

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Gambling With an Edge - guest Bob Nersesian #18


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Show Notes

[1:08] What legal action is available about a big win that was lost due to sticky VP buttons?
[6:20] Is it illegal when a slot player refuses to forfeit all the slot tickets that were won from a glitch, and cash out over the next several days?
[11:17] Bob Nersesian’s response to the recent accusation on a blackjack forum that Bob’s book is insufficiently in-depth.
[14:18] How much can you get paid for incorrectly wired progressive jackpot on a VP machine?
[19:20] Is it legal to accept a winning smaller than the jackpot amount in order to avoid reporting to the IRS? 
[23:11] The real estate cost of the paperwork.
[24:57] The marijuana legalization strategy Richard’s father had in 1968.
[28:14] Does Bob Nersesian refer cases to other lawyers?
[32:43] Can a player bring complains to a Better Business Bureau for false promises on casino mailing?
[34:07] How frequently do Bob Nersesian’s judgements include punitive damages? Is NDA mandatory?
[41:55] A Nevada sports book posts an off number, and accept bets. Can the book cancel the bets?
[47:43] Locals sign false markers for International high-rollers who wish to conceal their income source. What if the casino pursues the marker signing local because the high-roller doesn’t pay?
[52:38] Is there a case when the lottery refuses to pay because the winner is not old enough?
[55:16] Are casinos allowed to discriminate according to zip codes? 

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Gambling With an Edge - guest Bob Nersesian #17


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Show Notes

[3:00] If you put the money into the machine, but allow someone else to hit the “deal” button on a slot machine, who gets the jackpot money? Does jurisdiction make a difference?
[8:24] What should the player above have done to protect his rights?
[10:33] A player was held against will and was photographed in an Indian casino for playing a holecarding game. The tribal police got involved, threatened to arrest the player and confiscated $60,000 in chips for refusing to show ID. What is a good way to handle a situation like this?
[12:56] Risks to consider when playing in an Indian casino and the parallels between Indian casinos and Internet casinos.
[15:54] Would Harrah’s Resorts SoCal, formerly Harrah’s Rincon Resort and Casino, apply the normal Harrah’s rules or the rules of the owners, the Rincon Band?
[16:51] How would AG Jefferey’s Session's reinstitution of civil forfeiture affect gamblers and tourists? 
[22:32] Casino’s change in attitude when the see a guy with a suitcase full of cash
[23:06] The tax implication of Slade v.s. Casesar’s for the Nevada residents. 
[27:38] Why Richard says, “hi" to high-rollers. 
[29:40] 4 laws that Nevada tourists unwittingly break and 1 legal thing that tourists mistakenly think is illegal. (Surprise: Can tourists legally smoke marijuana in Nevada?)
[36:54] 2 ways to change your SSN and what happens to the old SSN.
[38:10] Do markers disappear when you declare bankruptcy?
[40:23] A question regarding Pai-Gow Tiles from p.30 of Bob Nersesian’s book, The Law for Gamblers: A Legal Guide to the Casino Environment: For a group of Pai-Gow Tiles players, when does sharing their tile information among themselves become cheating? 
[51:29] How do other states see the legality of holecarding? 
[54:53] Bob Nersesian’s prediction of Phil Ivey’s appealing case in London.
[56:55] Assume a player had a valid ID, but not a SSN. Is not having a SSN a sufficient reason for the casino to not pay you if the cashout amount required filling out a CTR?
[1:01:39] How does Bob’s reputation as an attorney affect his legal process?

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Gambling With an Edge - guest tax man Russell Fox


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Show Notes


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Thursday, July 6, 2017

Gambling With an Edge - listener emails 2

We have no guest this week.  Bob and Richard answer questions from our listeners. We always welcome your questions so post them below, or send them to us at

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Show Notes

[00:32] Should you go on a kamikaze mission and retiring from AP once and for all?
[06:17] Should you get mailers in local address P.O. box v.s. out of state P.O. box? 
[07:45] The proper length of VP session
[10:43] VP heat in Europe and hollywooding jackpots as a cover move.
[12:52] Richard’s game selection criteria
[15:24] How to make other VP players to go away
[19:00] How to deal with a casino employee knowing your full name before you have given up your identity.
[22:03] Do you think there are still decent sidebets?
[23:15] Milking hole carding games/ how to approach hole carding games
[24:57] How do you use Beyond Counting?
[28:18] How is the casino rating you based on the different machines you play?
[29:30] Richard and Porno films in Korea
[30:53] Over and Under side bet. Is this worth pursuing?
[31:50] Who is the better ping pong player? Bob or Richard?
[32:36] Poker player wondering validity of card counting and how to validate his skill level as a card counter
[34:30] Does having Wizard of Odds strategy charts get you barred?
[37:05] The mathematical background of Bob and Richard
[40:00] Worst thing that a friend or a partner has done to Bob and Richard?
[43:00] Would Richard rather be an AP right now or in 1960’s?
[44:10] What’s the nicest comps you have received?
[47:46] What’s keeping you profiting from the next Don Johnson?
[52:20] What’s the nastiest backoffs you’ve had?
[56:42] Richard, how many other people have you taught some form of AP to?
[58:53] When playing high-denomination games, when you’re basically getting W2G’s every 2-5 minutes, how does all that paperwork get processed at the end of the session?
[59:45] Richard’s AP idols when he started
[1:02:54] strategy changes to Ultimate X for less than full-pay machines
[1:07:39] Richard’s general criteria for adding an AP for his team