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The recent movie "21", which was based on the true life adventures of  a very successful card counting team made up of MIT students, was a box office hit. However, did it accurately portray what it's really like to be on a blackjack card counting team?

To get the answer I interviewed Tommy Hyland for the August podcast. Tommy has been the mastermind behind some of the country's greatest card counting teams for more than 20 years and it's very intertesting to hear what he has to say about the movie and his overall thoughts on the business of card counting.

In our "Casino Profile" section we take a look at the Hollywood Casino in Tunica, Mississippi and for our monthly gaming article I take a look into the past when I interviewed Rich Marino, slot manager at the Luxor Casino Resort in Las Vegas. 

By the way, we have a new discussion board on our site. It's the most advanced discussion board available and it has lots of great features. See below for more details.

We hope you enjoy these articles and we thank you for your interest in the American Casino Guide!

Sincerely,
Steve Bourie

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August Podcast - Interview with card counting legend Tommy Hyland 

The American Casino Guide has a new podcast show each month. Hosted by American Casino Guide author, Steve Bourie, each podcast runs about 20 minutes and features Steve interviewing a knowledgeable guest from the world of casino gambling.

For this month's show Steve interviews Tommy Hyland who has run one of the country's most successful card counting teams for more than 20 years.

They discuss his opinion of the "21" movie, how he got started, how teams work, problems that teams encounter, what the future looks like for card counters, and his general advice for blackjack players. 
 

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New Discussion Board added at American Casino Guide web site

We have removed the old discussion board and replaced it with the latest technology.

We now have a VBulletin board which has loads of great features to make it easy for you to read and post questions on any casino gambling topic.

Additionally, we moved over the posts from the old board and there are now more than 1,700 posts for you to view. Be sure to stop by and check it out.

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Interview with a Slot Manager

by Steve Bourie

In all of the years that I have written about casino gambling there is one interview that stood out in my mind as being the most candid.

For the 1999 edition of the American Casino Guide I interviewed Rich Marino, director of slot operations at the Luxor Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Marino gave very frank answers to all of my questions about how slot machines work and how he decides where to put them in the casino. He also addressed many common slot questions, such as: "are the highest-paying slot machines placed near the doors?"

The interview may be old, but his answers as to how the machines work and where they are placed within a casino are still very valid and they give you insight into an area that is usually not open to the public.

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Casino Profile

Hollywood Casino Tunica

In this month's casino profile we take a look at the Hollywood Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.

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See you next month!

Sincerely,

Steve Bourie
American Casino Guide