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Card Counting iPhone

Monday, February 16th, 2009

It has recently been reported that casinos have been warned of an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that helps players card count in blackjack. Nevada gambling regulators sent out a memo to all the Las Vegas casinos warning them of the activity and making sure they were aware of it.

Card counting in blackjack is not illegal but when electronic devices are being used it becomes cheating and is considered  illegal.

Nevada authorities heard about the iphone card counting app when an Indian Casino in California caught players attempting to use them while playing.

I have currenly not found where to find the iphone application, so I can’t tell you what it actually does. I will update this post if I find out more or if you know where to find the application or what it does, feel free to leave it in the comments.

Update:  We found out more about the iphone blackjack card counting app and you can check out more at our blackjack mobile section. The app can be found at the itunes store and is called “A Blackjack Card Counter”.

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Online Blackjack UK

Monday, January 26th, 2009

As promised 2009 will be a busy year for OnlineBlackjackOdds. We have just launched a new blackjack section that will cater to blackjack players from across the atlantic in the United Kingdom. The new section is called Online Blackjack UK and has the best casinos for UK players.

The section is rather new but we already have some good information on the page. We are currently suggesting 4 online casinos to play: Rushmore Casino, Bodog, 888 Casino Net and English Harbour Casino. The first is rushmore casino which is our favorite online casino with many gaming options and what we believe to be one of the best all around online casinos.

We will be adding microgaming casino reviews, the microgaming software platform focuses soley on the European market since late last year when they exited the US market. Microgaming is one of the most popular casino platforms with many great casinos including Spin Palace, Casino Euro and 32 red.

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Online Blackjack in 2009

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Happy new years.

In 2008, OnlineBlackjackOdds had a great year going from relative obsurity to one of the leading online blackjack sites. We would like to thank all our visitors and Howard Moon who wrote our most popular articles about card counting which get hundreds of views everyday!

We are now one of the top resources for players looking to play US online blackjack at top online casinos. In 2008 we have also started to translate the site and we currently have Netherlands, German and our brand new Spanish Blackjack en línea pages. We are looking to expand those sections further as well as expand to additional languages.

2009 looks to be a great year for Online Blackjack Odds and we hope you can say the same for yourself. Thanks and good luck at the tables!

Online Blackjack Odds Team

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New RTG Casino: Cherry Red Casino

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Cherry Red Casino is the newest online casino running on real time gaming (RTG). CherryRed Casino is operated by the same casino team that owns and operates Rushmore Casino. CherryRed has exclusive slots on the RTG network, the slots have the “Cherry Red” theme that is prevalent through out the site.

If you are mainly a slots player you can use the RTG casino coupon code: CherryReels to get 400% up to $2400! This is a crazy deposit bonus and if you are a slots player you won’t find better anywhere.

The normal CherryRed Casino bonus is up to $777. The first deposit you can get 100% up to $377 while the second deposit is 100% up to $400. The deposit coupon codes are 377FREE and 400FREE respectively.

Cherry Red offers all of the games that players would expect from an RTG casino. They also have a no download option that runs on flash and can be played on any computer including mac, linux and of course PC.

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Microgaming to Leave US Market

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Microgaming, the online casino software that powers hundreds of online casinos will no longer accept new players from US. After 2006, Microgaming blocked 13 states but still allowed online casinos to accept real money wagers from 37 states. Their stance has now changed and they have decided to pull out of the US market and focus on Europe and other emerging markets. This wasn’t surprising because many of the microgaming online casinos didn’t put much effort into the US market because of the blocked states and knowing microgaming could easily block the rest.

None of the US online blackjack casinos listed on online blackjack odds will be effected because we have never listed any of the microgaming casinos. We felt it was too confusing with offering some players real money action while not allowing others. Casinos that are listed on our site are powered by RTG including Rushmore Casino and Club USA Casino. We also feature casinos that are powered by Vegas Technology with one of the oldest and most well respected casinos: English Harbour Casino. Both casino software providers allow players from all 50 states and have excellent track records with players from the United States.

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21 DVD is number 1

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Reported by The-Numbers “21” the blackjack movie about MIT Card Counters has recently become the best selling DVD of the week. It sold 584,647 DVD’s for a total sales of $11,199,907. 21 was released in regualr DVD format and also high definition Blu-Ray.

The movie was originally released on March 28, 2008 and took in $144,659,365 in worldwide gross ($81m in the US and $63m outside the US) over two months in theaters.

RottenTomatoes has also reported that “21” is the top rental of the week. It seems the movie was a success and by the recent DVD and rental sales it seems like there are a lot of blackjack fans that are still looking to get their fix.

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21 DVD Will Have Blackjack Card Counting Game

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

“21” will be hitting retail shelfs on July 22nd and the DVD will pack a couple surprises that fans of the movie will be sure to enjoy. The Blu-Ray version will include a blackjack interactive game that will allow players to play blackjack and practice or learn card counting in a classroom setting.

The regular DVD will not have the blackjack game but will come with a portable version of the movie for your laptop or iPod! On a side not, I hope packaging a portable version of a movie becomes a standard when you buy a DVD because I have to say it is a great idea.

I watched 21 and thought the movie was not as good as the book (usually this is a given) but was entertaining. There were a couple things that were very “hollywood” and were almost unnecessary but overall blackjack definitely got pushed to the limelight which I thought was great.

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Blackjack Ballroom $5.5 Million Dollar Win

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Blackjack Ballroom Casino recently had a player win a $5,556,753.68 million dollar jackpot playing at their online casino. The slot machine was the Mega-Moolah Progressive Slot Machine and was won by Klaus E. from Finland.

Blackjack Ballroom is powered by Microgaming software which has made 13 millionaires. Hundreds of casinos use the casino software so the progressive jackpots build fast and are usually in the millions.

When I think of blackjack ballroom I think of online blackjack but in this case slot machines stole the show. The player was only playing for .50 cents a spin and was able to make millions..can’t really say that about playing blackjack.

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Andy Bloch – MIT Blackjack Team and Poker Player

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Andy Bloch is a well known poker player and has established himself as a top poker professional. He wasn’t always a poker player and in his 20’s played on the MIT blackjack team and was able to use card counting to win millions from Las Vegas over 6 years.

The telegraph has a great article with Andy Bloch on his experience playing on the MIT blackjack team. He said it took him 6 months to pass the rigorous test before he was able to join the team in live blackjack play. He played with the team for 6 years and said he was able to make a half a million dollars during the weekends playing with the team.

He has now been barred from nearly every casino in Las Vegas and across the world. Although, he still goes to casinos to play poker he is led by casino security straight to the poker tables without the chance to sit down and play blackjack. At some casinos he has to get special permission to enter because of being barred from ever stepping foot in the casinos.

Card counting is not illegal but casinos do have the right to ask you to leave and also to bar you from playing again. The sudden interest in card counting has been sparked by “21” which is based on the true story and experiences of players that went to school at MIT and during the weekends traveled to vegas and card counted for a living. The MIT Blackjack team used the Hi/Lo Card Counting technique along with team play to allow them to card count without being detected by security.

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Howard Moon Teaches Blackjack Card Counting

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Online Blackjack Odds is proud to announce the addition of articles written by the blackjack pro Howard Moon. If you look up Howard Moon you may not find much about him on google or elsewhere. This is because he is using this name as a way to hide his real identity as he is still card counting in casinos all over the world.

He has recently written a popular series of articles focusing on card counting. In the series he writes about the most popular technique: Hi/Lo Card Counting along with bankroll and betting strategies.  Howard Moon also has written an in-depth analysis of blackjack betting systems pointing out the basic flaws with each system.

We have recently sent out a press release with more information on the addition of Howard Moon to OnlineBlackjackOdds.com.

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