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Court Ruling for Blackjack Player Raises Questions

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

The mixed ruling issued by an appeals court for an MIT Blackjack Team member has given rise to several questions on how casinos deal with card counters once restrictions imposed on them are lifted.

The ruling is related to Laurie Tsao, who was labeled as an “advantage gambler” by Caesars Entertainment Casino and asked to leave the casino five times on grounds that she was trespassing. Caesars, however, continued offering her free rooms and invited her to accept a free room in Las Vegas during the NCAA basketball season, a move that sent her back to the casino and led to her subsequent arrest in 2008.

While the appeals panel agreed with the ruling of a lower court and dismissed Laurie’s complaints that she was wrongly arrested and that the police officer who arrested her and the casino that demanded her arrest had both violated her constitutional rights, the appeals court reversed the ruling.

The gambling laws of Nevada give casinos the right to eject card counters from their premises, and a card counter who refuses to leave can get punished. However, the court ruling takes into consideration a casino’s treatment of card counters after the ban restrictions are lifted.

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Facebook Collects Large Fees from Blackjack Gambling Fan Pages

Friday, November 9th, 2012

Facebook is not just a social network but has become somewhat of a gambling enterprise as well and is beginning to collect large fees for its gambling fan pages. The social network is now demanding a whopping $10k fee per month for gambling fan pages.

What’s more, Facebook has also created a spending limit for ads and the minimum price on this has been set at $30,000. These exorbitant prices and fees recently introduced by Facebook have the gambling community and blackjack players protesting.

Casino Affiliates, a forum for gamblers and blackjack players revealed that Facebook was asking for $10,000 a month for any and all fan pages related to or promoting gambling. What’s more, the forum also explained that Facebook, a firm established on the stock-exchange had indeed set a $30,000 limit for gambling ads.

As of now, Facebook is making a large amount of money out of the gambling ads such as the ones for online poker, online blackjack and other online casino games. The firm also makes money with ads related to sports betting.

Recently, Facebook has seen the profit in real money online gambling and wants as much money it can make out of the industry. Facebook has sent letters and emails to all gambling related fan pages and casino bonus pages informing them about the fee, but so far no one has paid.

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Blackjack Tips For Amateur Players

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

Blackjack is a game that is a good balance of skill and luck unlike poker which requires far more skill and strategy on the part of the player. Players who try their luck at blackjack should keep in mind a few simple tips when placing bets.

Blackjack players should always monitor their bets to make sure that they do not over bet or under bet as a small bet can end up growing into large proportions depending on how you play the game. Therefore it is essential to keep a close eye on your bets. Players must also realize that the game depends largely on the luck of the draw. As the cards are dealt, the entire game can change depending on what card the dealer places in front of you. Players who are not prepared to risk their bankroll bets should not play these games.

When players get a hand of two deuces, they should be careful how they play it. Ideally, players are advised to split their deuces especially if the dealer is holding any card from two up to seven. Players will then be able to use two hands which in most cases will be valued at two.

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888 Casino Re-launches Blackjack Attack Promotion

Thursday, November 8th, 2012

The Blackjack Attack tourney is an exciting and profitable promotion that many of the blackjack players enjoy. However, this event takes place only once a month and is featured at only a select few online casinos. Earlier the Blackjack Attack Promotion was hosted at Littlewoods Casino and at 888 Casino – unfortunately the event was discontinued by the 888 Casino.

Much to the surprise and delight of the blackjack players, 888 Casino recently announces that the event was back on. The Blackjack Attack Promo will take place as per its old schedule on the 27th of the month of October. The tourney will begin at 00:00 and continue on to 23:59 GMT. 888 Casino will be offering a total of $4250 as prize money to the top players. As per the Blackjack Attack Promo, the first 50 players on the leader board will be rewarded with cash prizes. The event will take place through the day and the top 50 players will benefit from the rewards which are reasonable in comparison to the buy-in.

888 Casino has made this offer available to all of its players, including those who do not spend too much and do not hold VIP status at the 888 Casino.

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PKR Limited Launches 3D Blackjack for iPhone and iPad

Monday, October 29th, 2012

PKR Limited, which released Roulette 3D, a roulette app, on iTunes in April 2012, released a brand new blackjack gaming app for iPhone and iPad called 3D Blackjack last week. Interested blackjack players can download this app for free either in the App Store or at iTunes.

Blackjack 3D is already considered as “the most entertaining” blackjack app for iPhone and iPod. The app, which features fabulous three dimensional graphics, is meant to be played for fun only. 3D blackjack is derived from the attractive 3D gaming content at PKR Poker, a unique three dimensional online poker room. The beta version of a 3D Poker app is expected to be launched by the end of this year.

3D Blackjack features splendid graphics, smooth and addictive game play, and top quality production. It makes players feel as if they are playing at an online casino, featuring freebies, leader boards, achievement charts, and much more. Real money versions of 3D Roulette and 3D Blackjack are expected to be launched in the near future. 3D Blackjack, however, does not function with 3G, 3GS, and first, second, and third generation iPod Touch.

Top features of PKR’s 3D Blackjack include free chips, daily bonuses, interactive tutorials, and 50 achievement levels.

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Hungary Bans Slot Machine Games Outside State-owned Casinos

Friday, October 26th, 2012

Hungary banned all slot machines that were operated outside its three state-owned casinos. The government passed this law a day after announcing that it wanted to protect poor and underprivileged Hungarians from gambling-related problems.

A gambling bill draft was submitted to the Parliament, but the commission had to rewrite it because of its poor quality. The proposal was almost unanimously voted into law on the morning of Tuesday, possibly breaking the world law-making record.

Slot machine operators are now required to return their licenses in 15 days. Meanwhile, the gambling industry in Hungary is worried about the new law as it feels that banning slot machines will force people into gambling illegally. Besides, around 10,000 people will lose their jobs because of this new law.

The new law also applies to promotions. Companies that offer prizes in the form of promotional games will now have to pay heavy taxes. The law prevents the people of Hungary from wagering real money on casino games such as poker and blackjack at offshore online gambling sites. Operators are not permitted to operate online casinos in Hungary.

The only options left for Hungarian players are lottery games and bingo games. They can also bet on sports at state-owned betting shops.

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Don Schlesinger’s “Blackjack Attack” – Best Book for Blackjack Players

Friday, October 19th, 2012

Blackjack players will find some interesting strategies in Don Schlesinger’s book “Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros’ Way.” The book has attracted around 24 positive reviews on Amazon.

Almost every expert blackjack player has praised this book because the author provides explanation for almost every tough mathematical query that has bothered blackjack players for years. The book tells blackjack players everything they wanted about camouflage, optimal betting, team play, risk analysis, systems comparison, and much more. The copy available at Amazon at present is the third edition of the same title, but contains double the information that was available in the first edition.

To put it briefly, Blackjack Attack is an excellent resource for serious blackjack players, containing all the wisdom of the blackjack expert Edward O. Thorp who gave the blackjack world a masterpiece in the form of his book “Beat the Dealer.”

The author Don Schlesinger has been associated with blackjack for more than 25 years. He got a BS degree in Mathematics from City College, New York and an MA and an MPhil degree in French from City University, New York. He began his career as a teacher, but changed jobs in 1998 to become the executive director of a bank on Wall Street.

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Popular iPhone Blackjack App Gets Update

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

The App Store has scores of new apps and updates, and quite of few of them will interest blackjack players who appreciate the idea of playing their favorite game on the move. Blackjack players can now play blackjack on their iPhones thanks to BlackJack Version 1.2, developed by RockLive.

Blackjack players who are acquainted with RockLive are aware that RockLive gets into partnership deals with celebrities for fabulous game titles such as Cristiano Ronaldo’s iOS Game, Mike Tyson Main Event, and Usain Bolt’s Bolt. One of its most popular titles BlackJack Version 1.2 recently got updated, which means tons of great features for blackjack fans.

The latest update enables blackjack players to collect extra free chips. Besides enhancing the mobile blackjack gaming experience for players, it also fixes a number of bugs in the previous version.

According to the developer, celebrities such as Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, Justin Bieber, and others use this app to play blackjack with their fans.

Blackjack players might also be interested in another app that was recently released into the App Store—FIFA Soccer 13: EA. Players can download this app onto their iPhones for only $6.99 and enjoy great features such as “save tournament games on iCloud.”

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GOP Platform Could Hurt Nevada Economy

Monday, October 15th, 2012

Nevada political leaders and gaming firms believe online gaming legislation would benefit the state’s economy. According to recent polls, they are concerned that the GOP platform could cause considerable damage to the state’s economy.

Richard Velotta of Vegas Inc said the state has made considerable progress towards legalizing online gaming. Lawmakers’ efforts to legalize intrastate gambling can help create jobs and lower the state’s deficit. However, the state has fewer than 3 million citizens. Velotta argues that isn’t enough to considerably benefit Nevada’s economy.

Experts argue that Nevada is depending on a federal bill that would legalize online poker. A federal bill would enable gaming firms in Nevada to enter into compacts with other states. That would improve the scalability of their businesses in a way that everyone would benefit. That won’t be possible if the Republican Party successfully blocks any bills that would legalize online poker at the federal level.

Experts continue to debate the impact online poker will have on Nevada’s existing casino industry. Many casino owners such as Sheldon Adelson appear concerned that online gaming would threaten their businesses. However, some experts believe that legalizing online gaming would actually help the casino industry.

They hypothesize that many players will start off playing online. They feel these players will eventually yearn for a more personable experience and visit one of Nevada’s casinos. Regardless of how online gaming will impact the casino industry, most experts expect it will have positive implications for the economy as a whole.

Gov. Sandoval said that he isn’t concerned with his party’s stance on online gaming. Sandoval believes Nevada will be able to move forward with its plans for online gaming even if federal lawmakers decide to stop a bill from moving forward.

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New Player vs. Player Blackjack Game Called “vsJack” Launched

Thursday, October 11th, 2012

Blackjack players who are tired of the existing variants of online blackjack games should look at a new online blackjack game called vsJack that has been launched by vsJack.com. This exciting new blackjack online game allows players to go up against other players instead of trying their luck against the dealer as with standard blackjack games.

The vsJack game introduces the element of competitiveness and players are sure to enjoy it. Those players interested in trying it out can head to the vsJack.com site and play it live. The game was first introduced as an alpha version – and was found to be a success after tests. As a result, it was released live on the site vsJack.com.

This game changes the edge in blackjack games, as players now have to compete against other players instead of versus the house or bank. The new version of blackjack online has been compared to the game of poker and players will find it both challenging and interesting.

What’s more, since vsJack.com is a brand new site with a new game, it has decided to up the ante by providing its new players with a bonus of €20 free.

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