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Casino Gambling Is Easy I f you have never before played a casino game, no need to fear. The games were not developed for geniuses; otherwise very, very few people would play them. Indeed, I wouldn’t be able to play any of them, as I am certainly not in the …

1.USE ONLY ONE HAND TO HOLD THE CARDS The casinos want you to use only one hand when holding your two cards. The reason is simple: It’s a precaution against players switching cards, which is harder to do one-handed. For the very same reason, players are supposed to handle the …

EXPECTED RESULTS Blackjack is a game where every decision you make affects your percentage expectation against the house. If you play poorly, you can give up more than 3%, or even 5% overall to the casino. That may not sound like much, but when you multiply, say 3%, by every …

Basic strategy Question I keep hearing about Basic Strategy, but what exactly is that? Answer When players and authors refer to the “Basic Strategy,” we’re talking about the correct strategy to pursue knowing only three cards, your two hole cards, and the dealer’s upcard. This book shows you the correct …

Read this section carefully, for the difference between endings up a winner or a loser is heavily influenced by your skills in managing your money intelligently. Money management skills can be divided into the following three categories: Emotional Control Bankrolling (Total bankroll, table bankroll). Bankrolling (Total bankroll, table bankroll). Before …

As we have seen, the main variations in strategy take place with our doubling and splitting strategies—moves which entail an increased wager on the hand. Let’s now see just why the single-and multiple-deck blackjack games are slightly different. The greater number of cards used in a multiple-deck game makes the …

HITTING AND STANDING HARD TOTALS These strategies are applicable for single and multiple-deck games in all casino centers. General principles When the dealer shows a 7, 8, 9, 10 or A, hit all hard totals of 16 or below (unless doubling or splitting is more profitable—in any case, you will …

THE DEALER’S ONLY ADVANTAGE Before we examine the correct strategies of play, it would be instructive to look at a losing strategy. In this strategy, the player will mimic the dealer; he’ll draw on all totals 16 or less, and stand on all totals 17-21. * The player doing this …