Obviously you can see when a dealer is grumpy, argumentative, cocky, or lazy, but of course dealers may make a modicum of effort (the key word there: modicum) to suppress such a bad appearance. That’s where we employ tells, subtle clues, some based on dealing procedure, that give away that the dealer has a bad […]
Posts tagged James Grosjean
When to Show ID
Another excellent post by James Grosjean in his Las Vegas Advisor blog called “Beyond Numbers” occurred in mid August.
A History Lesson: The Plaza Solution
Years ago, new management at the Union Plaza in downtown Las Vegas tried a grand experiment: they liberalized the blackjack rules and raised the limits. The chip design was modernized, and the cage gracefully handled bigger cashouts with no questions asked. As part of the marketing of this new philosophy (as if “bet more, win […]
Attending the 2015 Blackjack Ball — Part ...
This is the second part of a story about this year’s Blackjack Ball. If you didn’t read last week’s installment, check it out here The game of 21 Questions as devised by Max Rubin is very difficult. Success requires some specific knowledge, often some mathematical ability, and a lot of fortuitous guessing. In 2013, I […]
How Casinos Cheat
Many of you may have read James Grosjean’s blog posts entitled How Casinos Cheat. If not you can find his excellent blog here, Beyond Numbers. I very much agree with JG that the danger of being cheated by a casino is not them dealing you seconds, or hitting you with a cooler. They have a […]
Nevada’s Prop 3: A Bad Bet for Gamblers
This is a rare but timely guest-blogger contribution, penned by renowned Las Vegas attorney Robert Nersesian, the top counsel representing players who run into legal problems involving casinos including (famously and on many occasions) James Grosjean. (For more of this, check James’ own guest contribution to Arnold Snyder’s now-defunct Blackjack Forum publication.)
James Grosjean’s new blog
For those who haven’t heard James Grosjean has a new blog. I wanted to get the link out there since any serious player should put this in their RSS feed. Here it is, enjoy. http://beyondnumbers.lvablog.com/
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