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Reasons to Play Poker

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Social rewards. This is a major reason behind the traditional home game. Many friends like to hang out and play cards, and many people become friends over the card table. If this is one of the major reasons you wish to play, stick with low stakes, where the games are more fun and friendly.
Entertainment. Poker […]

video poker

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

One thing my father taught me that’s become a kinda guiding principle, it’s that people without math live their lives in a fog. They’ve got no idea what they’re doing. An’ you never see this more often than in a casino watching how people play the slot machines. So, just for a moment, I’m going […]

Anyone wanna buy a system?

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

So I got me a little snifter here. Jack’s been working his way through some freebies - a new supplier’s trying to break into supplying the casino. Reckons he needs to make sure all the right people get their taste of the good stuff and we’re both of us out to oblige him. Damn, but […]

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Monday, April 14th, 2008

This computer communicated its decisions to the player with buzzes and taps on the sole of the player’s foot. It was not easy to use one of these devices. It essentially entailed learning to “type” with your big toes. Even once you had memorized the codes. inputting them via the toe switches was a chore. […]

Keith Taft

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

In 1984. w en it was still legal to use computers in the casinos. Keith Taft hired me to write an operating manual for his “David” computer. which was the computer Ken Uston later referred to as “George.” Here’s how it worked:
In the toe of each shoe there were two “switches,” or buttons-one above each […]

Blackjack

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Griffin Investigations, Inc., of Las Vegas, Nevada. This is an outside agency that casinos can contract for assistance in combating cheats, crooks, and other undesirables. So why is it being mentioned here? Because, as ridiculous as this sounds, in most cases card counters are lumped right alongside […]

Result of one Blackjack game

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Where does a dealer 18 leave our players? Player Number One made
the correct move by doubling down, but unfortunately the dealer ended with a higher total. Betsy loses both her original bet and her second wager, the double down. The dealer loses to Player Number Two, and pays Patrick […]

Analyse one Blackjack game

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

PLAYER NUMBER ONE (BETSY): The total of her first two cards is n. Betsy puts out another bet equal in amount to her original wager—in order to double down—and receives a 6 for a total of 17.
PLAYER NUMBER TWO (PATRICK): The total of this player’s first two […]

Casino. Multimillion dollar

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

From your experience to date, is it hard to imagine a pit full of friendly casino personnel suddenly turning against you? It probably is, and it’s probably also hard to imagine a multimillion dollar corporation "sweating" the action of a single card counter varying his bets between $10 and $200 per […]

From old days to present

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

In the old days, the lights used to dim for a second when pictures were being taken. But with today’s technology, the counter will likely never even know that he’s being filmed. One clever casino ploy involves letting the card counter "hang himself." This can occur if you’re suspected by pit personnel […]