In this broadcast Howard interviews Bill Zender, a leading authority
on of casino management and game protection and a gaming operations
consultant. Zender is the author of several books, including two on
blackjack and two on pai gow, both tiles and poker. A former member of
the Nevada Gaming Control Board in the Division of Enforcement; He
also headed the Aladdin Hotel/casino in Las Vegas, worked as Asian
games manager at the now defunct Desert Inn in Las Vegas, and is a
professional card counter. He's rather passionate about how the
casinos treat players, particularly with regard to blackjack. As the
owner of Last Resort Consulting, he now travels extensively to
provide his insight and assistance to gaming venues throughout the
world.

Rob Singer is a professional gambler from Arizona who specializes in video poker. He began  his second career in 1990, and has been playing for profit since 1997, after developing a money management and strategy combination that goes against the mathematical theory of play recommended by many experts. He uses five distinct  strategies, depending on circumstances such as time and goals and when combined  they have helped him consistently reach and surpass his yearly win goals every year since 1997. A controversial figure in the video poker circles because of his contrarian approach,  he is the author of two books: The Undeniable Truth about Video Poker and Ramblin' and Gamblin' thru Nevada, both of which are available from gamblersbook.com. Rob has his own website vptruth.com.  where he posts his methodology for free.

This episode begins with an informal discussion with Kevin Fitzgerald, a long-time poker player shares some of his thoughts on poker, life and the rest of it all.

Glenn McGrew has been in the center of the Las Vegas betting world for over two decades. Making numbers used by some of the biggest players in the world, he has supplied overnight lines to more than 70 newspapers across the U.S. and Canada since the early 90s. His power ratings in college and pro football and basketball are considered the sharpest in the country. Last year Glenn posted his college and pro football selections in the Station Casino's All-Star handicapping contest, finishing second. Glenn can now be seen weekly throughout the football season on ProLine and Sports Desk on the USA cable network.