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BJI Newsletter, June 2015, #185

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A WORD FROM HENRY

Heads Up! I will be teaching a one-day Golden Touch Blackjack class on Speed Count on Friday, Sept. 18th in Las Vegas. More details about the class will appear in next month's BJI. If you want details on the class right now, or to sign up (space is limited), call me at 1-251-648-2471 (cell).

This month we have several blackjack reports encompassing Luxor and Mandalay Bay Casinos in Las Vegas (find out where the good double-deck game is, by Stu D. Hoss); several Reno casinos (some very good single-deck games, by KC Brooks); St. Louis casinos (surprisingly some very good games for advantage players, by JPB); and Atlantic City (a few, but not many, decent games, by Frank Scoblete). You'll also read the latest rumors on what is planned for all the shuttered AC casinos in Scoblete's report (interesting reading). Only Vinny DeCarlo could get involved in a sting operation with the Federal DEA agents while working in a casino ... read what happened to DeCarlo in his Lake Tahoe Adventure article. Dustin Mark's continues his true story about how he became a blackjack cheater and how he (and his team) went about methodically cheating casinos without ever getting caught. I summarize the no-hole card rule in blackjack and what changes you need to make to your playing strategy if surrender is also offered with this rule. Jerry "Stickman" analyzes the odds of getting certain winning video poker hands to dispel the myth that the game is "rigged." Lastly, Monkeysystem offers tips on how you can read your opponents before the crucial last hand in blackjack tournaments (this is valuable and useful information you won't find elsewhere).

We didn't include our usual Blackjack Tournament schedule in this month's BJI because there were very few tournaments schedule in the upcoming months. (You can check www.blackjacktournaments.com for the latest schedule of tournaments.)

Enjoy the issue!

Henry Tamburin
Editor

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

In the Article Spotlight
IS THIRD BASE THE BEST SEAT? by Basil Nestor

According to Basil Nestor the answer is "Yes" and "No." Read his article (that appeared in BJI 159) for why it sometimes is and why sometimes not.

PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

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LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: MANDALAY BAY AND LUXOR by Stu D. Hoss

"For the first time in a long time, I checked out a couple of MGM properties on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. Along the way, I saw firsthand what appears to be a true paradigm shift on display that involves..."

Read Hoss' complete article.

RENO TRIP REPORT by KC Brooks

"This month I traveled to Reno, the biggest little city in the world. I love going to Reno for a lot of reasons; close to Tahoe, cheap hotel rooms, good food, and most importantly, single-deck blackjack. This is what I found..."

Read Brook's complete article.

ST. LOUIS TRIP REPORT by JPB

"For many years, although the St. Louis market was larger in number of casinos than Kansas City, there was only one decent place to play double-deck blackjack. Fortunately, within the last year or so, there have been a few changes that make St. Louis a better place for an advantage player..."

Read JPB's complete article.

ATLANTIC CITY BLACKJACK REPORT by Frank Scoblete

"The latest update on playing conditions in Atlantic City, including the "rumors" on what is planned for all the shuttered casinos..."

Read Scoblete's complete article.

LAKE TAHOE ADVENTURE by Vinny DeCarlo

"It was back in the late 1990's when I was a floor Supervisor, Casino Shift Manager back up, and finally, Surveillance Director at a casino at Lake Tahoe. Here's an unbelievable (but true) story that happened to me when I was on duty as the Acting Casino Shift Manager..."

Read DeCarlo's complete article.

CHEATING AT BLACKJACK-Part 4 by Dustin Marks

"A continuation of Dustin Mark's true story as a blackjack cheater..."

Read Marks' complete article.

NO-HOLE CARD BLACKJACK by Henry Tamburin

"Henry Tamburin explains the no-hole card rule and what changes you sometimes need to make to your playing strategy..."

Read Tamburin's complete article.

STICKMAN'S STANCE: THE ODDS OF COMPLETING VARIOUS VIDEO POKER HANDS by Jerry "Stickman"

"It seems video poker players are always looking for proof that the game they love to play is rigged. In an effort to dispel the paranoia, let's take a look at the odds of completing the following hands..."

Read "Stickman's" complete article.

TOURNAMENT BLACKJACK: HOW TO READ YOUR OPPONENTS by Monkeysystem

"Monkeysystem offers tips on how to read your opponents before the crucial last hand in blackjack tournaments..."

Read Monkeysystem's complete article.