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Gambling With an Edge
by Gambling With an Edge
Professional gamblers Bob Dancer and Richard Munchkin host Gambling With an Edge which aims to make you a better gambler tomorrow than you were yesterday.
Episodes
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The Christians Who Took Millions From Casinos
This is an episode that originally aired in 2013. It has been reedited. They were Christians. They counted cards. And they took millions from casinos. Colin Jones co-founded the Church Team — the blackjack team featured in the documentary Holy Rollers — and went on to found...
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Are casinos cheating on slot machines?
Many casinos are resetting slot machines after players have built up free spins or other bonus features. We speak with Buddy Frank, a former slot director who contacted the Nevada Gaming control Board about this. In addition we talk about some of the new things Buddy saw at the annual Global…
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Laurance Scott - beating roulette
Laurance Scott has been beating roulette for over 30 years. He was first on our show 13 years ago. (Link below to that episode) He is now retiring, and joins us to talk about his start and how the game has changed. Show Notes[00:00] Introduction of roulette player, Laurance Scott [00:48] Getting...
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Sports bettor Milkshake
Milkshake lost all his money following a tout, and it set him off on a journey to figure out how to win money sports betting. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of sports better, Milkshake [00:38] Milkshake’s path into advantage play [03:09] Top-down betting and going to BetBash 2 [05:25] Moving for...
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Charles Star
Charles Star is a self-described podcast slut. He went from lawyer to comedian and is now on a quest to do 53 podcasts in 52 weeks. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Charles Small [00:36] Podcast appearances bet [03:25] No Homework and City Saint, Country Saint podcasts [05:57] Transitioning…
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Elizabeth Reichelt
Elizabeth Reichelt seems to choose the riskiest professions. I don't mean dangerous, I mean the chance of success is tiny, but the payoff can be huge. She went from dancer, to stand up comic, to television writer. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Elizabeth Reichelt [00:38] High risk and high...
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Have Bets Will Travel
Our guest today is Jake Jacobs, on to talk about his new book, "Have Bets Will Travel." The book is an autobiography focused on his 40+ years as a professional gambler. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Jake Jacobs, author of Have Bets, Will Travel [00:53] How did Jake start gambling? [05:02]...
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Slot Machine strategies
Our guests today are Ben Rosenthal, author of the new book, "Breaking The Slot Code," and Anthony Curtis, the publisher of the book, and the new website slotslayers.com. The book, and the site teach players how to actually get an edge at some slot machines. Show Notes 00:00] Slotslayers.com and...
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Sharp Money by Dan Abrams
Today our guest is Dan Abrams. He's on to talk about his new book, "Sharp Money". The book is about poker, sports betting, and investing. Show Notes [00:00] introduction of Dan Abrams, sports bettor, poker player, and author of Sharp Money [00:34] Dan’s start in poker [01:35] Studying Razz…
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Life is a Gamble - "Thieving Bastards"
My guest today is Andrew Wimhurst, author of the new book, "Thieving Bastards True Confessions of the World’s Greatest Cheats." Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Andrew Wimhurst, author of Thieving Bastards: True Confessions of the World’s Greatest Cheats [00:57] Thirty years of book planning,...
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Kit Chellel - Lucky Devils
Our guest today is Kit Chellel, author of the new book, "Lucky Devils: The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game." The book profiles three legendary gamblers, Bill Benter, Rob Reitzen, and Bill Nelson. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Kit Chellel, author of...
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Antonino De Rosa
Our guest today is Antonino De Rosa, also known as "Ant." Ant went from professional Magic the Gathering player to working for Pinnacle sports book and from there became a professional sports bettor. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of sports bettor, Antonio De Rosa [00:42] Playing Magic The...
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Gambling With an Edge - All About Sports Betting
We have 3 guests today. Blair Rodman, Anthony Curtis, and Frank B. They are coauthors of the new book All About Sports Betting. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Blair Rodman, Anthony Curtis, and Frank B., authors of All About Sports Betting: The Definitive Guide [00:42] What makes this book so...
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Chuck's Luck
Charlie is a sports bettor, slot player, and influencer. Charlie got scammed while making bets at a DraftKings kiosk at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi. It's a crazy story, not just the scam, but the way the casino, and Gaming Enforcement reacted. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of advantage player...
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Art Manteris
This week we talked with long-time Vegas bookmaker Art Manteris. We discussed his new book, "The Bookie." Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Art Manteris, author of The Bookie [00:47] Bookmakers from Western Pennsylvania [01:47] Legendary bookmaker Uncle Jack Franzi [05:21] Working at the...
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Gary Kondler on taxes for gamblers
Bob and Richard sit down with Gary Kondler to talk about taxes for gamblers after the big beautiful bill. It may not be as bad for some of us as we all thought. Spoiler alert - but some gamblers are just screwed. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of gambling tax expert Gary Kondler from Kondler &...
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Life is a Gamble - Norm Beck
Today I speak with Norm Beck, a professional bridge player, magician, and friend about a bet he won, that turned out to be a big loser. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Norm Beck, bridge player and magician [00:37] Norm’s biggest gamble [06:40] Clever pre-surgery research strategy [13:07]…
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Life is a Gamble - Cowboy Buzz
Buzz Marconi moved to Las Vegas in the 1960s, and somehow transformed from an Italian kid from the south side of Chicago into Cowboy Buzz. It's a wild story. Check it out. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction on of Cowboy Buzz [02:07] Moving to Las Vegas, working at The Stardust [20:53] Brilliant mob...
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Blackjack Ball 2025
Bob is off playing the secret game, so I get together with Max Rubin, and Colin Jones to discuss the 2025 Blackjack Ball. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Max Rubin and Colin Jones to discuss The Blackjack Ball [00:45] Colin’s induction into The Blackjack Hall of Fame [01:26] Changes to voting...
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Life is a Gamble - Jon Rogers of Carib Sports
Jon Rogers was an old-school bookie. He started booking baseball with his classmates in 6th grade, graduated to parlay cards in high school, and went pro after high school. He lived, and booked through a seismic change in the bookmaking industry. He went from the old days of taking bets over the...
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Anthony Curtis & NFL contests
Our guest this week is Anthony Curtis. We discuss the upcoming football contests, the big Vegas downturn, and upcoming books. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Anthony Curtis, owner of The Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press [01:12] NCAAF and NFL football contests [04:04] Grandissimo [06:03]...
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Life is a Gamble - Magician Mac King
Mac King has been performing his comedy magic in Las Vegas for 25 years. His show is hilarious, and thoroughly entertaining. [00:00] Introduction of magician Mac King [00:50] What’s the first magic trick that Mac remembers? [04:39] When did Mac start doing magic? [06:06] Mac’s paid performance...
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Russell Fox on taxes for gamblers
Our guest this week is tax expert Russell Fox. We talk about the terrible new taxes on gamblers in the big beautiful bill. What's a gambler to do? Is Richard going to retire.... again? [00:00] Introduction of gambling tax expert Russell Fox [00:48] How does the tax bill affect gamblers? [02:25]...
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Guest Michael Kaplan
Bob and Richard are back to talk with Michael Kaplan about his new book, "Advantage Players." Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Michael Kaplan, author of Advantage Players [00:43] Michael’s background in gambling and writing [04:18] Finding people to write about [06:46] Definition of “advantage...
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Nigel Eccles Fan Duel co-founder
My guest on this episode is Nigel Eccles, co-founder of Fan Duel. [00:00] Introduction of Nigel Eccles, co-founder of FanDuel [00:48] Nigel’s background and first company [02:04] Nigel’s educational background and interest in gambling, selling variance [06:59] Joining Flutter and prediction...
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Buddy Frank 2025 Casinos using AI
Bob and I are back with an interview with Buddy Frank to talk about how casinos are now using AI to evaluate players. [00:00] Introduction of Buddy Frank [01:10] The evolutions of AI in casinos, falling costs, data analysis [03:52] Using data to assess how player ADT changes with hotel stay…
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Bob and RWM - What have we been up to?
Bob and I sit down at the end of 2024, and talk about what we have been doing gambling wise for the last year. Both of us seem to be working harder than ever. [00:00] Introduction [00:42] Is Richard still retired? [05:19] The U.S. sports betting market [07:52] Betting partnership dynamics [10:39]...
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Elihu Feustel
My guest this week is Elihu Feustel. He is on this week to talk about his new book, Beyond The Odds, which you can pick up here https://amzn.to/3Behcxf
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Blackjack Ball 2024
Bob and I are back after a long hiatus to talk about this years blackjack ball. We are joined by John Chang, former head of the MIT team, Max Rubin, the host and creator of the blackjack ball, and Rick "Night Train" Blaine who was this year's inductee into the blackjack hall of fame.
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Dennis Rappaport
Bob and I are back to talk to Dennis Rappaport. Dennis was a boxing manager, and promotor probably best known for managing Gerry Cooney. He also was a brilliant PR man, and has some crazy stories from his years in "The Sweet Science."
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Lauri Thompson episode 16
Lauri Thompson came to Las Vegas as a dancer in 1980. She went from Las Vegas strip entertainer to a top entertainment attorney, with a stop along the way as Susie Spirit on the original GLOW - Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter...
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Billy Baxter
Billy Baxter is a legend in the gambling world. Today we focus on his time as a boxing manager, and some very high stakes golf games. You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter @RWM21. If you like the show please tell a friend you think might like it, or if you are…
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Super Bowl 2024
Gambling With an Edge is back with Bob and I talking to Anthony Curtis, and Frank B. We talk about the Super Bowl coming here ot Las Vegas, and then talk about other things happening around town.
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Nicholas Forte - Pastry chef ep14
Nicholas Forte is the corporate pastry chef for Tao Group - west coast. What drew me to Nick's story is that straight out of pastry school he went to the only 3-Michelin-star restaurant in the state of Nevada, and said, "I want to work here." He got the job at Joel Robuchon. You can see examples…
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Sports Books Behaving Badly with Bob Loeb
Bob Dancer and I are back doing a Gambling With an Edge episode. We interview attorney Bob Loeb about the recent trend of legal, regulated sportsbooks stealing people's money.
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Joseph Merhi part 2 episode 13
My guest this week is Joseph Merhi. In part 1 we covered Joseph moving to Florida from a small town in Syria when he was 18 years old. He spoke no English, but through grit and perseverance he went on to produce over 100 movies. This is part 2 of 2, in which we cover Joseph's move from Las Vegas…
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Joseph Merhi part 1 Episode 12
My guest this week is Joseph Merhi. Joseph moved to Florida from a small town in Syria when he was 18 years old. He spoke no English, but through grit and perseverance he went on to produce over 100 movies. This is part 1 of 2. You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter...
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Frank Frigo Episode11
My guest this week is Frank Frigo. Frank is one of the founders of Edj Analytics, and we talk about their football model named Zeus which they licensed to various NFL teams to make better playing decisions. You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter @RWM21. If you like...
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Ed Miller Episode 10
My guest this week is Ed Miller. Ed is on to talk about his new book, "Interception" which he co-authored with Matt Davidow. You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter @RWM21. If you like the show please tell a friend you think might like it, or if you are really...
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Sherriff AP episode 9
Sherriff AP chucked it all to become a professional card counter. He had one of the worst losing streaks I have heard of, and I'm not just talking about losing money. Everything in his life seemed to all go wrong at the same time. I think most people would have quit, and never looked back, but he...
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Bob Dancer Episode 8
Bob Dancer is the world's best known authority on Video Poker, having written many books, and countless articles on the subject. He of course was my cohost and founder of Gambling With an Edge for 12 years. But in this episode we are going back to when he was trying to be a professional…
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Jason Ladanye episode 7
Jason Ladanye is a professional, award-winning sleight-of-hand entertainer who has performed card magic all around the world for the last twenty years. Prior to magic he was musician who was touring as a keyboard player from the time he was 17, opening for everyone from the Rolling Stones to BB...
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Bob Nersesian episode 6
This is a brief episode with our favorite gambling attorney Bob Nersesian. Bob is on with breaking news for professional gamblers regarding the trespass statute in Nevada.
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DonWilsonEpisode5
In this episode of the podcast, I chat with Don "The Dragon" Wilson, one of the most iconic martial artists, and action stars of the 1980s and 1990s. Don talks about his fight career, and his transition from fighter to action star. You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on...
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Blair Hull Episode #4
Blair Hull was known as the first "BP" or "Big Player". Ken Uston wrote a book called, "The Big Player" after he replaced Blair in that role. Taking what he learned from counting cards Blair moved to a much bigger casino with higher stakes, the options exchange. We discuss three big gambles in...
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Life is a Gamble Wonderhussy Episode3
Sarah Jane Woodall has been known for the last dozen years as Wonderhussy. She is a writer, actress, model, and all-around creative. I talk to her about what I consider a huge gamble, and she shrugs it off as no big deal. What was her job I thought was so risky? Driving out to the middle of…
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Life is a Gamble episode #2 AP White
AP White dropped out of college 3 times before finally graduating, and getting that 6-figure per year job. But once he started working he found he hated the job. He decided to quit, and go on the road as a professional advantage player. You can reach me at [email protected], or find me…
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Life Is A Gamble #1 Darryl Purpose
Hey everyone. This is episode one of my new podcast. As you can see, it is called Life is a Gamble, and as the title indicates it will be about life's gambles. I am still feeling my way here so things may morph and change as time goes on, but I hope you come along for the ride. You can reach me...
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Final episode - Mail Bag
This is our final scheduled episode of GWAE. We close out the show with questions from our mail bag. It's been a great ride for 12 years, and we are really grateful for the outpouring of kind words from our listeners, and for our sponsors over the years. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:47]...
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Bonus Episode
This bonus episode is something we probably should have done a lot more of. No guest, no mail bag questions, just a conversation between Bob and I Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:37] Playing in New Orleans, hotel rooms, entering the casino[05:39] Dealer rotations, playing through breaks…
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Professional gamblers Bob Dancer and Richard Munchkin host Gambling With an Edge which aims to make you a better gambler tomorrow than you were yesterday.
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