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How to Use the Blackjack Forum Professional Gambling Library:
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This library provides information on a wide variety of professional gambling techniques. But because casino surveillance personnel also have access to this library, we have to take some care with how the information is presented. We have set up this library so that enough information is included for you to learn these techniques, but so that it's going to take some work on your part to gather the information.
The professional gambling information in this library is spread out through all of the articles. Each article has been included here because it provides an important piece of the professional gambling puzzle.
And more articles will be added monthly.
But you can't just read through the library once and expect that this will turn you into a professional gambler. Our advice is to read through the articles here, pick one professional gambling technique that especially interests you and that you think you understand, and go and try it at the tables!
Don't spend a lot of money trying it, however, because you are certain to make mistakes at first. All professional gamblers run into problems when they first try to use new techniques in live or online casinos. (This is one of the reasons why it's so important to learn techniques from active pros who are actually using them, and who can help guide you through the fine points.)
When you run into such problems yourself, come back to the library and read some more. You will find further tips on each technique spread out through other articles. Hints that you didn't recognize at first will suddenly leap out at you. Every time you come back to the library from the tables, you should find that you spot more.
And once you've mastered one professional gambling technique, start mastering another.
The biggest mistake players tend to make is getting stuck at the beginning level. They learn how to count cards, and never go any further. Card counting is a good place to start your professional gambling education, but don't let your career get bogged down in card-counting minutiae if you have serious ambitions to make money gambling. It's not a side-count, or slight change in betting strategy, that will get you the big money in gambling. It's advancing to shuffle-tracking or hole-card play or steering plays.
At the same time, don't get so bogged down reading about the theories behind professional gambling techniques that you never actually play. Again, you can't learn any professional gambling technique just by reading. You have to get out there and put your theories to the test by putting your money on the line. That's how you learn. That's how, over the long run, you get really good.
And remember, we are willing to help you. All we ask is that you show respect by taking the same care that we do to protect valuable information from casino personnel. We are asking you to be careful about sharing valuable information in places like online forums, which are read daily by casino surveillance staff.
The articles in this library have been written by the best active professional gamblers in the world—the people you will be reading about in the interviews in this library, and who first developed the techniques in these articles. My colleagues at Blackjack Forum Online are some of the people I admire most in the world, and I am meeting more talented players all the time.
I wish you success in your professional gambling career.
—Arnold Snyder
Analysis and Theory of Blackjack
- The Hi-Lo Lite Card Counting System and Rounded Indices: Why All Those Index Numbers You Learned Never Really Mattered
- By Arnold Snyder
- Card Counting: How True is Your True Count?
- By Arnold Snyder with Dr. John Gwynn, Jr.
- Excerpt from Beat the 6-Deck Game
How to Use Frequency Distributions to Determine Your Win Rate and Fluctuations - By Arnold Snyder
- Card Counting: Can Side-Counting Make You a Super Counter?
- By Arnold Snyder
- The "Best" Card Counting System
- By Arnold Snyder
- How to Compare Card Counting Systems, with a Comparison of the Red Seven, KO, and Hi-Lo Counts
- By Arnold Snyder, with computer simulations by John Auston
- Man vs. Computer: Does Casino Blackjack Differ from Computer-Simulated Blackjack?
- By Dr. John M. Gwynn, Jr. and Arnold Snyder
- Ruffled by the Non-Random Shuffle
- By Arnold Snyder
- Insure a Good Hand? Part I
- By Marvin L. Master
- Insure a Good Hand? Part II
- By Peter A. Griffin
- CTR-Averse Betting
- By James Grosjean and Previn Mankodi
- 42.08%
- By James Grosjean and Previn Mankodi
- Scavenger Blackjack
- By James Grosjean and Previn Mankodi
- Beyond Coupons
- By James Grosjean
- Calculating the Blackjack House Edge for Any Number of Decks and Blackjack Rule Set
- By Arnold Snyder
- On the Math Behind the OPP Card Counting System
- By Kim Lee
- The OPP Card Counting System: Attempting a Fair Comparison
- By ETFan
- Blackjack Surrender: When It Pays to Say "Uncle!"
- By Arnold Snyder
- Six-Deck Unbalanced Red-7 Running Count Conversion to Equivalent Hi-Lo Balanced True Count and Sensitivity of True Count to Errors in Estimating Decks Remaining
- By Conrad Membrino
- Algebraic Approximations of Optimum Blackjack Strategy (Revised)
- By Arnold Snyder
- Algebraic Indices for Unbalanced Count Systems and Fractional Insurance Indexes
- By ETFan
- Super Sevens Snafu
- By Arnold Snyder
- Shoehenge…Probing the Multi-Deck Mysteries
- By Arnold Snyder
- Improving Your Insurance Decisions: The Victor Insurance Parameter
- By Rich Victor
- So You Think You're A Blackjack Expert?
- By Arnold Snyder
- Late Surrender Strategy and Blackjack Statistics: Do Not Try This at Home!
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Bad Player at the Blackjack Table: Do Other Players Steal Your Aces?
- By Arnold Snyder
- Multi-Action Blackjack: Basic Strategy and Card Counting Tips
- By Arnold Snyder
- Aruba No-Hole Card Blackjack vs. European No-Hole-Card Blackjack
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Blackjack Insurance Bet: Is It A Sucker Bet For Card Counters?
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Math: The Odds Against Four Simultaneous Blackjacks
- By Arnold Snyder
Blackjack Basic Strategy
- Learn Blackjack Basic Strategy: The First Step in Learning How to Play Winning Blackjack (with Strategy Cards)
- By Arnold Snyder
- T-H Basic Strategy for Card Counters
- By T. Hopper
- Card Counter's Basic Strategy: Is It For You?
- By Hal Marcus
- Back Betting at Blackjack: Optimal Pair Split Strategy
- By Arnold Snyder
- Aces and Eights
- By Arnold Snyder
- Multi-Action Blackjack: Basic Strategy and Card Counting Tips
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Rules: Every Option is Good
- By Arnold Snyder
- Calculating the House Edge for Any Number of Decks and Blackjack Rule Set
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Betting and Risk for the Basic Strategy Player
- By Brother William
- Best Online Blackjack Strategy with a Wagering Requirement
- By Arnold Snyder
- How to Play Blackjack Switch: Rules and Easy Switching and Playing Strategy, With Basic Strategy Card
- By Arnold Snyder
- Free Card Counting Practice Software (Also Suitable for Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice): Download
- By JP
- Blackjack Hole Card Play: Tips for Beginners
- By Arnold Snyder
Blackjack Betting for Card Counters
- What's a Kelly Man To Do?
The Leib Criterion vs. the Kelly Criterion on Bet Sizing for Recreational Players
- By John Leib
- Blackjack Card Counting Camouflage: The "Up and Down" Betting Strategy
- By Arnold Snyder
- CTR-Averse Betting
- By James Grosjean and Previn Mankodi
- © James Grosjean and Previn Mankodi 2005
- Blackjack Betting and Risk for the Basic Strategy Player
- By Brother William
- Multi-Action Blackjack: Basic Strategy and Card Counting Tips
- By Arnold Snyder
Blackjack Betting Systems
- Blackjack Betting Systems: Oscar's System Wins 99.98% of the Time
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Betting Systems: The Martingale, Progression to Depression
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Betting Systems: The Cancellation System, or Structured Steaming
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Betting Systems: The Pseudo-Tournament System
- By Arnold Snyder
- The "No Need To Count Cards" Blackjack Systems
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Betting Systems: The "Overdue" Systems
- By Arnold Snyder
- Free Blackjack Practice Software: Download
- By JP
Blackjack Computers
- Interview With Keith and Marty Taft: Blackjack Computer Pioneers
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- Blackjack Computers: The Electronic Gambler's Fuzz-Out Syndrome
- By Bob Jenkins
- Blackjack Computer Betting Efficiency
- By Dr. Data Fehnwarp and Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Computers, Your Ticket to the Big House (Part I)
- By Thomas B. Duffy, Attorney At Law
- Blackjack Computers, Your Ticket to the Big House (Part II)
- By Thomas B. Duffy, Attorney At Law
Blackjack Simulation Software
- The Blackjack PowerSim Project: The Importance of Free Programmable Blackjack Simulation Software for Serious Players
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Release of Blackjack PowerSim (February 13, 2006 Upgrade)
- By ET Fan
- PowerSim: No Compromise on Accuracy
- By ET Fan
- The Last 0.01%—Indistinguishable
- By ET Fan
- Free Card Counting Practice Software: Download
- By JP
- Download Sam Case's Blackjack Card Counting Strategy Index Generator
- By Sam Case
Blackjack Switch
- How to Play Blackjack Switch: Rules and Easy Switching and Playing Strategy, With Basic Strategy Card
- By Arnold Snyder
Blackjack Variations
- Costa Rican Rummy
- By Arnold Snyder
- Multi-Action Blackjack: Basic Strategy and Card Counting Tips
- By Arnold Snyder
- Aruba No-Hole Card Blackjack vs. European No-Hole-Card Blackjack
- By Arnold Snyder
- Player-Banked California and West Coast Blackjack
- By Arnold Snyder
Card Counting Camouflage
(Also see "Heat")
- The 2006 Las Vegas Card Counters' Convention Camo Calendar
- By The Vindicator and the Las Vegas Surveillance Mafia
- The Playing Habits of IMBICILICUS TOURISTICUS…Or, Absolutely Moronic Play That Costs You Nothing
- By Allan Pell
- Blackjack Card Counting Camouflage: The "Up and Down" Betting Strategy
- By Arnold Snyder
- Card Counting Insurance Camouflage
- By Jake Smallwood
- Casino Stereotypes and the Ultimate Card Counting Camouflage
- By Arnold Snyder
Card Counting How-To
- Guide to Casino Heat for Low-Stakes Players
- By Syph
- Intro to Card Counting, Card Counting Systems, Card Counting Camo, and Professional Gambling Beyond Card Counting
- By Arnold Snyder
- Dealer Error
- By ET Fan
- Card Counting: A Report on a Year in the Blackjack Pits
- By G.K. Schroeder
- Card Counting in Las Vegas: Excerpt from The Las Vegas Blackjack Diary
- By Stuart Perry
- Faulty Logic: To Toke or Not To Toke in Card Counting?
- By Arnold Snyder
- ...And Chew Gum at the Same Time
(Tips on Blackjack Card Counting Technique)
- By Kyle Sever
- Low-Stakes Blackjack: Graduating from Red Chip to Green
- By Barfarkel
- Calculating the Blackjack House Edge for Any Number of Decks and Blackjack Rule Set
- By Arnold Snyder
- Costs of Card Counting Errors
- By Arnold Snyder
- Free Card Counting Practice Software: Download
- By JP
Card Counting Systems
- Intro to Card Counting, Card Counting Systems, Card Counting Camo, and Professional Gambling Beyond Card Counting
- By Arnold Snyder
- Card Counting: A Semi-Pro Player Reports on a Year's Experience and Results
- By G.K. Schroeder
- The Easy OPP Card Counting System: A New Approach To Card Counting
- By Carlos Zilzer
Arnold Snyder comments: Carlos Zilzer's OPP Count is the easiest system for its power that I've seen in 25 years of studying blackjack systems.
- Improving the Power of the OPP Card Counting System, for Experienced OPP Players
- By Carlos Zilzer
- On the Math Behind the OPP Count
- By Kim Lee
- The OPP Card Counting System: Attempting a Fair Comparison
- By ETFan
- The Over/Under Report: A Balanced Card Counting System for the Over/Under Side Bet
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Unbalanced Over/Under Count
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Easy Red 7 Card Counting System
- By Arnold Snyder
- How to Increase Your Earnings with the Red 7 — Part I
- By Conrad O. Membrino
- How to Increase Your Earnings with the Red 7 — Part II
- By Conrad O. Membrino
- Truing the Red 7 Count
- By Conrad O. Membrino
- The Shifted Red 7 Count
- By Conrad O. Membrino
- Membrino: Madman or Genius?
- By ET Fan
- Royal Match and the Davies Card Counting System
- By John Leib
- The Seniors' Card Counting System for the Vision-Impaired
- By Arnold Snyder
- The VIC, Another Card Counting System for the Vision Impaired
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Victor APC Card Counting System
- By Rich Victor
- Improving Your Insurance Decisions: The Victor Insurance Parameter
- By Rich Victor
- Complete Indices for the Zen Card Counting System for the True Count Method (That is, Count Per Deck, Rather Than The True Edge Method)
- By Arnold Snyder
- Free Card Counting Practice Software: Download
- By JP
Cheating at Blackjack & Poker
- Your Options When You Are Cheated
- By Sam Case
- The Second Deal, Part I
- By Sam Case
- The Second Deal, Part II
- By Sam Case
- Don't Be A Mark For Marked Cards
- By Steve Forte
- The First Line of Defense: Selective Shuffling
- By Sam Case
- The Gamblers' Crimp
- By Howard Collier, with photos by Christi Collier
- The Laughlin Lay-a-Way
- By Sam Case
- Phast Phun in Phoenix
- By Arnold Snyder
- Stacking a Deck
- By Sam Case
- Dangerous Shoes
- By Steve Forte
- Stock Control Shuffles
- By Sam Case
- "Psychic Dealers" and Dealer Peeking on a Shoe Game
- By Arnold Snyder
- Cheating Software: Too Good to be True (Video Blackjack in South Carolina)
- By Outgoer and the Eradigator
- Dealer Cheating at Blackjack in Puerto Rico (in the 60s, 70s and 80s)
- By Harry J. McArdle
- Beware of Sega Robo-Dealers: Non-Random Video Blackjack Games
- By Joel H. Friedman
- Non-Random Video Blackjack: Rip-Off Robo-Dealers
- By Allan Pell
Comps and Coupons
- Counting Cards in Comp City
- By Max Rubin
- Comp Secrets for Low Rollers: Living Off Coupons
- By Dog-Ass Johnny (dedicated to Syph)
- Redefining the Whale: Las Vegas Aims for Smaller Fish
- By Arnold Snyder
- Beyond Coupons
- By James Grosjean
- © James Grosjean 2004
Compulsive Gamblers
- Professional Lottery Players
- By Arnold Snyder
- Professional Compulsive Gamblers
- By Arnold Snyder
Casino Conditions
- Playing Blackjack in Venezuela
- by Carlos Zilzer
- The Traveling Gambler: Prague Spring
- by BJTraveller (with Mark Dace)
- Casinos and Blackjack in South America
- By RK
- Heaven and Hell: Blackjack in Moldavia
- by Garry Baldy
- How to Kill a Casino Promotion: What Went Wrong at Morongo?
- By L.J. Winsome
- On The Road To Nevada's Nowhere Towns
- By Barry Meadow
- How to Kill a Casino Promotion, Part II: Surprise Party at the Klondike Hotel
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Traveling Gambler: Nepal
- By BJ Traveller
- The Traveling Gambler: Egypt
- By BJ Traveler and Mark Dace
- Blackjack in Russia (and Poker, Caribbean Stud, Lotteries, and Other Opportunities...)
- By Garry Baldie
- The Traveling Gambler: Blackjack in Ecuador
- By BJ Traveller
- Blackjack in Deadwood, South Dakota
- by The Bison
Fluctuations
- Winners and Losers: True Tales from the Trenches
- By Tommy Hyland, Tobaksa, Taylor James, Dan Paymar, Pro21, Dustin D. Marks, OneMoreShoe, Bob Loeb, Abbot Avarissa, Bill Haywood, Anthony Curtis, JC, Tinker, Cizef, Charles W. Lund, Max Rubin, James Grosjean, John Brahms, Moe Cash, and Radar O'Reilly
- A Card Counter's Story
- By One More Shoe
- Understanding the Psychology of Losing
- By Orange Cnty KO
- You Won't Win
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Luck: The Big Winner's Secret Ingredient
- By Howard Grossman
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
- By Arnold Snyder
- Waiting for the Long Run
- By Arnold Snyder
Glossaries
- Casino Surveillance Glossary
- By Cellini
- Casino Procedures and Practices Glossary
- By The Vindicator
Great Blackjack Players
- An Interview With Ken Uston
- By Arnold Snyder
- Why I'm Suing in Nevada (Uston's account of his beating at the Mapes Casino)
- By Ken Uston
- Ken Uston Dies At 52
- By Arnold Snyder
- Interview With Al Francesco
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- Interview With Tommy Hyland
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- Interview With Keith and Marty Taft
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- The Blackjack Hall of Fame
- by Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Wizards: Interview with the Legendary Hole-Card Player RC
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- The MIT Blackjack Team: Interview with Johnny C.
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- Blackjack Wizards: Interview with Darryl Purpose
- by Richard W. Munchkin
Heat
(Also see Card Counting Camouflage)
- Advice on Card Counting in Reno
- By Syph
- The Card Counters' Guide to the Rooms of Las Vegas (Stay Where You Play?)
- By G. K. Schroeder
- The Cat and Mouse Game, Part II: Is the Game Over?
- By Bill Zender
- A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To The Forum
- By James Grosjean
- Card Counting and Casino Heat: How Hot Is It?
- By Arnold Snyder
- Letter From Nevada (Barred From 3000 Miles Away)
- By Tom and Jerry
- Paranoia 101
- By 98%
- Spare the Rod, Spoil the Counter
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Witch Hunt Conspiracy Theory
- By Arnold Snyder
- Casino Countermeasures: Disappearing Spots at the Blackjack Table
- By Arnold Snyder
History of Blackjack
- The History of Blackjack
- by Arnold Snyder
- Jess Marcum, Mathematical Genius and Blackjack Legend,
And the Early History of Card Counting
- by Allan Schaffer, Ph.D.
- The Blackjack Hall of Fame
- by Arnold Snyder
- An Interview With Julian Braun
- By Arnold Snyder
- The First Card Counters: My Blackjack Trip in 1962 with Professor Edward O. Thorp and Mickey MacDougall
- By Russell T. Barnhart
- The Four Horsemen, A Tribute to Four Giants: Baldwin, Cantey, Maisel, and McDermott
- By Arnold Snyder
- Correcting the Public Record: Peter Griffin, Arnold Snyder, Don Schlesinger and the True History of the "Illustrious 18"
- by Blackjack Historian
- System Smitty and the History of Card Counting
- By Arnold Snyder
- Not Fade Away…An Appreciation of Julian Braun (1929-2000)
- By Peter Ruchman
Hole-Card Play
- Blackjack Wizards: Interview with the Legendary Hole-Card Player RC
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- Blackjack Hole-Card Play: Tips for Beginners
- By Arnold Snyder
- For more information on hole card play, see Risk of Ruin
 , a novel by Arnold Snyder with descriptions of hole-card and next-card steering play.
Horseracing
- Getting More Bang for Your Quinella Buck
- By Dunbar
- Betting Cheap Claimers: The Differences Between Betting on Horse Races and Playing Blackjack
- By Joel H. Friedman
Blackjack Humor
- Professional Compulsive Gamblers
- By Arnold Snyder
- Sermon: World's Foremost Blackjack Authority
- by Arnold Snyder
- Sermon: Here We Go Again
- by Arnold Snyder
Keno
- Will Chaos Theory Beat Keno?
- By Arnold Snyder
Las Vegas
- Notes from the Blackjack Underground
- By G.K. Schroeder
- Las Vegas--Carnival of Carnivals
- By Arnold Snyder
- A Card Counter's Guide to Getting Around Las Vegas
- By G.K. Schroeder
- The Card Counters' Guide to the Hotels of Las Vegas (Stay Where You Play?)
- By G. K. Schroeder
Legal: Gambling and the Law
- Complete Guide to Offshore Bank Accounts for Funding Your Online Casino and Poker Play
- By Radar O'Reilly
- The Tommy Hyland Team Trial in Windsor: Circus, Caesars, and the Hilton Corp. Team Up to Try to Frame Players for Cheating
- By Arnold Snyder
- Interview with Bob Nersesian
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- It's Not Paranoia If...
(Comments on his successful lawsuit against Imperial Palace)
- By James Grosjean
- Is Card Counting Legal?
- By Arnold Snyder
- A Nevada Court Victory for Counters
- By Robert A. Loeb, Attorney at Law
- Missouri Outlaws Barring, Institutes Countermeasures
- By Robert A. Loeb, Attorney at Law
- How Not to Launder Money And Get Caught Doing It
- By L.J. Winsome
- Fake I.D.: A Consumer's Guide
- By Arnold Snyder
- Phony I.D. = Real Risk
- By Andrew S. Blumen, Attorney At Law
- Blackjack Computers, Your Ticket to the Big House (Part I)
- By Thomas B. Duffy, Attorney At Law
- Blackjack Computers, Your Ticket to the Big House (Part II)
- By Thomas B. Duffy, Attorney At Law
- Is Spooking Legal?
- By Arnold Snyder (with commentary by Stephen R. Minagil, Attorney At Law)
- Nevada Attorney Interviewed
- By Arnold Snyder
- What To Do If You Are Barred
- By Robert A. Loeb, Attorney At Law
Lotteries
- Professional Lottery Players
- By Arnold Snyder
Online Gaming
- Intro to Online Gaming
- Smart Online Gaming Tips
- By Deep21 and Nothing But Net
- How to Win in Online Casinos
- By Arnold Snyder
- Best Deposit Methods for Online Casino and Poker Play, for U.S. and International Players
- By the Editors of Blackjack Forum Online
- Complete Guide to Offshore Bank Accounts for Funding Your Online Casino and Poker Play
- By Radar O'Reilly
- The Best Strategies for Winning on a Small Free Play Online Casino Bonus
- By the Editors of Blackjack Forum Online
- Online Casino Reviews
- By the Editors of Blackjack Forum Online
- Best Rated Online Casinos and Online Casino Bonuses
- By the Editors of Blackjack Forum Online
- Traditional versus Sticky Bonuses at Internet Casinos
- By Arnold Snyder
- Getting Rolled by LucknRoll: Dishonest Software at an Online Casino
- by Radar O'Reilly
- Dishonest Online Casinos
- by the Editors of Blackjack Forum Online
- Best Online Blackjack Basic Strategy with a Wagering Requirement
- By Arnold Snyder
- How to Play Pontoon: Rules and Basic Strategy
- By Arnold Snyder
- Current Progressive Slot Jackpots Online and Progressive Slot Game Strategy
- By the Editors of Blackjack Forum Online
- How to Play Blackjack Switch: Rules and Easy Switching and Playing Strategy, With Basic Strategy Card
- By Arnold Snyder
- Review of Casino Extreme: Unethical Use of Terms and Conditions?
- By Ihate16
Poker
- Download Free: Patience Factor / Skill Level Poker Tournament Calculator
- By Math Boy
- Poker Tournament Strategy: The Difference Between Harrington and Arnold Snyder's Poker Tournament Formula
- By Radar O'Reilly
- Reverse Chip Value Theory for Poker Tournaments: Good Math, Bad Logic (A Response to David Sklansky)
- By Arnold Snyder
- "True M" versus Harrington's M: Critical Flaws in Harrington's M Theory, and Why Tournament Structure Matters
- By Arnold Snyder
- Poker Tournament Satellite Value and Risk of Ruin
- By Arnold Snyder and Math Boy
- Complete Guide to Offshore Bank Accounts for Funding Your Online Casino and Poker Play
- By Radar O'Reilly
- Correcting Erroneous Chip Value Theory for Poker Tournaments, With Implications for Winning (and Losing) Poker Tournament Strategy
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Implied Discount: New Insights Into Optimal Poker Tournament Strategy
- By Arnold Snyder
- A Weekend At Camp Hellmuth
- By Happy Camper
- Response to Mason Malmuth on the Rebuy Advice in The Poker Tournament Formula
- By Arnold Snyder
- Rebuy Analysis for Skilled Players in Multi-Table Poker Tournaments
- By Pikachu
- Getting Started with Winning Poker Tournament Strategy: The Ball Cap Kids Meet the Oaf from Hell
- By Math Boy
- Balancing on the Brink of Hell: The Reality of MultiTabling and Online Poker Cash Games
- By Syph
- The Poker Tournament Formula
- By Arnold Snyder
- Online Poker Tournament Schedule and Ratings
- By Arnold Snyder
- Las Vegas Poker Tournaments and Ratings
- By Arnold Snyder
- Cheating in Poker and Poker Tournaments
- By Arnold Snyder
- Calculating the Value of an Online Poker Bonus
- By Arnold Snyder
- How to Play Online Poker
- By Arnold Snyder
- Online Poker Bonus Offers and Terms
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Second Deal, Part I
- By Sam Case
- The Second Deal, Part II
- By Sam Case
- Don't Be A Mark For Marked Cards
- By Steve Forte
- The Gamblers' Crimp
- By Howard Collier, with photos by Christi Collier
- Stacking a Deck
- By Sam Case
- Stock Control Shuffles
- By Sam Case
- A Female at the Poker Table
- By Cat Hulbert
Pontoon
- How to Play Pontoon: Pontoon Rules and Basic Strategy
- By Arnold Snyder
Professional Gamblers At Work
- Do You Have What It Takes To Succeed?
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Case of the Missing $7000
- By Nick Alexander
- St. Louis Blues (An Ace Chaser's Lament)
- By Jim Taylor
- Heaven and Hell: Blackjack in Moldavia
- By Garry Baldy
- Stalking the Elusive Tell
- By Dog-Ass Johnny
- Stickin' It to the Safari Club
- By Nick Alexander
- Blackjack Computers: The Electronic Gambler's Fuzz-Out Syndrome
- By Bob Jenkins
- Interview with The Traveler
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- Blackjack Cruise, Auto-Shoes, Lotta Blues...
- By Nick Alexander
- Self-Styled Experts Take a Bath in Reno
- By Peter A. Griffin
- Mondo Morongo (Banking Blackjack Games in California)
- By Allan Pell
- An Interview with the Bright Bros
- By Arnold Snyder
- Been in Vegas Too Long
- By Rebecca Richfield
- Fast Action Jackson's Distractions: Life as a Low-Stakes Professional Card Counter
- By Arnold Snyder
- A High Roller Gets Rolled
- By Raymond X.
- Versatility: Bradley Peterson and Max Rubin's Blackjack Ball
- By Arnold Snyder
- Tips on Tells
- By Steve Forte
- Stuck in Aruba with Darryl Purpose
- by Nick Alexander
- Shouldn't You Hit?
- By Arnold Snyder
- A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To The Forum
- By James Grosjean
- Card Counting in Las Vegas: Excerpt from The Las Vegas Blackjack Diary
- By Stuart Perry
- Blackjack Hole Card Play: Tips"
- By Arnold Snyder
- Honor Among Thieves, But Not Casinos
- By Arnold Snyder
Casino Promotions
- How to Kill a Casino Promotion: What Went Wrong at Morongo?
- By L.J. Winsome
- How to Kill a Casino Promotion, Part II: Surprise Party at the Klondike Hotel
- By Arnold Snyder
- Casino Promotions: The Value of Bustout Month
- By Arnold Snyder
Roulette
- How to Win at Roulette, Part II: Using Dealer Tells to Exploit Dealer Steering
- By Arnold Snyder
- How to Win at Roulette, Part I: Traditional Visual Prediction
- By Arnold Snyder
- Nevada Roulette
- By Laurance Scott
- Darwin Ortiz on Roulette Dealer Section Shooting
- By Darwin Ortiz
- A Roulette Dealer Weighs in on Roulette Ball Steering
- By Arnold Snyder
- Can Dealers Really Steer the Ball at Roulette? The Myth of Dealer Signature and "Section Shooting"
- By Steve Forte
Royal Match Side Bet
- Royal Match and the Davies Card Counting System
- By John Leib
Rummy
- Costa Rican Rummy
- By Arnold Snyder
Scams, Cons, and Phony Systems
- Avoiding the Team Thief
- By Pikachu
- Reach Out and Fleece Someone
- By Arnold Snyder
- Flipped: A Coin Flip Scam
- By Dunbar
- New Blackjack, Same Old Baloney: Review of E. Clifton Davis' NBJ System
- By Arnold Snyder, with commentary by Boardwalker
- One Million Roulette Experts: A Swami Pastrami Parable on Winners' Testimonials
- By Arnold Snyder
- X-Ray Specs, and Comic Book Blackjack Systems
- By Arnold Snyder
- Non-Random Shuffle Blackjack Systems: Shuffle Bored, Anyone?
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Big Secrets of Phony Gambling Systems
- By Arnold Snyder
- Psychic Gambling Systems
- By Arnold Snyder
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Articles about David McDowell's Blackjack Ace Prediction:
- McDowell's Folly: Commentary on David McDowell's Blackjack Ace Prediction
- By Arnold Snyder
- Convexing Calculations for McDowell's Blackjack Ace Prediction Book, or--I'm Sorry
- by ET Fan
- Errata in McDowell's Errata: Problems with Fundamental Blackjack Math in Blackjack Ace Prediction
- by Arnold Snyder
- Post by ETFan regarding Blackjack Ace Prediction
- David McDowell's Blackjack Ace Prediction: A False Key to Ace Sequencing
- by Radar O'Reilly
- Mistakes in False Key Probability in David McDowell's Blackjack Ace Prediction and Corrections of McDowell's Win Rate Estimate
- by Radar O'Reilly
- Letter from S. Yama with Further Corrections of Ace Prediction Math
- by S. Yama
- Player Alert: More Problems with the False Key Probability in McDowell’s Blackjack Ace Prediction
- by Arnold Snyder
- Letter from Steve Forte about Blackjack Ace Prediction
- Letter from Bill Zender about Blackjack Ace Prediction
Articles about Jerry Patterson and the TARGET system:
- Patterson Bars Snyder from TARGET
- By Arnold Snyder
- (Coming Soon)
- Off Target
- By Arnold Snyder
- I Saw It With My Own Eyes
- By Arnold Snyder
- Review of Break the Dealer, by Jerry L. Patterson and Eddie Olsen
- By Arnold Snyder
- Jerry Patterson's Response to Arnold Snyder's Review of Break the Dealer
- By Jerry Patterson
- Snyder's Response to Patterson's Response to Snyder's Review of Break the Dealer
- By Arnold Snyder
Articles about Leonard Benson and the Power Numbers Blackjack System:
- John Leib Challenges Leonard Benson
- By Arnold Snyder and John Leib
- Leonard Benson Takes the Challenge
- By John Leib
- 22 Hours of Leonard Benson's Power Numbers Blackjack System
- by John Leib
Non-Random Shuffles and Shuffle Tracking
- Man vs. Computer: Does Casino Blackjack Differ from Computer-Simulated Blackjack?
- By Dr. John M. Gwynn, Jr. and Arnold Snyder
- Ruffled by the (Non-Random) Shuffle
- By Arnold Snyder
- Shoehenge…Probing the Multi-Deck Mysteries
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Blackjack Shuffle-Tracker's Cookbook: How Players Win (And Why They Lose) With Shuffle Tracking
- By Arnold Snyder
Slots
- How to Beat Slots
- By Arnold Snyder
- Current Progressive Slot Jackpots Online
- By the Editors of Blackjack Forum Online
Software: Free Blackjack and Card Counting Software
- Download Sam Case's Blackjack Card Counting Strategy Index Generator
- By Sam Case
- Download Free Card Counting Practice Software
- By JP
- Download PowerSim Blackjack and Card Counting Simulation Program & Instructions
- By ET Fan
Sports Betting
- How to Bet NFL Futures
- By Dan Gordon
- Tips on Touts: The Smart Bettors Guide to Pick Services
- By Dan Gordon
Surveillance (Also see "Heat")
- Inside the Cat and Mouse Game: A Card Counter's Guide to Casino Management and Sound Game Protection Policies
- By Bill Zender
- 2007 Las Vegas Area Casino Surveillance Report Card
- By The Vindicator and the Las Vegas Surveillance Mafia
- 2006 Casino Surveillance Report Card for Las Vegas, Laughlin, Mesquite, Jean and Primm
- By The Vindicator and the Las Vegas Area Surveillance Mafia
- 2005 Las Vegas Casino Surveillance Report Card
- By The Vindicator and The Las Vegas Surveillance Mafia
- The Professional Player's Las Vegas Casino Surveillance Report Card
- By the Blackjack Forum Moderators
- The Blind Man Versus the Eye: Inside Casino Surveillance
- By D.V. Cellini
- Inside the Surveillance Room
- By D.V. Cellini
- (Coming Soon)
- Surveillance Talks
- By Arnold Snyder
- Casino Surveillance Glossary
- By Cellini
- Casino Procedures and Practices Glossary
- By The Vindicator
- Counter-Espionage: The Casinos Turn the Tables
- By Arnold Snyder
- The Mindplay Table Games Management System: Bye Bye Boss
- By Arnold Snyder
- Casino Surveillance Goes High Tech: Safe Jack and Other New Systems for Detecting Card Counting
- By Arnold Snyder
- Letter from Surveillance: The Lay of Tens
Blackjack Team Play
- The Blackjack Team Dream
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Team Attack, Part I
Legal Issues, the Windsor Trial, and Conversation with Tommy Hyland
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Team Attack, Part II: The Playing Strategies
- By Arnold Snyder
- How to Kill Your Blackjack Team: The Free Roll
- By Arnold Snyder
- Avoiding the Team Thief
- By Pikachu
- Big Player Blackjack Teams: Practical Advice on Win Rate, Bankroll, Bet-Sizing, Spotters, Camouflage, and Compensation
- By Arnold Snyder
- The MIT Blackjack Team:
Interview with Team Manager Johnny C.
- By Richard W. Munchkin
- The Blackjack Combine: Blackjack Team Compensation Issues
- By Marvin L. Masters
- Pitfalls of Blackjack Teams: Larceny in the Heart
- By Arnold Snyder
- Letter from Bob Fisher regarding Blackjack Team Play
- By Bob Fisher
- The Tommy Hyland Blackjack Team Trial in Windsor: Circus, Caesars, and the Hilton Corp. Team Up to Try to Frame Players for Cheating
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Teams: Reasonable Expectations When Suspicions Arise
- By Arnold Snyder
- Blackjack Teams: The Politics of Polygraphs
- By Arnold Snyder
- A Blackjack Banking Team
- By Arnold Snyder
Tournaments
- Casino Tournament Tips: Plan Your Play, Play Your Plan
- By S. Yama
- A Blackjack Tournament Question
- By Stanford Wong
- Self-Styled Blackjack Tournament Experts Take a Bath in Reno
- By Peter A. Griffin
- Blackjack Tournament Tips
- By Anthony Curtis
- Casino Tournament Strategy and
Wong's Casino Tournament Team
- By Arnold Snyder
Video Blackjack
- Cheating Software: Too Good to be True (Video Blackjack in South Carolina)
- By Outgoer and the Eradigator
- Beware of Sega Robo-Dealers: Non-Random Video Blackjack Games
- By Joel H. Friedman
- Non-Random Video Blackjack: Rip-Off Robo-Dealers
- By Allan Pell
- Video Blackjack in Japan
- By Allan Pell
Video Poker
- Progressive Video Poker
- By Arnold Snyder
- Risk of Ruin for Video Poker and Other Skewed-Up Games
- By Dunbar and Math Boy
- ARTICLES BY AUTHOR (More Coming Soon)
Articles by Nick Alexander
Articles by Peter A. Griffin
Articles by James Grosjean
CTR-Averse Betting
Regulation 6A in Nevada requires a person to provide identification for a government Cash Transaction Report if he makes transactions totalling $10,000 or more in a 24-hour period.
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Professional gamblers often want to avoid giving identification to casinos, not to avoid federal or state regulations but to avoid alerting the casino that a known professional gambler is at their tables. James Grosjean analyzes the optimal way to bet in a profitable professional gambling situation when CTRs must be avoided.
42.08%
Some professional gambling techniques give players an edge by alerting them that an ace is coming. This article by James Grosjean ends a long-running debate among blackjack players and mathematicians about how to play and bet in such situations.
Scavenger Blackjack
Beginning players will be interested in this view of how professional gamblers take advantage of unexpected opportunities at the tables. For professional gamblers, Grosjean's article provides a generalized basic strategy answering the question: At what additional wager amount will a play produce the same expectation as not making the play?
Beyond Coupons
James Grosjean analyzes coupon or loss rebate strategies.
James Grosjean's "It's Not Paranoia If..."
This article is James Grosjean's account of the trial of his lawsuit against Imperial Palace. This successful lawsuit, as well as the successful lawsuit of Grosjean and his playing partner, Mike Russo, against Caesars and the Griffin Detective Agency, not only bankrupted the Griffin Agency but had a big effect in stopping the illegal detainment of professional gamblers as a casino countermeasure.
James Grosjean's "A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To The Forum"
James Grosjean writes about his arrest on trumped-up cheating charges at Caesars.
James Grosjean was elected in 2006 to the Blackjack Hall of Fame.
Articles by Richard W. Munchkin
Articles by Arnold Snyder
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