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I have two distinct lives. One in the trenches of low-budget film and television, the other in professional gambling. Because of the feast-or-famine nature of show business I need a reliable income... gambling. So here you will read about both worlds. Enjoy!



Thursday, November 25, 2021

Gambling With an Edge - guest Mike Shackleford aka The Wizard of Odds

 Our guest this week is Mike Shackleford, aka The Wizard of Odds.  We talk to Mike about what he had been up to lately, as well as his book Gambling 102.

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 Michael Shackleford, the Wizard of Odds

[00:48]  Gambling 102

[03:27]  Wizard of Odds newsletter and James Bond movies

[09:25]  Punto Banco

[14:11]  James Bond/s other gambling games

[19:56]  Sal Piacente and cheating scenes in other movies

[20:32]  Which James Bond was the best gambler?

[23:30]  The Card Counter

[24:21]  South Point Casino November promotions - earn up to ten half-priced Walmart gift cards, $32k Thanksgiving Day hot seat promotion

[26:02]  http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training website and community with many betting, tracking, and analytical tools

[26:35]  http://VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners

[27:45]  Double Up promotion

[31:45]  How often does Michael gamble these days?

[32:21]  Michael's relationship with WizardofOdds.com and WizardofVegas.com

[34:44]  Magic trick and magicians

[45:03]  Michael's other interests

[46:02]  Recommended:  Wonderground by Jeff McBride, Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead, Mind Games at The Strat


Sponsored Links:

http://SouthPointCasino.com

http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com

http://VideoPoker.com/gwae


Guest Links:

http://WizardofOdds.com

http://WizardofVegas.com

http://Twitter.com/wizard0fodds


Books Referenced:

Scarne's Complete Guide to Gambling by John Scarne https://amzn.to/3FKPHrP


Other Things Referenced:

http://Youtube.com/watch?v=ki4Fbctwnjs

http://Mirage.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/shin-lim.html

http://Mackingshow.com


Recommended:

http://Vegaswonderground.com

http://Thestrat.com/entertainment/featured/banachek-the-mind-s 

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead https://amzn.to/30Ubfnk

Mind Games at the Strat

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Gambling With an Edge - Mail Bag 11/18/2021

No guest this week as we 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.


 

Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction
[01:05]  Maximizing a 99.8% Jacks or Better game
[03;39]  Winning too many casino drawings
[08:09]  Assuming there is an edge at a double deck game without counting
[09:26]  86'd from The Cosmopolitan
[11:11]  Rating carnival games
[13:07]  Monitoring game play and edge and video poker
[15:37]  Sportsbook sign-up bonus strategy
[25:10]  Inside the Edge star on GWAE
[26:35]  South Point Casino November promotions - earn up to ten half-priced Walmart gift cards, $32k Thanksgiving Day hot seat promotion
[27;27]  http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training website and community with many betting, tracking, and analytical tools
[28:06]  http://VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners
[29:46]  Casino surveillance systems
[30:46]  Best two video poker games to learn in this environment
[33:04]  Edges in carnival games
[35:53]  Is there any advantage to playing a higher denomination pay table at video poker?
[40:04]  James Grosjean's blog at GWAE
[41:10]  Hot streaks at video poker
[43:42]  Continuing to play at video poker after being over-royaled
[48:51]  Video Poker Hall of Fame
[52;51]  Recommended:  Three Song Thursday by Darryl Purpose, The Cellist by Daniel Silva


Sponsored Links:

Links Referenced:

Recommended:
The Cellist by Daniel Silva https://amzn.to/3qK7pHQ

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Gambling With an Edge - bookmaker Chris Andrews

 Our guest this week is Chris Andrews, author of "Then One Day: Forty Years of Bookmaking in Nevada".  https://amzn.to/3F3daEj

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 Chris Andrews, bookmaker and author of Then One Day: Forty Years of Bookmaking in Nevada

[00:42]  Gill Alexander and the origin of Chris' new book

[04:09]  Chris' background in bookmaking

[06:55]  Working at the Stardust sportsbook

[11:59]  Working at the Barbary Coast sportsbook and misplacing $250,000

[16:36]  Working at the Cal Neva sportsbook in Reno

[22:07]  Who sets the lines?

[25:15]  Max at Cal Neva

[32:02]  Roxy Roxborough

[37:08]  Chris' brief job at the Golden Nugget

[40:08]  South Point Sportsbook

[41:19]  South Point Casino November promotions - earn up to ten half-priced Walmart gift cards, $32k Thanksgiving Day hot seat promotion

[42:21]  http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training website and community with many betting, tracking, and analytical tools

[52:52]  http://VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners

[44:38]  The best sportsbooks in Las Vegas

[48:53]  William Hill and the model of limiting players

[50:59]  Then One Year, the sequel to then one day.

[57:50]  Have Chris' sons followed him into the bookmaking business?

[59:22]  Recommended:  Dexter on Showtime, A Gambling Man by David Baldacci, The Sopranos, and The Sopranos Sessions


Sponsored Links:

http://SouthPointCasino.com

http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com

http://VideoPoker.com/gwae


Guest Links:

http://Twitter.com/andrewssports


Books Referenced:

Then One Day:  Forty Years of Bookmaking in Nevada by Chris Andrews https://amzn.to/3F3daEj


Recommended:

http://Sho.com/dexter

A Gambling Man by David Baldacci https://amzn.to/3C8yrKN

http://Hbo.com/the-sopranos

The Sopranos Sessions by Alan Sepinwall, David Chase, and Matt Zoller Seitz https://amzn.to/2YzZrVX

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Gambling With an Edge - guest Anthony Curtis

Our guest this week is Anthony Curtis of The Las Vegas Advisor. We talk to AC about the latest with Mattress Mac, new books, and much more.

We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or on Facebook at   https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge.

 

Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction of Anthony Curtis from the Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press

[00:37] World Series and Mattress Mack

[09:47] What has Huntington Press published recently?

[23:25] WSOP, Phil Hellmuth, and Covid implications

[30:15] South Point Casino November promotions - earn up to ten half-priced Walmart gift cards, $32k Thanksgiving Day hot seat promotion

[31:45] http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training website and community with many betting, tracking, and analytical tools

[32:17] http://VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners

[34:10] Charles Mathewson obituary

[34:56] Youtube slot players

[39:02] Sports betting in Florida and other states

[42:57] New Orleans Covid protocols

[44:19] Resorts World self-parking and observations

[46:42] Las Vegas casinos mask policies

[48:21] Draftkings National Sports Betting Championship

[53:13]  Bonfire of the Vanities by Thomas Wolfe, The Devil's Candy by Julie Salamon, The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, iLuminate at the Strat



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Guest Links:






Books Referenced:







Recommended:

Bonfire of the Vanities by Thomas Wolfe  https://amzn.to/3bDzKXD

The Devil's Candy by Julie Salamon https://amzn.to/3o1D2K5

The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton and James Patterson https://amzn.to/3q3wyNi