• Best Blackjack Films Right Now For Casino Lovers

    Because gambling can prompt a complete change in one's fortune, and all depending on the roll of a dice or turn of a card, then it's no surprise that Hollywood has embraced the genre. After all, what could create greater suspense and excitement than a gambler who's put everything on black? Because the game of blackjack requires both skill and luck, then it's perfect for more cerebral film goers. Today we're reviewing some of the best blackjack and gambling movies of the last few years.

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  • Edward Thorpe – The Life And Times Of A Genius Blackjack Player

    Edward O. Thorpe is not the type of person to have an idea and just let it go. So when he settled on the game play of blackjack as a means of testing mathematical theories, he was certain that a method of beating the house edge must exist, if only he could find it. With the help of some other mathematicians, he managed to crack the formula and invented several forms of counting cards. Unfortunately, none of these work today, as casinos were quick to wise up to these techniques and make changes.

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  • Blackjack History – From Ancient Rome To Paris And Onward To Las Vegas

    Though no one knows for sure, the general consensus is that the history of blackjack started in Ancient Rome. Though the game developed into different forms as it made it way around Europe, it really became the game we know today, after the French colonists bought the game to the Americas in the 1800s. Thanks to the efforts of a French woman, the games popularity grew and now is the staple table game found in casinos the world over. Whats great about the game is that it combines skill with luck.

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  • Reading List for Blackjack Players (Part II)

    Beat the dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One by Edward O. Thorp was the first blackjack strategy book and 50 years later it’s still relevant

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  • 4 Ways Casinos Cheated Customers According to Arnold Snyder

    During the 1960s Las Vegas casinos used dirty blackjack strategy tricks to rig games in favor of the dealer.

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