Jacobson

Jacobson Gaming's primary specialty is casino game analysis. Our services include mathematical, computer based, and statistical calculations of house edge and optimal strategy. We also review new table games, slots and video poker and assist with analysis and design. Our clients include individuals and corporations, as well as land based and Internet casinos. In addition, Jacobson Gaming offers its monthly auditing service “Certified Fair Gambling,” which verifies the ongoing statistical fairness of Internet casino games. The Certified Fair Gambling seal of approval drives customer satisfaction. Jacobson Gaming serves the gaming community where it counts!

Eliot Jacobson received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Arizona in 1983. Eliot was Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University from 1983 to 1998, where he was undergraduate chair from 1990 to 1994. He was Visiting Associate Professor and Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1998 to 2009. Eliot has over twenty research publications in mathematics appearing in major international journals. In 2009, Eliot retired from academia.

Eliot started his gaming career as a young child, learning chess and bridge from his father at age five. Growing up playing games of all sorts, he opened a casino in his garage as a teenager and quickly won all the allowance money in the neighborhood. As a young adult, Eliot continued playing games. He achieved the “expert” ranking at chess, ran the GO club at Ohio University, and competed in national bridge tournaments.

After nearly a decade as an advantage player, Eliot founded Jacobson Gaming, LLC in 2006. His company specializes in casino table game design, advantage play analysis, game development, and mathematical certification. Eliot has written two books, The Blackjack Zone and Contemporary Casino Table Game Design. Eliot’s blog, apheat.net, has become infamous for the scope of information it contains on non-traditional forms of advantage play. Eliot consults with casinos internationally and is a sought after keynote speaker, trainer and seminar leader.

Eliot is one of the world's top experts on casino table games.