Blackjack Archive

How to choose the best casino games of skill to suit you. Casino games come in all shapes, sizes and budget brackets. Some games are easy to play, and some are not. Similarly, some are easier to win than others. Choosing the right game that suits your playing preferences is the key to having...

Gambling 101: Learn how to play 3-5-7 Poker. Every casino with tables on the gaming floor is going to offer you a basic variety of action. Blackjack and Roulette are most common. Baccarat and Craps are close behind. Beyond that, if the casino is large enough to accommodate, you can expect games like 3...

Gateway’s plans for new casinos in Canada (4 out of 5 ain’t bad!) In the last two years, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment has bulked up a lot, becoming Canada’s largest gambling entertainment company. Much of their growth is due to an accord with Ontario gaming officials. The company has acquired three of Ontario’s regional...

Perfect Blackjack Strategy: 3 times when it’s ok to split tens. We’ve all been at that critical juncture before. That moment when our brain tells us to stop, stand, and take the 85% odds of winning, while our gut wrenches in the opposite direction, begging us to please, just this once, split those tens!...

Variable strategies for slots tournaments, blackjack tournaments and craps tournaments. Tournaments can be a great choice for the discerning gambler who wants to get as much time and entertainment as possible out of a budgeted bankroll. You pay a single fee, then play for as long as you last in the event. With the...

Why the luckiest online casino winners are few and far between. Do you consider yourself to be a winner at casino games? Have you won more money than you’ve lost? If you lose $50 on three consecutive trips, then win $100 on the fourth trip, you may feel like a winner, but you’re not....

Exploratory Strategy: Double Down on Natural Blackjack? The other night, a few friends and I met up at the local casino. We planned to spend a few hours at the blackjack tables before hitting up the buffet for dinner; (assuming we had any money left). It was a good evening. None of us lost...

Microgaming signs new online casino table games partner, Switch Studios. If we were to take a look at all the new games from Microgaming in 2018, it would look something like this: New Online Slot Machines: 18 New Casino Table Games: 1 That’s quite a difference in score. Frankly, I’m impressed to see one...

Corporate greed puts end to freebies in Las Vegas casinos. If you’re a part of the so-called Millennial generation, you probably have no idea how cheap Vegas casinos once were. For the rest of you who are old enough to remember the days before the recession of the early 1990s, you may remember a...

The truth about Video Blackjack, strategy, and why these games are disappearing from casinos. In years past, almost every casino with a table games license – for the electronic or live dealer variety – offered a game called “video blackjack”. Imagine a typical video poker machine that deals electronic, single-player blackjack games, rather than...