegas? [16:20] Legal rights of ticket holders and content providers [18:20] Same day ticket sales [25:40] South Point Casino January Promotions - $500k "Spin to Win" and free video poker classes [28:12] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on political events, $20 deposit match promo for GWAE listeners [28:55] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games [30:32] Does VegasTickets.com sell Super Bowl tickets? [39:47] Stories about expensive tickets [42:58] Are ticket lotteries usually profitable? [45:33] How will the ticket business evolve? [46:18] Other important info about VegasTickets.com [47:24] Recommend - Ralthy Inflatable Pillow - https://amzn.to/3akV6XE Joe Heller obit https://www.courant.com/obituaries/hc-obituary-joe-heller-20190910-story.html "The Gods of Scrabble" by Mo Srivastava https://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/the-gods-of-scrabble-by-mo-srivastava-1.4244078 Previous episodes with Mo Srivastava https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-with-edge-guest-mohan/ https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-with-edge-guest-mohan-2/ Guest Contacts VegasTickets.com [email protected] [email protected] (702) 795-7880 Sponsors SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge VideoPoker.com/GWAE BobDancer.com/seminars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices