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Blackjack Players at the Borgata Hotel Get Lucky

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Many blackjack players who have been gaming at the Borgata Hotel and Casino, run by the Boyd Gaming Corporation, found themselves the recipients of frequent prizes which amounted to a total of $9 million. The Borgata Hotel and Casino recorded strong losses worth $9 million in their third quarter and were able to trace it back to their blackjack tables.

Paul Chakmak from the Boyd Gaming Corporation commented the issue, saying that, “the most significant factor impacting Borgata’s results was lower table games revenue, which was largely a function of unusually lucky play by our customers.”

The Boyd Gaming Corporation was not pleased with the large loss in revenue that they incurred over the third quarter and began to look into the matter.

Keith Smith, the CEO at Boyd was eager to assure players that there was no abnormality or error in processing. “Everything is fine. . . . We’ve done all the diligence and looked at it. I think it is a function of luck. It happens in our business, where you can run for a number of months with a low hold,” he said.

Dave Coskey, the vice president of marketing chose to spin the angle of the story and announced, “We’ve always said that Borgata can be your lucky place. Our customers proved that during this month.”

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Casinos Give Players the Ultimate Gaming Experience with Blackjack Party Pits

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Casinos have now found a new way of attracting more players to their blackjack tables; this also includes the means of keeping players entertained while they play and perhaps distracted enough to lose their game.

The party pit is the latest strategy to take over the casino floor and players will find a party pit either near their table or locate their table in the midst of party pit. These pits feature scantily clad dancers and beautiful hosts. The Riviera Hotel and Casino is one such brick and mortar establishment that is bringing sexy back to the blackjack table. They have designed what is known as a Passion Pit and have filled it with curvy pole dancers. Needless to say, the tables around these pits are very crowded while players find it difficult to concentrate.

If players are ready to enjoy the whole Las Vegas experience and do not mid losing a few chips because they have not been concentrating, then they will have no problem with these party pits. However, players looking to play serious blackjack may end up losing a lot more money while playing blackjack if they happen to take their eyes of the table. It is very easy to go bust this way if players are not concentrating, and the dancers at the Riviera are sure to catch your attention. This may be a good reason for serious blackjack players to take their games online.

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William Hill Casino Releases New Blackjack Game Called 21 Duel Blackjack

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

William Hill Casino, one of the reputed online blackjack game portals, recently announced that it had upgraded its game offerings. In an effort to attract more blackjack players to its website it has released brand new blackjack game called 21 Duel Blackjack. In addition, to the new blackjack games, the William Hill Casino also has a few new slots games out this October as well.

This exciting blackjack variation is very much like a classic game of blackjack but has its own quirks and features. The game of 21 Duel Blackjack is played against the dealer and the player has to try to get a hand value that is higher than that of the dealer’s hand without exceeding a total of 21 points.

Players will have to start the game off by placing an ante and then a side bet; the side bet is an optional feature in the game of 21 Duel Blackjack. The game begins when the player clicks on the “deal” button on the game screen at the William Hill Casino. Players will be given 2 cards to start the game – one will be face up and the other will be face down. The dealer will also be given 2 cards; however, both of these will be face down. After this, 2 community cards will be dealt to be used by the player or dealer.

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Playboy Bunnies Are Taking Blackjack to London

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Hugh Hefner will be taking blackjack to a new level when he combines the Playboy bunnies and blackjack games in his new casino and club in London. This casino will be an exclusive club for Londoners and will feature a host of exciting table games and parlor games including blackjack. Players can expect to be seated at tables with high limits and enjoy incredible entertainment.

This new Playboy club and casino will not be the first attempt that Hugh Hefner has made into London, as the city was once home to a Playboy club in the early 1960’s. However, despite the Playboy club being very popular, it was shut down in 1981 when the police made a sudden raid on the place.

The new casino is a collaborative effort between Playboy Entertainment and London Clubs International. The club will be located in Mayfair and will open next year with a strict entrance policy. The casino will be staffed almost entirely from its blackjack dealers to its bartenders by Playboy bunnies.

Hugh Hefner appears to be very excited at the prospect to taking his Playboy bunnies to London once again. “I look forward to our return to London and again sharing the notions that are celebrated in the magazine, the concept of good food and drink, pretty girls, and exciting entertainment,” he said.

Hefner also announced plans to open Playboy casino clubs in other regions like Cancun in Mexico, Miami in Florida and Macau in China.

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Blackjack Dealer Scams Casino and Gives Money to Losing Players

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

The Blackjack cheaters are at it again, except this time it was not a cheating blackjack player but a dealer at the table who decided to giveaway money to losers. This incident occurred at the Mystic Lake Casino and the blackjack dealer was arrested for giving away over $18,500 of the casino’s money to players he felt were worthy of it. When the casino noted what the blackjack player had done it called the police for assistance.

Jacob Edwin Christensen, a 24 year old blackjack dealer from of Nisswa, appears to have been trying to impress the ladies and maybe pay off his house rent by giving away blackjack money. He gave the money to his high school friend and some to a woman he thought was “good-looking” and wanted to impress. He also gave away money to his landlord’s daughter despite all of them never having won any hands at the blackjack table. It was noted that the dealer also did not take the players money from him when he had lost.

Jacob Edwin Christensen was arrested and then charged at the Scott County Attorney’s Office. Christensen now faces charges of two felonies, and is also wanted for gambling fraud and theft by swindling.

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Virgin Games Celebrates World Space Week By Offering £5,432.10 Cash for Blackjack Players

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Virgin Games, the reputed online gaming enterprise will be celebrating World Space Week from the 4th of October to the 10th October 2010. As part of their campaign, the company plans to introduce a special offer for online blackjack players who use Virgin Games and online casinos linked to the network.

Virgin Games is putting up prize money worth £5,432.10 for its blackjack players who will be able to win a portion it if they get lucky. In order to be a part of the promotion, players will have to choose a space team that they would have liked to have seen land on the moon first. The space team choices include the USA, Russia, UK and China. Players are also required to wager as much as £100 or more at the Virgin Games blackjack offerings. At the end of the World Space Week on the 10th October 2010, the Virgin Games enterprise will pick the team that has acquired the largest wagers and all the players in that team will get a share of the prize.

Ideally, it is expected that team USA will win, but it is not possible to predict these outcomes as players may just vote for the underdog in the hopes that it will generate better winnings for them if they do not have to share it with too many players.

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Indiana Supreme Court Announces Ban on Blackjack Card Counters

Friday, October 8th, 2010

The Indiana Supreme Court recently announced a decision to allow state casinos to ban blackjack card counters and any players found to be following such card counting strategies at their tables.

The court also ruled against Thomas Donovan, a blackjack card counter who had filed charges against the Grand Victoria Casino for banning him from playing in 2006. The court denied him recovery of blackjack money worth $125,000.

When the case was taken to the high court, lawyers representing the Grand Victoria casino claimed that the casino had the right to ban anyone it wanted from its premises. Countering this argument, Donovan’s attorney claimed that the state had no specific laws prohibiting card counting. Unfortunately for Thomas Donovan’s party, the court ruled in favor of the Grand Victoria Casino and went a step further as to issue permits to Indiana casinos to ban card counters.

The Supreme Court made a 3-1 ruling and could not find anything to disallow casinos from excluding patrons of their choice. Justice Frank Sullivan Junior who presided over the case stated, “It seems to us just as likely — if not more so — that discouraging card counting enhances a casino’s financial success and directly furthers the legislature’s express objective of promoting tourism and assisting economic development.”

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Blackjack Strategist Jeff Ma’s Numbers Predict NBA Player’s Success in 2007

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Jeff Ma, one of the most noted blackjack card counters in the world and the author of The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big in Business, was able to predict the success of NBA player Kevin Durant, way back in 2007. Durant’s success has only become apparent now in the recent FIBA World Championship, possibly making the Portland Trail Blazers wish that they has taken Ma’s advice earlier.

In his book, Jeff Ma teaches how any business and enterprise can take the blackjack strategies of using statistics and mathematics to make them successful. Ma was hired as a consultant to analyze the NBA’s Trail Blazers and applied his blackjack ideology to the players, and created a 2007 report detailing that Durant was a key player and one to watch out for. Jeff Ma also clearly stated a preference for Kevin Durant over Greg Oden. However, despite his predictions, Kevin Pritchard the general manager for the Trail Blazers, disregarded Ma’s advice and opted for Oden.

Jeff Ma is an MIT graduate and has strong educational qualifications that include a mechanical engineering degree. Ma first gained attention when the book Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich was published which highlighted him as the leader of the notorious MIT Blackjack Team.

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ShuffleMaster Leads the Pack in US Blackjack Industry

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

ShuffleMaster, a gaming company that creates electronic blackjack table games and live blackjack games, has taken the lead when it comes to blackjack in US casinos. The company is responsible for the installation of hundreds of blackjack tables across the US and Asia.

This year, ShuffleMaster has signed on a good number of blackjack gaming casinos such as the Singapore based Marina Bay Sands casino and a few noted racetrack casinos in New York.

The company has also profited as a result of the alteration of gaming laws in states like Delaware and Pennsylvania in particular, since most of the casinos in these states were equipped with ShuffleMaster blackjack tables. Although the new laws required that the electronic tables be removed in favour of live blackjack tables, ShuffleMaster was able to make the switch and benefited from it.

David Lopez, the said chief operating officer for the company commented on the issue. “The transition from electronic to a live market has been a very positive one for ShuffleMaster. The addition of live tables in these two markets has been notable accretive to our earnings, even as some e-Table seats have come out of the market,” he said.

ShuffleMaster has plans of expanding gaming operations into Mexico and Latin America, where the company will market its electronic tables.

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Microgaming Launches New Blackjack Tournaments for Online Casinos

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

Microgaming, a provider of gaming software, recently announced that it would be offering a new schedule for its online blackjack tournaments and slots games. Microgaming has made a quite a few changes to its software and these tourneys will be offered by casinos that use this gaming platform.

Microgaming has introduced these changes to its software in an effort to provide online casinos with better blackjack tourneys and blackjack products that will create more liquidity in the network.

One of the blackjack tourneys recently introduced by Microgaming includes the One-Shot – A One Shot Tournament, which gives players only one opportunity to win. To win this game, players will have to use their turn to get the highest score possible; the p-layers with the best score will take the prize. This tourney has been designed to be very fast paced and offers no add-ons or rebuys.

The Reloader Tournaments also do not offer add-ons or rebuys; however, players can reload to try to win many times. This allows all players to reload and attempt to win with a better score.

Microgaming also launched Extender Tournaments, where players get to play games to build their scores. Unlike the other new tourneys, these games offer add-ons and rebuys.

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