Players with an Edge Worry Casinos
Advantage gambling is not taken lightly by casinos. Players with a legal edge are a growing problem for casinos. It’s becoming that way because information on card counting and other tactics that give players edges, is so readily available online and in bookstores. Advantage players can come in di... read more
How Many Players to Play With
One debatable blackjack topic is how many players one should be playing with at a table. We’ve all seen the nasty players who think that one player’s play is disrupting the flow of the game. But how much does the presence of other players affect your odds at the blackjack table?
Some expe... read more
When to Quit a BlackJack Game
Everyone seems to have their own opinion on when to quit a blackjack game. Some people say that doubling your buy-in is a good time to quit. Or any time when you’re up 10 units of what you’re betting. These are good ideas on how to get out ahead, but you may be walking away from a winning streak... read more
Casino Blackjack Counter Measures
More and more people are learning to count cards when they play blackjack. The stories of the MIT blackjack group and others breaking the Vegas casinos are well documented. The casinos have been fighting this for decades, and there is a lot of money spent on stopping players from gaining an edge on ... read more
Playing Multiple Blackjack Hands
Different players have different preferences as to how many hands they like to play on a blackjack table. Most play one hand, but many prefer to control the action more by playing more spots. So are a player’s chances affected by playing more than one hand? As far as house advantage goes nothing c... read more
Blackjack Television Shows
The popularity of poker shows, like ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker, has opened the gates for gaming-related television. Blackjack is the newest game to be on the tube, with coverage of the World Series of Blackjack an... read more
More Card Counting Systems
If you want to learn a card counting system that doesn’t require a Masters from MIT, the KISS system may be the right one for you. This simple system “Keep It Short and Simple” is a plus/minus system that omits certain cards f... read more
BlackJack Masters: Semyon Dukach
Semyon Dukach is one of the most notorious members of the MIT blackjack team, and his story is being told in Ben Mezrich’s book “Busting Vegas”. Dukach has an MS from MIT and a BS from Columbia. He is a CEO mentor at... read more
Beware of Blackjack Scams
There’s lots of great blackjack information on the internet for fledgling players to hone their skills. But there are also a lot of scams out there that look to take advantage of new players by taking their money and providing very little in return. Most offer some sort of shortcut, or easy way to... read more
Triple Shot Blackjack
The Triple Shot variation of blackjack combines three different games in one. The player can play blackjack, war, poker, or any two-combination of the three. The game begins with the player and the dealer each receiving one card, like in the game War, and the player making their first wager. The win... read more