So you want to improve your blackjack game? There are lots of guides and articles around saying what you should do to improve. They are full of information and comprehensive but this can also be the problem; some are too technical and others take too long to read and reinforce. So here are a few [...]

Blackjack is a game of both skill and luck and so it needs to be approached in a different way to many other casino games. Blackjack requires the player to have both a sensible common sense outlook and a measure of dedication. Throw in a passion for the game and an ability to accept inevitability [...]

The basic premise of the game is that you want to have a hand value that is closer to 21 than that of the dealer, without going over 21. Other players at the table are of no concern. Your hand is strictly played out against the hand of the [...]

Many people play blackjack, but they don’t really call it that way, and they only play it for fun, without worrying about winning, losing or putting any thought into the skills involved in the game, since it is “only” a game.
However, there are some people who play blackjack in casinos, and they do worry about [...]

When the term “tilt” is mentioned in any discussion about blackjack, the connotation that is given to it is similar to what would be given to a plague, or a flesh-eating virus. In short, it should be avoided altogether whenever possible. The tilt could be dangerous not only for your chip stack but for your [...]

We’re nearing completion in our Blackjack terms series. In our next to last series installment, we’ll go over some terms, such as “Money management,” “Paint” and “Push.” We start out with an important term, because it highlights how the Blackjack rules can be different from casino to casino.
Las Vegas Strip Rules – Las Vegas is [...]

In the early 1970s, card counting became big business. One of the most creative and successful
players from that time (or any time) was Al Francesco, who had been playing since 1963 and had traveled with Lawrence Revere for a while. As a poker player, Al knew that the best way for a
player to [...]

Anyone looking for a game that is both simple and exciting, blackjack seems the natural choice. Also known as Pontoon or Vignt Un, this is a popular game at traditional casinos as well as at online casino sites. There are many versions of blackjack, although the basic game comprises of the same idea – for [...]

The first time I heard of card counting, now many years ago, I distinctly remember how I reacted, and it wasn’t a reaction of love and acceptance. My gut essentially told me that card counting was cheating; I mean how could it not be? Or, at the very least, it has to fall into the [...]

There are no surefire ways to beat the game of Blackjack on each and every hand. If tips like these existed, Sin City would be out of business in a matter of months. There are, however, a few strategies that can be used to better your chances of going home the winner of the hand. [...]