Andrew W. Scott
Andrew W Scott (born 1969) is an Australian-born writer and successful high stakes gambler. He has been gambling since 1986, but in recent years has concentrated more on his writing activities.
Early life[edit]
He was born in Mackay, Queensland, in Australia in 1969. He then moved to Brisbane and Auckland before settling in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, in 1979. He moved to Melbourne in 1993.
Accounting career[edit]
His first profession was accounting. After completing his schooling in 1986 he joined a firm of Chartered Accountants in December 1986. In December 1987 he changed to a different Chartered Accounting firm and remained there working as an accountant full-time until June 1992. During this time he attended the University of Tasmania, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1994. Although Scott no longer practices as an accountant, he does have an investment company, Awston Holdings, through which he manages his investments. Scott founded Awston Holdings in 1993.
Gambling activities[edit]
Scott first attended Wrest Point Hotel Casino in 1986. He was immediately drawn to the game of Blackjack. However, in his early career he had no knowledge of techniques to hide his abilities, and was quickly identified by casino owners as a skilled player.[1] Since then, casinos have accused him of advantage play and many casinos, including but not limited to all Australian casinos, have frustrated his efforts to win at the game.[2][3]
Despite these measures by the casinos, it is rumored that Scott has won over $15 million playing Blackjack in over 100 casinos around the world.[4]
Media appearances[edit]
From 1993 onwards, frustrated by what he described as his harassment by casinos in Australia, Vanuatu and New Caledonia, Scott appeared on a number of Australian national TV shows, exposing his treatment by the casinos (see above). These included Four Corners,[5] A Current Affair, Today Tonight, The Midday Show and the Today show. He has also been the subject of numerous newspaper, magazine and internet articles.
He continues to appear in the Australian media from time to time to comment on gambling-related matters.
BlackJack teaching career[edit]
In 1993 Scott founded Blackjack Masters, an Australian-based private school teaching techniques for winning at Blackjack.[6] He operated the school until early 2006, when he handed effective control of the school to one of his Blackjack protégés, Chris S Martin. He remains a consultant to the school. Many of his greatest protégés have gone on to enter into Blackjack profit sharing arrangements with Scott.[4]
Writings[edit]
In the late 1990s Scott began writing articles, mostly on gambling related topics. In recent years, his scope has widened to poker, business, and social commentary.
Scott has written for (now defunct) Bluff Australasia, MSNBC and is the Gambling Correspondent for Crikey. He also writes for gambling websites Smartgambler and Punting Ace.
Publishing[edit]
In 2009, Scott founded World Gaming Magazine, and is currently its CEO. Based in Macau, World Gaming magazine is Macau's biggest print-run magazine, and is Asia's only gaming magazine for consumers covering all forms of betting such as casinos, poker and sports betting.[7]
Poker[edit]
In 2007 Scott began playing in poker tournaments. His most notable achievement to date was finishing second to Nam Le in the 2008 Asian Pacific Poker Tour Macau High Rollers event, collecting HKD 2.1 million. This result was discussed on the Bluff Australasia Radio Show on Melbourne's SEN radio here.
He is currently fourth on the poker winnings All Time Money List for China. He peaked at third on this list.[citation needed]
External links[edit]
- Andrew W Scott's official website
- Blackjack Masters website
- Awston Holdings website
- Andrew W Scott's section on Punting Ace
- Andrew W Scott's section on Smartgambler
- Coverage of 2008 Asian Pacific Poker Tour Macau High Rollers Event
- Andrew W Scott's poker record on The Hendon Mob poker database
References[edit]
- ↑ "Crown letter 7 May 1999". Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ↑ "blackJack-mAsters Print Media". Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ↑ Michael Warner (27 June 2007). "Where high-rollers kiss cash goodbye". Herald Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 2007-12-11.[dead link]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 World's Greatest Gambling Scams, Television Documentary, ZKK Productions, January 2005 (UK).
- ↑ Four Corners episode 24 April 2000 transcript
- ↑ "Blackjack Masters FAQ". Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ↑ World Gaming Magazine
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