Dealer Cheating at Blackjack by Sam Case (From Blackjack Forum Vol. II #3, September 1982) © 1982 Blackjack Forum I met Crazy Bob in a bar in Calgary (Alberta, Canada). I knew it was him by his “Crazy Bob — No Autographs, Please!” t-shirt. We had more than a few Molsons, and he turned me on to […]
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The First Counters
Edward O. Thorp in Las Vegas, 1962 By Russell T. Barnhart (From Blackjack Forum Volume XX #1, Spring 2000) © 2000 Blackjack Forum In the early 1960s much publicity occurred concerning a 28-year-old professor of mathematics, Edward O. Thorp, first of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at Cambridge, then of New Mexico State University at Las […]
System Smitty
System Smitty and the Blindfolded Monkeys By Arnold Snyder (From Blackjack Forum, March 1987) © 1987 Blackjack Forum Take the case of Benjamin F. “System Smitty” Smith. You may recall System Smitty’s name from Ed Thorp’s 1962 classic, Beat the Dealer. According to Thorp, Smitty was a Las Vegas character he heard about in the late 1950’s, […]
Stock Control Shuffles
How to Stack the Deck with Stock Control Shuffles by Sam Case (with photo by Ron Hunter) (From Blackjack Forum Vol. II #4, December 1982) © 1982 Blackjack Forum I must be the world’s pickiest card player. I always study a dealer before sitting down. Although there are more ways to cheat while shuffling than there are […]
Stickin’ It to the Safari Club
by Nick Alexander (From Blackjack Forum Volume XVII #1, Spring 1997) © Blackjack Forum 1997 August 2, 1988, Tuesday. Read an article in the Sunday Times entitled, “SAFARI CLUB’S MYSTERIES MAY BE UNSOLVABLE.” The article details an account of Park Chong Kyu’s dealings with Northrop Corp. You may remember that Northrop paid him $6,250,000 to build a hotel in […]
St. Louis Blues
An Ace Tracker’s Lament By Darryl Purpose (From Blackjack Forum Volume XVII #3, Fall 1997) © Blackjack Forum 1997 [Note from Arnold Snyder: Since the writing of this article, Darryl Purpose has been elected to the Blackjack Hall of Fame. He is also a successful folk singer and songwriter. To check out his latest musical release, see DarrylPurpose.com.] I’m […]
Risk of Ruin for Video Poker and Other Skewed-U...
By Dunbar and Math Boy (From Blackjack Forum Vol. XIX #3, Fall 1999) © 1999 Blackjack Forum Introduction In the world of blackjack, the risk of ever going bust when starting with a fixed bankroll and a fixed game is well known. The formulas for predicting fluctuation and the risk of ruin in blackjack can be extended […]
Poker Tournament Satellites
Why Skillful Satellite Play Cuts Your Bankroll Requirements More Than You Think by Arnold Snyder and Math Boy (From Blackjack Forum , Vol. XXVI #1, Winter 2007) © Blackjack Forum Online 2007 This article will look primarily at how you should estimate the dollar value of a poker tournament satellite. It will look at the factors that make a […]
Off TARGET
Jerry Patterson’s New Blackjack System by Arnold Snyder (From Blackjack Forum III #3, September 1983) © 1983 Blackjack Forum Q: What measures does a pit boss take when he discovers a team of TARGET players? A: He comps them all to a room for the night, and orders the cocktail waitresses to stop emptying the ashtrays. Okay, […]
ONLINE GAMBLING
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS by Arnold Snyder © 2005 Arnold Snyder Q: Is it legal? A: Online gambling and poker are legal in most countries. In the U.S., the current administration is very hostile to online gambling and poker. However, though the Congress recently passed a law that may make transferring funds to and from online casinos and […]
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