#AdvantagePlay

Hold Percentage ISN'T Everything

Do you know someone who is crazy about hold percentage? Maybe you know someone who is just crazy? While hold percentage may be useful,...

One Shuffle Fits All

One Shuffle Fits All Remember when dealers split six decks in half, riffled the cards once or twice in three sections and offered you...

Your Pit Bosses do what?

Your Pit Bosses do what? Fill slips, player ratings, game protection, customer service, comps, schedules, enforce procedures, rule on...

Anatomy of an Advantage Player Part 8

Part 8 - Lone Wolves A large portion of AP's are lone wolves who travel solo looking for opportunities. Almost all lone wolves pose...

Anatomy of an Advantage Player Part 7

Part 7 - Are slot and VP AP's a threat to Casinos? Slots and VP are unlike most other casino games. There are no dealers, chips, cards...

Anatomy of an Advantage Player Part 6

Part 6 - Card Counting and Video Poker Card Counting and Video Poker? What could they possibly have in common? Well, more than it may at...

Anatomy of an Advantage Player Part 5

Part 5 - Cheats and Thieves This is a sore subject for AP's. True Advantage Play relies on skill not deceit. If you look at a man right...

Anatomy of an Advantage Player Part 4

Part 4 - House Edge Tax and the REAL House Edge Every casino game is designed to have a fixed house edge (tax) with optimal play. Let me...

Anatomy of an Advantage Player Part 3

Part 3 - Card Counting Myths abound about teams of card counters winning millions of dollars from unwitting casinos. The most famous is...

Anatomy of an Advantage Player Part 2

Part 2 - All the stars must align for an AP to succeed The only successful Advantage Players are the ones that have all their stars...

Anatomy of an Advantage Player Part 1

Part 1 - Introduction Most people hear the word Advantage Player and thoughts of nefarious gangs of criminals who lay siege on unwitting...

My House Wins