Gambling With an Edge - guest Bob Nersesian

This week we continue our discussion with Bob Nersesian, and then Bob and I 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.

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Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction of gaming attorney Bob Nercessian

[00:33]  Are there any different rules for gambling in U.S. territories?

[01:22]  Cashing chips without showing ID in Colorado

[06:38]  Has Bob ever represented any baccarat players?

[07:26]  Manipulation of slot club points in Biloxi

[10:14]  Changes in civil forfeiture laws

[12:31]  Using markers to pay of other debts

[14:09]  Should chips from a London casino be declared at the U.S. border?

[15:20]  Could creating vouchers in advance be considered money laundering?

[19:15]  W2Gs that are under $1200 excluding the cost of the bet

[20:49]  Would texting about a hot shoe violate the device law?

[24:21]  South Point Casino - more than 10,000 games returning 99%+, free video poker classes

[26:16]  VideoPoker.com - Gold membership offers correction on most games

[27:11]  Recommended

[31:51]  What are the must-read books about advantage play?

[32:33]  Does Bob recommend playing video poker to grow a bankroll?

[38:05]  What movies has Richard been in?

[38:35]  What is an acceptable starting blackjack bankroll?

[40:08]  Blackjack the Discord

[40:40]  Capping a machine

[42:56]  Stories about the first card counters

[44:00]  One2Six shufflers in Macau

[46:25]  Pitch games in Tunica and Biloxi

[48:41]  How do you fake losses?

[49:58]  Do big players provide cover to bet bigger?

[52:09]  Keeping your name clean, playing as a refusal

[53:18]  Is it better to play two hands of ten units or one hand of twenty?

[54:27]  Triple Double Bonus Triple Play bankroll question

[56:55]  A 200-hour blackjack losing streak

Links:

SouthPointCasino.com

VideoPoker.com

BobDancer.com/seminars

TheMoth.org/storytellers/josh-axelrad

Rosatispizza.com

Qfit.com

Blackjack The Discord https://blackjackplayer28.wixsite.com/blackjackthediscor-1/blank

Books:

Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks https://amzn.to/2ntl3Al

Repeat Until Rich by Josh Axelrad https://amzn.to/2lmyMIz

Advanced Tactics in Casino Advantage Play by Abram Alexander https://amzn.to/2lRndtq

Comp City by Max Rubin https://amzn.to/2m0IHE3

21st Century Card Counter by Colin Jones https://amzn.to/2lnl8oJ

Gambling With an Edge - guest Bob Nersesian

Our guest this week is attorney Bob Nersesian. We discuss questions sent in by listeners, including trespass, Phil Ivey, and machine malfunctions.

We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter.

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Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction of gaming attorney Bob Nersesian

[00:28]  Noises Off at Super Summer Theatre

[02:54]  Voluntary facial recognition programs at airports

[06:39]  Does Bob practice law only in Nevada?

[11:32]  Tribal court's power of arrest and prosecution

[13:40]  CTRs and SARs

[15:29]  Nevada trespass laws

[22:57]  A malfunction on a must-hit-by machine at $4950/$5000

[27:29]  Messenger betting with apps in Nevada

[30:51]  Abandoned credits played accidentally in Colorado

[34:26]  Ligation of a verbal threat of assault

[36:14]  Phil Ivey's cases, discussion of other procedural vulnerabilities

[44:15]  South Point Casino Promotions -  Bottles of City Lights Shine, free video poker classes

[45:06]  VideoPoker.com - Gold membership offers correction on most games

[48:33]  Trespass status after Caesars and Eldorado merger

[53:22]  Off-duty police officer moonlighting as a security guard

SouthPointCasino.com

VideoPoker.com

Supersummertheatre.org

Gambling With an Edge - Andrew Uyal and Anthony Curtis

This week our guests are Andrew Uyal and Anthony Curtis. They are on to discuss Andrew's new book, The Blackjack Insiders.

We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter.

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Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction of guests Andrew Uyal, author of The Blackjack Insiders and Anthony Curtis from Huntington Press

[00:37]  Andrew's content on GamblingWithAnEdge.com

[02:02]  What makes The Blackjack Insiders unique?

[03:43]  Did Andrew ever get heat from his employer about playing blackjack?

[05:20]  Does Andrew's employer ever ask for his opinion about possible counters?

[06:13]  Barbary Coast discussion, sweat stories, and Dustin Marks

[09:31]  Andrew's card counting partner and discussion of casino employees' knowledge of games

[15:32]  Andrew goes on the road, playing without a players card, and back-off discussion

[31:00]  South Point Casino September Promotion - South Point 400 City Lights Shine bottles and free video poker classes

[31:53]  VideoPoker.com - Gold Membership offers strategy correction on most games

[33:19]  How did Andrew respond to being ID'd?  Double deck vs shoe games

[37:05]  Are the looser games at the Cromwell attracting more players?

[41:36]  Salary ranges for floor and pit employees?

[44:10]  Discussion of pooling tips

[49:24]  The Eldorado acquisition of Caesars Entertainment

[50:46]  The blackjack scene in Seattle

The Blackjack Insiders by Andrew Uyal https://amzn.to/34I1B4c

The Theory of Blackjack by Peter Griffin https://amzn.to/2ZY7Thp

Cheating at Blackjack by Dustin Marks https://amzn.to/34KtqZN

The 21st Century Card Counter by Colin Jones https://amzn.to/2LvI4fT

SouthPointCasino.com

VideoPoker.com

HuntingtonPress.com

GamblingWithAnEdge.com

BobDancer.com/seminars

Gambling With an Edge - listener questions

This week Bob and I dip into the mail bag to answer listener questions.

We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter.

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Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction

[00:31]  iTunes broken link and how to report time sensitive show problems

[02:11]  Noises Off at Super Summer Theatre

[03:37]  Royal Caribbean and MGM status match

[05:23]  Why is GWAE only an hour long?

[06:00]  Where is the best play to live as a new card counter with a small bankroll?

[07:54]  Is traveling to get free play worth it?

[10:57]  Should someone is always carded play rated?

[12:44]  Will Eldorado honor Caesar's Seven Stars offers?

[15:35]  How should listeners network?

[20:46]  How to avoid heat at table games?

[22:45]  How can a listener help people get bets down?

[23:52]  Bob's blackjack history.

[25:35]  How should a player deal with an unresponsive host?

[27:07]  Tropicana in Atlantic City voucher policy

[29:41]  How can players manage terms of service risk with off-shore online casino bonuses?

[32:55]  Question about video poker speed and comps.

[37:42]  South Point Casino September Promotion - City Lights Shine bottles, free video poker classes

[39:24]  VideoPoker.com - gold membership offers correction on most games

[41:14]  Was a baccarat tracking system successful due to luck?

[42:29]  How does Bob log his gambling activities?

[46:58]  Is it to late to learn how to beat video poker?

[48:45]  Blackjack Apprenticeship

[49:47]  Variance in a two million hand FPDW sample.

[52:54]  What is the best way to play promotional chips?

[56:55]  How can you exploit a game when the information is scarce?

Facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge

Twitter.com/RWM21

SuperSummerTheatre.org/noises-off-by-michael-frayn

BobDancer.com/seminars

BlackjackApprenticeship.com

Blackjackforumonline.com/content/beyondcouponsbjfo.pdf