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Dale Merrin

Illustrated portrait of Dale Merrin
Writes the strategy pages

Dale has spent a decade explaining why the math almost always favors the house — first to friends at card tables, then to anyone who'd listen.

Writes About
  • House edge, computed under real rules
  • Expected value without the mysticism
  • Why systems fail

He writes the strategy pages and holds the site's line: no betting systems, no affiliate rankings, no pretending a negative-EV game is income.

“The house edge isn't a secret, it's a published number. Knowing it exactly is the difference between entertainment and a leak.”

Reach Dale through editor@exspade.com — corrections are welcomed and credited.

Also writing here: Ada Kessler · About the site