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Testing your blackjack knowledge of tricky situations By Henry Tamburin You’re at a blackjack table, and the dealer’s upcard is a 6. How would you play the following four hands? Even though all four hands have a count of 18, they are not necessarily played the same way against the dealer’s 6 upcard. Often, […]
Where to cash in on player-friendly blackjack games, and how to avoid the bad ones by Henry Tamburin The 6-5 payoff rule increases the house edge by almost 1.4 percent. If you’re a $10 bettor, playing a 6-5 game will cost you $3 each time you get a blackjack (and you’ll average roughly four blackjacks […]
Tropicana AC wraps up its 30-year anniversary celebration with an astounding million-dollar blackjack event From now through February 19, excitement is in the cards at Atlantic City’s legendary Tropicana Casino & Resort. The casino is abuzz due to the $1 Million Dollar Blackjack Challenge, a big money promotion which is open to all members of […]
The essential steps to becoming an expert player by Henry Tamburin The basic playing strategy tells you the correct way to play all of the 550 different possible hands that will arise when playing blackjack. You must memorize the basic strategy and be able to make the correct play with speed and accuracy. If […]
15 rules and rituals they don’t teach you in the books by Rob Wiser I remember my first visit to Atlantic City, many years ago. It was on the Boardwalk that I stepped inside a casino for the first time, packing a pocketful of cash with visions of beating the house. Blackjack was the […]
10 common “mythtakes” that players make at table games By Frank Scoblete On any given hand, and on any given night, luck does play a role—that’s true. But in the long run, how skillfully you play will determine just what the casino wins from you—or what you win from them! I call them “mythtakes”: false […]
How rebates on losses can give players the edge By Henry Tamburin I don’t believe that Johnson’s gigantic windfall at the blackjack tables was due solely to luck. Neither did several contributing writers to my Blackjack Insider Newsletter (BJI). They undertook a detailed mathematical analysis of Johnson’s deal with the casinos and arrived at some […]
The true story of a casino dealer who’s seen it all in Las Vegas–and has money-making tips to share with you By Jack Salay There is hot, and then there is Jersey hot. I’m specifically referring to Trenton, the way I remember my town being in the summer of 1965. I was 11 years […]
The ten worst blackjack games–and the casinos that (have the nerve to) offer them By Henry Tamburin In the May issue of Casino Player I revealed the ten best blackjack games in the country, and gave kudos to the casinos that offer them. This month, I’ll turn the tables and tell you the […]
What are the chances of you doubling your blackjack bankroll vs. busting out? by Henry Tamburin Do you think the probability of doubling your bankroll would increase or decrease if you decreased your starting bankroll, say, from $200 to $100? Or what if you started with a bigger bankroll? Do you think that would […]