dwsblue
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June 23rd, 2014 at 8:54:51 PM permalink
I'm sitting playing double double bonus today at the casino and get a hand I don't know how to play correctly. I pull out my phone and open the wizard's app, pull up analyze hand, enter the cards and I've got the correct play. If you don't have all the correct plays memorized this is much better than carrying around strategy cards. I used it a few time without any heat from the casino staff. Thanks Wizard!
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June 24th, 2014 at 5:15:11 PM permalink
Yes, it is great. I bought an Apple device exclusively so I could get the Wizard's app. (I find I like the device itself now too). I hope nobody ever calls security on me for using the app.
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June 24th, 2014 at 5:18:22 PM permalink
Quote: dwsblue

I'm sitting playing double double bonus today at the casino and get a hand I don't know how to play correctly. I pull out my phone and open the wizard's app, pull up analyze hand, enter the cards and I've got the correct play. If you don't have all the correct plays memorized this is much better than carrying around strategy cards. I used it a few time without any heat from the casino staff. Thanks Wizard!



be careful about doing that. Using an electronic device to play a game can be illegal in some states.
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AxiomOfChoice
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June 24th, 2014 at 5:19:07 PM permalink
Quote: teddys

Yes, it is great. I bought an Apple device exclusively so I could get the Wizard's app. (I find I like the device itself now too). I hope nobody ever calls security on me for using the app.



You could argue that this is a felony in Nevada (as well as all the states that pattern their law after Nevada), but I guess you already know that.

Whether they would care or not is another issue. I'd guess, probably not, unless they already don't like you for some reason and want to get you on a technicality.

IIRC, from listening to GWAE, Bob N. specifically suggests that you don't do this, and that you copy the strategy down onto paper and use that at the machines. That's what I do (I always have the strategy in my pocket in case I'm unsure about a hand)
dwsblue
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June 25th, 2014 at 10:05:28 AM permalink
It is a sweet way to check a hand, but I'll go back to paper to avoid any problems. Thanks for the feedback.
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June 25th, 2014 at 10:06:44 AM permalink
Quote: dwsblue

It is a sweet way to check a hand, but I'll go back to paper to avoid any problems. Thanks for the feedback.



I would check by paper but you could write the hand down and get further analysis when you leave that way the next time it happens you will know what to do.
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June 25th, 2014 at 11:11:51 AM permalink
Quote: dwsblue

It is a sweet way to check a hand, but I'll go back to paper to avoid any problems. Thanks for the feedback.



Although, teddy is a lawyer and he says that he uses the phone. Basically, I think it's all about your level of paranoia. I think that the chances of something bad happening are pretty slim (particularly if you are not an AP) but, even if it is unlikely, it is possible, and so I always try to keep the law on my side, just in case. But then, I'm paranoid.
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June 25th, 2014 at 12:02:40 PM permalink
Does anyone know if this app ever made it to the Google Play Store? I searched but couldn't find it.
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June 25th, 2014 at 1:21:30 PM permalink
Quote: teddys

I bought an Apple device exclusively so I could get the Wizard's app.



Too high a price. Quite literally too high a price ;)
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June 25th, 2014 at 4:41:19 PM permalink
Quote: MidwestAP

Does anyone know if this app ever made it to the Google Play Store? I searched but couldn't find it.


I thought the Google Play Store was Android only. This app is iOS (iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad) only.
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June 25th, 2014 at 5:13:54 PM permalink
Quote: MidwestAP

Does anyone know if this app ever made it to the Google Play Store? I searched but couldn't find it.


I asked the Wiz about an android version about a year ago.
His answer was that he doesn't sell enough apple versions to put time into developing an android version.
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June 25th, 2014 at 7:20:39 PM permalink
Quote: AxiomOfChoice

Although, teddy is a lawyer and he says that he uses the phone. Basically, I think it's all about your level of paranoia. I think that the chances of something bad happening are pretty slim (particularly if you are not an AP) but, even if it is unlikely, it is possible, and so I always try to keep the law on my side, just in case. But then, I'm paranoid.

A big (the greater?) part of being a lawyer is not just telling people the letter of the law, but how strictly it is going to be enforced.

Nareed -- I bought an latest generation iPod touch for $143 that runs all the iOS apps and has wifi. I am really enjoying it so far. It is like a bootleg iPhone.
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June 25th, 2014 at 7:28:51 PM permalink
Quote: teddys

A big (the greater?) part of being a lawyer is not just telling people the letter of the law, but how strictly it is going to be enforced.



Right, I understand this.

But, say the casino really did not like you for some reason (like, you are an AP or a penguins fan or something). Couldn't you see them trying to get you charged with a felony over this, just out of spite? Do you think that a judge in Nevada would necessarily throw it out?
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June 25th, 2014 at 7:31:09 PM permalink
Quote: teddys

Nareed -- I bought an latest generation iPod touch for $143 that runs all the iOS apps and has wifi.



I'm glad you enjoy it. But I stand by my Apple slur.
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June 25th, 2014 at 9:38:38 PM permalink
Quote: AxiomOfChoice

Right, I understand this.

But, say the casino really did not like you for some reason (like, you are an AP or a penguins fan or something). Couldn't you see them trying to get you charged with a felony over this, just out of spite?



They could, but I would think they would get a lot of flak over it if they prosecuted. I would think they might do it if it's painfully obvious your presence there costs them a lot. A casual player should never get busted for it, other than a "sir, you can't use that in a casino".
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June 27th, 2014 at 1:33:59 PM permalink
Quote: terapined

I asked the Wiz about an android version about a year ago. His answer was that he doesn't sell enough apple versions to put time into developing an android version.



I talked to Jim Wolf (Wolf Video Poker) and he doesn't think there is any money in it either.
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June 27th, 2014 at 2:19:49 PM permalink
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