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Blackjack not profitable for casinos?

Friday, June 8th, 2007

An informative article was written in the Naperville Sun that talks about how casinos keep beatable games at the casinos because it is important for players to know that there are games that casino players can beat. It gives them a sense of hope even if they themselves don’t have the necessary skills to beat the game. The article mentions that when people became aware that people were beating blackjack it soon became the most popular table game passing craps

It talks about the current trend of many casinos who are changing blackjack to make it harder to beat. They are paying out 6-5 for blackjacks when they used to pay out 3-2. Also using shuffling machines that make it near impossible for card counters to count cards. Now with casinos changing the rules it may become less attractive to casino players knowing that the recent changes hurt their chances of beating the casino.

If casinos really want to make the most money they would take out the rule changes and shuffling techniques and let some players beat the house. The reason behind this would be that the game would rise in popularity with many amateur players flocking to the tables to “try” to beat the house. Many will be un-successful and that is where the casinos will once again cash in on blackjack.

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Blackjack in Pennsylvania Casinos?

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

A lawmaker is currently introducing legislation that would allow Blackjack and Roulette in Pennsylvania state owned casinos. The legislation is sponsored by House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese. In Pennsylvanian, there are currently 14 casinos that are allowed to offer slot machines but under the current law they cannot offer anything else. The legislation is far from being passed, it has to go through a conservative General Assembly and Gov. Rendell who both have not shown that they are in favor of the bill. Many believe that it may be passed in years to come when the state becomes hungry for more state dollars.

Pennsylvania has estimated that they will produce $1 billion dollars of tax relief dollars from current casinos. This number is believed to go up significantly if the state introduced table games including blackjack. With $28 dollars of every $100 gambled at tables games going to the state and local governments.
Source: philly.com

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Casino Players Get Caught Bribing Dealers in Blackjack

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Nineteen people were charged with cheating at 18 casinos in California, Washington and Indiana. It was a gambling ring of players who cheated while playing blackjack and baccarat. It has been estimated that they took millions of dollars since the gambling scheme started in 2002. The players bribed dealers to not shuffle decks and also used hidden transmitters and software to predict outcomes. Nine dealers have been fired and two dealers where fired 2 years ago which prompted the investigation and later uncovered the gambling ring. The players that were charged now face up to 20 years in prison.

Source: nbcsandiego.com

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Blackjack Champion Teams Up With Vegas Tourism Company

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Kevin Einiger has signed with Consolidated Resorts Inc. to promote vacation ownership and tourism in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kevin Eingier has played tournament blackjack for 15 years and won the World Series of Blackjack in 2005. He is also the author of the blackjack book: Play to Win. Einiger will be a spokesmen for Consolidated Resorts and will work with the company to increase their offering.
Source: ClickPress

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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

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Nevada Casinos win with Blackjack

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

Forbes reports that Nevada casinos won $1.05 billion dollars from gamblers in March 2007 an .08 percent increase from 2006. This was largely due to the increase in blackjack action that was up 6.4 percent. There was also a 3.7 percent increase in all table games, while slot machines winnings were down by 2.9 percent. The total wagered by casino players in Nevada was a staggering $15 billion dollars! It looks like Nevada Casinos are doing just fine. Recently Las Vegas casinos have been reporting lower then expected earnings for their casinos. With this most recent news it looks like their slump maybe ending and the house is winning once again.

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Crown Casino Faces Investigation After Change in Blackjack Rule

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia could face fines up to $1 million dollars after they changed a blackjack rule. The change hurt blackjack players and could potentially increase the casinos take from blackjack players by 40 percent. They are now being investigated by Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation for the change that they hoped went under the radar. In the past, an experienced blackjack player would lose 50 cents in every $100. With the new rule in place, the player could lose 70 cents. The reason the casino was able to get away with the rule change is because Crown Casino is the only casino in Melbourne so gamblers had no choice if they wanted to play blackjack.

The rule that the Crown Casino changed was the number of cards a blackjack dealer could deal to themselves. This made the dealers hit on a ‘soft 17’ which increases the house edge. This small change is estimated to make an additional $6 million dollars for the casino in a year. Many high rollers and frequent blackjack players at the Melbourne casino are not happy with the change and are blaming the casino for being greedy. When a casino changes the rules they must get prior approval from the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation. They also must update their online rules before the rule goes into effect. It does not look like the Crown Casino followed these steps and will now face the possibility of fines. The original article was found at the Australian news site the age.

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Virtual Blackjack Table Games

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

One of the newest games at Pennsylvania casinos are electronic blackjack games. In Pennsylvania, they don’t allow casino operators to have casino table games so they decided to add virtual blackjack machines that have virtual dealer who deals virtual cards to up to 5 players that sit around a 42-inch plasma display as if you were playing live blackjack. The new blackjack machines have buttons in front of each player which allows them to hit, stay or double down. The Pennsylvania casinos are still hoping to one day add tables games to their casinos but for now are happy to be able to offer the next closest thing. Casino operators have said that the blackjack machines have gained popularity and are looking to add more machines. The original story can be found at the Philly online newspaper.

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