{"id":6752,"date":"2017-08-16T11:44:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T18:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?page_id=6752"},"modified":"2017-09-14T13:53:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T20:53:04","slug":"blackjack","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackjack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/blackjack-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blackjack is easy to learn and fun to play. It involves skill, and therefore presents varying levels of challenge, from freshman to post-graduate. It also boasts one of the lowest house advantages of all the games. And it&#8217;s the game of choice when it comes to qualifying for comps. No wonder it&#8217;s the most popular table game in the casino.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the following links to learn much more about the game of 21.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/blackjack-glossary\">Glossary<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack-background\">Background<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/blackjack-background\/four-horsemen-aberdeen\">The Four Horsemen of Aberdeen<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack-rules\">Rules<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/6-5-natural-blackjacks\">6-5 on Natural Blackjacks<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/blackjack-procedures\">Playing\u00a0Procedures<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/where-to-sit-at-the-table\">Where To Sit at the Table<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/basic-strategy\">Basic Strategy<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack-basic-strategy-chart\">Basic Strategy Chart<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/card-counting\">Card Counting<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/card-counting-not-illegal\">Card Counting Is Not Illegal<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/blackjack-hole-carding\">Hole-Carding<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/hole-carding-2\">Hole-Carding 2<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/shuffle-tracking\">Shuffle Tracking<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/advantage-play-techniques\">Other Advantage-Play Techniques<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/cheating\">Cheating<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/team-play\">Team Play<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/comps\">Comps<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/blackjack\/online-blackjack\">Online 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