Frequently
asked questions
Common questions I've received.
Game comparison
A quick comparitive guide to the major games and bets. Includes house edge, standard deviation, bets per hour, and actual house edge for comping purposes.
Ask the
Wizard
132 columns of questions and answers
spanning a five-year period.
Book
reviews
My reviews of various gambling books.
Gambling
quiz
Test your basic casino knowledge.
Glossary
Glossary of gambling terms.
Special chips and coupons
The Kelly Criterion
Directory of gambling websites
The best sites on the net, hand-picked by me.
Play my collection of free Java games:
Probabilities
in poker
What the odds are of drawing each hand in
poker and how the numbers were
derived.
Probabilities
in bingo
The probability of forming a bingo, black
out, or four corners within a specified
number of calls.
Probabilities
in the lottery
An explanation of how to calculate the
odds of the lottery.
Dice
probability basics
Everyone should know this stuff.
Probabilities for 1 to 25 dice: The probability of throwing a total of n to 6n with n dice, n=1 to 25.
Probabilities
in liar's poker.
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Ten
Commandments
My practical advice on gambling.
Betting
Systems
All gambling systems are equally
worthless, period.
Gambling etiquette
Tips for avoiding embarrassing
situations.
Phantom Bonuses
by "G.M.". How to get the most value out of these bonuses, which are more like a loan you pay back only if you win. (PDF document 101K)
Loss Rebates
by "G.M.". How to get the most value out of rebate on loss promotions. (PDF document 108K)
Specific
Games:
Blackjack
Craps
Roulette
Basics of Online Gambling
What you should know before you play.
Casino
Directory
A list of all the online casinos I know
about, organized by software brand.
Rake Survey
A survey of rakes at six major Internet poker sites.
Software reviews:
Blue Chip
Games
Boss Media
Cryptologic
Cytech
Microgaming
Net Entertainment
OddsON
Playtech
Random Logic
Real Time Gaming
Unified Gaming
WagerWorks
World Gaming
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About the
Wizard
Who is the Wizard of Odds anyway?
Contact Us
I welcome corrections, and good questions, that others will find interesting, not just you.
Privacy
Policy
I don't spam, and I don't share your
personal information with others.
Newsletters
Back issues of my newsletter.
The birth of this page
What this page looked like when I launched it on June 19, 1997.
Gaming 470
This is the class web site from my gaming math class at UNLV, spring 2005. If you're interested in calculating the odds in casino games please have a look, I put lots of time and effort into it. Also, it is advertising free!
Marketing
new games
Thinking about marketing your own game to
the casinos? Read this first!
Mathproblems.info
Are your math skills getting rusty? Try
one of my many math problems to exercise
your brain. There are problems for a wide
range of skills and difficulty. This site
is also entirely non-profit and
advertising free.
My license plate collection
There is more to me than gambling. Here is a look at my license plate collection.
Baby
name popularity lists
Did you know I used to be the United
States' main authority on the popularity
of baby names? This is a link to lists I
compiled for the Social Security
Administration.
Other
JAVA programs and games
Here is a listing of all my JAVA games,
including some silly ones you may
like.
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