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G. Common acronym for good penetration.

Gambler's Anonymous. An organization founded in 1957 designed to help compulsive gamblers and fashioned after Alcoholics Anonymous. The reader is encouraged to contact this organization if you ever find yourself unable to cope with gambling. Compulsive gambling is a hidden and progressive illness and should be treated as so. Write PO BOX 17173, Los Angeles, CA 90017 or call (213) 386-8789.
[ http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ ]
[86 Mannuzza Understanding Blackjack 89]
[8/91 Good ...9 Warning Signs... WIN 58]

Howard
Schwartz

Gambler's Book Club. (GBC) One of the oldest gambling book stores in Las Vegas, NV. Howard Schwartz has been marketing director at the Gambler's Book Shop (also known as Gambler's Book Club) in Las Vegas since 1979. Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., he earned graduate degrees from Kansas State University and the University of Northern Colorado (Greely) in Technical Journalism and Secondary Education (Reading Specialist). He worked for newspapers in New York, Montana, Nevada, California and Missouri, plus The Associated Press. He considers himself, in reality, a "librarian for gamblers," and has helped edit more than 40 books published by Gambler's Book Club. He writes book reviews for five gaming publications, weekly and monthly and reads more than 100 books a year related to the gaming industry.

Gambler's Book Shop (GBS) See Gambler's Book Club.

Gambler's Choice. (GC) (c1992) ??? A game option that was available in one or more Northern Nevada casinos.

gambler's ruin. A classic probability problem that asks the following questions: What is the probability that a gambler is ruined and what is the expected duration of the game? Allan Wilson presents the following equation that estimates one's ruin probability for a bankroll of n units when one is trying to double his bank:

r = 1 / (1 + sⁿ)

where

r = ruin probability.
n = starting number of units in bank.
s = p/q = success ratio.
p = probability of winning.
q = 1-p = probability of losing.

For example, if a player has a 1 percent advantage in a game and plays with 20 units he would have a ruin probability of .40 or 40%. This, of course, assumes that the player enjoys the same advantage on each hand and makes the same unit bet. An accurate measure of ruin is more complicated since in the game of blackjack a player's advantage changes with each hand and bet size also changes as a function of expectation. In addition, double down and split hand plays are not accounted for by the equation. See element-of-ruin. See Kelly Criterion.
[63 Adler Probability & Statistics... 207]
[68 Moran An Intro. to Probability... 127]
[70 Wilson Casino Gambler's Guide Chap.17,App.C]
[80 Dubey No Need to Count 193]
[81 Griffin G.R. Formulas for Non-Unit... Vol.17,57]
[8/81 Wong Blackjack World Vol.3,135]
[87 Humble World's Greatest Blackjack Book 202]
[88 Malmuth Blackjack Essays 29]
[9/88 George C. The Ruin Formula BJF 10]
[12/88 Letter Mason Malmuth, BJF 45]
[89 George C. How to Win $1 Million Playing Blackjack]
[3/93 Schlesinger Risk of Ruin BJF 3]

game. A reference to any game played in a casino including roulette, craps, baccarat, blackjack, etc.

game control. Actions made by a dealer or casino personnel to control the casino's bankroll. Players often refer to some of these measures as heat. Game control measures can include:

Reshuffling or breaking the deck

Stripping

Poor penetration

Speeding up the game

Slowing down the game

Changing the dealer

Poor treatment at table

Asking player to leave (barring)

[79 Valliere Does a Casino Have the... C&S Vol.8,38]

GBC. Acronym for Gambler's Book Club.

GC. 1) Acronym for Gambler's Choice. 2) Acronym for Green Chip.

GDA. See Griffin Detective Agency.

George. 1) A slang term for a player who tokes extremely well. A George is often referred to as a live player as in we have a live one here. 2) Code name for one of the concealed blackjack computers used in the late 1970's by Ken Uston's team and developed by Keith Taft. George, a perfect-strategy computer, was about half the size of a pack of cigarettes and was powered by batteries. An output "tapper" buzzed to provide the player with information. The input device was a series of switches built onto a plastic mounting that fit around the thigh and fastened by a bandage. See David.
[84 Snyder Blackjack Forum]
[86 Uston Ken Uston on Blackjack 74]

GFC. Acronym for Green Fountain Count.

ghost tells. Term coined by Steve Forte to refer to any tells that have been picked up from a dealer's reaction to another player.
[86 Forte Read the Dealer 31]

go south. As in to go south with it. A slang term meaning to put money (chips) into one's pocket.

Gold Card. See Charles Jay's Blackjack Gold Card.

Goldberg, Steven. See Casey.

Goldberg Computer System. {TCS}. (Allen Goldberg)

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -2

(Unbalanced converted 10 count)

BC = .72 PE = .61

[76 Goldberg Winning at Blackjack]
[80 Revere Playing Blackjack as a Business 166]
[88 Watson Beating Casino's Blackjack 94]

goose neck. A term coined by Steve Forte to refer to a tell when the dealer leans in, or goose necks, to see your hand.
[86 Forte Read the Dealer 19]

Gordon, Edward. Author and developer of the DHM card counting systems. See D. Howard Mitchell.

Gordon System. {PCS/L1}. (Edward Gordon). See DHM.

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1

BC = .86 PE = .56

[73 Gordon Optimum Strategy in Blackjack...]

Goren, Don. Developer of a shuffle tracking method using neural networks.
[97 Goren Blackjack Review Spr 97, Sum 97, Fall 97]
[ http://www.BJRnet.com/member/shuffle/GoreSnyd.htm ]

gorilla BP. Term coined by Ken Uston to describe a non-counting player who receives signals from a counter. He's a gorilla because he doesn't have to know how to win at blackjack, yet he is playing with an edge over the house. See BP.
[81 Uston Million Dollar Blackjack 318]

GP. Common acronym for good penetration.

GPS. Acronym for Steve Forte's Gambler's Protection Series videos.

Graham 2 count. {PCS/L2}. (Graham)

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1

BC = .96 PE = .42

Graham 7 count. {PCS/U}. (Graham)

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-6 4 4 5 7 4 3 0 -1 -5

BC = 1.00 PE = .54

Grant System. {PBS}. (Mel Grant, Alhambra, CA) Also known as the Win At Blackjack system.
[81 Uston Million Dollar Blackjack 325]

grave shift. Also called graveyard shift. The last, early morning shift of a casino usually beginning between midnight and 5 AM.

Greatest Revolutionary Blackjack Method. {PBS}. TBD

green action. The wagering of $25 chips, usually green in color. See black action.

green belt. (GB) A reference to one of the restricted member's only pages on Arnold Snyder's Blackjack Forum web site.
[ http://www.rge21.com ]

green chip. (GC) 1) A $25 value casino chip. 2) A reference to one of the member's only pages on Stanford Wong's blackjack discussion group.
[ http://www.bj21.com ]

green zone. (GZ) A reference to one of the restricted member's only pages on the Blackjack Review Network.
[ http://www.BJRnet.com ]

Green Fountain Count. {PCS/L1}. (GFC) (Koko Ita) (c1976). See Systems Research. See Silver Fox Count.

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 -1

BC = .96 PE = .54

[76 Ita 21 Counting Methods to Beat 21]
[88 Watson Beating Casino's Blackjack 96]

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Peter Griffin
1937-1998

Griffin, Peter. Author of the classic text-book Theory of Blackjack and several counting systems. This book is considered the bible on the mathematics of the game and includes a complete discussion of basic strategy and card counting systems including single and multi-parameter. Peter Griffin died from cancer at the age of 61 on Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998.
[ http://www.gamblersbook.com/griffin.htm ]
[ http://www.gamblersbook.com/nytimes.htm ]

Griffin Count. {PCS/L1}. (Peter Griffin).

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1

BC = .84 PE = .64

[88 Griffin The Theory of Blackjack]

Griffin 2 Count. {PCS/L2}. (Peter Griffin). See Canfield Master. See Omega II.

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 -1 -2

BC = .92 PE = .67

[88 Griffin The Theory of Blackjack]

Griffin 3 Count. {PCS/L3}. (Peter Griffin). See Uston Advanced Count.

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 -1 -3

BC = .90 PE = .69

[88 Griffin The Theory of Blackjack]

Peter Griffin Interview
Courtesy: The Hot Shoe

Griffin 4 Count. {PCS/L4}. (Peter Griffin).

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 3 3 1 -1 -4

BC = .90 PE = .69

[88 Griffin The Theory of Blackjack]

Griffin 5 Count. {PCS/L5}. (Peter Griffin).

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 2 2 4 5 4 3 1 -1 -5

BC = .91 PE = .69

[88 Griffin The Theory of Blackjack]

Griffin 7 Count. {PCS/L7}. (Peter Griffin).

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-6 4 4 5 7 5 3 0 -2 -5

BC = 1.00 PE = .54

[88 Griffin The Theory of Blackjack]

Griffin Book. A reference to the series of books kept by the Griffin Investigations which identifies blacklisted players, casino cheats, card counters, and suspected card counters. This book may include player profiles and photographs.

Gordon Adams Interview
Courtesy: The Hot Shoe

Griffin Detective Agency. (GDA) See Griffin Investigations.

Griffin Investigations, Inc. Also called Griffin Detective Agency. An investigations agency used by many casinos around the world. Based in Las Vegas, this agency maintains a black book of known cheats, criminals, and professional card counters. Currently located at Las Vegas, NV. Arnold Snyder of rge21.com maintains a members only list of suspected Griffin Investigations subscribed casinos. See Casino Information Network.
[81 Uston Million Dollar Blackjack 262]
[Konik Count It]
[ http://www.griffininvestigations.com/ ]

Andy Andersen with facial recognition
software on a laptop computer.

Griffin Ultimate Count. {PCS/U}. (Peter Griffin).

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-60 37 45 52 70 46 27 0 -17 -50

BC = 1.00 PE = .54

[88 Griffin The Theory of Blackjack]

grind. A slow and hard way of making money.

grind joint. One of many casinos with a high proportion of slot machines and low-stakes tables.

GRI Pro Count. {PCS/L?}. TBD
[88 Allen Beat the Odds]

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