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« Previous EntriesHow Twenty-One Became Blackjack
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008According to Richard Epstein, blackjack became popular during World War I, and was called “black-jack” from the practice of paying a bonus to a player who held an ace of spades with a jack of spades or clubs. John Scarne, (New Complete Guide to Gambling, 1961, Simon & Schuster), puts the year when this curious […]
Video poker machines are a con
Monday, September 8th, 2008Look at them, video poker machines lined up at the entrance to any casino, or lurking in the corner of social clubs where the local gambling ordinances permit them. They are there to take the hard-earned dollars from suckers. They play to the greed, the get-rich-quick in the poor saps who can’t resist them. . […]
How to win in Blackjack game
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Blackjack Mistaks:
Some beginners think the best way to play is to play the same way the dealer plays: Hit all sixteens and stand on all seventeens. This is not true. The object of the game is not to make a hand as close to 21 as possible, but to beat the dealer. Often the […]
My friends play here.
Thursday, April 10th, 2008I’m going to test it
Cheat at a slot machine
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Is it possible to cheat at a slot machine? Of course. The most common form of cheating is known as “claiming,” whereby a player contacts a casino employee and says that her machine hit but her payout either didn’t come at all or, when it did come, it was short.
With today’s modern slot machines a […]
Twenty-one games appeared in France
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008There is little dispute that the first twenty-one games appeared in France in the early-to-mid-seventeen hundreds. The game was called vingt-un, or “twenty-one,” when it was initially introduced, and was later more commonly called oingt-et-un. The name “blackjack” was not used until the twentieth century, when the game was being played in the mostly illegal […]
Pluses of being a good slot player or a member of a slot club
Friday, February 15th, 2008“Comp” is a casino slang term for “complimentary.” These are the perks you get from slot clubs, as described above. Even if you are not a member of the slot club, immediately after you arrive at that casino, call the operator on the house phone and ask for a slot host. This person is employed […]
The slot clubs
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Always join the slot club, if one is available at your casino, regardless of whether or not you plan to play slots tournaments. Most casinos will have a slot club, because it helps them keep track of their good players and other customers they otherwise may have missed. Even if you are not planning to […]
Malfunctions
Friday, January 18th, 2008It’s inevitable. Machines are machines. They break down. The most common breakdown is a coin jam, a ticket jam, or a bill acceptor malfunction. If it happens to you, and it will, then just put the light on and wait for the employee to show up. Most of the time they can fix the problem […]
Key items of preparation and discipline.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008One: Play with a dedicated and sufficient bankroll, made up of money which is free and unencumbered and not “scared.”
Two: Play rested, emotionally stable, and without being affected by alcohol, drugs, or any other casino distraction.
