The First Line of Defense: Selective Shuffling by Sam Case (From Blackjack Forum Vol. IV #1, March 1984) © 1984 Blackjack Forum I recently talked with a long time professional blackjack player who’s seen the game change over the years. He told me that false shuffles and second deals–all the cheating moves–used to be much more common […]
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A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Forum By James Grosjean (From Blackjack Forum Volume XXI #1, Spring 2001)© 2001 Blackjack Forum [Ed. Note: Last year, when I published James Grosjean’s first book, Beyond Counting, I wished that I could tell you the story that follows. I couldn’t. In fact, I only knew a small portion of […]
Online Casino Bonus Play
Online Casino Bonus Play by Arnold Snyder© 2015 Arnold Snyder Introduction Unlike casinos in Las Vegas or Atlantic City, the best online casinos give generous bonuses. These casino bonuses are literally free money, and can be very valuable to players. They have this value even though they often come with strings attached. What are the strings? If […]
Interview with Tommy Hyland
Interview with Tommy Hyland by Richard W. Munchkin (From Blackjack Forum Volume XXII #1, Spring 2002) (From RWM’s Gambling Wizards, Huntington Press, Las Vegas 2002) © 2002 RWM [Note from A.S.: Richard W. Munchkin is the author of Gambling Wizards: Conversations with the World’s Greatest Gamblers, and, like Tommy Hyland, a member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame.] [Note from […]
Inside the Cat and Mouse Game
Or Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Casino Management, But Were Afraid to Ask by Bill Zender (From Blackjack Forum Vol. XII #4, December 1992) © 1992 Blackjack Forum [Editor’s note: Bill Zender, author of Casino-ology 2: New Strategies for Managing Games , former Nevada Gaming Control agent, and former casino manager of the Aladdin Hotel in Las […]
Insure a Good Hand?
Blackjack Insurance on Good Hands May Be A Good Idea After All By Peter A. Griffin (From Blackjack Forum Volume VIII #2, December 1988) © Blackjack Forum 1988 [Note from Arnold Snyder: In the December issue of Blackjack Forum (Vol. VII #4), Marvin L. Master conjectured that if your card counting system indicated that the insurance bet was […]
Interview with Johnny C
Interview with Johnny C, Manager of the MIT Blackjack Team by Richard W. Munchkin (From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXII #3, Fall 2002)© 2002 Blackjack Forum [Note from A.S.: Richard W. Munchkin is the author of Gambling Wizards: Conversations with the World’s Greatest Gamblers, and, like Johnny C., is a member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame.] The history […]
Interview with RC
Interview with A Vegas Hole Card Player by Richard W. Munchkin (From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXIII #1, Spring 2003) © 2003 Blackjack Forum What is a Blackjack Hole-Card Player? Not all professional blackjack players count cards. There is a very small group of professional gamblers using a technique with a much higher advantage. These players are known […]
SMART ONLINE CASINO GAMBLING
INTRO TO SMART ONLINE CASINO GAMBLING by Deep 21 and Nothing But Net © Blackjack Forum Online 2004 Playing in online casinos can be fun and can even provide an edge for knowledgeable players. You can play the same games you play in Vegas (and more) with the same odds (or better), for high stakes […]
Not Paranoia?
It’s Not Paranoia If… by James Grosjean (From Blackjack Forum XXIV #1, Winter 2004/05)© Blackjack Forum 2004 [Author’s Note: In my description of the trial against the Imperial Palace (IP), quoted matter comes from direct trial testimony given under oath, available in the official court transcript, which we expect to make available online in the future (or […]
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