Reach Out and Fleece Someone by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum XII #4, December 1992)© 1992 Blackjack Forum Technology continues to oblige our laziness. The latest gambling craze to sweep the country is betting over the telephone lines. Short on cash? No problem. You don’t even need a credit card. A functioning telephone will do. Just pour yourself […]
Blackjack Team Proposal
Business Plan for a Blackjack Team by Bob Fisher(From Blackjack Forum Vol. XVI #2, Summer 1996)© 1996 Blackjack Forum Some of my ideas regarding blackjack team play: A major concern of most blackjack teams is being able to trust their teammates. Using people you already know well is fine; but, the problem is it takes a long […]
The Low-stakes Professional Card Counter
Fast Action Jackson’s Distractions by Arnold Snyder (From Blackjack Forum Volume X #4, December 1990)© Blackjack Forum 1990 A fixture at the blackjack tables of Las Vegas for almost a decade, Fast Action Jackson has never had much of a bankroll. Standing 5-foot-3 in his Western boots, what’s left of his hair slicked back over his tanned […]
Fake ID for Card Counters
Fake ID: A Credit Card Under An Assumed Name by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum VIII #4, December 1988)© Blackjack Forum 1988 [Note: This 1988 article is obsolete as far as the legality issues. Federal and state laws regarding identification became much stricter following 9/11 (2001). I’m including this article for historical purposes only. Loompanics Publishing, the fake […]
Losing Money on “Good” Rules?
Blackjack Rules: Every Rule Option is Good by Arnold Snyder (First published in Avery Cardoza’s Player Magazine)© 2005 Arnold Snyder A player recently emailed me asking if it was better if a casino allowed players to surrender, or if it was better if this was not allowed. He wrote: “Every blackjack player I know thinks this a […]
Errata in McDowell’s Errata Sheet
Problems with Fundamental Math in Blackjack Ace Prediction by Arnold Snyder (From Blackjack Forum XXIV #2, Spring 2005)© 2005 Blackjack Forum I purchased my copy of David McDowell’s Blackjack Ace Prediction at the Gambler’s Book Shop in Las Vegas last month (January 2005). No errata sheet was provided and there is no instruction anywhere in the book to go […]
An Interesting Hand in 8/5 ACE$ Bonus Poker
The cards in ACE$ Bonus Poker (ABP) are just like the ones in regular Bonus Poker (BP) except there are superimposed yellow letters on four cards: “A” on the ace of clubs, “C” on the ace of diamonds, “E” on the ace of hearts, and “$” on the ace of spades. The order of the […]
Blackjack in Egypt
My Egyptian Adventure: Casinos, Blackjack and Card Counting by BJ Traveller (with Mark Dace)(From Blackjack Forum XXIII #3, Fall 2003)© Blackjack Forum 2003 I played blackjack in Cairo, Egypt several years ago in 1995. The games were mediocre, casinos small and the city dirty. My Egyptian guide asked when I would return? I replied perhaps in my […]
Blackjack in Ecuador
Blackjack in Ecuador – Casinos, Rules, Limits, and Adventure by BJ Traveller(From Blackjack Forum XXIII #2, Summer 2003)© Blackjack Forum 2003 Overall Ecuador Blackjack Observations Some casinos in Ecuador offer full Early Surrender in addition to dealer stands on soft seventeen (S17), double after splits (DAS), double on any two cards (DA2), European no-hole card (with dealer […]
The Value of Dealer Errors
Exploiting Dealer Error by ETFan[From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXVI #2, Summer 2007]© 2007 ETFan Counting cards at blackjack is a fun, simple way to get an advantage over the house. But counting cards for a living is a tough row to hoe and for one simple reason—the casinos are fully aware of this technique and allow it […]
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