Al Moe Follow Al W. Moe. Introduction Historian of the Nevada casino industryMore than 10 years of experience working in the commercial gaming industryWrote several books about casino history and Nevada gamingHis articles appear in several niche publications Experience Al W. Moe is a former writer for ThoughtCo who contributed articles about casinos and the gaming industry for more than six years. His topics include ten things you didn't know about casinos, understanding slot machines, and numerous articles about how to play the most popular casino games. Al is a veteran of the Nevada casino industry. He worked in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and Reno as a casino manager and spends much of his time playing blackjack and poker for a living. Al blogs about his travels and writes about the history of the state and its gaming industry. He also writes fiction based in the backdrop of the casinos. His first book, Nevada's Golden Age of Gambling (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012), is considered a classic resource for photos and stories from the state’s first-50 years of legalized gambling, between 1931 and1981. It continues to sell out at many bookstores. He also wrote Vegas and the Mob: Forty Years of Frenzy (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013), an Amazon bestseller. As a freelance writer, Al's work appears in Poker Player, Casino and Gaming Chips, and Gaming Collectors Quarterly, among other magazines. Education Al W. Moe received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Marketing from the University of Phoenix. He is also a graduate of the University of Nevada-Reno Gaming Management Program.Awards and PublicationsNumber One Most Popular Book, History Category (AuthorsDen, 2013)Distinguished Speaker Award from the Casino and Gaming Memorabilia SocietyVegas and the Mob: Forty Years of Frenzy (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013)Mob City Reno (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013)Nevada's Golden Age of Gambling, Revised and Expanded (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012)The Roots of Reno (BookSurge Publishing, 2008)Stealing From Bandits (Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2012) LiveAbout and Dotdash Meredith LiveAbout, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a reference site focused on entertainment, activities, and hobbies. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Al Moe Why Standard Roulette and Craps Are Not Legal in California How to Win Blackjack Tournaments How to Play 2-Card Poker Why Bartending at a Casino Can Make You $100,000 a Year Winning at Craps Basic Strategy for Blackjack Pai Gow Poker Strategies Beating Blackjack With a Simple Plus Minus Count Keys to Winning at the Blackjack Table How to Play Blackjack Bonus Bets How to Play the Iron Cross Craps System How to Play Mississippi Stud Keno Systems and Way Tickets Proposition and Horn Bets in Craps How to Play Craps - A Crash Course Top Ten Need to Know Facts About Casinos Casino Pit Bosses Beating Football Parlay Tickets How to Get and Use Casino Credit How Casinos Make Money: The Handle, House Edge & More Beat Blackjack for $100,000 a Year How to Play Free Bet Blackjack Top Ten Reasons to be a Casino Dealer How to Play Flop Poker