Lenny Frome (12 May 1926 – 15 March 1998) was a

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author and

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expert best known for his 1994 book ''Winning Strategies for Video Poker''. He is often referred to as the "Godfather" of

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

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, saw the potential the game offered if played with perfect strategy. He provided strategies for dozens of

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

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, Caribbean Stud and Five Deck Frenzy. He wrote a total of 9 books on

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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.

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Gambatria (Elliot Frome's website)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frome, Lenny 1926 births 1998 deaths American gambling writers

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