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Episode #103
Stream Date: 1-18-2024
Length: 01:01:59
Topic: Ask Me Anything

Subjects
00:01 Mexico vacation
08:05 Mexican mountains
19:43 Streak suspicions
22:39 Slots: Must hit machines
24:48 HE vs EOR
26:40 Spelling test
28:44 VP: Set Payouts
30:38 Slots: Massive jackpots
32:54 Craps: Laying the odds
33:48 VP: Wizard's favorites
34:44 Climbing Mount Rainier
36:36 VP: AP for free play
38:28 Roulette: Probabilities
40:01 Casinos & virtual currency
41:26 Stadium game betting
43:25 VP: Calculating a bankroll
46:26 Roulette: Wheel bias
49:55 Wizard system videos
51:27 A magic trick
57:20 Monte Carlo simulations
58:06 Cruise ship casinos
58:51 Games for rewards


Next LiveStream: 02/08/2024
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Wizard Betting System Videos on YouTube

Episode #104
Stream Date: 02-08-2024
Length: 01:02:13
Topic: Ask Me Anything

Subjects
00:01 Super Bowl LVIII
02:19 Marathons
05:15 A magic trick
09:54 VP: Royal flush odds
12:12 UTH: Face up strategy
14:25 PGP: Ace High side bet
15:30 UTH: 21 out strategy
16:24 Selling your casino game
21:42 Sports: Arbitrage betting
24:30 Video lottery terminals
25:23 Gaming control agents
29:38 Sports: Betting injuries
30:44 Object oriented programming
32:18 Numbers rackets
33:14 Chinese zodiac animals
37:22 VP: Royal flush x2 odds
39:49 Craps: Come bets
41:14 Slots: High denom RTPs
42:20 Kelly criterion bet sizing
43:13 Super Bowl prop bets
45:16 Edge sorting & hole carding
48:36 Side bet as a decoy
49:34 VP: Beginner's strategy
51:31 Pay odds/true odds vs HE
52:13 A question about questions
53:11 Bubble Craps: RNG
54:28 A magic trick explained
57:29 Tarot & fortune telling


Next LiveStream: Leap Day 2024
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2024 Global Table Games & Game Protection Conference

Episode #105
Stream Date: 02-29-2024
Length: 01:02:27
Topic: Ask Me Anything

Subjects
00:01 Badwater Basin
05:03 A magic trick
07:30 Using a hidden camera
08:14 Super Bowl hedging
09:37 Video keno vs slots
11:22 4 to the royal odds
13:10 4 card poker bad beat bet?
15:47 VP: Triple Triple Bonus
20:12 Ask the Wizard questions
20:53 AI and RNGs
23:04 Banned for fair play
26:15 UTH: Seeing dead cards
29:56 BJ: Unusual rules & HE
32:21 BJ: Playing +3 counts
34:17 Presidential election betting
37:47 The Fibonacci system
38:57 UTH: Altering basic strategy
40:15 Craps: Odds calculations
44:10 Bet Wars baccarat
46:00 NY fair gambling proposal
47:41 Slots: Free play betting
48:42 The Wizard in Europe
49:16 VP: TTB follow up
50:36 HCF: Flush & straight flush bets
51:40 A book suggestion
53:41 Meeting the Wizard
55:41 VP: Software glitches
57:50 A magic trick explained



Next LiveStream: 03-21-2024
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Badwater Basin (at National Park Service)
Video poker progressive that cannot be hit
Ask The Wizard
Blackjack Rule Variations
Casino Math (book at Amazon)

Episode #106
Stream Date: 03-21-2024
Length: 01:02:40
Topic: Ask Me Anything

Subjects
00:01 Travel Season
03:35 Easter trivia (throughout show)
04:23 Card suit history
06:21 Poetry
10:04 Craps: Is it beatable?
10:37 Sports: March Madness
11:54 Horse racing machines
13:53 Poker: Man vs math
17:00 Slots: Bet size increasing odds
18:50 Sports: Crowd mentality bets
19:44 Slots: RTP & max bets
21:53 Blackjack: Finite vs infinite deck
27:39 Baccarat: Earning perks
29:45 PGP: 7-card straight flush
33:31 2024 solar eclipse
38:23 Craps: Hypotheticals
42:01 Electronic table games
43:43 Online loaded decks
45:43 Slots: Credits & denominations
48:52 Math: Magic squares
50:09 Positive progressives
53:45 Wizard vs cheating casino
57:49 Wizard helping casino "cheat"
1:00:20 Dice & the moon


Next LiveStream: 04-18-2024
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2024 Solar Eclipse Discussion at Wizard of Vegas

Live stream reminder today at 3:00.

Question: Are you still attracted to total eclipses enough to plan trips to places like Sydney in 2028?

Apr 19

Wizard!

You find a lamp and rub it and a genie appears with a wheel of fortune. The wheel has 4 categories, each with a 25% chance of occurring. (the wheel is fair)

One category, is a life from age 20 with more than you could ever wish for of wealth, health and happiness for the next 50 years, guaranteed.
Second category is life in a maximum-security prison for the next 50 years with no chance of escape or death.
Third, is instant death, however no matter what you think death might be like, it won't be what you expected.
Fouth is nothing happens at all.

Would you spin it?

Quote: rxwine

Wizard!

You find a lamp and rub it and a genie appears with a wheel of fortune. The wheel has 4 categories, each with a 25% chance of occurring. (the wheel is fair)

One category, is a life from age 20 with more than you could ever wish for of wealth, health and happiness for the next 50 years, guaranteed.
Second category is life in a maximum-security prison for the next 50 years with no chance of escape or death.
Third, is instant death, however no matter what you think death might be like, it won't be what you expected.
Fouth is nothing happens at all.

Would you spin it?
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Absolutely not,

Quote: GenoDRPh

Quote: rxwine

Wizard!

You find a lamp and rub it and a genie appears with a wheel of fortune. The wheel has 4 categories, each with a 25% chance of occurring. (the wheel is fair)

One category, is a life from age 20 with more than you could ever wish for of wealth, health and happiness for the next 50 years, guaranteed.
Second category is life in a maximum-security prison for the next 50 years with no chance of escape or death.
Third, is instant death, however no matter what you think death might be like, it won't be what you expected.
Fouth is nothing happens at all.

Would you spin it?
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Absolutely not,
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You don't sound too sure there Geno.

Quote: rxwine

Wizard!

You find a lamp and rub it and a genie appears with a wheel of fortune. The wheel has 4 categories, each with a 25% chance of occurring. (the wheel is fair)

One category, is a life from age 20 with more than you could ever wish for of wealth, health and happiness for the next 50 years, guaranteed.
Second category is life in a maximum-security prison for the next 50 years with no chance of escape or death.
Third, is instant death, however no matter what you think death might be like, it won't be what you expected.
Fouth is nothing happens at all.

Would you spin it?
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1/4 good result. 1/2 really bad result. 1/4 no change.
Not even close to accepting. I think I’d need 2 and 3 combined to be less than 1% to even consider it.

-shrug-

It's better odds than the Squid Game.

Quote: SOOPOO

Quote: rxwine

Wizard!

You find a lamp and rub it and a genie appears with a wheel of fortune. The wheel has 4 categories, each with a 25% chance of occurring. (the wheel is fair)

One category, is a life from age 20 with more than you could ever wish for of wealth, health and happiness for the next 50 years, guaranteed.
Second category is life in a maximum-security prison for the next 50 years with no chance of escape or death.
Third, is instant death, however no matter what you think death might be like, it won't be what you expected.
Fouth is nothing happens at all.

Would you spin it?
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1/4 good result. 1/2 really bad result. 1/4 no change.
Not even close to accepting. I think I’d need 2 and 3 combined to be less than 1% to even consider it.
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I think you made an assumption about death category that limited the parameters more than was required. The parameters were only that it wouldn't be what you expected. For instance, you worry about everyone being sorry you're gone, and instead they're happy and celebrating the best thing that ever happened to them. Not to mention the varieties of after death existence which might or might not exist and might or might not be better or worse than expected. It just won't be what you expected.

Episode #107
Stream Date: 04-18-2024
Length: 00:57:56
Topic: Ask Me Anything

Subjects
00:01 2024 solar eclipse pics
07:23 Horseshoe Bend
10:17 Passover trivia (throughout show)
10:51 Monuments
14:11 Modern day fears
16:18 VP: Shockwave Bonus Poker
17:34 Baccarat game at WoO
19:02 Becoming a pro gambler
21:54 The next solar eclipse
27:33 VP: Shockwave (part 2)
28:27 Side bets
30:03 Class II slots vs bingo
31:34 "Gambling 102" APs
32:37 I hate that question!
34:35 VP: Full Pay JoB
35:07 Craps: Adding to come bets
35:28 Knockout 52
37:10 Does win + lose = push?
39:42 Craps: Laying the 4 & 10
42:30 The Wizard's VP play
43:47 Craps: Horn betting
44:21 Slots: Raw data
45:59 Baccarat taxes
48:11 A dinner comp
50:17 Gambling superstitions
52:45 VP: Card Pulling
55:08 VP: JoB lowest two face cards



Next LiveStream: 05-09-2024
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2024 Eclipse discussion at WoO[/link}
Knockout 52 discussion at WoO

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Episode #108
Stream Date: 05-09-2024
Length: 01:01:07
Topic: Ask Me Anything

Subjects
00:01 Quiet & boring
02:00 Spring trivia (throughout show)
04:20 Yahtzee analysis
08:32 PGP: Envy bonus extortion
13:00 VP: Spin Poker
14:18 PGP: Envy Bonus
17:14 Baccarat: Optimal tipping
21:11 Blackjack: Splitting aces
21:39 California Craps cards
22:40 Online: Best VP beginner site
24:34 Paintings & collections
29:29 VP: Two pair dilemma
32:06 Martian license plates
39:31 Pai Gow Tiles: Etiquette
42:43 American Casino Guide
44:16 Rare license plates
47:02 Pancakes & breakfast spots
52:20 Stretching your bankroll
53:28 Dealer error ethics
56:19 TV: Card Sharks strategy
58:44 Single & ready to mingle


Next LiveStream: 05-30-2024
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Yahtzee Probability at WoV
Spin Poker at WoO
American Casino Guide / Jackpot Gents (YouTube)

Wizard likes climbing challenges. First time this one was done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or7S_WvDjYo

Episode #109
Stream Date: 05-30-2024
Length: 01:03:57
Topic: Ask Me Anything

Subjects
00:01 Mountaineering trivia (throughout show)
02:27 Marilyn vos Savant vs Monty Hall
05:00 Malfunction Voids All Pays and Plays
10:25 Slots: RNG bonus trigger
12:00 A Yahtzee followup
12:40 Sports: Implied vs fair probability odds
14:35 Mikki Mase: Fraud or legit?
22:00 Slots: Is this promo positive EV?
23:32 VP: Four 2s & an ace
24:30 BJ: Shuffle tracking
27:37 Baccarat: A tie
28:25 Unsolicited advice
30:13 PGP: Joker rules
36:19 Online vs land based casinos
40:25 UTH: Wizard coding videos
41:14 Online: Baccarat cheating
42:19 A brief Wizard history
45:16 Baccarat: Money management
47:16 Devices for card counting
48:23 Wizard for casino hire
50:34 The most difficult casino game
52:24 Down in the hole
56:29 Slots: Dipping
58:29 Buying a casino ASM


Next LiveStream: 06-20-2024
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The Monty Hall Problem (Wizard Article)

Episode #110
Stream Date: 06-20-2024
Length: 01:05:33
Topic: Ask Me Anything

Subjects
00:01 Grand Canyon waterfalls
10:38 Alcohol trivia (throughout show)
11:21 Slots: RTP for 9 paylines
12:11 Blackjack: 16 vs 10 ENHC
18:29 Boring, but low HE
20:33 Magic: Mind reading
28:36 Sports: Kiosk jamming
32:14 Slots: Machines that tease
34:55 Gambling taxation
42:21 UTH: Seeing other cards
44:21 Free Vegas fun
52:22 Wizard's favorite art
54:05 4 things
56:27 VP: Xtra Card Poker
58:58 Submitting a table game


Next LiveStream: 07-25-2024
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Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Collusion (article at WoV)

Xtra Card Video Poker (page at WoO)

What's the biggest stunt done on a unicycle in your opinion?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/r8yyspq9zVo

Live stream reminder in 15 minutes. 3:00 PST Aug 8, 2024.

Quote: Wizard

Live stream reminder in 15 minutes. 3:00 PST Aug 8, 2024.
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Kicking myself. I've missed the last three or four, and they're usually fun.

Episode #111
Stream Date: 07-25-2024
Length: 01:01:51
Topic: Ask Me Anything

Subjects
00:01 Washington State
01:39 Calvin & Hobbes trivia
02:08 Mirage closing advantage plays
03:36 Foreign casinos
05:07 VP: Gaffed machines
07:59 Refreshments
10:52 Blackjack: Dealer bust side bets
11:54 Beating the heat
13:41 UTH: Seeing other cards
14:44 Blackjack: Tourney strategy
17:19 Washington state trivia
18:10 Rio & Fontainebleau
20:13 Tipping: Cash or chip?
26:37 Hedging bets
29:38 VP: Best comps
30:09 Side bets are for suckers
32:14 Blackjack: Shuffle machines
33:21 PGP: A forced house way
34:59 Blackjack: Number of decks
39:07 Casino start-up cash
40:29 Bingo advice
44:28 Blackjack: Count systems
47:38 Anthony Curtis
50:36 Slots: Cheating
55:38 Blackjack: Basic strategies
56:37 High end casinos
58:26 Positive progressives


Next LiveStream: 08-08-2024
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Blackjack Tournament Advice
Why the number of decks matters in blackjack
Introduction to Card Counting
Anthony Curtis Wikipedia Page

The Dec 26, 2024 live stream has been postponed until Jan 2, 2025.

Is this something you learned climbing, and do you agree with it?

Quote: rxwine

Is this something you learned climbing, and do you agree with it?
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Yes, I do. I never took such walking lessons, that is just how I normally walk up or downhill. I think most people do it more or less the same way.

Quote: Wizard

Quote: rxwine

Is this something you learned climbing, and do you agree with it?
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Yes, I do. I never took such walking lessons, that is just how I normally walk up or downhill. I think most people do it more or less the same way.
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I also walk the same way as I hike. In the video when he started walking downhill I immediately said out loud "No! Bend your knees slightly." I'd never really thought about these hiking points, but I hiked 1300 miles on the Appalachian Trail one summer (in my youth) and every long-distance hiker must surely adapt to the most efficient stepping motion or die.

After a long hiatus, the next live stream is scheduled for 4:00 Pacific time, June 16. Hope to see you there.

Reminder -- Live stream today at 4:00 Pacific time.

Quote: Wizard

Reminder -- Live stream today at 4:00 Pacific time.
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How do you expect us old guys to stay up that late? That is 7pm here in Florida and I will be in bed by that time. I will try to listen to it tomorrow.

Is there a livestream today?

4pm Pacific?

Quote: Dieter

Is there a livestream today?

4pm Pacific?
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Yes! 3:00 Pacific. Bring your questions and be ready for Dukes of Hazard trivia.