Avoiding the Team Thief By Pikachu(From Blackjack Forum Volume XXVI #1, Winter 2007)© 2007 Blackjack Forum We join blackjack teams to make money—more money than we could make by ourselves. A thief on the team will hinder us in achieving that goal. A team doesn’t have to have a dozen players, separate investors, a team manual, or […]
Blackjack in Aruba
Aruba Blackjack: The No-Hole Card Rule By Arnold Snyder(First published in Casino Player, September 1992)© 1992 Arnold Snyder Question from a Player: I recently spent a week in Aruba and visited all nine operating casinos on the island, primarily to play blackjack. As indicated in the February issue of Casino Player, Aruba is a delightful island with the potential of […]
Phony Systems, Scams, Cons, and Big Mistakes
The Non-Random Shuffle Nonsense Off TARGETby Arnold Snyder Break the Dealerby Arnold Snyder Jerry Patterson Respondsby Jerry Patterson Snyder Responds to Patterson’s Responseby Arnold Snyder New Blackjack, Same Old Baloneyby Arnold Snyder BJ Systems Based on Non-Random Shufflesby Arnold Snyder McDowell’s Blackjack Ace Prediction Fiasco Fundamental Mistakes in McDowell’s Blackjack Ace Predictionby Arnold Snyder More […]
Surveillance and Heat
Interview with a Surveillance Directorby Arnold Snyder Inside the Cat and Mouse Gameby Bill Zender The Cat and Mouse Game, Part II: Is the Game Over?by Bill Zender Casino Surveillance Glossaryby D.V. Cellini The Blind Man vs the Eyeby D.V. Cellini High-Tech Surveillance: Safe Jack and BJ Trackerby Arnold Snyder Snyder Reviews Celliniby Arnold Snyder […]
Blackjack History
The History of Blackjackby Arnold Snyder The First Countersby Russell T. Barnhart The Four Horsemen of Blackjackby Arnold Snyder An Appreciation of Julian Braunby Peter Ruchman System Smittyby Arnold Snyder In Memory of Ken Ustonby Arnold Snyder Did Jess Marcum Invent Card Counting?by Allan Schaffer, PhD. The Blackjack Ballby Mark Truman Can you Read the […]
Blackjack Around the World
[Note: Many of these reviews are years, and sometimes decades, old. So, check the publication dates and don’t expect to find similar conditions as reported by the author(s). We’re publishing these reports for their historical value, plus, they may give you some leads on games to investigate. – A.S.] Casinos in Russiaby Garry Baldie Interview […]
Casinos in Russia
Russian Casinos and Blackjack, Poker, Caribbean Stud, Lotteries, and Other Opportunities for Professional Gamblers by Garry Baldie(From Blackjack Forum XXI #4, Winter 2001/02)© Blackjack Forum 2002 Hi all. A little about blackjack in Russia first. This is a blackjack magazine, isn’t it? Every casino in Moscow offers blackjack and many are good for card counters—at least until […]
Blackjack Basic Strategy: Aces and Eights
Why You Always Split a Pair of Aces or Eights By Arnold Snyder(First published in Player Magazine)© 2005 Arnold Snyder Aces and eights. Poker players know this as the “Dead Man’s Hand.” Legend tells us that these are the cards Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot down at a poker table in Deadwood, South […]
An Excerpt from Arnold Snyder’s Beat the ...
How to Use Frequency Distributions to Determine Your Card Counting Win Rate and Fluctuations [Note from the author: In 1987, I published a 5-book series: Beat the 1-Deck Game, Beat the 2-Deck Game, Beat the 4-Deck Game, Beat the 6-Deck Game, and Beat the 8-Deck Game. Each book has 64 pages and consists primarily of […]
For Math Geeks Only
Algebraic Approximation of Optimum Blackjack Strategyby Arnold Snyder Algebraic Indices for Unbalanced Count Systemsby ETFan Excerpt from Beat the 6-Deck Gameby Arnold Snyder 42.08%by James Grosjean and Previn Mancodi CTR-Averse BettingJames Grosjean and Previn Mankodi Scavenger Blackjack (or Generalized Basic Strategy)by James Grosjean and Previn Mankodi Estimation of True Count with the Red 7by Conrad […]
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