Blackjack Winners Cause Bad Revenue for Pennsylvania Casinos
April 28th, 2011 by OBO-admin
Pennsylvania casinos have decreased their payout rates and all signs point to the blackjack tables as being responsible for this decrease. Casinos in Pennsylvania have decreased their payout rates as compared to what they offered when they had launched in their initial years. Casino authorities are blaming the blackjack tables for this decrease in payout rate and they say blackjack card games have not been performing well at most casinos. Major casinos are operating on payout rates less than around two percent of when they had been launched.
Lower payouts means the casinos keep more of the player’s money and pay lesser amounts to the player when he or she wins. Players are assured that slot machine payouts are still the same, and that the decrease is due to the introduction of live tables for other games. This is because the electronic versions were considered as slot machines and used to pay out more due to the engineering involved in the electronic versions.
Live tables for casino games like blackjack have lower payout rates than the electronic versions of these games. Blackjack professionals usually use advanced blackjack strategy to even out the odds but most players still rely on luck to win the game.
Players are encouraged to opt for online blackjack games instead of playing at brick and mortar casinos as they are sure to get better payouts.
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PKR Poker Introduces New 3D Blackjack Game
April 25th, 2011 by OBO-admin
PKR Poker recently announced a new 3D blackjack game for its poker players giving them the opportunity to take a break from the monotony of poker games.
PKR’s new and updated software allows its loyal poker players to have an excellent and exciting gaming experience with 3D Blackjack. This software works not only for the poker players but it also works for the blackjack players and the new 3D blackjack game that PKR Poker has introduced has lucrative prizes. Players have the benefit of playing at faster rates per hour, which means more profit for the 3D Blackjack players in a lesser time. The advanced version of the PKR Poker software offers better animation and audio effects at a faster pace, creating a fun gaming experience.
The new PKR Poker software version is 2.04 and it has its own benefits. 3D Blackjack Players will enjoy faster and better shuffling and dealing applications with this software. Blackjack players will also get a chance to play for tourney at all blind levels. Players who are into cash games will find a different kind of action kept in store for them.
The new PKR Poker software will work on the Wheel of Fortune game – 3D Roulette and also on the thrilling new 3D Blackjack game. There are 16 new player voices and 8 new dealer voices to choose from as well. These developments show that PKR Poker has taken a step ahead and is still leading the online poker industry with its new generation 3D software.
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Blackjack Bonus Hunting Is a Lucrative Online Profession
April 20th, 2011 by OBO-admin
Blackjack bonus hunters who are skilled in the game are making a lot of money using no-deposit bonuses.
When players read about the many lucrative bonus offers that online blackjack sites offer, it is hard for them to resist signing up. Blackjack sites are well aware if this, and do their best to beef up their crowd-puller bonus – which is the deposit bonus – used to attract new players and bonus whores.
Blackjack bonus whores create an account with several online blackjack casinos and make a deposit. However, once they use the generous deposit bonuses that these casinos offer, they withdraw and leave for another new site. It has been estimated that if bonus hunting techniques and cash outs are calculated over the period of a year, players can make up to sixty thousand dollars each year with very little risk.
Blackjack online casinos are not against such player practices and are well aware that players are looking out for the bonuses. Therefore, some blackjack casinos ensure that players cannot withdraw their bonus cash out of their accounts without making a real deposit and meeting play through requirements. This forces the player to try the different games on the site and in the event of playing more games players also lose cash. Smart blackjack players are skilled at the game and look for no-deposit blackjack bonuses; eventually they take out more than they deposited
Blackjack bonus hunting, blackjack bonus bagging or blackjack bonus busting is this act of players taking advantage of the deposit bonus. There is no guarantee that this trick might always work but it is always worth a try for people who want to make easy money from online blackjack and other casino games.
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Blackjack Casinos In Florida Face Opposition From Seminole Tribes
April 18th, 2011 by OBO-admin
The Seminole Indian Tribe is opposing the opening of five new mega us blackjack casinos in Florida, since this means that they will lose their stronghold in the gambling industry in Florida.
While the new legislation will be voted before summer of 2011, the Seminole Indian Tribe plans to advertise and lobby against it by heavily investing into the same.
The sovereign lands of Florida hold four blackjack casinos operated by the Seminole Tribe. In 2010 they had made an agreement with the State wherein they are allowed to host blackjack card games but no roulette games or craps at their casinos, and for these exclusive rights they paid $1 billion to the State.
If the said legislation is passed in Florida, then casinos will be required to pay $50 million per year as licensing fees, and the Seminoles will not have the exclusive rights that they now possess. This new law will alter their monopoly over the game of blackjack in the state of Florida.
Seminole Tribe spokesman said that if the state agrees to the legislation then they will have to probably give up the assured payments they receive from the Seminole Indian Tribe.
Two Florida-state senators filed this legislation, one from the Republicans, one from the Democrats.
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Kazakhstan Authorities Stops Blackjack Games
April 12th, 2011 by OBO-admin
Kazakhstan has introduced a slew of new measures to deal with its illegal blackjack problem. Major General Erlan Turgumbaev, the chief of the internal affairs department, has directed the setting up of seven special teams comprising special police personnel, and precinct inspectors to identify illegal blackjack outlets.
The use of card counting strategies is common at blackjack tables in such illegal gambling establishments, which rig slots and video poker machines to ensure that very few people will win the jackpots.
Illegal blackjack games in Kazakhstan take place in houses, shopping malls, oversized trucks and bus depot basements. Since the law does not permit their existence, they disguise themselves as legitimate businesses and permit blackjack customers upon invitation only. Casino games such as slot machines, roulette tables and blackjack games are illegal in Kazakhstan.
Colonel Bakhyt Balgimbayev, the deputy chief directorate for combating organized crime, said that the teams conduct raids 24 hours of the day, in spite of which illegal blackjack flourishes. The new measures, according to him, have been introduced to uproot illegal blackjack in the country. Six illegal gambling houses with roulette and blackjack tables have already been shut down and a large amount of cash has been confiscated.
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Study Reveals Blackjack Players Less Prone to Problem Gambling
April 6th, 2011 by OBO-admin
Blackjack players are less prone to gambling addiction, states a study conducted by a University of Sydney team comprising addiction experts and psychologists. While studying various levels of harm caused by addiction to casino games, the team found that blackjack was the safest online casino game.
The team interrogated a number of gambling addicts to determine the causes of problem gambling. According to the study, not even 1 percent of problem gamblers said that they got addicted to playing blackjack. On the contrary, 85 percent of the respondents said that they were taking treatment addiction to no limit poker and sports betting.
The study also revealed a relationship among drug abuse, problem gambling, and alcoholism. The likelihood of getting broke while playing poker increased by 15,000 percent in case of those who played poker under the influence of drugs or drinks than those who played when sober. Almost all punters taking treatment said that they had placed extra large bets when drunk.
According to the study, the primary cause of self-damaging behavior was mixing drugs and alcohol with sports betting, no limit poker tournaments, horse betting, and lottery. The study found no relationship between addiction and wagering on blackjack games.
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Blackjack Card Counters Want to Use Eye Controlled Notebook To Win At Casinos
March 31st, 2011 by OBO-admin
Originally developed for quadriplegics, an eye controlled laptop has become a delight amongst Blackjack card counters. Developed by China’s Lenovo Company, this laptop which can be controlled by movements of the eye will probably soon find its place on Blackjack tables since it serves as a blessing for Blackjack card counters.
The device apparently improves the player’s edge to 49.5% against the house and hence increases the player’s chances of winning. The laptop monitors eye movements, and users can control the cursor, switch between windows, zoom onto images, as well as adjust the brightness of the display by gazing at the laptop. The laptop sends infrared signals to the eyes and its inbuilt camera captures the reflection of the retina.
Based on infrared technology that monitors eye movements, developed by a Swedish company, this eye controlled laptop can help Blackjack card counters who struggle counting cards in their heads. Sadly, this technology is not allowed into gaming legally, but people are counting on the casinos to give them a fair chance once this laptop hits the stores, by allowing them to make use of the laptop legally.
Casinos have to play fair at some time or another, or people will keep coming up with ways to cheat or beat the system, and it might become legal as well.
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Millionaire Heir Loses $230 Million at Blackjack Tables
March 25th, 2011 by OBO-admin
It is a known fact that alcohol and drug addiction can make people lose themselves. But, that is not what happened to Shi Yin Yin, a young millionaire heir of the Wuxi Diamond Family. Shi Yin Yin who knew the game of blackjack very well lost more than US $230 million while playing Blackjack and Baccarat in China.
Reports now claim that the heir and his family have disappeared after having filed for bankruptcy and lost their entire family fortune. Not only did Shi Yin Yin manage to lose his own family money, he also borrowed $50 million from his father-in-law, who is one of the most powerful members of the Chinese Mafia Syndicate, and lost it all.
Finally, not only is the court looking for the family and its heir, but the mafia is also looking for them so that they can get their money back and teach Shi Yin Yin a lesson.
It is important to realize that playing high stakes Blackjack and Poker games in luxury casinos requires a player’s continuous and complete concentration. Players should also realize that gambling is a form of entertainment and should not be played with money you can’t lose. Some consider online blackjack superior to playing blackjack at brick and mortar casinos. Players have deposit limits and online casinos monitor gambling responsibly. Had Shi Yin Yin tried his hand at online blackjack instead of going in for high stakes games in Macau , he may have still had his fortune!
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Blackjack Players Place Multi-Million Dollar On Charlie Sheen
March 23rd, 2011 by OBO-admin
Charlie Sheen’s future has become one of the most debated topics since reports about him getting into trouble time and again because of addictions have been on the rise. Surprisingly, Sheen has become such a topic of interest that two blackjack players have placed a million dollar bet on him!
Recent news regarding two individuals having placed a multi-million dollar bet on the future of Charlie Sheen are now making rounds in the online gaming industry. According to the report, a $5,000 blackjack table was too low limit for these individuals and they wanted to raise they stakes and hence while conversing over chat they decided to place a bet on Charlie Sheen.
The terms of the bet need Charlie Sheen to reach three different milestones in the near future for the bet to be won. Today, bets made across chats are equal to the bets made across gaming tables in casinos and as a result this bet also is going to hold. Although, not much information is available regarding the bet, it was supposedly made between two gentlemen who were playing mobile blackjack at the All Slots Mobile Casino.
Whatever the case maybe, Charlie Sheen’s seems to have bleak future of getting back to work and some of the producers are giving him only a 10% chance of getting back on air.
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Blackjack Players Have Screaming Match at High Stakes Blackjack Table
March 16th, 2011 by OBO-admin
Three intoxicated blackjack players, who have been nicknamed the “Angry Stooges” by the workers of a Native American Casino close to Scottsdale in Arizona, got into an ugly fight at one of the high-stakes blackjack tables of the casino.
Although the casino management knew the trio well for their ugly tempers and bad manners, they tolerated them because of their contributions to the casino profits. In their recent brawl, however, the trio was more agitated than was acceptable. A croupier later said that the yelling captured his attention and he naturally thought that the casino was either being robbed or that someone was having a heart attack. He said that the casino security hustled the three into a private high roller room, where they could argue to their heart’s content without scaring the other customers.
Reportedly, Moe, one of the three, was angry because he hadn’t been lucky with a proposition bet worth $50,000. His friend Larry, on the other hand, was highly elated because an online casino had sent him $62,000, which he had left unclaimed a long time back. The third player nicknamed “Curly” was entertaining himself by pulling Moe’s legs about the bet he had lost. This soon developed into a screaming match, forcing the casino security to intervene.
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