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BJI Newsletter, August 2014, #175
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A WORD FROM HENRY
We welcome Paul Wilson, our newest BJI contributing writer, who will be giving strategy tips (i.e., Paul's Pointers) to basic strategy players and card counters to improve their game. This month, his focus is on 6-5 vs. 3-2 blackjack payoffs. The late Vinny DeCarlo explains what happened one day when he was working in the surveillance department of a famous Strip casino (you won't believe this could happen but it did). You'll find blackjack reports from Las Vegas (Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino by Stu D. Hoss, and Rio and The Palms casinos by KC Brooks); the Atlantic City casinos (by Frank Scoblete and Alene Paone); and a trip report to several casinos in Kansas City (by JPB). (Read them carefully; you'll find which casinos offer great games for basic strategy players and card counters in these reports). John Grochowski answers reader's questions on Triple Double Bonus Poker, the reason dealers expose all the players' cards at blackjack, and the payoff odds at Three Card Poker. Jerry "Stickman's" video poker article is all about playing Joker Poker-Kings or Better, including a complete playing strategy for this popular video poker game. The list of blackjack tournaments for August and September is sparse... check out the schedule, courtesy of blackjacktournaments.com.
Enjoy this issue!
Henry Tamburin
Editor
Copyright ©2014, Jerry King, www.jerryking.com. All rights reserved.
In the Article Spotlight
HISTORY OF CASINO SURVELLANCE - Part 2 by Vinny DeCarlo
To honor the late Vinny DeCarlo, this is the second consecutive Spotlight article written by him (that appeared originally in BJI issue #122) that explains the history of casino surveillance.
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A VIEW FROM BEHIND THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS by Vinny DeCarlo
"The surveillance room in this famous Strip casino appeared to be an afterthought. The room was so small that if you ate the Mexican special spicy plate and released some gas while in the room, the fire alarm would go off. The surveillance equipment..."
Read DeCarlo's complete article.
"After only two-and-a-half years as the LVH, there's a new owner of the iconic property just off the Las Vegas Strip on Paradise Road, behind the Riviera Hotel and Casino..."
Read Hoss' complete article.
"This month we continue are journey exploring the 11 casinos on or around Flamingo Road with stops at Rio and The Palms Casinos. This is what I found..."
Read Brooks' complete article.
"The latest playing conditions in A.C., and Frank Scoblete's interesting report 'Atlantic City Hits Old Age'..."
Read Scobletes' complete article.
"Kansas City, MO is the first or second largest market, where a card counter cannot be banned for card counting. With such a restriction on the casinos, it is probably safe to assume the blackjack conditions in Kansas City are horrible, right? Think again because..."
Read JPB's complete article.
"Let’s talk about blackjack payoffs, namely 3:2 versus 6:5. This is a controversial topic in the blackjack community..."
Read Wilson's complete article.
"John Grochowski answers reader's questions on Triple Double Bonus Poker, the reason why dealers expose all the players' cards at blackjack, and the payoff odds at Three Card Poker..."
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"Jerry 'Stickman' presents the skinny on Joker Poker-Kings or Better video poker, including a complete playing strategy for this popular video poker game..."
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"Check out the schedule of upcoming major blackjack tournaments by region in our Blackjack Tournament Report courtesy of blackjacktournaments.com.
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LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: WESTGATE LAS VEGAS RESORT AND CASINO by Stu D. Hoss
LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: RIO AND THE PALMS CASINOS by KC Brooks
ATLANTIC CITY BLACKJACK REPORT-AUGUST 2014 by Frank and Alene Scoblete
KANSAS CITY, MO TRIP REPORT by JPB
PAUL'S POINTERS: 3:2 BLACKJACK PAYOUTS VERSUS 6:5 by Paul Wilson
CASINO ANSWERMAN by John Grochowski
STICKMAN'S STANCE: PLAYING JOKER POKER-KINGS OR BETTER VIDEO POKER by Jerry "Stickman"
BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE by blackjacktournaments.com
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