Volunteering for MDawg

[redietz]

Now that the college football season is winding down, and my favorite whackjob is president, I'll have some time to help out the great debaters at VCT.

Not sure I have substantive credentials, but here we go. I wrote about and debunked sports handicappers who claimed fanciful records, and I did this for decades. I wrote letters to USA Today, had some articles published here and there regarding the topic. Was asked to report on a particular publication which was, at the time, serving as a front while publishing, in a slick magazine format, completely fictional records of a couple of companies embedded in truthful reporting about others. I have been interviewed by reporters and have given my rundowns of sports handicapping gimmicks and cheating.

I was also recruited by the Society for the Scientific Documentation of Paranormal Experiments back in the 80's. The Society only existed for a couple of years, but I was assigned to investigate in a particular geographic area while also commenting on others' investigations. The SSDPE was started as a kinder, gentler, more allegedly objective version of CSICOP. Evidently the couple of things I had published regarding investigating the paranormal were enough for them to recruit me.

I would be willing to put in the time and thought to monitor MDawg while he plays and interview him regarding what he does. I would suggest a couple of time brackets with, say, 20 hours of play in a week's time in each bracket.

My lack of actual magician's skills is a drawback, as is my lack of a doctorate in statistics, but I actually have access to both a professional magician and a magic afficionado who could guide me through the process and I have access to people who taught college statistics, so although I lack the necessary knowledge and skills, I can consult them and bring them in if they could do so.

I'd recommend two separate testing time frames. One could be in December this year, somewhere between the 10th and 20th to take advantage of LV cheapness. The other could be a non-holiday time frame of MDawg's choosing. I would endeavor to film part of the sessions if I can get the casinos' permission, which might take some work.

I'm no James Randi, but I would do my best, and my membership in the SSDPE was reasonable evidence that I'm an objective investigator with no irons in the fire.

Anyway, mull it over and get back to me.

[MDawg]

I actually have been thinking about this, and posted as much at WOV yesterday.



I will mull it over.

No one may say that REDietz doesn't often have a way with words and always put the effort into expressing himself.

[coach belly]

I'd recommend two separate testing time frames.

I'd recommend that the ditz commit to 20 sessions of the MDawg challenge.

He can monitor and interview to his moneybelt's content.

That might make a believer out of him.

[redietz]

I'd recommend two separate testing time frames.

I'd recommend that the ditz commit to 20 sessions of the MDawg challenge.

He can monitor and interview to his moneybelt's content.

That might make a believer out of him.

Not sure how many sessions fit into 20 or 40 hours of play but go ahead and volunteer to be part of the project, coach. I trust you to be an accurate observer and reporter. It's not like I'm trying to hog MDawg for myself.

P.S. In case anyone is wondering, and they probably are not, I replied during the NFL games because I have a real slow Sunday. Won the first half of a teaser with Ravens/Steelers Under and don't have anything else until Monday night (Houston/Dallas Over), so today is a little slow. Watching 2024 NFL is, as Tom Brady has hinted, not the most exciting or mesmerizing endeavor on the planet.

[coach belly]

Not sure how many sessions fit into 20 or 40 hours of play

Estimate it...divide 20 hours by the time it took to complete the initial challenge.

If it's 40 hours total, then multiply your initial estimate by 2.

You must feel like you're back in Chamberpot, PA taking the PSATs again.

I'll observe, if that's permitted.

But next month is too short notice...I'm all booked up now through end of 2024.

2025 might work, I usually come out for St Pats in March, and one of the music festivals in April/May.

[Ray Finkle]

I'd recommend two separate testing time frames.

I'd recommend that the ditz commit to 20 sessions of the MDawg challenge.

He can monitor and interview to his moneybelt's content.

That might make a believer out of him.

Not sure how many sessions fit into 20 or 40 hours of play but go ahead and volunteer to be part of the project, coach. I trust you to be an accurate observer and reporter. It's not like I'm trying to hog MDawg for myself.

P.S. In case anyone is wondering, and they probably are not, I replied during the NFL games because I have a real slow Sunday. Won the first half of a teaser with Ravens/Steelers Under and don't have anything else until Monday night (Houston/Dallas Over), so today is a little slow. Watching 2024 NFL is, as Tom Brady has hinted, not the most exciting or mesmerizing endeavor on the planet.

I'm in.
I'll be at the Palazzo 12/23 - 12/28

Of course, I ain't gonna watch 20 hours of play, I actually have a life, but I'll do my part.

Can we watch KJ, and see how he does too?

[redietz]

Either taking the SATs or betting a boatload of money each week, one or the other.

MDawg, let us know what works for you. I'll check the forum every once in awhile.

I see the GN is dropping resort fees for Landry club members, so that's probably where I'll park my ass in December.

I just saw Ray's post. I think I need to bracket the week prior, mainly because if the Vols make the playoff, I gotta do my thing. Playoffs start the 20th, which is why I'd scout everything the week prior. But if I can't do that bracket and MDawg can, I have no qualms about you guys handling it.

[MDawg]

Will be in Vegas for F1. But, have to leave for some business after a couple weeks and then back again haven't decided exactly when.

So we're talking about tabulating results from sessions?

Can we watch KJ, and see how he does too?

Judging by the black eye he got recently, not so well. You really don't want to watch him...uhhh...do you? At most, I'd stomach reading about it in the vice squad files.

[coach belly]

Either taking the SATs or betting a boatload of money each week

They let the clipboard holders bet on Pop Warner games out there?

[soxfan]

I think that 20 hr/session is far too small the sampled size to determine if a cat got a viable style, or not. It is though a simple matter to determine if a cat got the actual photographic memories. I previous proposed the challenge to the kewl-J offer 5ks if he could demonstrate his supposed ability to count, accurate multiple 21 table at the same times. Of course, he squeal like the little bitch and run away from the challenge with his tail between the leg, hey hey.

[coach belly]

Can we watch KJ, and see how he does too?

You can watch him, but do not attempt to look him directly in the eyes...he's nervous about the shape of his eyes.

[coach belly]

I think that 20 hr/session is far too small the sampled size to determine if a cat got a viable style, or not.

Well that's a discouraging take.

Let's read ditz's report before you start claiming the exercise is rigged.

[MDawg]

As far as I know, the Wizard verified session was a couple hours longer than anyone in the history of these forums has ever allowed himself to be witnessed before.

[coach belly]

As far as I know, the Wizard verified session was a couple hours longer than anyone in the history of these forums has ever allowed himself to be witnessed before.

You were very generous to allow it.

Nobody else has even considered demonstrating that they could do what you did.

Now, anyone who needs to spend 20, or 40, or even more hours up in your business should be generous.

Make them bet, plus pay you an appearance fee, which can be considered the vig.

[redietz]

Either taking the SATs or betting a boatload of money each week

They let the clipboard holders bet on Pop Warner games out there?

Coach, I already let mickey do the math at one site.

[kewlJ]

The wizard verified session of Mdawgs play means nothing without Wizard being permitted to say what he witnessed.

There is no one that though it impossible that Mdawg register a small winning session. Losing players do so 4-5, maybe even 6-7 times out of 10. Now if Wizard were allowed to say what he saw, and it is still not to late, that would mean something. Just think if Wizard had said, "yes, I saw Mdawg play and know what he is doing and it could result in a long term winning or +Ev results". But THAT wasn't what Wizard was going to say. It isn't what he has said privately. So Mdawg had him sign an agreement not to say. So means nothing. It means about as much as Mdawg spreading some cash and chips out on a bed saying he won them.

Now I proposed a version of what redietz is now proposing 5 years ago. Not sure if it was here or at WoV that I proposed it. At that time Mdawg was claiming he won everyday or almost everyday (over 90% of days). So I proposed that I could provide a witness that would follow Mdawg for a month, documenting every session and we would just see if it came close to matching what Mdawg claimed in both winning every session and winning overall. Mdawg wanted no part of it. I wonder why?

Look, Mdawg started out pretending to be this upscale winning gambler. he used the trick from common youtube scammers of spreading money and chips around, which is supposed to prove you won that cash and chips, when it proves no such thing. And now in recent months and years, Mdawg has revealed himself to be nothing but an internet troll type, stating and repeating (100 times) multiple lies about everyone that knows better than to believe his silly story. Mdawg is no more a winning player than Singer owned a Newell RV.


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[coach belly]

Coach, I already let mickey do the math at one site.

That's ditz-speak.

You're never at a loss for words until it's time to explain yourself...then you revert to ditz-speak.

[MDawg]

It wouldn't be a bona fide VCT thread without some

SChiZoPHreNiC UNKewl PYsCHo babble.

Hand on his hip, shrill whiny voice,

Not on my watch, Mister.

[kewlJ]

I also said very early on that this Mdawg thing, was absolutely no different than the youtube scams. Dan Druff and others pushed back that it was different because he wasn't soliciting money. Ok, fine, it wasn't about money for Mdawg, but it was about people believing his silly gambling claims that defy math and the way Las Vegas works and that makes it almost the same as those youtube scams. And he has used the playbook from those scammers and from Singer's trolling to try to reach that end.

Look, it is this simple. If you are going to make claims of winning, have the math work. No magical potions, or "special plays", or machines talking to you, or rainman abilities. Have something mathematically that you are doing to gain an advantage that you can show.

And second, don't have your story defy the way Las Vegas and the casino industry works. Don't have things like winning every day and bet spreads for hours that no casino would ever allow, and pit folks patting you on the back saying how great you are. This stuff is all fantasy or fiction or whatever word you want to use.

AP's win longterm by finding something mathematical that gives them an edge and then doing everything in their power to be able to keep playing when the casinos want and try to stop you. Everything else is just a retelling of Jack and the beanstalk or some other fairy tale.

[MDawg]

Is it necessary to repeat this every day?

And yet, the first of many 10X Multipliers!

#5, and counnting.

KJ keeps trying to manually rephrase the same old nervous essays over and over. Can you imagine how much time and angst that takes?

How many times does he need to suffer thru "It just isn't fair that MDawg gets to claim he wins all the time with comps, gifts and special treatment, and he gets support & cover from Benedict Shack and other Richard Potatoes from the gaming forums' group of administrators!" "Can't you people see how much this HURTS me when I can't do anything about it?"