Posts Tagged ‘gambling’

The Proper Mental Attitude

April 22nd, 2011 admin

I always stress the idea of ‘expectation’ as it applies to casino gaming because understanding the concept will help you stop gambling and hopefully turn you into an investor at the tables. By definition, an investor expects to make a profit so you cannot be an investor if you play at games where there is [...]

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History of blackjack

January 12th, 2010 admin

Blackjack’s precursor was “twenty-one,” a game of unknown origin. The first written reference is found in a book of Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, and a gambler himself. The main characters of his tale “Rinconete y Cortadillo”, from “Novelas Ejemplares”, are a couple of cheaters working in Seville. They are proficient at [...]

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