Eliot Jacobson Ph.D.

Received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Arizona in 1983. Eliot has been a Professor of both Mathematics and Computer Science. Eliot retired from academia in 2009. Eliot Jacobson

After a decade as an advantage player, Eliot founded Jacobson Gaming, LLC in 2006. His company specializes in casino table game design, advantage play analysis, game development, and mathematical certification. Eliot's most recent book, "Advanced Advantage Play," based on material first published on his infamous blog apheat.net, has quickly become an industry best-seller on the topic of legally beating casino table games, side bets and promotions. Eliot consults with casinos internationally and is a sought after keynote speaker, trainer and seminar leader.

Eliot is widely recognized as one of the world's top experts on casino table games

Eliot Jacobson Ph.D. 's Articles

The Desirability Index of Baccarat Side Bets

Dec 28 2013

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

When an advantage player looks at opportunities, two competing factors pull him in opposite directions. The first is the profitability of the opportunity, also known as expected value (EV).

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Podcast on Bluff.com about Phil Ivey

Apr 17 2014

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

My discussion of the Phil Ivey edge sorting case at Borgata starts at 28:23

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Survey of Sortable Cards

May 19 2013

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

In considering the accomplishment of Phil Ivey at Crockfords Casino (see this post), it is worth considering the full breadth of the problem of ill-designed cards and edge sorting.

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AUDIO: CEM Audio Edge, July 19, 2013

Jul 19 2013

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

Today I was the interviewee on Casino Enterprise Management's (CEM) "Audio Edge" Internet radio broad/pod-cast. Here is the interview:

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Approved Final Judgment: Ivey vs. Crockfords

Oct 24 2014

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

The final approved written judgment by Mr. Justice Mitting in the case Phillip Ivey vs. Genting Casinos UK Limited has been released.

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A Plea for Surveillance

Jun 16 2014

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

The primary directive of surveillance is to protect the casino’s assets. Because of this, surveillance must educate itself on as many different aspects of operations as possible. This continuing education is not rough around the edges: they’ve got to know it all. Identifying that something is funny means knowing the boundaries of normal and reasonable outcomes.

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