Bill Ricardi - Brave Little Toaster

A quick update of my Wise Hand related activities.

I've made the commitment to Gary, saying that I would write a Wise Hand feature piece once a week, come hell or high water. My first regular piece is in, and it reflects something that happened to me recently. I was running real good and took a major hit to my bankroll. It was all free money, and I'm qualified in a large tournament to possibly win even more money, but it still hurt. So the piece is about recovering when you've done something stupid, and that should be up some time soon.

I find myself, oddly, writing blackjack pieces. I don't know when and if they'll see the light of day, or if my name or Wise Hand's will be attached to them. But if I'm allowed, I'll point them out to you kind folks.

I've taken to signing certain pieces that I produce: "Bill Ricardi – Online Gaming Guru"

Now, in my life I've made some money in online gaming, as a player and an insider. I'm up tens of thousands of dollars, spread over a long time. But the reason I've called myself an Online Gaming Guru is because I know HOW online gaming works, not because I'm the best gambler in the world or something. What I can say, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is that I understand the technical, business, and gaming portions of the industry in equal measure. So I don't feel so bad about the tag line.

It's bed time.