The "Holy Rollers" were a Church-based blackjack card counting team operating out of the Pacific Northwest. Recently, a documentary was released describing their remarkable success. A few weeks back I was privileged to have one of the founders of the Holy Rollers, Colin Jones, contact me to tell me how he and a friend beat the Slingo Bonus Bet 21 blackjack side bet by using the counting systems I posted on this blog. Colin's account provides a strong warning to those who doubt that blackjack side bets can be high-level targets.
I was fortunate to meet Colin last month at the World Game Protection Conference, where he was a keynote speaker. Colin impressed me with his eloquence and his keen intelligence. When Colin asked if I would write a guest article for his blog on the mathematics behind Don Johnson's rout of Atlantic City, I got right to work.
To read my guest post on Colin Jones' Blackjack Apprenticeship website, follow this link: Don Johnson: How He Did It
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