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BJI Newsletter, November 2016, #202
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A WORD FROM HENRY
This month Ariande discusses more bad blackjack plays that he has seen as a blackjack dealer while our contributing writer KC Brooks shares some of his experiences as a blackjack and poker dealer. We also have a detailed report on the Excalibur and NY NY casinos located in Las Vegas (by Stu D. Hoss), and a trip report to the Kansas City casinos (by JPB). If you are a card counter who makes "cover plays", you better know which ones cost you a lot of money and which ones cost very little (read Nicholas Colon's article for the details). If you don't already know this, the blackjack rules in the Pennsylvania casinos are very player-friendly, and in this issue, you'll find a comprehensive guide to all the casinos located in Pennsylvania by Mark Gruetze. Two BJI contributing writers attended the recent Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas; John Grochowski focuses on new blackjack games that he saw being touted by developers while Paul Wilson focuses on the legalization of sports betting and interactive and skill-based gaming, both hot topics at G2E. Lastly, Jerry "Stickman" summarizes the playing strategy differences between a 9/6 vs. 8/5 Jacks or Better game (with and without a progressive meter), and between 10/7/5 vs. 9/7/5 Double Bonus. (If you need a strategy table for these games, it's in Jerry's article.)
Have a Happy Thanksgiving,
Henry Tamburin
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HOUSE OF PANE: THE REAL REASON WHY LAS VEGAS IS CALLED "SIN CITY" by Joe Pane
Keeping with our theme the past two months of "dumb plays made by players," Joe Pane describes 11 "sins" made by blackjack players (First published in issue #116 of BJI).
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LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: EXCALIBUR AND NY NY CASINOS by Stu D. Hoss
"I'd like to think I have an open mind, but I had a pretty good guess as to what I would find inside these two casinos. Was my hypothesis correct? Or was I surprised - for good or ill? Read on to find out..."
Read Hoss' complete article.
"There are five casinos in the Kansas City Area: Ameristar, Isle of Capri, Argosy, Harrah's and Hollywood. Four of the casinos I have been visiting since the mid-1990s. In this issue, I cover four of the five Kansas City area casinos which are..."
Read JPB's complete article.
"The state has 12 casinos, most of them near population centers. Unlike most jurisdictions, the Gaming Control Board sets the blackjack rules for all casinos in the state, so players at a $5 table at Erie's Presque Isle are dealt the same game as $100 bettors in Philadelphia's Parx. Wisely, regulators kept players in mind when setting the rules. For example..."
Read Gruetze's complete article.
"This article evaluates various "cover-plays," and gives the casual or professional player a methodology on how to determine the reduced optimal edge given the employed tactics..."
Read Colon's complete article.
"Let's focus on more specific hands that I see misplayed all the time. Most bad plays are the result of over-aggression, doubling when you don't really have the advantage or lowering your advantage by doubling for example..."
Read Ariande's complete article.
"When I first started dealing, tips were ok; some days I would go home with over eighty bucks in quarters. A good day in our room was anything over one hundred bucks. We also..."
Read Brooks' complete article.
"This month I'm going to discuss my experience at the recent Global Gaming Expo (G2E) held at the Sands Expo Hall in Las Vegas. In that context I'm going to focus primarily on two central themes that dominated the agenda and conversation throughout the event..."
Read Wilson's complete article.
"There were four new blackjack variations at G2E, including Mega Blackjack and Toss One 21 from AGS, Trilux Deluxe Blackjack from Shuffle Master, and Double Up Blackjack from Score Gaming; I sat down to sample a few hands of each, and here's how they work..."
Read Grochowski's complete article.
"Let us assume the best game you can find is a progressive 8/5 Jacks or Better. How does your playing strategy change when the progressive royal is at the reset value of 4,000 credits? What about when it is at 8,000 credits? Let's see..."
KANSAS CITY TRIP REPORT by JPB
A GUIDE TO PENNSYLVANIA CASINOS by Mark Gruetze
THE REAL COST OF COVER PLAYS by Nicholas Colon
Worst Blackjack Plays I've Witnessed - Part 2 by Ariande
WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A CASINO DEALER-Part 2 by KC Brooks
PAUL'S POINTERS: GLOBAL GAMING EXPO 2016: PROGRESS OR PUFFERY? by Paul Wilson
NEWS FROM THE G2E by John Grochowski
STICKMAN'S STANCE: STRATEGY DIFFERENCES: 9/6 VS 8/5 JACKS OR BETTER AND 10/7 VS 9/7 DOUBLE BONUS POKER by Jerry "Stickman"
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