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

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 [...]

I could give a primer on counting cards, or even simple, basic strategy. But I think the best place to start with a look into blackjack is to look at what traps to avoid: Not splitting 88 vs. 10. Two hands starting with 8 is substantially better than facing off against the dealer’s 10 with [...]

The single-deck blackjack game is practically extinct. You may find a few games here and there, with lousy tacked-on rules to draw in people. Maybe the casino will re-shuffle at 1/3 depth, or maybe even re-shuffle after each hand(!). In any case, it’s still possibly an available game, and the basis of all statistical inquiry [...]

A lot of counters think the continuous shuffling machines are the bane of life’s existence. To hear some tell it they’re worse than pit bosses. But a smart counter would investigate the math of the machines before they make a decision. And oddly enough, the reason you don’t want to play at a table with [...]

I recently wrote that card counters can be barred from playing in Vegas. Anywhere in Nevada, actually. And if you don’t move you’ll be arrested for trespassing. Ken Uston was involved in a court case with an Atlantic City casino that required New Jersey not bar anyone for their skill. (In Nevada, you can actually [...]

I was poking around some sites and I was practicing a little card counting (always work on those card counting skills!!!!!!!!) and I came across the blurb about how Nevada casinos can toss anyone for any reason, blah blah blah. But then it hit me. That’s a state law. I’m not in Nevada. Have I [...]

Boston Herald Reports (3/29/05): Hold’Em Poker, meet the Massachusetts State Lottery. State lottery officials today will unveil a new scratch ticket – one that aims to capitalize on the Texas-sized-and-styled poker craze sweeping the country. This $10 scratch ticket comes with a big twist – a Hold’Em Poker tournament in which hundreds of players will [...]

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