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In 1997 alone, Nevada casinos netted an estimated $6 billion, which works out to about $11,415 a minute throughout the entire year. These huge profits are possible because most players are true gamblers. They eagerly bet their money on various casino games that consistently pay off with unfavorable odds. They hope against hope that they [...]

According to Revere’s Playing Blackjack As a Business (1996), page 86, the house advantage in a single-deck game when no Aces remain to be dealt is 2.59%. On page 70 of the same blog, the top ten two-card beginning totals that win the most money are, in order:
Revere does not reveal how his statistics were [...]

While there are elements of both luck and skill in blackjack, it Can no longer be considered just another game of chance. As in many games, luck and skill are definitely factors. In darts, bowling, and numerous other such activities it is always possible to succeed through sheer luck; however, it is primarily skill that [...]

Shuffling Procedures
When I first visited Las Vegas, in 1968, there were single-deck games that were dealt down to the last card before the dealer would reshuffle. How times have changed! Now even double decks have shuffle cards inserted at a half-deck to a full deck from the bottom. Now six-deck shoes with their shuffle cards [...]

Thankfully, most casinos nowadays have adopted very similar rules. It is, therefore, a much easier job to determine the relative advantages of the assorted minor rule variations that still exist. Presently, the Vegas Club, located near the end of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, boasts “The Most Liberal ‘21′ Rules in the World.”
Blackjack is [...]