This post is syndicated by the Las Vegas Advisor for the 888 casino group. Anthony Curtis comments on the 888 article introduced and linked to on this page. AC says: Don’t let the technical nature of this article put you off. The lessons it imparts are good. The discussion of independent (vs. dependent) trials explains why card […]
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It’s a Young Person’s Game … Or Is It?
[Editor’s Note: This post is penned by Rick “Night Train” Blaine, veteran advantage player and author of our book Blackjack Blueprint, the most comprehensive book ever written on playing blackjack for profit.] When I was recently asked this question in the title of this post, the first thing that came to mind wasn’t beating casinos, […]
Cutting it Close
Bonnie and I were staying at the Eldorado in Reno just before Mother’s Day. Through a combination of offers in both Reno and Lake Tahoe (about 60 miles from each other, reachable to and from the RNO airport by a $60-per-person-round-trip shuttle), it made sense for us to spend time at both casinos and fly […]
Which One is Better?
I’m going to present a case about a Caesars property with conditions that may not exist anywhere. I’m trying to address how I would figure things out if this property did exist. I know many of my readers would prefer I do all the calculations for their particular casino and tell them, “Just do this.” […]
Some Thoughts from a Cruise
As I type this, Bonnie and I are aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line Encore on a 15-day Miami-Panama Canal-Los Angeles cruise. We get highly discounted 7-day NCL cruises from Caesars because we have achieved Seven Stars status. But a Panama Canal cruise has been on our bucket list for a while, and here it is. […]
Hanging on to Points
At most casinos, you accumulate slot club points. Sometimes these are good for comps only. Sometimes you can redeem them for cash and/or free play. When you redeem slot club points for cash or free play, this is taxable income. I know that many players “forget” to report this, but it’s taxable nonetheless. Eventually one […]
It Goes Both Ways
In January, I had an incident at the Harrah’s Cherokee casino that I wrote about. I started my trip by taking a $20,000 marker, consisting of eight $2,500 TITO tickets and began to play $5 Deuces Wild. When I hit four deuces, I got two more of the same size . When I hit royals, […]
Dealing Blackjack to Ken Uston and the Amazing ...
by John Stathis [Editor’s Note: This was a comment we liked so much that we turned it into a blog post. You can find more more information on John Stathis at his YouTube channel.] While I was working at the Sahara Reno in August 1978, a cheer was heared among the pit when it was […]
Podcast – Blackjack Roundtable 2023
Our guests this week are: colin Jones, Darryl Purpose, and Byrnin Down The House. For our last episode about Blackjack we wanted to have a blackjack roundtable. We talk about how blackjack has changed over the last 45 years, and how Byrnin is still able to play 100 hours per month just counting cards. We […]
She Don’t Know What She’s Doin’ but She Tries t...
Author’s Note: I wrote a similar blog recently, with some readers requesting more information. I think there’s enough different between that piece and this one to make this one worthwhile. The title of today’s blog comes from a mid-90s song “Baby Likes to Rock It” by the Tractors. I’ve liked that lyric since I first […]