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Casino Player » Blackjack
1M ago
A look at video blackjack By John Grochowski In most state gaming commission revenue reports, wagering totals and payouts are listed for electronic gaming devices. The category isn’t “slot machines,” and that’s deliberate. In the information they release to the public, casinos and regulators do not differentiate among slot machines and other electronic games ..read more
Casino Player » Blackjack
2M ago
Getting the edge with card counting By Frank Scoblete If casino table-game players are the judge of the games, then unquestionably blackjack is the number-one table game in the casinos. By far! Starting in 1962–1963 a revolution hit the casinos, the arrival of a way to beat the game of blackjack. You have Edward ..read more
Casino Player » Blackjack
3M ago
Don’t be intimidated by the rituals of the felt It can be intimidating, sitting elbow-to-elbow with a bunch of strangers, their egos and personalities radiating across the felt. Meanwhile, you’re staring across at a dealer who is handling money, chips and cards, and he’s asking you to make decisions. Hit or stand? Play or ..read more
Casino Player » Blackjack
4M ago
Hypothetical situations at the blackjack tables for you to ponder By Henry Tamburin You’re playing blackjack in a Las Vegas casino when a new dealer takes over. You notice something unusual: occasionally, the dealer is unknowingly exposing her hole card. She obviously needs to practice her dealing technique, but right now you’re faced with a ..read more
Casino Player » Blackjack
4M ago
Their goal is simple – to make YOUR money their money By Frank Scoblete Casinos are a business, just like the businesses in your community and those throughout the world. Their goal is simple, and that goal is this—to make your money their money. They sell a product, gambling on games where they have ..read more
Casino Player » Blackjack
5M ago
Mastering basic strategy at blackjack means more than memorizing a chart. It’s about understanding how to play offense and defense. By playing offense—making the extra bet and splitting the 8s—we create a situation where we have an edge. Each of our 8s is a stronger building block than the dealer’s 6. My friend Ralph has ..read more
Casino Player » Blackjack
5M ago
An interview with Colin Jones Co-Founder of “The Church of Blackjack Card-Counting Team” By Henry Tamburin After Colin Jones graduated from college in 2002, his friend Ben Crawford told him about a book on card counting and suggested he read it. Colin did and he gradually began to earn money at blackjack. After he ..read more
Casino Player » Blackjack
5M ago
Shining a light on some great (and not so great) blackjack games around the country By Henry Tamburin I have several reporters who visit casinos in different areas of the U.S. and then file reports on the blackjack playing conditions, which are published in my Blackjack Insider e-Newsletter. Based on these reports plus information I ..read more
Casino Player » Blackjack
5M ago
Tropicana AC wraps up its 30-year anniversary celebration with an astounding million-dollar blackjack event From now through February 19, excitement is in the cards at Atlantic City’s legendary Tropicana Casino & Resort. The casino is abuzz due to the $1 Million Dollar Blackjack Challenge, a big money promotion which is open to all members of ..read more
Casino Player » Blackjack
5M ago
10 common “mythtakes” that players make at table games By Frank Scoblete On any given hand, and on any given night, luck does play a role—that’s true. But in the long run, how skillfully you play will determine just what the casino wins from you—or what you win from them! I call them “mythtakes”: false ..read more