Visiting a casino to play blackjack isn’t always in the cards (pun intended). Sometimes life gets in the way of fun and there isn’t time to hop in a car, drive to the casino, and have at least one multi-hour session of blackjack. There are plenty of blackjack apps to pass the time when the mood hits you no matter where you are. I love opening one of the blackjack training apps when I have the itch to play the game but don’t feel like driving down to the nearest casino. Thankfully, there are quite a few movies that feature blackjack games in at least one scene. Even if the focus of the movie is ..read more

Not everyone visiting this website and news section is an experienced blackjack player. Today’s article is for you. Venturing into a casino for the first time can be somewhat stressful. There’s a lot to make someone anxious the first time they visit a casino. Risking money on a game is a big concern for many. Others may worry about how other players may see them. Some new gamblers may be worried about both and more. I was intimidated when I first started visiting casinos when I turned 21. The first game I played was one of the worst in the casino. Without knowing anything about the large house ..read more

Counting cards in blackjack isn’t illegal. Having said that, casinos don’t take kindly to blackjack players who use their skill to swing the house edge in their favor. Casino games are never in favor of the player. Regardless of the size, the casino always has an advantage. Card counting isn’t easy and it’s not for everyone. Personally, I gave up trying to learn how to count cards. It took the fun out of a fun hobby. However, learning how to count cards can be a way to make gambling a profitable endeavor over time. Gambling for me remains recreational and sometimes profitable. Blackjack player ..read more

Two things can be true at the same time when discussing blackjack in Las Vegas. Las Vegas blackjack sucks There’s plenty of fair blackjack in Las Vegas Both are true depending on where you visit in Las Vegas. Last year we looked at why some visitors choose to play 6:5 blackjack. Today, we’ll explore some more reasons why they stay on the Vegas Strip instead of looking for the best blackjack games. Most Gamblers Don’t Leave The Vegas Strip According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s (LVCVA) Visitor Profile, between 73% and 75% of visitors to Las Vegas since 2016 have stayed ..read more

There was so much discussion about cashless transactions during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic that it seemed as though casinos would be falling all over themselves to make this more widespread. That wasn’t quite the case in casinos around the country including Las Vegas last year. Cashless gaming hasn’t taken off to the level some were expecting just yet. It seemed as though cashless gaming might be on the verge of a breakthrough in Las Vegas in 2021. Resorts World Las Vegas became the first Las Vegas casino to offer an entirely cashless experience on the casino and throughout the property ..read more

One of the benefits of visiting Las Vegas to play blackjack is the sheer number of casinos with the game. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, there were 2,002 live dealer blackjack games in 113 casinos around the Silver State in October. The report shows that 1,087 of those blackjack games were in 34 casinos on the Vegas Strip. There were another 205 located inside 13 casinos located in downtown Las Vegas. These totals don’t include blackjack games in multi-game video poker machines, electronic table games (ETGs), or stadium installations. Some of these games can be found all over La ..read more

2022 was a year of change in Las Vegas. There were numerous changes in casino operations. Despite four casinos changing operators, there weren’t many changes at the blackjack tables. Not yet at least. There’s one new casino operator that will be changing everything about the casino from the outside in. This will be the most drastic change to an existing Vegas Strip casino in my lifetime. Hard Rock International now operates the Mirage and this is just the beginning. Hard Rock And The Mirage Last year MGM Resorts agreed to sell the Mirage to Hard Rock International. The sale was approved in Dec ..read more

The downfall of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange has been in the news all month. Wouldn’t it be interesting if different gambling strategies helped push the company to the brink? Well, it appears as though poker and blackjack strategy may have played a role in one of the biggest stories of the year. The former co-CEO of Alameda Research, Sam Trabucco, is a gambler. Alameda is a sister company of FTX. Trabucco unexpectedly stepped down as co-CEO of the company in August. It appears as though his risky maneuvers at Alameda may have assisted in the collapse of FTX. Trabucco used strategy from the ..read more

Two casinos recently opened in New York and Lousiana, respectively. Two more casinos will be opening within the next month in a different section in New York and Virginia, respectively. Altogether there will be four new casinos to play blackjack in three states over the next month or so. Casinos around the country are different than what you’ll find in Las Vegas. Everything from gaming to dining and entertainment is different. Each of these properties will offer guests a different experience and a variety of blackjack games. Let’s take a look at what to expect from these new casinos. New Casin ..read more

One of the reasons so many blackjack players like the game is that it involves skill and decision-making. At the same time, players enjoy some of the non-traditional table games in a casino because they don’t involve much if any, skill. There’s a new blackjack variant in casinos that combines the two ideas. While 21 Stud is a blackjack game, there is no skill or strategy used by players. A selling point to casinos by the manufacturer is that 21 Stud has “Slot machine style-action in a live table environment.” That’s a fairly accurate description. In 21 Stud, a player is dealt two cards. The pl ..read more