Podcast · Season 1 in the air
A short, sharp casino education from a London insider. Eight to twelve minute lessons on the maths, the history and the etiquette of every casino game worth playing.
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Ten episodes, just over an hour of audio. Listen here or take the full lesson with quiz on the website.
Single zero, double zero, French. Why London plays single zero only, and what la partage actually changes.
Two point seven percent, five point two six, one point three five. What those numbers cost per hour at every level of play.
Thorp, Shannon, the Eudaemons. Why physics edges existed and why modern equipment kills them.
Inside, outside, neighbours and call bets. The rounding error that makes one American bet far worse than the rest.
The most famous betting system in casino history. The maths is unambiguous. It doesn't work.
The Nice 1966 affair, the maths of the cancellation method, and why dressing variance up in a nicer suit still leaves you with variance.
Jagger in Monte Carlo, Garcia-Pelayo in Madrid, the 2004 Ritz case. Why none of it works any more.
Forte versus Scott, the Cammegh randomised rotor, and why the romantic story doesn't survive a modern pit.
The two rules that halve the edge on even-money bets, and the dozens and inside bets they don't help one bit.
Lightning, XXXtreme, Double Ball, Quantum, Salon Prive. What the multipliers actually cost in edge.
Two more roulette episodes are in production. Bankroll and variance, and the Mayfair roulette trip plan. Subscribe to be notified.
Future seasons follow the same eight to twelve minute lesson format, in order.
Twelve episodes on basic strategy, deviations, counting, the casino-floor reality of red flags and back-offs.
Eight episodes on the only game in the room where the house edge is genuinely close to a coin flip.
Six episodes covering Three Card Poker, Caribbean Stud, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Pai Gow.
Five episodes on Crazy Time, Monopoly Live, Lightning Roulette, and the rest of the live-studio products.
