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Barona Casino to Give Away Attractive Prizes to Blackjack Mothers

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Barona Resort and Casino is organizing a special giveaway event called Rapid Fire on May 13th, Sunday to celebrate Mother’s Day. Accordingly, one member stands the chance of receiving a reward of $1000 every quarter hour between 11:45 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The casino will announce the name of the first winner at noon.

This giveaway event offers an excellent moneymaking opportunity not only to blackjack players, but also to players of video reels, slot machines, video poker machines, table games, and poker games.

Blackjack players need to be holders of Barona Club Cards in order to participate in this event. The casino will choose the names of winning members at random and will give them a gift of $1000 each.

Barona Resort and Casino GM Rick Salinas said that these events create an exciting atmosphere, especially because the casino will also give away smaller prizes as a mark of its appreciation to every mother who walks into the casino.

Barona Casino is giving away a total prize pool of $33,000 on Mother’s Day, which translates into 33 valuable opportunities for blackjack mothers to emerge as winners. Interested blackjack mothers can visit www.barona.com to find out how to become members of Club Barona.

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New Types of Blackjack Games For Players To Enjoy

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Blackjack players are now looking for variety when it comes to online blackjack games and fortunately there are several online casinos that are more than capable of catering to this need.

Although most blackjack professionals will prefer the game of classic blackjack or multi –hand blackjack games at the most, there are new varieties of online blackjack games that players should try out.

Some of the more well known variations of blackjack are Blackjack Switch and Blackjack Surrender. However, today, there are several other versions of blackjack games that players can try as well. These include blackjack games like Live Blackjack which feature a real blackjack dealer dealing out cards in real time creating a very realistic gambling experience and 3D Blackjack which of course is blackjack with 3D graphics. This game can be accessed at PKR Poker, an online gambling site known for its innovations in graphics.

European Blackjack is another type of blackjack game that players may like; this game is very popular with European blackjack players and is a lot like classic blackjack with a few changes. Unlike the case of classic blackjack, European Blackjack requires the dealer to stand on 17 and not see his cards.

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Tourists in Cambodia Fall Victim to Blackjack Scams

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Tourists visiting Cambodia are encouraged to be careful of locals who invite them home. This is on account of a blackjack scam that is occurring in frequently in the capital. So far, several instances of this scam have been reported last week.

The main region for this occurring is in and around the area of Sisowath Quay, which is a popular tourist sot. Here, tourists who are on their own in the mall or near the museum are approached by the local scam artists who talk and befriend them, claiming a relative is soon to visit the tourist’s country. The tourist is then invited to the local’s home for dinner or lunch via tuk-tuk. The locals deliberately pick a confusing and winding route so that the tourist is not able to find the place again.

The tourist is then served a meal and later invited to join a friendly game of blackjack for the fun of it. After a few staged hands, the game which is rigged begins in earnest and the tourist ends up losing and in debt. They are then taken to a nearby Western Union branch and forced to pay up money or else face violence.

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Blackjack Casinos Chasing Away Suspected Card Counters

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Blackjack players who use card counting as part of their strategy will have to reconsider where they play as it would appear that land based casinos have wised up to this strategy and are now trying tog et rid of card counters as soon as they spot them.

This is sure to make life difficult for card counters as these casinos are becoming increasingly smarter in spotting blackjack players who employ card counting methods. Casinos have now developed a sort of system that begins to follow players who start to win at blackjack and monitor them closely via the casino video cameras. The moment the player is suspected of using card counting techniques, the player is asked to leave and is then escorted out of the casino

Another step taken by land based casinos to deal with card counters is asking the dealer to reshuffle the cards so as to inconvenience the player. If there has been no proof on camera of the player counting cards, these winners are given a small talk in aback room by casino authorities that diplomatically warn them about card counting techniques.

Needless to say, these players are probably put on a suspected card counter list and are monitored whenever they play in the casino again.

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Play Blackjack with Nickelback and Get VIP Concert Tickets

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Blackjack players and Nickelback fans will now have the opportunity to club both their favorite activities with the upcoming Nickelback Tour as the Clear Channel radio station will be launching a contest with this prize on offer.

As part of the new offer, one lucky player and five of his guests will win the opportunity to travel to Las Vegas on board a private jet plane in true luxurious style.

These six lucky people will also get free VIP tickets to the Nickelback show taking place in Las Vegas in June. Nickelback will be playing at one of Vegas’ most well known venues, namely the MGM Garden Arena. The concert has been scheduled for the 16th of June 2012.

The winning player and the 5 guests will also get the opportunity to play blackjack with Nickelback. In addition to this, the player and the other 5 guests will also be able to attend the after party for the show. Accommodation will also be provided and the winner of the promo will get to stay in a beautiful MGM suite, while the remaining guests will get King Rooms.

The winner who will get to play blackjack with Nickelback will be given as much as $5,000 in cash to make bets with while playing “Blackjack with Nickelback.”

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Intertops Blackjack Casino Launches April Cash Shower

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Blackjack players who are members of the Intertops Casino will have plenty to cheer about this April as the casino has decided to launch a special online casino game promotion called the April Cash Shower. This new player promotion, although not exclusively for blackjack players, will allow players at the Intertops Casino to enjoy prizes worth $70,000.

The casino manager of Intertops also commented on the new promotion, “At most casinos you have to be a real high roller to earn decent bonus money. But whether you play a little or a lot, everyone loves a bonus so we like to make sure everyone has a chance to get some free money,” he said.

As part of the new April Cash Shower promo, Intertops Casino will be launching a tournament for all of its members whoa re interested. This tourney event will be in fair play style and allow anyone to enter. It will also feature most all of the online casinos games offered at the Intertops Casino as part of the tourney event. The casino offers around 300 different online casino games like blackjack and roulette.

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Understand Your Blackjack Switch and Spanish 21 Strategies

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

Although Spanish 21 and Blackjack Switch are based on the same rules of standard blackjack, the removal of the ten cards in Spanish 21 and the introduction of the rule that the dealer goes bust at 22 in Blackjack Switch alter the strategies players must employ while playing these variants if they want to bend the blackjack odds in their favor.

The payout structure, in case of both these variants, is more or less the same. If players win, they will get even money. If they are playing Spanish 21, they stand the chance of grabbing some bonus prizes, which includes a payout for the Charlie hand.

The simplest strategy is to learn the rules of the game before trying to play it. A number of blackjack players make the mistake of playing special blackjack variants such as Blackjack Switch and Spanish 21 without realizing that these are not standard games of blackjack. Since the rules of these variants are slightly different from regular blackjack, the strategies employed should also be different.

Experts also advise players not to play too many variants at a time. They should take these variants one at a time, understand the rules, master the strategies, play for fun, and then wager real money.

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How Don Johnson Won Millions without Counting Cards At Blackjack

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Blackjack master Don Johnson has won over 15 million dollars from Atlantic City casinos while playing a few blackjack games at their tables. And how did he do it? Well, not by counting cards it turns out.

While many in the blackjack industry deem card counting to be a necessary strategy if you want to win at the game, Don Johnson the man who almost cleaned out two of Atlantic City’s top casinos from the blackjack tables uses another strategy.

Johnson claims that he played blackjack fair and square and did not count cards; and while some may tend to disbelieve Johnson, the fact that the casinos themselves have checked video footage and found that he was not cheating may lend some credence to his statement.

So how does one win at blackjack using Johnson style? Firstly, you have to have experience at blackjack and posses a few years worth of gambling under your belt. You also have to know the math, and this is not card counting. Secondly, you have to get as much concessions as you can out of the casino – which is only possible if you are a high roller.

The next trick of Johnson’s is to split your Aces and 8’s and wait for the dealer to go bust.

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Bangor Casino Launches Blackjack Games in Maine

Monday, March 26th, 2012

The Hollywood Casino located in Bangor, Maine recently announced that it would be opening blackjack tables within the week. Players can also expect to enjoy other table games like roulette, poker and so on.

The casino will open its blackjack tables to the public at 8 am and blackjack players will be able to sit down at the new tables. The Hollywood Casino hosted a preview of its games to special guests who tried out the casino’s roulette, poker and other tables. The preview did not feature real money bets and all the official and VIP guests present at the preview simply enjoyed the fun aspect of the games.

When the Hollywood Casino opens to players, it will feature 6 different blackjack tables and 7 poker tables on its gaming floor. Players who are fond of roulette will have only 1 table open to them. This expansion of the Hollywood Casino featuring table games follows on the wake of the casino getting the authorisation to add other games to their offerings. Earlier, the Hollywood Casino only featured slot machines.

Dan Cashman, a spokesperson for the Hollywood Casino commented on the recent blackjack game offering status update, stating, “It’s the new phase. It’s more of a complete gaming experience.”

Hollywood Casino is run by Penn National Gaming and it is expected that the addition of table games will cause a 10% to 15% increase in revenue.

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Malaysian Police Want to Cut Power from Blackjack Casinos

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

The blackjack casinos in Malaysia may soon have to face power problems as authorities in the country are gearing up to take action against them.

The illegal casinos currently operating in Malaysia seem to be a big problem to authorities, who are eager to shut them down. In an effort to close down these casinos, police authorities in Malaysia have sought the assistance of Tenaga Nasional Berghad, the country’s largest power supplier. Police officials are seeking to have Tenaga Nasional Berghad turn off the power to 17 illegal casinos. However, the power supply company has not yet complied with this request, and it is believed that discussions are currently underway as to how to tackle the problem.

The main problem area is Kluang, a province in the region of Johor in Malaysia. The police in Malaysia have been conducting many raids in February and have been hard at work trying to curb illegal gambling. So far more than 25 raids have been conducted which has resulted in the seizure of 300 and more computers and 36 arrests.

According to district police Chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Majid, “We will continually monitor the situation as this immoral activity leads to social ills, including illegal money lending and family problems.”

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