Cheating at Blackjack in Puerto Rico by Harry J. McArdle(From Blackjack Forum, Vol. VI #2, June 1986)© 1986, 2006 Blackjack Forum [Editor’s note: From the founding of Blackjack Forum in 1980 through 1986, when this article was submitted by Harry McArdle, numerous players had written about encountering high counts shoe after shoe while playing blackjack in Puerto Rico. […]
Jerry Patterson Responds
Rebuttal to Snyder’s Review of Break the Dealer by Jerry Patterson(From Blackjack Forum VII #1, March 1987)© 1987 Blackjack Forum Patterson’s Remarks: Arnold Snyder reviewed Break the Dealer — the new book coauthored by me and Eddie Olsen — in his latest blackjack newsletter (Blackjack Forum Vl #4). And he totally missed the major point — the most valuable piece […]
A Guide to Managing Casino Heat
Paranoia 101 by 98%(From Blackjack Forum Volume XXII #3, Fall 2003)© 2003 Blackjack Forum Friends of mine who are not among the professional gamblers community often tell me that I am needlessly paranoid. Some blackjack players have even told me the same, sometimes going as far as laughing at my refusal to walk into a casino in […]
I Saw It With My Own Eyes
Why Even Phony Gambling Systems Get Testimonials by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum IX #2, June 1982)© 1982 Blackjack Forum On the last issue of Blackjack Forum, we published only three pages of “Letters,” due—as always—to our space limitations. I usually prepare a dozen pages of letters, then use what I have room for—usually five to ten pages. I’m always […]
The Over/Under Report
A System for Beating the Over/Under Side Bet by Arnold Snyder © 1989 Arnold Snyder Introduction Much of this report will seem too technical for the average player. If you don’t quite grasp some of the mathematical concepts, don’t worry about it. The over/under card counting system described is simple and easy to apply. Just […]
Enter the Video Poker Pro
Honor Among Thieves by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum, December 1988)© Blackjack Forum 1988 Seoul, Korea. September 20, 1988. U.S. Olympic swimmer, Matt Biondi, is favored to win the gold medal in his first event, the 200-meter freestyle. Biondi leads from the start. On the third lap, the TV announcer points out that a relatively unknown Australian swimmer, […]
Blackjack in Nevada’s Small Towns
On the Road to Nevada’s Nowhere Towns by Barry Meadow(From Blackjack Forum XX #2, Summer 2000)© Blackjack Forum 2000 [Barry Meadow is the author of Blackjack Autumn: A True Tale of Life, Death, and Splitting Tens in Winnemucca .] The road is long, With many a-winding turn, That leads us to who knows where, Who knows where… Uh, I […]
Multi-Tabling Online Poker
Balancing on the Brink of Hell: The Reality of Multi-Table Poker by Syph(From Blackjack Forum , Summer 2006)© Blackjack Forum 2006 [Editor’s note: This article was originally part of a discussion on the BJF/PTF message boards on getting started at multi-tabling poker in online poker rooms. I admired the author for this post’s accuracy and honesty. Although there are […]
One Million Roulette Experts
A Parable About Winners’ Testimonials by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum March 1983)© Blackjack Forum 1983 Swami Pastrami, the Great Guru of Gambling, had a dream one night that thousands of croupiers were being strangled by their bow ties while drowning in 100-gallon vats of tomato soup. The following morning he sent an epistle to his one million […]
Notes from the Blackjack Underground
Las Vegas Casinos, Parks and Politics by G.K. Schroeder(From Blackjack Forum XVII #2, Summer 1997)© Blackjack Forum 1997 [I’m posting this 1997 article by G.K. Schroeder in our Blackjack History section because he gives a good overview of Las Vegas from the card counter’s perspective 25 years ago. Much has changed in Vegas since then, but much […]
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