I wonder what the future will hold for game protection when devices like Google Glass become part of the mainstream of technological gadgets.

I am back from my travels. I spent over three weeks in Macau, and learned a lot about Asian gaming from the experience. Mostly, I learned about baccarat. Try and picture a casino with hundreds of baccarat tables. It's not an image that fits easily into the Ameri-centric vision of what "casino" means. There was one advantage play technique that was the most surprising to discover.

Non-negotiable (NN) rolling chip programs are used by casinos to award cash rebates to their high-rollers for their play. The rebate is based on returning a fixed percentage of all NN chips purchased and lost by the player.

I spite of what most people in the industry believe, few APs are card counters making their living playing blackjack. They just aren't. They are finding edges and opportunities that are much stronger. And these opportunities aren't just other games and side bets. One of the strongest sources of ongoing income is poorly conceived promotions.

Non-negotiable (NN) rolling chip programs are used by casinos to award cash back rebates to their high-rollers for their play. The rebate is based on returning a fixed percent of all NN chips purchased and lost by the player.

Let it Ride (LIR) and Mississippi Stud (MS) have a lot of design elements in common. Both games involve no competition against the dealer. Both games pay based on the final poker-value of the player’s five-card poker hand. Both games have a minimum hand that pays (a pair of Tens for LIR and a pair of Jacks for MS). They both involve an Ante bet, and raises after cards are exposed.