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Blackjack Archive March 2005
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| Blackjack ‘ultra-genius’ talks to the nation: |
| One of the ‘ultra-genius’ blackjack player, Jeff Ma, a 32-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, passed an intriguing lecture this week, on his personal experience as a Las Vegas blackjack wiz outperforming the most legendary casinos. Ma, coupled with a bunch of his talented friends who comprise the MIT Blackjack Team, meticulously analyzed the blackjack card counting system, based on probability formulas. |
| Thursday, 31 March 2005 |
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| The crush of another Blackjack false belief: |
| The idea that a foul gaming technique of a single blackjack player can thwart the possible wins of the entire table, should once again be challenged. There are some blackjack players that are more prone to getting overly upset because their fellow player is making one mistake after another. They feel that those players are blight to the entire table. |
| Wednesday, 30 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack - the truth behind the “bust” myth: |
| Blackjack is a game full of misconceptions and myths. One of those is the belief that a player is busted once the dealer is showing either 4, 5 or 6 up. However, the truth is that a dealer never has a bust card up. |
| Monday, 28 March 2005 |
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| Ingenious Blackjack players reveal their cards: |
| One of the most prosperous blackjack players, Jeff Ma who racked millions of dollars from Las Vegas casinos, is scheduled to hold a meeting this month in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union on the campus of Iowa University. Amidst the prolonged debates on casino gambling in Iowa’s, an intriguing perspective on the game emerges from this blackjack pro. |
| Sunday, 27 March 2005 |
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| A jammed blackjack table or a desolate one?: |
| For some reason crowded blackjack tables are much more popular than empty ones. While there is no apparent reason for such conduct, people do seem to prefer squeezing into the jammed blackjack tables elbowing their fellow players, instead of approaching the desolate blackjack table with a sad dealer by its side. |
| Saturday, 26 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack Basic Strategy is challenged: |
| Blackjack players, more or less familiar with the game know that once they have two-card totals of 11, versus virtually any card except for the dealer’s ace, they better double down. This is one of the rudimentary strategies written in the ‘blackjack book’ which seemingly outweighs the alternative of hitting, in terms of the expected profits. |
| Friday, 25 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack is for blackjack dealers: |
| U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, elected in 1991, has recently bonded with Attorney General Jim Petro and Clevland-area businessman David Zanotti to express a sound anti-gambling stance. Voinovich maintained that casino proponents eager to play blackjack on the open and enjoy the allegedly recreational urban services have been blindfolded by casino managers who argue that casinos catering games such as blackjack would be a panacea to the destitute finances of the state. |
| Thursday, 24 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack players are stronger with new casino strategy cards: |
| CasinoStrategyCards.com is the ultimate place for those who wish to make nice gambling presents for their less experienced gambling friends. The idea to create explanatory cards for such casino games as Blackjack, Texas Hold’em, Video Poker, craps etc was prompted by the results of surveys conducted on this issue, which revealed that lots of gamblers are wasting listlessly their money without implementing useful mathematical strategies that could have well abated the house edge and saved some money. |
| Wednesday, 23 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack opens Le Grande Casino: |
| Blackjack was one of the games bedecking the brand new Le Grande Casino opening, situated at the Crested Towers. One thing was clear, huge funds were funneled into the facility establishment, where the visitors were pompously ushered on the unreeled red-carpet and offered a glass of champagne upon entrance. |
| Tuesday, 22 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack Surrender is a brand new addition to Playtech: |
| Playtech, the leading gaming software developer, originated in 1999 has recently enlarged its game portfolio with brand new games such as Blackjack Surrender, Derby Day, ‘Jack or Better’ 10-Line Video Poker and 'Aces and Faces' 25-Line Video Poker’. Those are just a handful of games catered by the Plavtech-powered casinos. |
| Monday, 21 March 2005 |
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| Former Blackjack champions are making huge comeback: |
| One of the largest Casino Resorts in Canada is Niagara Fallsview which inhabits a 200,000 square foot casino with 142 gaming tables, 3,000 slot machines and a spruce poker room. For the past four years it has been launching annual Master series of Blackjack tournaments encompassing contenders from several U.S States and from across Ontario. |
| Sunday, 20 March 2005 |
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| A new Blackjack Guru swoops on the casino industry: |
| One of the leading figures in the contemporary blackjack is Dan Pronovost, a recently discovered young mathematician and software developer. So many prominent shining stars emerged in the world of blackjack over the years that one may think the world has seen it all and no more secretes are left to be deciphered. This premise may not entirely reflect the reality. |
| Saturday, 19 March 2005 |
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| The return of Blackjack to Cherokee Casino: |
| The expansion of parking lots at Cherokee Casino is driven by the expansion of the casino itself. Though it has not yet fully developed, it has already made a huge comeback for the blackjack and Texas Hold’em, placing their tables back into the building. |
| Friday, 18 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack at Mescalero Apache Tribe: |
| The Mescalero Apache Tribe inaugurated yesterday 15 March the new Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino. This $200 million project took five years to complete and it features 38,000 square-feet casino with 34 table games for blackjack and other table games lovers, 1000 slot machines. It also includes an 18-hole golf course which was designed by Ted Robinson. |
| Thursday, 17 March 2005 |
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| Jones tries again for Chicago area casinos: |
| President of the Senate Emil Jones plans to push once again the proposal for blackjack and table games as well as slot machines in Chicago, Waukegan and the south suburbs. Jones intends to push the initiative out of a Senate committee and move on to the next step in negotiation. |
| Wednesday, 16 March 2005 |
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| Horsemen decided not to support legalizing table games: |
| The 3,200 horsemen at one of West Virginia’s four racetracks decided not to support the bill that would legalize casino table games at their race tracks. The president of the Mountaineer Park Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association claimed that the pending legislation was not fair to horsemen because it lacks language necessary to preserve racing jobs. |
| Monday, 14 March 2005 |
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| Canterbury Park casino - a boost by the blackjack: |
| Minnesota may soon become the hub for casino gambling and would share its proceeds with the government. The previous year trial for casino establishment by the Canterbury Park was doomed to failure, but this year the proposal kept abreast with Pawlenty’s campaign for the state metro casino and Indian casino bunch, where one might be situated at the track. |
| Wednesday, 9 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack dealer - the most wanted job on the market: |
| There is a new training program for those who wish to get their hands dirty in blackjack without jeopardizing their own finances. Those can acquire the profession of a blackjack dealer. |
| Tuesday, 8 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack gamblers are more susceptible to casino blacklists: |
| Casino black books are kept for those players who’ve been reputed as swindlers and generally bad influence spreaders. Their names are listed in special files banning their feet to ever touch casino floors. One of those unfortunate individuals is David Morse, 52 of Cranston, R.I., who made living from playing blackjack for most of his life, having professional education of a stockbroker. |
| Monday, 7 March 2005 |
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| Fund raising blackjack at Fontana Chamber: |
| The blackjack event was recently recorded at Fontana Area Chamber of Commerce's "Monte Carlo Night" at California Speedway, where about 600 racing fans gathered to take a closer look at NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon. |
| Sunday, 6 March 2005 |
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| Blackjack Expert Offers Know-How at Gamblers Jamboree: |
| Dr. Henry Tamburin, one of the world's leading experts on both regular and tournament blackjack is leading seminars on both versions of the at Frank Scoblete's Gamblers Jamboree on Casino Windsor, in Windsor, Ontario. |
| Saturday, 5 March 2005 |
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| $100,000 Blackjack Tournament: |
| It is well known that casinos love high-rollers, and when we say high we’re talking about players that are ready to gamble from $50,000 to $250,000; there are not many people that have the guts or the funds for it. |
| Thursday, 3 March 2005 |
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| WinStar blackjack tables create traffic: |
| Electronic gaming has come to be the most common type of gambling attracting thousands of people daily. WinStar Casino launched in July 2003 caters wide suit of electronic gambling games with recently infused blackjack. More than 1,150 local residents are employed at the casino with a payroll is more than $1 million. |
| Wednesday, 2 March 2005 |
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| Soft doubling - a blackjack basic strategy: |
| If you are an ordinary blackjack player, the most common advice you are likely to hear is that whatever happens, you better stick to the Basic Strategy dogma. However, ordinary strategy does not work in all cases, since casinos might be everything but ordinary they are not. Cheating is not at all a bad approach, depending on the winds of course. |
| Tuesday, 1 March 2005 |
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