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Blackjack Hall of Fame

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:02:20 +0000

Edward O. Thorp, one of the original Blackjack Hall of Fame members, was a mathematician and scholar, known as the Father of Card Counting by professional players and the general populous alike. His Ten Count system was first introduced to the world in his 1962 book, “Beat the Dealer”, which was the very first winning blackjack system ever published, not to mention that it was also the first mathematician publication to beat any casino-style gambling game. Every card counting system available today is a derivative of Thorp’s Ten Count system.

Ken Uston, an original inductee, passed away in 1987, years before the Blackjack Hall of Fame was even a thought. Uston brought the secrets of the big card counting teams mainstream with his book, “The Big Player”, creating a commotion throughout the gaming industry. After his landmark publication, card counting teams began to generate across the globe.

The inventor of blackjacks’ “team play” is one of the original members of the Hall of Fame- Al Francesca. Francesca was the driving force and mastermind behind Ken Uston and his book, “The Big Player”.

Blackjack researchers have been using the mathematical methods of Peter Griffin, as he was the first to break down any card counting system into two points-the Betting Correlation (BC) and the Playing Efficiency (PE). His book, “The Theory of Blackjack”, along with his many other mathematical papers made him an easy pick for the original Blackjack Hall of Fame lineup.

Stanford Wong, often referred to as the “Godfather of Blackjack”, was an original inductee into the Hall of Fame. The term “wonging” is related to his proven techniques of card counting across the globe. Wong was one of the first to beat the continuous shuffle machines of Las Vegas before they were removed and updated.

Yet another original member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame, Arnold Snyder, was inducted for first to publish what is now common knowledge amongst professional blackjack players; the importance of penetration. Although he has written many publications on the topic of blackjack, Snyder refrains from publishing much of what he has learned to allow current players the opportunities to play and win.

While still in college, Tommy Hyland began playing professional blackjack, and has been for over 25 years. He is the leading man in the longest running and most successful blackjack team in the entire world. Adored by his peers and despised by casino owners, Tommy has made his mark in the blackjack world and is an original inductee into the Hall of Fame.

2004 and the Blackjack Ball brought Keith Taft to the Hall of Fame, complete with a photo album featuring a variety of gadgets and such that he invented to aid in the casino beating process, with his primary focus always on blackjack. Taft credits his son, Marty, for the two were an unbeatable team since Marty was a teenager.

Max Rubin is the author of “Comp City”, a publication aimed at beating the Blackjack tables of Las Vegas even without mastering the art of counting cards. Rubin is the other Hall of Fame’s inductee for 2004.

The 2005 Blackjack Ball brought with it two new inductees into the Blackjack Hall of Fame, one being Julian Brown, an IBM computer programmer became captivated with the mathematics involved in blackjack. In the 1960’s Brown wrote to Edward O. Thorp and requested a copy of the blackjack computer program. Since Brown had access to some of the fastest computers available, he worked diligently to produce an improved program, resulting in the creation of Hi-Opt blackjack and Hi-Lo strategies. Most of today’s blackjack experts have built upon the work of Julian Brown.

Online Casino Bonuses

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:58:41 +0000

Online gambling was new and many players were unsure if they should deposit funds in what seemed like an unknown entity. The marketing ploy that most online casinos chose and is still being aggressively used today is the cash bonus.

Nothing charms a future client more than free cash, and online casino bonuses are just that. The most popular form of a bonus is the sign up or welcome bonus. The size of the bonus differs between the different casinos but it usually revolves between 100%-400% of the initial deposit. There is usually some kind of limit to the bonus so you can’t just deposit 100,000$ and hope to triple it up.

Naturally, as more and more casinos started offering cash bonuses a different kind of client emerged. A client whose sole interest was in the bonus itself and his goal was to cash out the bonus as soon as possible and than simply leave. This led up to the online casinos toughening their wagering requirements before allowing a withdrawal of the bonus.

The wagering requirement is a total amount you have the bet in order to be able to withdraw the bonus. The actual number varies from casino to casino but a typical number could be between 10x – 20x the amount of the bonus, so if you deposit 500$ and receive 500$ as a cash bonus your total betting must be above 5000$ to cash out the bonus. This may seem like a big amount but remember that if you are playing a game like blackjack using 5$ bets, you will win many hands (as well as losing) so the requirements can usually be cleared in matter of several hours.

Some casinos have blocked several games from qualifying as a method to clear bonuses. This usually includes the bets games that casino offers like a very liberal version of blackjack (for example a very small house edge single deck game) or some forms of video poker.

Online poker sites also offer sign up bonuses. The method to clear those bonuses is a little easier since you have to play a certain number of raked hands. Online poker bonuses are easy to clear even if you are a mediocre player and most online poker sites of periodical reload bonuses which allow poker players to enjoy other bonuses than the regular welcome bonus.

Online Poker Newbies

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:19:18 +0000

Planet Poker was the pioneer online poker gambling room starting its business in 1998. Paradise Poker was established in 1999 and was shortly followed by Poker Spot. Poker Spot was the first to launch online poker tournaments. However, Poker Spot encountered problems with its partner credit card company and it failed to reimburse the winnings of its players. Poker Spot eventually went out of business because of the scandal.

Poker Stars and Party Poker entered the scene on 2001. Party Poker has become hugely successful with its World Poker Tour and Party Poker Million. Online poker also received a shot in the arm from the inspiring story of Chris Moneymaker. Mr Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker besting 839 other players. He qualified for the World Series after winning a satellite tournament of Poker Stars, which had a $40 entrance fee.

Online poker is now becoming a global phenomenon, as the UK recently passed a bill sanctioning and regulating online gambling companies.

In addition, poker tutorial sites have arrived to help new players to nurture their skills. Some of the recommended books about online poker gambling are Holdem Poker for Advanced Players by Sklansky, Texas Holdem by Ken Warren and Killer Poker by John Vorhaus. Learning basic skills and poker theory from the experts is an advisable way to get started in the sport.

In addition, various poker training sites are available online. They offer useful and effective tips on how to play the game the right way and increase chances of winning.

Poker School Online

The training software from the PokerSchool Online is free of charge to for everyone’s use and includes multi-table and free-roll tournaments. However, most of the tools are exclusive for members of PokerSchool Online. The site charges a monthly fee of $14.95 or $149.95 annually. Training includes tips from online books, poker experts, audio lessons, tests, reference articles, hand analyses, practice play, league tournaments and a chance to enter major international tournaments.

Low Limit Holdem

This online poker training site specializes on Limit Holdem strategy. A good source of articles and guides, this site is the perfect resource for beginners and also advanced players that want to polish basic skills. Very detailed strategy and instructions on various playing situations. A partner of UltimateBet and releases a monthly newsletter.

Poker Pages

Online poker training site that features news, complete tournament schedules, guide, news, links, videos and poker school. The site attracts a considerable number visitors daily given its original news and content.

Poker Performance Psychology

A small online training site that focuses on metal goal setting and training to help improve poker performance.

So You Wanna Learn Poker

Highly recommended for beginning poker players, as it offers tips on the fundamentals of the game such as the value of a hand, betting strategies and variations of the game.
Poker Pro Association

This online site supposedly provides advanced research on poker strategy and tactics. The Poker Professionals Association charges a membership fee of $100 annually.

The Gamblers Edge

Online casino gambling site that teaches how pokers should be played professionally, cleanly and correctly. Also includes video poker and the Gamblers Edge video poker quiz that can test one’s knowledge about the sport.
Poker Club Belgium

Developed by a group of avid poker players living and playing in Belgium. Features tutorials, reviews, jokes and articles and other poker-related information.

Ichiban Poker

Online training site ran by a father and son team. Features a wide selection of original content such as poker diaries, beginners guide, book reviews, link guide and other related content.

Studstrategy

A good site for seven-car stud that features well-researched content about the sport. Also includes tips and strategies appropriate for beginners and intermediate players of 7 card stud-hi, hi- low and tournament play. Also includes links to recommended sites and other stud poker resources.

In Costa Rica Will Take Place Changes On The Jursidiction In Gambling

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:35:16 +0000

In Costa Rica will take place in November changes in a short time on the jurisdiction to grant licenses in gambling online.In Central America many holders of casinos bring litigation on the halls of gambling, which is not well regarded players.
Local media reported that government plans include the introduction of legislation which will see all casinos licensed in the country.

Finance Minister, Guillermo Zuniga, has proposed hiking the tax by 2 per cent of revenues from games .This money would help operators to weather stormy economic, and confirmed that it will be more controls to operators arising from new legislation.

Zuniga said reporters that new ways of gambling should have more responsibility to the issuing of licenses by the police and the operation of the licensees. Minister added that the decision to form a regulatory body which is why in Costa Rica led to a tendency to regulate and license the gambling.

Gambling online have never been officially regulated in Costa Rica. In 2003 a law was adopted by the operators of online gambling were forced to register with the Ministry of Finance.

Most attempts to control online gambling by the government have got to be a great success.

US Representative Spencer Bachus, Bob Riley Called Out

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:10:01 +0000

The politicians, US Representative Spencer Bachus and Governor Bob Riley, are among the most ardent foes of legalized gambling in the country.

There is no state program to educate the public about the signs of compulsive gaming.

Keith Whyte of the NCPG says states without casinos or legal gaming still have roughly the same incidence of problem gambling as those that do, much as dry counties still have alcoholism.

Rumors persist in the gaming industry that Bachus cynically recites fabrications of the Christian conservative coalition so as to retain their support.

Moscow Police Raided Casinos

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:32:52 +0000

Moscow police raided casinos at the stroke of midnight to enforce a nationwide ban on gambling that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin engineered.

Hundreds of police and city officials descended on casinos and slot machine halls.

Also President Putin pushed through the ban in 2006 as part of an anti-vice campaign that included measures to curtail smoking and underage drinking.

The law that came into force in this days outlaws casinos and slot machine parlors everywhere but in four special zones being created in the far corners of the country, near the borders with North Korea, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and in the exclave of Kaliningrad between Lithuania and Poland.

Storm, bigger rival Ritzio Entertainment Group and other casino operators are now looking for opportunities in countries that are seeking to capitalize on the ban by relaxing visa rules.

Table Games Examinated By Casinos

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:35:57 +0000

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Pennsylvania has the chance to get an additional 165 million dollars annually in the gaming revenue if table games were in operation at all twelve of the state’s casinos. It was officialy announced by a person who was hired by 3 casinos.

The chief executive office of The Innovation Group, Steve Rittvo affirmed that the revenue could be around 104 million dollars, money generated by poker, roulette, blackjack and dice. But the most of revenues are coming from the slots machines‘ side bringing no more and no less than 60 million dollars.

He even added that table games‘ presence could attract gamblers plus adittional slots machines players.

Mr. Rittvo was supposed to have a 12 percent state tax from the annual table games revenue. Compared with the percentage tax rate which contains House Bill 21, its 12 percent is lower than the House Bill which contains 21 percent.

Recently, Mr. Rittvo has been hired by 3 casinos in Pennsylvania. These casinos are the Mohegan Sun, Philadelphia Park, and the Sands Bethworks casino from Bethlehem which has been recently opened.

Evolution Gaming’s Expansion

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:24:55 +0000

Evolution Gaming is believed to be a great choice for online gambling industry offered on the sites. A lot of online casinos are known to have signed-up licensing agreements with Evolution Gaming.
The Evolution Gaming has succeeded in offering live games all over the world, games which are ready to become some of the most popular and widespread. It has recently announced new and rapidly studio expansions. Some of the online gambling companies who are ready to sign-up licensing agreements with EG are Party Gaming and William Hill.

To emphasize better this expansion, the studio has now an area of around 1,000 square meters. This solution brings an incredible popularity. As the online casinos are planned to develop more and more, the live dealer platform is ready to enter in the whole gaming platform.

All these are made because there are a lot of gambling companies who want to get a live dealer system, that’s why the studio area should procure new ideas and options for them.

Eventually, gamblers could see how the given conditions and facilities have grown with around 400 percent because of the Evolution Gaming expansion.

In Macau Will Build The Second Biggest Casino Complex

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:21:12 +0000

In Macao will build a tourist resort destination that will include a second casino in Macau in size with over 500 tables of gambling, a shopping mall, restaurants and 3 hotels that will come to completing the project of billions of dollars.

The project is to open casino in almost 2 years, this is the second largest project of Melco Crown Entertainment led by Packer one of the richest people in Australia and Ho, son of Macau gambling Kingpin Stanley Ho.

Macao is the only place in China where casinos are legal in Beijing during the last year has been a decrease in the number of passengers and the length of travel of people from other parts of the word.This work led to an economic crisis which imposed certain operators to pay certain charges which led to delay of construction projects.

Ho said that the cat is built more places of tourist attractions for both will increase the number of people who will visit Macau. In many tourists attracts various types of entertainment are su visiting just for gambling .

Analysts have said that gambling in Macao have made an income of nearly 3.3 million dollars in the first quarter of the previous year .Melco Crown is situated on 4 instead holding 9 percent of the gambling market.

The State Senat Of Louisiana Voted To Ban Smoking

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:32:57 +0000

Senator Rob Marionneaux of Louisiana has proposed a bill that has an objective to protect people against the danger of death caused by tobacco cigarettes.

The state senat has approved the proposal to prohibit smoking in bars and casinos.Proposal was voted by 22 between people and 10 people have voted against.

Rob Marionneaux think that is the benefit of the people is to ban smoking even if people were not offered the opportunity to choose whether they want to spend their time in places where smoking is still banned.

R . Marionneaux said it was needed because the law in 2007 came into force the law which banned smoking in restaurants and this has a disadvantage holders restaurants. With the smoking ban in clubs and casinos are an equal among owners who can not be complaining about the laws imposed on restaurants.
Governor Bobby Jindal does not agree with the bill approved by Senate and declared that he will not vote for the project.