Cleveland Arts Council’s Annual Casino Night to Feature High Roller Blackjack Event

February 5th, 2014 by OBO-admin

A high roller blackjack tourney has been newly introduced into the Cleveland County Arts Council’s annual casino night event.

The event also includes $100 VIP packages. VIP players will never have to leave the gambling tables as the package includes personal servers who will bring drinks directly to their tables. The package also includes free casino money, tickets to drinks, and the admission ticket. The Arts Council has newly introduced this feature into its annual fundraiser, an event that usually comprises Las Vegas style games such as Craps, Blackjack, and Roulette, silent auction, and food.

Two Texas Hold’em tournaments will also be held as part of this tournament. These events are very popular as they give participants an opportunity to win cash prizes sponsored by local entrepreneurs. Players need to register in advance and pay a tournament fee of $20 per tournament if they wish to take part.

The Big Chill 50-50 Split Raffle, a regular feature of the annual casino night, will also be held this year. Those who wish to take part can either purchase three tickets for $25 or one ticket for $10. Participants can win the raffle even if they are not present physically at the venue.

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Why Dealers Do Not Like 6:5 Blackjack Games

February 3rd, 2014 by OBO-admin

Dealers are not very happy about 6:5 blackjack games as they have to spend a great deal of time explaining the differences between standard blackjack and 6:5 blackjack to players. Simultaneously, they have to be careful about not revealing too much about the game’s higher house edge as casinos take dealers to task if players move away from the game.

Experts usually advise blackjack beginners to stay away from 6:5 blackjack games. In the first place, players are paid 6:5 instead of the usual 3:2 if they get blackjack. This simple change in payout structure raises the house edge of the game from 0.15 percent to 1.45 percent.

Dealers are not happy about 6:5 blackjack games because they are not permitted to tell players that the game raises the house edge. Besides, the game is not friendly to dealers either.

For instance, if a player places a tip bet worth $1 for the dealer, the dealer will make $1.50 if the player gets blackjack. However, in a 6:5 blackjack game, the dealer will get only $1.20. To make matters worse, dealers will get only even money because players usually deduct the small change of $0.20.

Dealers’ tip boxes are usually full of 50-cent pieces, but no dimes.

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Tulsa Resident Accused of Cheating Local Casino

January 30th, 2014 by OBO-admin

A resident of Tulsa stands accused of being involved with a former blackjack dealer, who had pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from the Tulsa casino where she worked.

A federal grand jury has accused 33-year-old Jimmy Nam Quoc Le of stealing money from the Osage Casino in Tulsa during the months of January and February, 2013. The Tulsa federal court has posted the indictment on its website on Thursday.

According to Shannon Cozzoni, the assistant US attorney, Jimmy would receive assistance from Misty Lynn White, who used to deal at the blackjack tables in the Tulsa casino.

The court had sentenced 28-year-old Misty White to five years probation and had ruled that she should be held partly responsible for compensating the casino with $59,936.50. White had pleaded guilty on September 11 to the charges against her.

She had admitted that she had helped one of the casino’s players, who had not been named in the indictment against her, to beat the house and win by stealthily revealing her face-down cards. This gave the man an unfair advantage over the house.

According to Julia O’Connell, federal public defender, the man used to pay White for helping him win at the blackjack tables.

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Simple Card Tracking Method for Blackjack Players

January 21st, 2014 by OBO-admin

Besides using basic blackjack strategy, blackjack players need to keep track of the cards dealt as blackjack odds keep fluctuating.

The best blackjack players not only have excellent mathematical skills, but also spend several hours practicing. However, recreational blackjack players can use methods that can give them a fair idea of the cards that have already been dealt although these methods aren’t as good as those used by blackjack pros.

Besides watching the cards in their own hands, blackjack players must make a mental note of the cards dealt to all the other players. Whenever a new game starts, players should keep track of the number of aces and ten cards that have already been dealt. If 38 aces and ten value cards have been dealt after playing two decks, the house advantage is the same and hasn’t slipped in favor of either the player or the house. If less than 38 tens and aces have been dealt, players stand a better chance of getting blackjack.

Players will greatly improve their odds of winning if they keep separately track of the aces dealt. In case of a six-deck blackjack game, the house edge remains even after playing two decks if only 8 aces have been dealt.

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Fzugi to Provide Live Dealer Mobile Blackjack to EveryMatrix

January 17th, 2014 by OBO-admin

EveryMatrix, a provider of gaming content, has partnered with Fzugi to expand its mobile gaming sector. CasinoEngine, EveryMatrix’s mobile gaming software platform, is now better than ever because of the company’s partnership with Fzugi, a specialist in live dealer games.

Thanks to this deal, players will be able to play roulette, blackjack, and baccarat on HTML5 applications as well as Android. Besides, its famous live lottery game will also be made available to mobile users.

Previously, EveryMatrix has partnered with five other providers of live dealer games, such as Microgaming, Net Entertainment, Betgames, Evolution Gaming, and ZPRO Gaming. The company has stated that EveryMatrix is now the biggest provider of liver dealer mobile casino games in the world.

Both companies are excited about this partnership. Ebbe Groes, the chief executive officer of EveryMatrix, said that Fzugi’s products are spectacular and that the agreement satisfies the company’s requirement for new lottery games. Kfir Kugler, the chief executive officer of Fzugi, said that his company is committed to continued R&D, excellence, and consumer satisfaction, owing to which it is eager to distribute its new live Keno games to EveryMatrix.

EveryMatrix’s deals enable it to surge forward into the booming global mobile gaming sector and become a leading player.

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Representative Scott Slater Wins Twin River Charity Blackjack Event

January 15th, 2014 by OBO-admin

Over a dozen lawmakers of the state of Rhode Island took part in a charity blackjack event organized by Twin River Casino. The champion of this event, which happened to be the first of its kind at the casino, was Representative Scott Slater, who won a prize of $10k for his achievements. The entire amount was directed to the Assumption Church Food Pantry, a charity he wanted to donate to.

The charity blackjack event comprised six round tables at which the participants played blackjack till a winner emerged for each table. The six winners were then given an opportunity to take part in the final championship event, where they played another game of blackjack to determine the overall winner of the event.

Twin River Casino distributed $60,000 among 36 charities, including the Rhode Island Brain and Spine Tumor Foundation, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, the Rhode Island Academic Decathlon, the Hearthside House in Lincoln, the Kent County YMCA, the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Rhode Island, Crossroads, Inspiring Minds, St. Mary’s Feast Society, and Woodlawn Catholic Regional School.

Among the participants were 16 general assembly members, including Dominick J. Ruggerio, the leader of the senate majority, and Gordon Fox, the speaker of the house.

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Popular Blackjack Casino O’Sheas to Launches

January 13th, 2014 by OBO-admin

O’Sheas, a casino and bar based in Las Vegas, launched on Dec 27, giving blackjack players a place to play their favorite game. It will re-open at Linq Complex, which will include shopping facilities, restaurants, and bars.

O’Sheas was popular not only for its cheap blackjack games, but also low limit Texas Hold’em games, cheap drinks, and beer pong. But while the previous O’Sheas offered only 6 to 5 blackjack games, the new O’Sheas will offer this payout only at one table.

The bar and casino, which used to be sandwiched between Imperial Palace and Flamingo, closed its doors on April 30, 2012 so that the Imperial Palace, which is now called The Quad, could be expanded. The former O’Sheas location is now an excellent venue for table games and offers plenty of 6 to 5 blackjack games, craps, roulette, and Three Card Poker.

The other shops in the Linq Complex will also be thrown open on Dec 27. Two of these shops are Purple Zebra and Haute Doggery. Some more shops, such as the Yard House, will be opened early in February 2014. Restaurants such as Flour and Barley and Tilted Kilt are also expected to open in February.

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Odds of Blackjack Winners Getting another Blackjack

January 8th, 2014 by OBO-admin

The possibility of a player getting two blackjacks one after the other depends on the cards dealt to all the players at the table.

If a game of blackjack uses six decks, there would be a total of 312 cards. The aces would be 7.7 percent, while the ten cards would be 30.7 percent. If one takes into consideration only those cards dealt to the player who just got blackjack, 310 cards would be left in the deck with 30.6 percent ten cards and 7.4 percent aces. This means that the same player’s chances of getting another blackjack will decline.

If there are eight at the table, including six other blackjack players and the dealer, they would be dealt 26 cards from the deck. If one of those 26 cards dealt was an Ace and five were ten cards, 286 cards would be left in the deck with 8 percent aces and 31.8 percent ten cards. Under these circumstances, a player’s chances of getting another blackjack get better.

One can never say exactly how many blackjack cards are left in the deck. It may or may not be rich in aces and tens. A player can be sure only if he/she uses proper card counting techniques.

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Twin River Casino to Hold Charity Blackjack Tournament

January 1st, 2014 by OBO-admin

Twin River Casino will be holding a charity blackjack event, in which a number of charities will benefit.

Senator David Bates will take part in the Holiday Blackjack Tournament at Twin River Casino for charity. The senator, who represents Riverside, Bristol, and Barrington, is among the six senators and eight representatives who are taking part in the Holiday Blackjack Tournament, the first of its kind at Twin River Casino. Each of them is playing for the benefit of their favorite charity. Bates will be donating his winnings to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Rhode Island.

According to Twin River Casino Chairman John F. Taylor, the tournament will be held in the holiday season “as a meaningful way to continue our philanthropic outreach.” He also said that the casino will be holding this event every year.

The Holiday Blackjack Tournament will comprise an opening round with six blackjack tables. The participants will play blackjack at these tables and the winner of each table will be given the opportunity to play the game at the final championship table.

Twin River Casino will donate as much as $60,000 to the charities, which means that each organization will get a minimum of $1000.

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