Lenny Frome
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Lenny Frome was a gambling
author and video poker
expert best known for his 1994 book Winning Strategies for Video Poker. He is often referred to as the "Godfather" of video poker
for his outspoken advocacy of the game and for raising the game's popularity. Frome, at a time when serious gamblers viewed the game as little more than a slot machine
, saw the potential the game offered if played with perfect strategy. He provided strategies for dozens of video poker
games and showed that with the proper strategy the game offered some of the best odds in the casino.
He also performed mathematical analyses on many other games including Let It Ride, Spanish 21
, Caribbean Stud and Five Deck Frenzy. He wrote a total of 9 books on casino
gambling including Expert Video Poker for Las Vegas and Expert Video Poker for Atlantic City.
He died in 1998 but his gaming website Compu-Flyers is still considered a leading gambling publication and is now run by his son Elliot Frome.
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...
author and video poker
Video poker
Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console similar in size to a slot machine.-History:...
expert best known for his 1994 book Winning Strategies for Video Poker. He is often referred to as the "Godfather" of video poker
Video poker
Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console similar in size to a slot machine.-History:...
for his outspoken advocacy of the game and for raising the game's popularity. Frome, at a time when serious gamblers viewed the game as little more than a slot machine
Slot machine
A slot machine , informally fruit machine , the slots , poker machine or "pokies" or simply slot is a casino gambling machine with three or more reels which spin when a button is pushed...
, saw the potential the game offered if played with perfect strategy. He provided strategies for dozens of video poker
Video poker
Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console similar in size to a slot machine.-History:...
games and showed that with the proper strategy the game offered some of the best odds in the casino.
He also performed mathematical analyses on many other games including Let It Ride, Spanish 21
Spanish 21
Spanish 21 is a blackjack variant owned by Masque Publishing Inc., a gaming publishing company based in Colorado. Unlicensed, but equivalent, versions may be called Spanish blackjack. In Australia and Malaysia, an unlicensed version of the game, with no dealer hole card and significant rule...
, Caribbean Stud and Five Deck Frenzy. He wrote a total of 9 books on 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...
gambling including Expert Video Poker for Las Vegas and Expert Video Poker for Atlantic City.
He died in 1998 but his gaming website Compu-Flyers is still considered a leading gambling publication and is now run by his son Elliot Frome.