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

Blackjack Combinatorial Analysis by Simulation

Jun 11 2013

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

One of the most valuable resources for researching blackjack is appendix 4 at the Wizard of Odds website.

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Card Counting Over/Under (The Table Game)

May 3 2016

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

Over/Under (O/U) is a new table game that has recently been approved and is starting to get domestic placements.

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Beating Baccarat

Dec 22 2012

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

In this post I am going to examine the earnings that are possible in baccarat if the player is using computer-perfect play. I investigated card counting in detail in this post.

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Blackjack Card Counting vs. Blackjack Side Bets: Two Decks

Dec 11 2012

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

In this post I considered ordinary blackjack card counting (BJCC) for six decks.

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Baccarat Tie Bet Flimflam

May 25 2013

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

(flim′flam′) noun 1. nonsense; rubbish; humbug (ref. Webster’s New World Dictionary)

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The Top Five Advantage Plays in 2014

Jan 9 2014

Last update: 1 year 10 months ago

In this post, I am going to offer my opinion on the top five opportunities APs will be seeking out in 2014. First, I offer a disclaimer. APs are continuously scouting, researching and innovating. They exploit one-time opportunities. They burn out games. They negotiate special circumstances.

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