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BJI Newsletter, February 2015, #181

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A WORD FROM HENRY

Congratulations to my friends Rick "Night Train" Blaine, for winning the coveted Grosjean Cup at the recently-held Blackjack Ball, and to Donald Schlesinger, for being inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame. (I'll have a complete story on the Blackjack Ball in the next issue of the BJI.)

I recently hit an unbelievable 11 royal flushes in 18 consecutive casino trips (over a two-month period). You can read about my epic streak at http://www.casinocenter.com/an-epic-streak-of-royals/.

We have several blackjack (and trip) reports this month covering playing conditions in Las Vegas ( Circus Circus and Riviera by Stu D. Hoss, and Green Valley Ranch and Sunset Station by KC Brooks); Blackhawk, CO (by Zengrifter); Reno (by JPB): and several Midwest casinos (by John Grochowski). If you are a low-stakes card counter, Paul Wilson offers tips on which casinos offer the best (and most profitable) games. (Note: Read KC Brook's report for two more casinos that are excellent for low-stakes card counters.) Part 3 of the excerpt from Frank Scoblete's new book, "I am a Card Counter" appears in this issue (with a special free offer on Scoblete's other books), and Monkeysystem's article offers strategy tips for blackjack tournament players. On the video-poker front, we have Part 2 of Royal Flusher's blunt and often humorous Las Vegas trip report, and Jerry "Stickman's" article containing strategy tips for playing in a video poker tournament. Last, but not least, we have a schedule of upcoming major blackjack tournaments courtesy of blackjacktournaments.com.

Enjoy the issue,

Henry Tamburin
Editor

Copyright ©2015, Jerry King, www.jerryking.com. All rights reserved.

In the Article Spotlight
DODGING THE IRS by Jean Scott

Yes, it's that time of the year when we must file our taxes; therefore, we are featuring an article written by Jean Scott (Dodging the IRS in issue 110) that gives tips to casino players on how to report your gambling wins and losses to avoid the dreaded IRS audit.

PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

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LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: CIRCUS CIRCUS AND RIVIERA CASINOS by Stu D. Hoss

"For this month's casino reviews, I stepped back in time and visited two properties in the North Strip area that preclude the 'convention era' and a lot of other Vegas eras for that matter. These properties..."

Read Hoss' complete article.

LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: GREEN VALLEY RANCH AND SUNSET STATION CASINOS by KC Brooks

"This month, I check out the blackjack playing conditions at two of my favorite casinos; Green Valley Ranch (GVR) and Sunset Station. This is what I found..."

Read Brook's complete article.

BLACKHAWK, CO TRIP REPORT-Part 2 by Zengrifter

"Two weeks after my first Blackhawk visit, I was driving back there again (only solo this time), and reflecting on my first jaunt..."

Read Zengrifter's complete article.

RENO TRIP REPORT by JPB

"On my latest visit (Dec. 2014), I started to expand my selection beyond the single-deck games in Reno and found some worthwhile options other than their single-deck games..."

Read JPB's complete article.

MIDWEST BLACKJACK REPORT by John Grochowski

"For me, Midwest gaming is a Chicago-centric enterprise, given my home base a little west of Chicago, I'm within easy reach of 11 casinos - 12 if you count two Majestic Star boats in the same harbor as separate casinos. Here's an overview of playing conditions..."

Read Grochowski's complete article.

PAUL'S POINTERS: BEST CASINOS FOR LOW STAKES CARD COUNTERS by Paul Wilson

"In this month's column, I'll summarize the locations of good casino playing options in Las Vegas for low-stakes blackjack card counters. They include these three casinos..."

Read Wilson's complete article.

PLAYING WITH BLACKJACK TEAMS-PART 3 by Frank Scoblete

"Continuation of an excerpt from Frank Scoblete's new book 'I Am a Card Counter: Inside the World of Advantage Play Blackjack'..."

Read Scoblete's complete article.

BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT STRATEGIES: BE THE "TWIST" by Monkeysystem

"Tournament blackjack offers us opportunities to turn our opponents against each other, in the hope that they make betting and playing decisions meant to beat each other. Let me explain..."

Read Monkeysystem's complete article.

LAS VEGAS TRIP REPORT: "NO-KICKERS" VIDEO POKER-Part 2 by Royal Flusher

"Savvy, video poker player Royal Flusher's trip report, which includes his humorous, tongue-in-cheek take on the true events (good and bad) that happened..."

Read Royal Flusher's complete article.

STICKMAN'S STANCE: VIDEO POKER TOURNAMENT STRATEGY by Jerry "Stickman"

"Like most casino games, video poker pits the player against the casino. Video poker tournaments are different; they pit player against player..."

Read "Stickman's" complete article.

BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE by blackjacktournaments.com

"Check out the schedule of upcoming major blackjack tournaments by region in our Blackjack Tournament Report..."

Read our tournament schedule.