Edward O Thorpe Archive

Blackjack strategies that still work in today’s gambling age. Technology grows more advanced, more complicated, more beneficial to society with each passing year. Casino games – blackjack in particular – are not what they once were. As players grow smarter, rules become more strict, security more watchful for the advantage player. And that’s just...

After the French Revolution, when vingt-et-un crossed the Atlantic, it was not immediately popular in the New World. American game operators decided to increase the game’s appeal by offering special 10-to-1 payouts to any player who drew the Ace of Spades with a Jack of Spades or Clubs as the first two cards. This...