At a recent blackjack session, I morphed into one of those players I hate to have at the table. You know the type: Folks with an aura of doom so dark they make Li'l Abner's Joe Btfsplk, the world's worst jinx, seem as cheery as Papa Smurf.
It was mid-morning on a Monday, and I found myself at a six-deck blackjack table. It was just an average kind of game, with the dealer standing on all 17s, double downs allowed on any first two cards, including after splitting pairs.
Big-time gamblers, primarily from Asia, are flocking to Las Vegas to play baccarat and providing a big lift to the overall bottom line of the city's casinos.
Why is it that the house always seems to win at blackjack? The fact is the house does have an advantage over the player when it comes to blackjack, just like most of the games in the casino. But there are some things a player can do to overcome that ho…
Card-counting blackjack champion Mike Aponte will speak at 7 p.m. today in the Corwin Pavilion to share his unique life story and lend advice on achieving life goals and financial success.
QUESTION: I am a relatively new occasional blackjack player. Once in a while, a hand comes up that advanced players would double down on. However, being a low roller, I don't really want to put more money out. On two different occasions, a player (…
New Jersey casino regulators have fined the Tropicana Casino and Resort $27,500 for allowing a 14-year-old to gamble last summer, as well as violating the rules of a card game.
- Four Horsemen manager JJ Dillon was on the Busted Open Radio Show this week with Doug Mortman and Dave LaGreca. Dillon mentioned Triple H, Blackjack Mulligan and Dusty Rhodes as names who might induct the Horsemen into the WWE Hall of Fame this year …