This week's throwback episode is from July of 2014, and features Mohan Srivastava. Mohan cracked the code on several scratch off lottery games. We talk about beating the lottery. You can read about some of his exploits in this Wired magazine article. https://www.wired.com/2011/01/ff-lottery/.
Also on the show we mention a story Mohan wrote about Scrabble. You can read that story here. https://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/the-gods-of-scrabble-by-mo-srivastava-1.4244078

Our guest this week is Rob Pizzola. Rob is a professional sports bettor, and one of the owners of Betstamp, http://betstamp.com. He also has a podcast called, Circles Off.

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

Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction of sports bettor, Rob Pizzola
[00:33] Rob's background in advantage play
[03:18] Transitioning out of radio
[04:43] Betting sports, tracking results
[09:19] Gambling losses while in a relationship
[11:56] Graduating from paper trading, originating bets
[17:17] Betting hockey and football
[19:50] Vig-free bets and counterparty risk
[26:16] https://SouthPointCasino.com
[27:00] https://BlackjackApprenticeship.com
[27:31] https://VideoPoker.com/gwae
[28:55] https://Unabated.com
[29:45] BetStamp app
[35:46] Player advocacy via BetStamp
[37:59] Does BetStamp sell picks?
[40:28] The social media aspects and uses of BetStamp
[42:29] Sorting and tracking bets, due diligence on BetStamp
[44:08] Public and private profiles
[45:20] Why would someone want to make their bets public?
[47:53] Connecting to other people through BetStamp
[48:52] Indicators of confidence, risk amount
[50:16] Manipulation of results
[51:44] Measuring the significance of results, educating users
[53:35] Anonymity of BetStamp
[54:11] Contact info for Rob and BetStamp on social media
[55:43] Recommended: Alone on The History Channel, Stephen Frey books, The Logic of Sports Betting by Ed Miller and Matthew Davidow, Severance on AppleTV

Sponsored Links:
https://SouthPointCasino.com
https://BlackjackApprenticeship.com
https://VideoPoker.com/gwae
https://Unabated.com

Guest Links:
https://Twitter.com/robpizzola
https://BetStamp.com
https://Twitter.com/circlesoff

Recommended:
https://History.com/shows/alone
https://Stephenwfrey.com
The Logic of Sports Betting by Ed Miller and Matthew Davidow https://amzn.to/3RthraP
https://Lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/podcast-guests-ed-miller-matt-davidow/
https://Tv.apple.com/us/show/severance

This is our throwback episode with sports bettor Alan Denkenson, aka Dink. Dink was a character in Beth Raymer's book, Lay the Favorite, https://amzn.to/3Rgz1yQ and was portrayed by Bruce Willis in the movie made from the book. We talk to Dink about his specialty - hockey betting. Dink passed away on Aug 31st. He was one of the nice guys of this industry, and well known for decades. He will be missed.

Our guest this week is Captain Jack Andrews here to talk about the new football season, and what is new at http://unabated.com.

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

Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction of Captain Jack, co-founder of Unabated.com
[00:53] Proliferation of sports betting in the USA, California propositions
[06:18] NFL rule changes
[07:02] Wong teasers
[09:42] Advice for new sports bettors
[14:36] The colors at Unabated.com
[15:26] Release shows
[17:39] NFL market efficiency
[21:31] Bonus money at sportsbooks
[22:50] Captain Jack's football betting
[26:03] Tom Brady's value
[27:16] Does Captain Jack watch NFL football?
[28:11] How does Rufus spend his time during football season?
[29:21] NFL vs College football betting
[32:02] http://SouthPointCasino.com
[33:14] http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com
[33:43] http://VideoPoker.com/gwae
[35:17] Changes at Unabated.com, promo code: edge
[45:05] In-game football betting
[50:05] Unabated.com emails, publishing, and free trial
[51:42] Ed Thorp on The Tim Ferriss Show, National Cinema Day

Sponsored Links:
http://SouthPointCasino.com
http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com
http://VideoPoker.com/gwae

Guest Links:
http://Unabated.com
http://Twitter.com/capjack2000

Books Recommended:
Sharp Sports Betting by Stanford Wong https://amzn.to/3Q984f0

Recommended:
http://Tim.blog/2022/06/28/edward-o-thorp-2/
National Cinema Day

This is another throwback episode; this one from April of 2013. The guest is Mark Billings, author of The Ultimate Edge. https://amzn.to/3pLlCSX The book talks about blackjack in the 1980s.

Our guest this week is legendary bridge player Bob Hamman. Bob also runs a company called SCA that basically insures large unlikely events. One example would be the Pepsi promotion where someone could win a billion dollars.

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


Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction bridge player and businessman, Bob Hamman
[00:30] Bob's background in bridge
[01:43] The Italian Blue Team
[03:42] Bobby Wolff
[04:16] What other games did Bob play?
[05:27] Playing in major tournaments with various partners
[06:54] Maintaining skill and alertness at an advanced age
[08:15] Getting paid to play as a partner
[09:10] The Dallas Aces
[12:09] Does Bob still study bridge, review hands?
[12:43] Online bridge, cheating
[14:28] http://SouthPointCasino.com
[15:56] http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com
[16:26] http://VideoPoker.com/gwae
[18:24] SCA, a company that insures unique promotions
[21:00] Lance Armstrong promotion
[22:54] Founding SCA
[24:14] The Promise
[25:47] Memorable contract negotiations
[28:26] Kelly criterion
[29:24] Pepsi $1B promotion
[30:58] Illegal and/or immoral promotions
[31:45] The most unusual thing that SCA has insured
[35:36] Fraudulent winners
[40:06] Do SCA representatives attend events?
[43:45] Does SCA help to develop promotions?
[45:45] Bridge as a game of skill, variance in games and promotions
[51:25] Contacting SCA
[52:04] Recommended: The Sicilian Ristorante, Patrick Veitch on YouTube

Sponsored Links:
http://SouthPointCasino.com
http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com
http://VideoPoker.com/gwae

Guest Links:
http://Scapromotions.com

Recommended:
The Sicilian Ristorante - http://Sicilianristorante.wordpress.com
Patrick Veitch on YouTube - http://Youtube.com/watch?v=WHnQhuug0J4

Our guests this week are Tommy Hyland, and John Chang, on to talk about blackjack teams. Tommy runs the Hyland team, one of the longest running and most successful teams of all time. You can read about him in Gambling Wizards. (Shameless plug) John ran the MIT team and you can read more about him in my interview here. https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/interview-with-johnny-c/

Our guest this week is Shane Sigsbee. Shane started a company called "I am a Whale" that backed professional poker players, and then moved into sports arbitrage, and getting down for other pros.

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


Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction of sports better Shane Sigsbee
[00:30] Shane's background in golf
[01:20] Betting on golf
[01:56] Does being a skilled golfer help Shane handicap golf?
[03:07] Betting on golf
[05:19] Billy Walters
[06:45] Transitioning from financing to gambling, backing poker players
[11:47] Pricing staking deals,
[16:01] Finding winning players, backing low stakes
[17:28] Getting stiffed by winning players
[20:10] Player contracts
[21:55] Transitioning into sports, moving to Las Vegas
[25:40] Getting action down without getting limited
[29:00] http://SouthPointCasino.com
[29:46] http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com
[30:15] http://VideoPoker.com/gwae
[31:10] Arbitrage, line manipulation, off-shore outs
[33:56] Betting for clients, beards
[34:47] Client characteristics
[36:29] What sports does Shane bet on?
[37:37] Company size and structure
[38:23] Super Bowl props
[39:31] In-game and half-time bets
[40:29] Buying real estate, Airbnb
[45:01] Diversification, real estate business
[51:21] Networking
[52:17] Bet Bash

Sponsored Links:
http://SouthPointCasino.com
http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com
http://VideoPoker.com/gwae

Guest Links:
http://Twitter.com/imawhalesports

This is a throwback episode from April of 2013. Our guest was Cat Hulbert. Cat was a professional blackjack player 30+ years ago. She played with the Czechs, and on the Ken Uston team in Atlantic City. She then turned to professional poker. She is the author of Outplaying the Boys, https://amzn.to/3p8tTjP and is featured in Gambling Wizards. https://amzn.to/3p8tTjP

No guest this week as we answer questions from our mail bag.

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


Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction

[00:30] Bill Benter's published material

[02:02] Risk of ruin for 8/5 and 8/6 Jack or Better

[03:47] Getting flat-bet at a Strip casino

[05:06] Intermittent fasting

[17:00] Getting cut off from comps at a small locals casino

[19:39] Backed off aggressively for counting at a Native American casino

[22:26] Relationship between net worth and bankroll

[26:55] Gambling advice, blackjack on Vice

[30:16] https://SouthPointCasino.com

[31:06] https://BlackjackApprenticeship.com

[31:38] https://VideoPoker.com/gwae

[33:05] Average daily theoretical calculations across properties

[34:18] Dating tips for a single professional gambler

[37:11] Speed of shuffling on video poker games

[38:20] Paying off markers with a credit card

[40:05] Video poker training software, Win Poker

[41:43] Does a property care about the use of video poker strategy cards

[43:01] Calculating the edge on a video poker loss rebate

[49:11] Video poker progressives

[50:57] Recommended: The Bear on Hulu, Official Secrets on Netflix



Sponsored Links:

https://SouthPointCasino.com

https://BlackjackApprenticeship.com

https://VideoPoker.com/gwae



Sites Referenced:

https://WizardofOdds.com

https://Vpfree2.com

Vice episode https://youtu.be/PsZpnoELOus

Bill Benter's 1994 paper:

https://www.gwern.net/docs/statistics/decision/1994-benter.pdf

Bloomberg article:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-03/the-gambler-who-cracked-the-horse-racing-code?utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Recommended:

"The Bear" https://Hulu.com/series/the-bear

"Official Secrets" https://Netflix.com/title/81052553