Jess Marcum, Mathematical Genius, and the History of Card Counting by Allan Schaffer, Ph.D.(From Blackjack Forum Volume XXIV #3, Summer 2005)© 2005 Blackjack Forum [Editor’s Note: The thing that keeps striking me about Jess Marcum is the depth and intensity of respect and loyalty to him of the people who actually knew him and his achievements. Marcum […]
Is Card Counting Legal?
Or . . . Is it Legal to Think in Casinos? by Arnold Snyder (From The Intelligent Gambler , April 1997)© Arnold Snyder 1997 If you’re the type of person who lets the word out among your friends and acquaintances that you are a serious blackjack player — one of those notorious “card counters” — you may […]
Insurance Oddity Solved
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 dead even, it […]
An Insurance Oddity
Blackjack Insurance on Good Hands? by Marvin L. Masters(From Blackjack Forum Volume VII #4, December 1987)© Blackjack Forum 1987 Should you insure a good blackjack hand? Blackjack gurus ridicule this question, replying that insurance is a side bet that has nothing to do with the player’s hand. They say if you’re counting cards and know that more […]
Insurance Camouflage for Card Counters
Can You Disguise Your Insurance Bet? by Jake Smallwood[From Blackjack Forum Vol. VIII #2, June 1988]© 1988 Blackjack Forum After a recent blackjack trip I was chastised by my teammates. They objected to the fact that, as a part of my card counting camouflage, I was taking insurance on everything but my minimum bet. The consensus was […]
How to Beat Slots
Progressive Jackpot Slot Pros by Arnold Snyder(From Casino Player, August 1995)© 1995 Arnold Snyder Professional gamblers beat slots either by limiting their slot play to progressive jackpot slots at which the jackpot has gotten big enough to give a player advantage, or by using slot play to milk various kinds of loss rebates and free money […]
A Keno System That Works?
Will Chaos Theory Beat Keno? by Arnold Snyder (From Casino Player, August 1994)© 1994 Arnold Snyder Question: According to a recent New York Times article, a computer whiz keno player in the new Montreal (Quebec) Casino used “chaos theory” to win $600,000 at keno one night in April. According to the article, the player picked 19 out […]
Evaluating the Heat Factor
How Hot Is It? by Arnold Snyder(From Casino Player, November 1996)© 1996 Arnold Snyder Question from a Card Counter: How does a card counter know when he’s getting heat? I play at moderate to high stakes ($25 -$500), but I’ve only been doing this for a short time — a few weekend trips so far. I get very […]
The Easy Red 7 Count
The First Unbalanced Point Count System by Arnold Snyder© 1983, 2005 Arnold Snyder Blackjack Basic Strategy Before you learn about counting cards, learn blackjack basic strategy. Even professional blackjack players use basic strategy to play most of their hands. The Red Seven Count: Easy and Powerful If you already know blackjack basic strategy, it’s time to […]
How to Bet NFL Futures
How to Bet NFL Futures by Dan Gordon [From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXI #2, Summer 2001]© 2001 Blackjack Forum [Dan Gordon is the author of Beat the Sports Books. Portions of this article are excerpted from Danís book, but most of the nuts and bolts of his NFL futures handicapping system are available only in this issue of […]
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