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Gambling With an Edge

Gambling With an Edge

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Summary
 Professional gamblers Bob Dancer and Richard Munchkin host Gambling With an Edge which aims to make you a better gambler tomorrow than you were yesterday.Copyright Gambling With an Edge
Episodes
  • Vagabond: Beating Casinos Around the World

    Vagabond: Beating Casinos Around the World
    Nov 3 2026
    This is a throwback episode that I cut from 2 episodes in 2019.

    Vagabond has played in over 100 countries. A former Air Force interrogation analyst who spent five years at Fort Meade working for the NSA. He talks about how that training shapes the way he questions dealers, how he moves cash across borders.

    Show Notes
    00:00 Introduction — Vagabond, 100+ countries (and a bad mic)
    00:45 How he got started — Deuces Wild in Finland, The Frugal Gambler
    02:07 Moving to blackjack — overcoming shyness, talking to dealers
    04:50 Intelligence background — NSA, Fort Meade, interrogation analyst
    07:19 The Don Johnson inspiration
    08:49 Avoiding backoffs — travel anywhere, leave when heat comes
    10:06 Carrying cash and customs — Vietnam, the $100 ask
    14:27 Currency traps — Colombia, Argentina pesos, Peru soles
    16:34 Staying connected — SIM cards, Google Fi
    17:34 Cambodia — tracking two eight-deck shoes, $40,000 win
    20:30 Favorite and least favorite countries — Mexico, Vanuatu, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Trinidad
    23:58 The 15% loss rebate game — triple-down, multi-card surrender, $100K swing
    29:59 Madagascar — $70,000 declaration, tiny limits
    33:29 Traveling with his wife — and her two passports
    35:24 Cheating abroad — Mexico City, Cambodia second-dealing
    37:09 Currency headaches — Peru, Chile, India
    42:04 Taking notes — detailed casino notes, information broker
    45:08 Backoffs abroad — Griffin/OSN, polite Korea tea ceremony
    47:49 Coupon AP — Lowe's, Kellogg's, Starbucks, Walgreens
    56:36 Staying safe traveling with cash
    60:06 Wrap-up
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    1 hr
  • Mark Billings: The Ultimate Edge — Beating Blackjack in the 1980s

    Mark Billings: The Ultimate Edge — Beating Blackjack in the 1980s
    Oct 28 2026
    Mark Billings — author of The Ultimate Edge — joins Bob Dancer and Richard Munchkin to talk about beating blackjack in the 1980s: shuffle tracking, hole-carding, and computers strapped to players' legs. Mark tells the stories behind the plays, from the "slicing and dicing" cut-card move to the shoe computer busted at the Desert Inn — including the gaming agent who went on TV and completely made up how they caught the team. Plus the time Richard's brother Jake had to stand up in a casino and swear he wasn't a card counter. Originally aired April 4, 2013.

    Show Notes
    [00:00] Throwback episode context
    [02:03] News about a structuring charge
    [04:31] Munchkin’s brother, Jake, was asked if he was a card counter
    [07:04] Introduction of Mark Billings, advantage player, and author of The Ultimate Edge
    [10:03] Slicing and dicing hand cuts
    [12:12] Shuffle tracking with computers
    [16:49] The small world of card counting in Las Vegas and Atlantic City
    [18:25] Sharing advantage play secrets
    [21:10] Shuffle tracking computers in shoes
    [25:13] Casino eavesdropping on in-room phone calls
    [27:45] Building shoes for the computers
    [30:00] Richard’s shoe making story
    [31:50] The Ultimate Edge method, computers and video laws
    [38:34] Does Mark feel like his teams caused device laws to change?
    [42:07] How is blackjack different today?
    GWAE Episodes Referenced:
    https://youtu.be/Wj1DTHlkaIA
    https://youtu.be/PrrFP3-XwB0
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    47 mins
  • Gina Fiore - New Book: Advantage Player

    Gina Fiore - New Book: Advantage Player
    Oct 20 2026
    This week we sit down with Gina Fiore to discuss her new book, "Advantage Player: A Memoir of Blackjack, Backrooms, and Beginnings".

    Get the book - https://amzn.to/3W7mZyL

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    50 mins
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