MIT Blackjack Team Founder Doesn’t Gamble with FreshAddress
May 7, 2008
After 28 years, FreshAddress CEO Bill Kaplan breaks his silence about founding and managing the MIT Blackjack Team depicted in newly-released movie “21” based on national bestseller, “Bringing Down the House,” and attributes subsequent business success to his card-counting experiences.
Wild Jack Online Casino Deals New Casino Poker Game
May 7, 2008
KAHNAWAKE, QC — 05/07/08 — Wild Jack Casino (www.wildjack.com), a member of the Jackpot Factory Group and one of the world’s largest video poker and table game-focused casinos on the web, has launched a stylish and sophisticated casino poker game titled Multi-Hand Hold’Em High Gold. A brilliant addition to Wild Jack Casino’s first class selection of table games, Multi-Hand Hold’Em High Gold allows players to play one to five hands at a time. The payouts can reach up to 75,000 credits and the highly entertaining game includes side bets that allow the experienced online casino player to win even more money.
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Online Blackjack News May 3rd, 2008
May 3, 2008
Stan James Launches GameAccount Skill Games
GameAccount, a leading software developer and supplier to the regulated online gaming industry has launched their suite of “Skill” games for Stan James, operator of the Stan James UK licensed betting shops and major UK & International online sportsbook http://www.StanJames.com. The multi-year deal enables Stan James’ online customers to engage in playing GameAccount’s market leading portfolio of online games including Gin Rummy; Multiplayer Blackjack; and Backgammon. All GameAccount person-to-person skill games offer multi-table tournaments - a first for skill gaming - together with head-to-head cash games.
Test your blackjack knowledge
It’s been a while since I’ve popped a quiz, and a while since I’ve delved into blackjack basic strategy. See if you know the best way to play the following five hands, all among the most-often misplayed hands in the game.
For all hands, assume a six-deck game in which the dealer stands on all 17s, you may split and resplit any pair except Aces, which you may split only once, may double down on any first two cards, and may double down after splitting a pair.
When the Blackjack asks is you want insurance?
April 18, 2008
Most people take the insurance when the dealer shows an ace. They think the worst that can happen is I win half my bet back but what they don’t realize is that the dealer has to hit Read more
Andy Bloch, the man who beat the casinos.
April 16, 2008
Andy Bloch was the best card counter in Las Vegas from 1993-1999 he was part of the MIT gang and made over half a million just by counting the cards in BlackJack.
He was almost banned for life at all the casinos but it is not illegal to count cards but the Read more
New way to play Blackjack
April 10, 2008
New owners have made Binion’s casino the place to go for blackjack. They will pay 3-2 odds instead of the normal 3-1. In addition to the new payout structure they have also i Read more
False shuffling during blackjack
April 4, 2008
A man and his group admitted to using sophisticated mechanisms for tracking the order of cards during a game also had transmitter devices that predicted the order of cards during a game of Blackjack. The man known as John Troung pleaded guilty to cheating out 7 casinos around the world. He admitted to bribing the dealers to start a false shuffle which made him hundreds of thousands. The man is not proven guilty as of yet.
Blackjack movie “21”
April 1, 2008
The new movie based on the true story of card counting has become a hit! Gambling movies, though hard to find have become very popular with the public.“21” has hit the ticket with sales over $23 million, and has just came out in theaters. The producers made a good bet on this film.
