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Blackjack, a History (Stranger than You Think)

I’ve been writing about blackjack so often … a friend recently asked me, “hey man, how did it all start? How old is the game?” The French are usually credited for inventing Blackjack, believed to be an offshoot of French card games “chemin de fer” and “French Ferme”. The game “vingt-et-un” (twenty-and-one) originated in French [...]

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Posted on October 23, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Blackjack
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For Players at All Levels, Here’s a Great Site to Practice Your Moves

I want to turn you on to a very cool and simple web site for beginning players. It’s www.hitorstand.net Great way to practice whether you should…obviously, hit or stand with every hand you are dealt vs. a dealer. You can play at different levels. A pop up window explains why you might have made a [...]

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Posted on September 10, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Blackjack, Games, Strategy, Tips
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So You’re About to Enter Your First Blackjack Tournament? Best You Know the Lingo Spoken at the Table

My good friend Howard likes to think he’s mastered all there is the know (at an amateur level) about blackjack. He’s memorized the charts (like I have, incidentally). Knows the odds. And is a somewhat successful card counter. When I accompany him to Vegas, he generally wins playing blackjack, although never huge amounts. So he [...]

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Posted on August 30, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Blackjack, blackjack basics, Strategy, Tips, Tournaments
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From Miami Vice to Atlantic City Nice: Actor Don Johnson to Host Mega Blackjack Tournament at the Trop

So the Tropicana casino is bringing in actor Don Johnson (Miami Vice and many other TV shows) to host a mega blackjack tournament this coming Sept. 2-3. That’s cool. I loved Miami Vice and Johnson is an awesome actor. But even more than that…I’ll be there for the play. “We’re thrilled to have Don host [...]

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Posted on August 17, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Blackjack, Casinos, Events
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Up for the Count: Part ONE. Hi-Lo Counting System Good for Beginners (or Anyone, Actually)

My friend, Matt, asked me to write about a fairly easy to understand card counting system. Well, there are many of them. But the one I like to use (cos it is damned easy)…is Hi Lo. Below, I’ll explain. The Hi-Lo blackjack card counting system, also known as the High/Low system or the Plus/Minus system, [...]

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Posted on August 10, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Blackjack, Casinos, Games, Strategy
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