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Algorithms and Aces

Since writing my book “Hold’em or Fold’em? – An Algorithm for Making the Key Decision” several years ago, I have identified several exceptions to the algorithm. As we all know, there often are exceptions to rules. Ace is best The best card in the deck is easily an Ace. Whatever variety of Texas hold’em you […]

Big Blind play depends on the table

In parts I and II we discussed (1) certain A-rag hands as exceptions to the Hold’em Algorithm starting-hand criteria, provided the Hold’em Caveat was satisfied; (2) playing at a loose-passive table; and (3) on the Button in an unraised “family pot.” A fourth exception This time, you are the Big Blind in a limit game, […]

Spotting the right strategy in keno

Any time you have a game based on chance all kinds of math are involved. It can be as simple as basic arithmetic or as complex as binomial theorem. Keno has it all. First, let’s go to the math of marking tickets and figuring ways. You write a ticket grouped as 2-2-2-1-1, giving a total […]

Three Years After The Repeal of PASPA, Where Does US Sports Betting Stand?

Since the fall of PASPA in May 2018, US sports betting hasgrown rapidly, but has yet to reach its full potential.

Bet365 Signals Entry To Texas Market With Free-To-Play Spurs Game

Bet365 has its eye on Texas with plans to launch a free-to-play game in conjunction with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.

Standard deviation accurate tool for casino gaming

Over the years, I have used an expression that essentially says the longer you play the more likely you will approach the theoretical payback. What does this really mean? Some naysayers have tried to claim that using something like Expert Strategy is useless because the long run is so far out there that it is […]

The 20 Best Starting Hands In Poker

Playing Texas hold’em, you have been dealt two holecards. Now you must make the most important decision: whether or not to invest in this starting-hand. I always teach my seniors poker classes to use the Hold’em Algorithm. That makes the decision much easier – and less stressful. I thought our readers might be interested in […]

Free Bet Blackjack – Worth the Gamble?

There’s an old saying about not getting anything for free. Well, thanks to Free Bet Blackjack, that isn’t completely true. Of course, it is not completely false, because technically, you don’t get it for nothing. Free Bet Blackjack is the relatively new game from Geoff Hall and Scientific Games. As it is from Geoff Hall […]

Magical fourth yields MLB betting profits

Over the past two weeks we’ve taken a look back at a pair of old-school MLB betting systems I learned from the legendary Mike Lee. Anyone who take betting seriously has read his 71-page book entitled “Betting the Bases,” providing insight to so much more than I’ve revealed on three pages inside Gaming Today. I […]