Tricks and Tips for those Games of Chance and Rare Skill – Poker, Blackjack, etc.

Some time ago I posted a small chart outlining the odds of a dealer making certain hands in a single-deck game. But it’s for a single-deck game. Where I usually play, most games are either 6 or 8 decks, so I should post the odds for those games: For the 6 deck game: Final:17 18 [...]

There’s been a lot of talk recently since the Mohegan Sun has decided to start using the new blackjack tables from a company called MindPlay in Bellevue, WA, just outside Seattle. MindPlay has been purchased by Bally’s, so you know where they stand. The tables from MindPlay/Bally’s track everything. EVERYTHING. ALL cards played, all wagers [...]

There has been some recent research to show that some people receiving dopamine agonists in the treatment for Parkinson’s disease develop addictive personalities, most notably to gambling but also to eating, drinking, and sex. Those that were on the drug and had these compulsions stopped all compusions within 4 months of ending the drug treatment. [...]

Maybe you remember some time ago I got my hands on a slot machine system from a man named Mr. McQueen. Well, I’ve tried it a couple of times, it’s still early in the testing stage, but so far it actually seems to work. I think a key thing to remember here is that it [...]

Just before the grand 4th of July weekend, you shoudl all have a bit of information before you run off to watch bright lights and gamble and have all kidns of 3-day-weekend fun. Lately, in a lot of gambling writing, I’ve noticed terminology slipping. Terms that for years and years and years have meant one [...]

Normally I’m not one to bet on sports. There’s just too much to go wrong. [pause] OK, that was funny, wasn’t it? The Superbowl, now, that’s a different matter. But I digress. The NBA finals are now going to game 7. And I thought this might be a good place to discuss a little point [...]

Poker has become so popular that there are actually tournaments offering college scholarships to those who play. There is actually a College Poker Championship. I really don’t think people under 21 need any more encouragement to play than the heavily edited displays of people winning millions of dollars in highstakes poker on TV. What I [...]

Besides the continuous shuffle machine, gambling companies are coming up with all sorts of new ways to screw with you at the blackjack table. And I’m not even including the blackjack variants like Extreme 21 or Easy as 1-2-3. I’m talking about the shuffle machines. And the card shoes. Vending Data Corporation has their miserable [...]

I’m not one for the Wall Street version of gambling, but even so I’m surprised I missed the IPO of the World Poker Tour (quote) last August. I’m sensing a beginning of a downtrend in poker, so I’m wondering if there is any value to the stock. However, they did beta-release their online poker website [...]

I realize that I write on this blog, so calling certain google ads into doubt might be shooting myself in the foot, but a link came up for “How to Cheat the Casinos” and I started snorting and giggling so I had to look. All they require is an email address, and for free, out [...]