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Many casinos are only too happy to promote the idea of the high roller, coming onto the gaming floor and blasting through hundreds of thousands of dollars in just a few minutes. We guess it's all part of the glamorous nature of promoting casinos. But what about the more sensible low roller? Well, casino prefer not to talk about this guy. After all, he's not going to be a big earner for them with stakes as low as $5. If you go online, you'll find blackjack stakes as low as a single dollar.

We sure that many blackjack player, sitting at the blackjack table, must of thought about the pay and conditions of working as a blackjack dealer. For some, this might seem like a glamorous job. After all, you're working in a great environment, surrounded by the wealthy. But not everything is as it appears to be on the surface. Blackjack dealers are working in the service industry. In the US, this means that you'll receive a horrible basic pay, with the majority of a living wage coming from tips

By recruiting the smartest and most daring students at several top universities across the US, Bill Kaplan was able to form the greatest card counting team in the history of Blackjack. The MIT team devised a system of play and set off to conquer casinos up and down the country. Using a spotter to see when the game play was hot, another team member would then take a seat at the table to clean up with high stakes bets. Their efforts made them all millionaires in their early 20's.

Gambling will be a major issue for a Chris Christie run at the White House but he may have a new ally in the shape of Adam Silver, commissioner of the NBA.

Macau is facing a combination of issues that have seen gambling revenues fall for the fourth month in a row compared with last year.