Want bad odds? Play the lottery
I like playing blackjack. I think it’s a fun game and I play it in the hopes of winning money, but knowing that I am more likely to lose money. I am okay with that. However, some people give me a hard time about it, saying that gambling is “throwing money away” and that it’s […]
Blackjack odds when cards are removed
Online blackjack is a great game because of the low house edge and the fact that you need skill and strategy to be successful without needing to know too much strategy. Not all blackjack games are the same, though. As you surely know if you read this blog, there are countless blackjack variations. One type […]
Learn The Basic Odds To Playing Winning Blackjack
The odds of blackjack are important in understanding how the house edge works and how you as a player can severely minimize it or in some cases even turn it to your advantage. The basic advantage that the dealer or house gets from the game of blackjack comes from the fact that they are the […]
Reading Recommended”
Paul told Timothy to give attention to “reading” (1 Tim. 4:13). By reading the Scriptures, we gain understanding of the will of the Lord (Eph. 3:4; 5:17). Too many of us do not read enough, or if we do, we read the wrong things. Whether it be about sports, politics, or a favorite hobby, we […]
City Picks, Euler, and the Ditsy Coat Check Girl
One of the interesting things about doing gaming analysis is that every now and then I discover a clever piece of mathematics that is just the thing I need to complete a job. Unfortunately, I don’t always discover the mathematics I need. A year or so ago I was asked to look at a video […]
The four simple rules of blackjack strategy.
Every master plan has to be built on solid foundations and this certainly applies to establishing a blackjack strategy. These foundations will eventually further be built on to become a solid and permanent way for a player to sharpen and hone his skills and turn into a player who wins at least as often as […]
Different kinds of blackjack
At some tables a natural pays 6:5 instead of 3:2. This makes the odds four times worse, meaning you’ll lose your money four times as quickly. Therefore, don’t play at 6:5 tables! It’s easy to spot a 6:5 table: the table felt will say “Blackjack pays 6 to 5” or there will be a little […]
Mid-Year Cadillac CTS-V Could Make up to 500-HP
Cadillac May Build CTS-V to Match Future BMW M5s Power Cadillacs ultra-hot 2004 CTS-V, that sports a 400-hp 5.7-L LS-6 V8 pulled directly out of the wild and wooly Corvette Z06, just might get a mid-year engine upgrade to nothing less than 500-hp. At least thats the rumor running around GM circles lately. The modified […]
BMW AG Confirms MINI Cabrio
How to Make the Worlds Hottest Compact Hotter? Chop, Pop and Drop the Roof On May 15th what many had speculated for quite some time became official, Dr. Panke, Director of the Board of BMW AG, announced that MINI will be bringing a convertible to market. According to Panke, “The MINI brand is an important […]
T3 Tundra Coming to a Toyota Dealer Near You
Toyotas Big Screen Pickup Doesnt Just Look Tough Its the spring and summer of sequels. With follow-up movies such as “2 Fast 2 Furious” and “The Matrix: Reloaded” only to name a few, its a given that vehicles previously featured in the respective films can only be bigger, better, beefier, and faster than the first […]