Blackjack Attack, 3rd Edition
by Don Schlesinger
With more than 100 new pages (the last edition was published in 2000), Schlesinger's work moves to the top of the 'best-bet/must-read' list for serious players. What's been added? New material on optimal betting ramps; unit sizes; SCOREs; four new risk of ruin equations; new computer simulations by Norm Wattenberger; new material on precise expectations tables; the most accurate basic strategy charts now available; and the effects of rules variations on basic strategy expectations.
There are 14 chapters in this marvelous work, including Back-Counting the Shoe Game; Betting Techniques and Win Rates; Evaluating the New Rules and Bonuses; Camouflage; Risk of Ruin; Team Play. In three appendices, the author has Complete Basic Strategy EVs for the 1-2-4-6-8; Basic Strategy Charts for the 1-2 and Multi-Deck Games and the Effects of Rules Variations on Basic Strategy Expectations.
Blackjack for Blood
by Bryce Carlson
NOW BACK IN PRINT and REVISED. One of the strengths of this work is that he doesn't just tell you why you should double on certain soft totals, it SHOWS you why in simple, solid terms. Although the basics are covered, Carlson explains how and why card counting works. The book includes the entire method for the Omega II system, one of the easier level-two counts to learn and use. Other chapters cover Camouflage; Gambler's Ruin, Cheating.
Blackjack News
Who's the Best Blackjack Player on the Net?
Throughout July, bet365 is hosting an amazing blackjack competition to find the best Blackjack player on the net. For just £1 per hand players can join in the battle for a piece of the £50,000 prize fund and the chance to be crowned the 'bet365 Master of Blackjack'.
Friday, July 04, 2008
Backgammon Masters to Enlist MIT '21' Movie Blackjack Team
BackgammonMasters plan to enlist the MIT "Blackjack Teams" to test their new BlackJack platform and Basic Blackjack Calculator.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
MIT Blackjack Team to Hold Seminars Nationwide
The iconic MIT blackjack team, whose real-life adventures inspired the movie "21" and New York Times bestseller "Bringing Down The House", legally won millions from casinos throughout the United States. Now, two former members of that elite card-counting squad are paying visits to select cities in order to teach others how to win at blackjack.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Automatic Win at Blackjack Takes Off in Indiana
If a player is holding a two-card 20 (10/10 or A/9) and the dealer is showing a 10-value up-card (no blackjack), the player could elect not to play out the hand in return for keeping the original bet and being paid half its value in winnings.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Virtual Blackjack Comes to the Mohegan Sun
When visitors see the new 82-game expansion near the food court at Mohegan Sun, the most noticeable additions are eight computerized blackjack tables.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
$1 Million Up For Grabs On GSN's Fourth Season of The World Series of Blackjack
GSN deals in another season of the top blackjack tournament in the world as the World Series of Blackjack IV (WSOBJ IV) returns to the Las Vegas Hilton and the winner will walk away with $500,000.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Make Dad A Blackjack Wiz On Father's Day
For dads that are blackjack fans there may be no better gift this Father's Day than unique guidance from the very folks that brought Vegas to its knees -- the MIT blackjack team.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Ken Einiger Becomes Spokesman for Consolidated Resorts
Consolidated Resorts, Inc. and CEO Ken Einiger of Play To Win Inc. have just inked a major deal to effectively promote vacation ownership and tourism in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Electronic Blackjack Coming to Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
Electronic blackjack machines and a $180 million expansion project are in the works for Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Pennsylvania's First Electronic Table Games Installed
Philadelphia Park Casino, the first casino to open in the Philadelphia area, chalks up another first with the introduction of the state's first electronic table games.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
How I Made a Fortune at Blackjack. . .
Here's an award-winning multiplayer skill game that really does sort the men from the boys in the world of competitive blackjack.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
888.com Announces T-Shirt Promotion for Crazy Blackjack
888.com is celebrating the worldwide launch of its first ever original game, Crazy Blackjack and has announced the launch of Free T-shirt Frenzy.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Wheeling Racetrack May be First to Get Blackjack and Craps
Ohio County voters will be the first to decide whether to allow craps, roulette and blackjack tables at Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Aces Royal Blackjack Launched for Mobile Phones
UK mobile technology provider Cecure Gaming Limited has launched its second mobile gaming title in the UK, Aces Royal Blackjack, proclaiming it to be the '..most advanced real-money blackjack game for mobile phones.'
Monday, March 26, 2007
Philly Man Wins $100,000 at AC Blackjack Tournament
A Philadelphia man was touched with the luck of the Irish on Saturday, winning a $100,000 grand prize in a blackjack tournament in Atlantic City.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Blackjack Institute Adds Classes in NYC and Las Vegas
Like poker, blackjack is a game of skill. And just like poker five years ago, blackjack's stock is on the rise with a professional tour underway, a feature film in production starring Kevin Spacey, and whispers of television shows in the works.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
West Virginia May Allow Blackjack and Roulette at Tracks
The West Virginia House of Delegates yesterday passed legislation that could add table games such as blackjack and roulette to slots parlors at racetracks.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Ante Up 21 Combines Blackjack and Poker in New Table Game
Ante Up 21, recently approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, is a game that both poker and blackjack players will enjoy and is set to debut at Sunset Station Hotel & Casino on February 14th.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Romantic Blackjack Table for Two?
Forget the chocolate and flowers. This year try cards, playing cards that is. If you are looking for a unique Valentine's Day gift, the Blackjack Institute is offering a special blackjack mentoring opportunity for couples.
Monday, February 12, 2007
MIT Blackjack Movie Signs Kate Bosworth to Join Spacey and Fishburne
Kate Bosworth is set to play a starring role in Columbia's blackjack movie titled '21.' The film was scheduled to begin shooting in Las Vegas and Boston, but Bosworth has been sighted in Las Vegas with Kevin Spacey already.
Monday, February 12, 2007
MIT Blackjack Team Members Launch Blackjack Institute Seminars
Blackjack is the only casino game where the odds can be in the player's favor if that player knows what he or she is doing. And who better to learn winning ways from than two former members of the legendary MIT blackjack team.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
World Series of Blackjack Season Four Begins Taping in Las Vegas
Cable network GSN will tape its fourth World Series of Blackjack program beginning Saturday at the Las Vegas Hilton, with the finals scheduled for Tuesday at the Hilton Theater.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Casino-on-Net Launches 'Blackjack Attack' Promotion
From midnight to midnight on January 28, Casino-on-Net 888 will be running their 'Blackjack Attack' promotion which is sure to be a huge hit amongst the blackjack playing community.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Fishburne, Spacey to Star in Blackjack Film based on MIT Students Story
It was first a book, then a documentary. Now the story of how a group of MIT students took Las Vegas for millions while playing blackjack is about to become a movie starring Kevin Spacey and Laurnce Fishburne.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Kid Rock Challenged to $10,000 Blackjack Game
One of Elimination Blackjack's best players has challenged Kid Rock to a $10,000 Blackjack game over a case of mistaken identity.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
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