Blackjack Las Vegas

In a darkened conference room at the Tuscany, a group of casino surveillance managers lean forward in their chairs for a closer look at video footage of a man strapping a metal device to his left wrist and concealing it in his jacket sleeve. Caught red-handed by the casino, he is now demonstrating his…

When’s the last time you played $1 blackjack in a casino? A long time ago I’m sure. Whereas $1 minimum blackjack tables used to be common, they’re now all but extinct because of changing economic conditions that make it almost impossible for casinos to make a profit with a minimum that low. But guess…

We ve all seen the crowds around the Craps table causing a commotion and want to join in, but let s face it. We re not Demi Moore, and some millionaire isn t begging us to blow on his dice. So, until we hit the gym for eight hours a day and make an appointment with the plastic surgeon, we ll just have…

Steve Christian hopes to get a stabilizing investment from the Sharks for Table Jack, his table stabilizer that eliminates wobbly tables, in Shark Tank episode 606. The Table Jack is marketed to restaurants to allow owners, managers, and even customers to adjust and stabilize a wobbly table. The product…

American Blackjack rules differ depending upon where you are playing. While the basic rules of blackjack are the same no matter which variation you are playing, you will find that more specific rules change from casino to casino. If you are playing in Atlantic City, for instance, the game rules may be…

Over the weekend, a story about Phil Ivey, the best poker player in the world, made its way around the Internet. He s being sued by the Borgata casino in federal court for cheating at a version of baccarat using a method known as edge sorting. All told, Ivey took the casino for close to $10 million…

At night, the Las Vegas Strip explodes with a symphony of light. By John Roberts I ve been to Las Vegas more than a dozen times - and enjoyed it in many ways. I ve done the frugal guys trip with five in a room in a worn-down budget hotel casino called San Remo, which no longer exists. I ve gotten engaged…

Few who work in table games management and even fewer APs know that blackjack shoe games offer hole-carding opportunities. How could this even be possible? Yet advanced APs know that shoe games have been one of the most reliable sources for hole-carding opportunities over the last 20 years. Hole-carding…

Controversial Australian rapper Iggy Azalea recently enjoyed a 12-hour blackjack bender at a Las Vegas casino and confesses to being a ‘blackjack fanatic’. Azalea was in Sin City to perform with Britney Spears at the Billboard Music Awards and couldn’t resist a run at the tables. “I just like to play…

Blackjack is one of the easiest games you can find in a casino as all you have to do, is to use your two cards to beat the dealer. To win a blackjack game, you can ‘Hit’ aka. ask for another card, or you can ‘Stand’ and hope that your initial two cards are good enough. You win if dealer’s cards go over…

This article will help you understand what it’s like to deal at a casino. Nick talks about schedules, tips, extra boards, opening games, breaks and learning new games. Your Schedule A typical schedule is one hour of dealing followed by a 20 minute break, or 40 minutes of dealing followed by a 20 minute…

Three experts spoke Wednesday night at the Mob Museum about the decades-long arms race between cheaters and casinos. “As long as there has been casino gaming there have been people who have tried to cheat it, ” said James Taylor, deputy chief of Special Investigations and Support Services for the Nevada…