Max Rubin is a gambling

Gambling

Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...

 expert and author best known for his book Comp City: A Guide to Free Gambling Vacations. The book teaches players how to maximize casino

Casino

In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...

 perks with little actual wagering. Rubin is also a gambling analyst for television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

. He served as commentator for the first two seasons of the GSN

Game Show Network

The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...

 World Series of Blackjack

World Series of Blackjack

The World Series of Blackjack is a televised blackjack tournament created and produced by the cable network GSN. It is a closed tournament; players are either invited to play or can attempt to win a spot via a satellite tournament. Rounds are edited into 1-hour episodes and broadcast on GSN...

along with Matt Vasgersian

Matt Vasgersian

Matt Vasgersian is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is a host for the MLB Network and has served as an announcer for NBC Sports' coverage of the Olympics, and on Fox Sports' MLB coverage...

 and co-hosts the Ultimate Blackjack Tour

Ultimate Blackjack Tour

The Ultimate Blackjack Tour was a televised series of Elimination Blackjack tournaments that aired in syndication. It debuted on September 16, 2006. The show consists of a series of televised Elimination Blackjack tournaments...

with Nick GAS

Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids

Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids was an American cable television network that was part of MTV Networks's suite of digital cable channels. The channel was available to all Digital cable providers and satellite provider Dish Network...

' Mati Moralejo

Mati Moralejo

Mati Moralejo is an actor and was a recurring personality on the Nickelodeon Games and Sports television network. He is regularly seen in 60 second featurettes highlighting lesser known sports from around the world called Global GAS.Mati was also a host of a remake of Nickelodeon's Wild and Crazy...

 on CBS

CBS

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. Rubin is one of only twelve members of the Blackjack Hall of Fame and hosts the annual Blackjack Ball.

Rubin has frequent speaking engagements across the country. He has also done consulting work for many casinos including Harrahs, Hilton Casinos, and Mirage Resorts, and he now exclusively teaches the staff at the Barona Casino in San Diego how to spot and counter many cheating techniques.

External links

• Official site