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Slight changes to BS should also be implemented if you find yourself playing at a charity casino or at one of the increasingly popular native peoples’ casinos. Charity casinos and most European casinos generally do not permit their dealers to take hole cards. (Instead, dealers draw their second cards only after all players have completed [...]

Proper single-deck basic strategy, for instance, is slightly different from proper shoe strategy, even when the rules are identical. You will probably never actually use this information, since single-deck games are offered so rarely; and when they are, their rules are so restrictive that you would be foolish to play them anyway. It is worth [...]

Most casino-goers have heard by now that blackjack is the only game that can be consistently beaten through skillful, intelligent play. This fact alone, no doubt, draws many to the game. Unfortunately, the majority of players barely have a cursory knowledge of the rules, let alone how to play 100% correctly using BS. Strangely enough, [...]

If all blackjack players consistently played out their hands according to correct BS as presented in chapter 3, there is no doubt that the casinos would be forced to discontinue the game. Playing perfect BS under favorable blackjack rules cuts the casino percentage advantage to zero (or less, when liberal rules variations apply). Expenses would [...]

Selecting which counting system you will learn and use is a very personal decision. Each player must be comfortable with his choice, not merely accepting recommendations made by various pitchmen trying to peddle their wares. The reader is encouraged to explore systems other than the Hi-Low and to reach independent conclusions. After all, the study [...]