Blackjack in Reno – It’s Different
Reno Heat: Advice from a Professional Blackjack Player by Syph(From Blackjack Forum Online, August 2006)© 2006 Blackjack Forum Online I spent about six months or so card counting at the blackjack games in Reno, surviving solely off silver and green play. Here are some thoughts and impressions. I emphasize that these are only my experiences, so feel [...]
How to Negotiate for Better Casino Comps
Redefining the Whale: Las Vegas Casino Comps for Smaller Fish by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXII #2, Summer 2002)© Blackjack Forum 2002 OK, let’s look at the positive side of the September 11 terrorist attacks. We all know the negatives. Trying to fly anywhere these days is a royal pain in the butt. Anyone who looks [...]
Blackjack Reality vs Blackjack Hype
What to Expect from Professional Blackjack Play by Arnold Snyder © 2005 Blackjack Forum Online When you first enter the world of gambling, you only see what this world pretends to be. You see casinos touting their “loose slots” and their “liberal blackjack games” and their “big winners.” You see system sellers promoting their “professional [...]
The Latest Non-Random Shuffle Studies
Ruffled by the Non-Random Shuffle by Arnold Snyder(Blackjack Forum Vol. X #1, March 1990)© Blackjack Forum 1990 [Arnold Snyder is the author of The Blackjack Shuffle Tracker’s Cookbook: How Players Win (and Why They Lose) with Shuffle-Tracking.] On January 9, 1990, The New York Times published an article about two mathematicians, Persi Diaconis (Harvard University) and Dave Bayer (Columbia [...]
Improve your Horserace Profits on Exactas and Q...
Getting More Bang for your Quinella Buck by Dunbar[From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXII #4, Winter 2002/03]© 2002 Blackjack Forum Imagine walking into a casino and seeing two side-by-side blackjack games that are identical except that one of them is offering a promotional 2-1 on naturals. Is there any question which game you would play? Likewise, if you find [...]
Psychic Gambling Systems
Beating the Dealer with ESP! by Arnold Snyder(From Casino Player December 1993)© Arnold Snyder 1993 Question from a Player: Has there ever been a test of psychic abilities with regards to making gambling decisions? How would the casinos protect themselves against psychic gamblers? I am not psychic myself but I have seen some pretty impressive demonstrations by psychics, [...]
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