Aug 19 2026
Survey of Sortable Cards
In considering the accomplishment of Phil Ivey at Crockfords Casino (see this post), it is worth considering the full breadth of the problem of ill-designed cards and edge sorting. Phil Ivey did not get lucky by finding an especially rare card in a far-away location that could be sorted.
AUDIO: CEM Audio Edge, July 19, 2013
Today I was the interviewee on Casino Enterprise Management's (CEM) "Audio Edge" Internet radio broad/pod-cast. Here is the interview:
Approved Final Judgment: Ivey vs. Crockfords
The final approved written judgment by Mr. Justice Mitting in the case Phillip Ivey vs. Genting Casinos UK Limited has been released.
A Plea for Surveillance
The primary directive of surveillance is to protect the casino’s assets. Because of this, surveillance must educate itself on as many different aspects of operations as possible. This continuing education is not rough around the edges: they’ve got to know it all. Identifying that something is funny means knowing the boundaries of normal and reasonable outcomes.
