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BJI Newsletter, May 2012, #148
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A WORD FROM HENRY
Beginning this month, Vinny DeCarlo will be presenting a series of articles (all true) dealing with casino cheating (by players and dealers). The first one involved the use of Florida beach sand and superglue to cheat at blackjack (unbelievable story). Basic strategy players need to read Basil Nestor's article on Your Real-World Bankroll for advice on how much bankroll you should have when you play. We have reports of blackjack playing conditions from six Las Vegas casinos, five Tunica casinos, and all the Atlantic City casinos. KC Brooks reports on playing conditions at Monte Carlo, Excalibur, and NYNY casinos, and Stu D. Hoss reports on conditions at Sam's Town, Eastside Cannery, and Longhorn casinos. Riverboat Flyer reports on conditions at Gold Strike, Horseshoe, Fitz, Hollywood, and Resorts casinos in Tunica. Meanwhile, Frank Scoblete and his team of reports give the scoop on the newest casino in A.C. (Revel), and provide an update on playing conditions in all of the casinos located there. Ralph Stricker offers pointers on how to master basic strategy and card counting. Read John Grochowski's Q&A for an interesting answer to the question of whether a player's extraordinary loss will increase his comps. Frank Kneeland's article on "Doubt Hunting Part 2" is delayed one month to give him more time to finalize and check the spreadsheet that will allow you to determine if a video poker machine is gaffed. Instead, Kneeland's article this month will give you food for thought as he explains why our mind often plays tricks on us when we gamble. Lastly, we have our schedule of major blackjack tournaments across the country, courtesy of www.blackjacktournaments.com.
Copyright ©2012, Jerry King, www.jerryking.com. All rights reserved.
In the Article Spotlight
WORLD'S GREATEST JOB
by Kevin Blackwood
This month's great "insider" article appeared in issue #40 of the BJI. Read professional player Kevin Blackwood's tale of how he won over a million dollars playing solo at single- and double-deck games in casinos around the word. Kevin Blackwood is also the co-author of the outstanding eBook Legends of Blackjack, which describes the players who beat the casinos for millions. Click here for more information on his book (including a sample chapter).
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HAVING FUN AND GETTING PAID WITH FLORIDA SAND AND SUPER GLUE by Vinny DeCarlo
"This will be the first of a few never released (casino cheating) stories that are, well...true. They might have happened a few years ago but they are completely true. Here's the first one..."
Read DeCarlo's complete article.
LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: MONTE CARLO, NYNY, AND EXCALIBUR CASINOS by KC Brooks
"We don't have the whole apple here in Vegas, just a slice; Take the Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building, and Statue of Liberty, and add a New York skyline, a roller coaster weaving throughout the entire complex, and presto, you have New York New York in Las Vegas..."
Read Brooks's complete article.
"e continue this month with the second of a two-part look at blackjack conditions on the Boulder Strip, located on the east side of Las Vegas. This month, I ventured to Sam's Town, then next door to the Eastside Cannery, and across the street to the Longhorn casino..."
Read Hoss' complete article.
"All successful professional gamblers (including casinos) use money management to safeguard their bankrolls and maximize their profits. The same strategies can be useful for you..."
Read Nestor's complete article.
"It was time for a trip to Tunica from my Midwest home. If you are considering going to Tunica, be aware that there seems to be a standard set of blackjack rules for this area..."
Read Riverboat Flyer's complete article.
"Well, I finally got to Revel in A.C. I went yesterday afternoon (Sunday) and spent about two hours just exploring. I played Pai Gow poker for a couple of hours. The place is immense, and I think I saw only about 70% of it. Here is what I found..."
Read Scobletes' complete article.
"Grochowski answers questions on how casinos determine a player comp when he has an extraordinary loss, the effect a basic strategy player has on a card counter playing on the same table, and the merits of betting pass line with odds in craps after the shooter establishes a point..."
Read Grochowski's complete article.
"What a far cry from 35-years ago, when I first learned how to master the basic playing strategy and a card counting system. There were a few places where the novice, such as me, could go back then and have a competent teacher explain how to assimilate this immense task. There were no computer programs written at that time to help novice players master these blackjack strategies, and the resources and materials that were available were very basic..."
Read Stricker's complete article.
"Now let's take a less abstract example of three different gamblers with very different rules, again playing with identical results, and see how things change while leaving their net unaltered. You can run from the fates, but you can't hide forever..."
Read Kneeland's complete article.
"Check out the schedule of major blackjack tournaments in May and June by region in our Blackjack Tournament Report courtesy of
blackjacktournaments.com..."
LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: SAM'S TOWN, EASTSIDE CANNERY, LONGHORN CASINOS by Stu D. Hoss
YOUR REAL-WORLD BANKROLL by Basil Nestor
TUNICA TRIP REPORT by Riverboat Flyer
ATLANTIC CITY BLACKJACK REPORT by Frank and Alene Scoblete
CASINO ANSWER MAN by John Grochowski
HOW TO MASTER BASIC STRATEGY AND CARD COUNTING by Ralph Stricker
THE VERY SPECIAL ... NOT THEORY OF RELATIVITY by Frank Kneeland
BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE by blackjacktournaments.com
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