How Many Decks are Used in Blackjack? Understanding the Role of Deck Quantity
By Louis Wheeler Blackjack is a popular card game that is played at casinos all over the world. One of the key elements of the game is the deck, or decks, [...]
Low Variance or High Variance Video Poker – Which is Your Style?
By Jerry Stich As most video poker players know, not all video poker is alike. There are different games, different pay tables for each game, games with few jackpot-sized winners [...]
New Slots for 2023
By John Grochowski Attracting slot players and keeping them entertained requires continual refreshing of approach, gameplay and themes. Once players have seen everything a slot has to offer a few [...]
The Supernova Roulette Betting System
By Stephen R. Tabone The Supernova betting system is a skilfully worked out roulette predicting system. The concept was designed to be used on live (croupier started) roulette games with [...]
Composition-Dependent Blackjack Strategies
By John Grochowski Blackjack is unusual among casino games in that the odds change with every card dealt. In roulette, there is an equal chance any of the numbers will [...]
Another Royal Flush Drought
By Henry Tamburin Ph.D Video poker players refer to the situation of playing many sessions without getting a royal flush as a “royal flush drought.” No matter your skill level, [...]
Some Roulette Thoughts
Roulette is probably the oldest casino game. It was invented by Blaise Pascal in his search for a perpetual motion machine in the 1600s. He didn’t discover the machine but [...]
25th Silver Anniversary Blackjack Ball: The Inside Scoop – Part 2
By Henry Tamburin Ph.D As promised, at the end of this article you will find the questions with answers to the challenging 21-question test given to the elite blackjack pros at [...]
25th Silver Anniversary Blackjack Ball: The Inside Scoop – Part 1
By Henry Tamburin Ph.D I was thrilled and honored when I received my invitation to the 2022 Blackjack Ball. As a long-time attendee, I looked forward to meeting and socializing [...]
How are the Cards Dealt in Video Poker
By Frank Scoblete Video poker isn't so much a game as a category, just as slot machines are a category and poker-based table games are a category. Double Double Bonus Poker [...]
Trying to Find a Way to Beat the Casinos at Roulette
By Frank Scoblete This article is for you even if you have played roulette for a long time or are just picking it up now or in a few hours. I [...]
How To Play Your ‘15’ Blackjack Hand Correctly
By Henry Tamburin Ph.D A hand that totals 15 in blackjack seems like an innocuous hand but you would be surprised (no, make that shocked) at how many players botch [...]