Archives - January, 2010



31 Jan 10

The casino game of black jack was introduced to the United States in the 1800’s but it wasn’t until the middle of the 20th century that a strategy was created to beat the casino in black jack. This material is going to take a rapid peak at the birth of that system, Card Counting.

When betting was legalized in the state of Nevada in ‘34, black jack screamed into recognition and was usually wagered on with one or two decks of cards. Roger Baldwin published a paper in 1956 which detailed how to lower the casino edge built on odds and statistics which was very bewildering for individuals who weren’t mathematicians.

In 1962, Dr. Ed Thorp used an IBM 704 computer to advance the mathematical strategy in Baldwin’s dissertation and also developed the 1st card counting techniques. Dr. Ed Thorp wrote a tome called "Beat the Dealer" which outlined card counting strategies and the tactics for reducing the casino advantage.

This spawned a massive growth in chemin de fer gamblers at the US betting houses who were attempting to put into practice Dr. Ed Thorp’s techniques, much to the bewilderment of the casinos. The system was hard to comprehend and complicated to execute and therefore expanded the earnings for the casinos as more and more folks took to gambling on black jack.

However this massive growth in profits was not to continue as the players became more sophisticated and more cultivated and the system was further refined. In the 80’s a bunch of students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology made counting cards a part of the day-to-day vocabulary. Since then the casinos have brought in countless methods to counteract players who count cards including but not limited to, multiple decks, shoes, shuffle machines, and rumour has itnow complex computer programs to scrutinize actions and detect "cheaters". While not against the law being discovered counting cards will get you blocked from most brick and mortar casinos in Las Vegas.







30 Jan 10

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The question being pondered at this time is what is the future of the black jack card counters. are the times of counting cards done? Most believe so.

Automatic shuffle machines are being used in casinos today which makes tracking shuffles or counting cards impossible. The real world casinos are going to place shuffling machines at the tables.

It’s believed that in places like sin city, surveillance cameras are being used to analyze the skill of the gamblers and intelligent chemin de fer tables that records players hands and tactics utilizing magnetic chips.

The Nevada State Gaming Commission, an group that ensures honest gambling has ruled that casinos may not alter the games in a manner that would affect the frequency of the pay outs. Since then, many Nevada betting houses train their dealers to card count and shuffle whenever they want, also almost all of the betting houses keeps information on card count, including names and pictures to keep them away from the game.

So what will be the outlook of this twenty-one "war"? is it just starting or will it before long arrive at an end? Despite all their latest computers, political and money influences, I have reason to believe there is still a chance for a happy result. With in excess of 25 states within the United States allowing chemin de fer games, there are more profit prospects for card counters than back in the olden days.







19 Jan 10

As an all right player of blackjack odds are decent, in particular when compared to different betting house games. The blackjack card game is so famous some even say that it is the most notably popular casino game. It’s played in almost every country all around the world in brick and mortar casinos and on the web. The black jack webpages have really grown in numbers in the last few years, and now it’s become even more popular to participate in it from the comfort of your own home than at a land based casino.

How come twenty-one is so popular? The main reason that black jack is so strongly favored and enjoyed all around the globe is that when bet on properly, it has a house advantage of less than one %, which is the smallest casino edge of any casino game. So how come casinos – in the real world as well as on the internet – not blowing cash to the gamblers? Well, the main reason is most likely that the card game is not played properly or good enough by just about all of the challengers. It’s really a pity that gamblers can squander such huge edge to the casino by lump gambling. The reason why this casino game has such good odds is that, unlike other casino games such as craps and roulette is that in twenty-one the choices you make as the card game advances, will influence the casino edge. You see

  • in roulette every spin is an independent event
  • in craps each toss of the pair of dice is also a separate event

However in twenty-one, rather than being a card game based on independent single events, every hand relies on the cards that have previously been played so that large cards remaining in the deck will favor the gambler while lower cards will favour the casino. This is the reason why card counting is so vital for coming away with a win in blackjack. You simply have to memorize what cards remain in the pack.

To a large extent, twenty-one outcomes are based on your actions as a gambler and not just on luck. Yourodds to succeed in this casino game are much better than the luck dependent casino games. So the secret to winning at twenty-one is to keep track of the cards. As soon as you learn this – you can start a pleasant and exciting blackjack odyssey.







15 Jan 10

Chemin de Fer also referred to as twenty one is one of the most loved games bet on on casino tables. The card game uses one, two, 4, 6, and 8 decks of cards. A croupier holds and deals the cards in individual and two deck games, more than two deck games are typically dealt out of a box like device, which is called "shoe."

The card game is built on basic arithmetic calculations. If the value of the competitor’s cards is greater than the croupier’s cards without exceeding twenty-one the competitor is the winner. On the other hand if a competitor’s hand exceeds 21 that is called a "bust" and he automatically lose.

In hand-held games, the cards are left face down. The competitors are able to touch the cards, while in the ’shoe games’, bettors aren’t permitted to hold the cards that are faced up to him.

Twenty-one is a casino game built on connected events, where bigger cards remaining in the deck give the advantage to the gambler and the lower values favor the dealer. The thrill of the casino game is in the shifting of advantages back and forth from bettors to croupiers.

Since the player has the advantage to take action 1st, he has the option to hold a hand that has the likelihood of going over 21. However if the player and the croupier both bust, the player still loses. As a consequence bettors are advised to learn to play their cards correctly and guarantee the greatest outcome, which is founded on the algorithmic strategy.

The game of chemin de fer is extremely simple to learn and even consists of the use of a basic strategy guide at the table for reference, and so with little effort the players can take proper choices.