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 emails part 2

We have no guest this week.  Bob and I answer questions from our listeners. We always welcome your questions so post them below, or send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com. This is a follow-up to the show two weeks ago.

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Show Notes

[00:47] 7 star experience & potential concerns with parking system's identification

[06:41] Credit card cashback and slot machines

[08:54] Casino procedures and what they mean for heats on card counters

[10:06] Edges on Easy baccarat 

[12:23] Win poker stopped working in iPad. What would Bob recommend?

[14:00] What would you recommend to a middleaged man starting in AP

[19:07] Multiline game v.s. single line games. 

[21:15] Bonus multiline games and changing the address to a local P.O. box.

[22:20] Best apps for practicing blackjack

[22:54] Tutorial for Dream Card & frequency for the dream card? Is there percentage return list by pay schedule?

[25:01] What is the life of an AP now?

[27:18] What do AP's do about insurance and retirement?

[31:37] Is it possible to use hi-lo or speed count for Spanish 21?

[34:50] The Fremont shooting story

[40:45] A camouflage idea for a card counter

[42:23] 3500 coin instead of 4000 coins for a royal. Should the listener report to the Gaming?

[47:15] Other episode recommendations

[48:37] what happened to Bob's mentee?

[49:27] weight loss story part.2

[52:49] technicalities with over and under bet

[55:39] The rule of having to sit down while playing

[59:45] Hit-and-run strategy in Las Vegas

[1:01:29] Counting cards in Baccarat

Previous episodes:

Kelly Sun: 

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-edge-guest-kelly-sun-queen-sorts/

Bob Nersesian: 

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-edge-guest-bob-nersesian-17/

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-edge-guest-bob-nersesian-18/

Russel fox

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-edge-guest-tax-man-russell-fox-2/

Blackjack ball 

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/twenty-first-annual-blackjack-ball/

Cat Hulbert

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-with-edge-guest-cat-hulber/

Laurie Chang

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-with-edge-guest-laurie-c/

Jefferey Compton

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-with-an-edge-guests-jeffrey-compton-anthony-curtis/

Winpoker: http://www.zamzone.com/

Wizard of Odds: https://wizardofodds.com/

Katerina Walker’s Spanish 21 book: http://amzn.to/2xQmCIU

Gambling With an Edge - guest Bob Nersesian #18

The guest this week is Bob Nersesian. Bob is a frequent guest to the show, and always entertaining. Bob is the lawyer who advocates for the players against the casinos, and has successfully sued many Vegas casinos on the behalf of players. His new book is called The Law for Gamblers: A Player's Guide to Legal Survival in the Casino Environment. Today we discuss more listener questions as a continuation of last week's show.

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Show Notes

[1:08] What legal action is available about a big win that was lost due to sticky VP buttons?

[6:20] Is it illegal when a slot player refuses to forfeit all the slot tickets that were won from a glitch, and cash out over the next several days?

[11:17] Bob Nersesian’s response to the recent accusation on a blackjack forum that Bob’s book is insufficiently in-depth.

[14:18] How much can you get paid for incorrectly wired progressive jackpot on a VP machine?

[19:20] Is it legal to accept a winning smaller than the jackpot amount in order to avoid reporting to the IRS? 

[23:11] The real estate cost of the paperwork.

[24:57] The marijuana legalization strategy Richard’s father had in 1968.

[28:14] Does Bob Nersesian refer cases to other lawyers?

[32:43] Can a player bring complains to a Better Business Bureau for false promises on casino mailing?

[34:07] How frequently do Bob Nersesian’s judgements include punitive damages? Is NDA mandatory?

[41:55] A Nevada sports book posts an off number, and accept bets. Can the book cancel the bets?

[47:43] Locals sign false markers for International high-rollers who wish to conceal their income source. What if the casino pursues the marker signing local because the high-roller doesn’t pay?

[52:38] Is there a case when the lottery refuses to pay because the winner is not old enough?

[55:16] Are casinos allowed to discriminate according to zip codes? 

Gambling With an Edge - guest Buddy Frank

The guest this week is Buddy Frank. Buddy has been a casino director in slots and marketing for 25+ years, and now runs a small consulting business.

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Gambling With an Edge - guests David Schwartz & Anthony Curtis

Our guests this week are Professor David Schwartz, and Anthony Curtis. We talk with David about his new book Tales From the Pit. The book contains interviews with about 20 different people that have worked in the casino industry, doing everything from dealing to casino management. Then we talk with Anthony about various things happening around Vegas, as well as some reminiscences about Peter Griffin.

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