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Published annually since 1992, the 2005 edition of this bestselling guide continues to gain fame as the best available source for information on U.S. casinos. The new 2005 edition lists more than 650 casinos in 35 states and comes complete with maps of all states showing where the casinos are located, plus detailed maps of Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Reno and the Mississippi gambling resort towns of Biloxi and Tunica.

A revised and updated edition of the blackjack player’s bible with complete information on the odds, betting strategies, and much more “A significant contribution to the literature of blackjack . . . I recommend the book to beginners as well as experts.”—Edward O. Thorpe, author of Beat the Dealer This is the most comprehensive guide ever published on blackjack, the only casino game in which a knowledgeable player can gain an advantage over the house. It features the Hi-Opt I, the most powerful simple betting system available today, and has been revised and updated to include the rules of play in Atlantic City as well as the latest information on international playing rules. No matter what your level of experience, it will teach you how to make the most money possible playing your cards. You'll learn: • How to pick a casino, with ever major casino in the world evaluated by name • How to pick a dealer • How to keep from being cheated • How to play the cards, using the Basic Strategy to your best advantage • How to win at home and at “Las Vegas nights” • How to keep from being banned once you are a winner

A short guide about how to play blackjack, blackjack variants, strategies, tournaments, card counting, advantage gambling techniques, terminology. The rules of casino blackjack are generally determined by law or regulation, which establishes certain rule variations allowed at the discretion of the casino. The rules of any particular game are generally posted on or near the table, failing which there is an expectation that casino staff will provide them on request. Over 100 variations of blackjack have been documented. Each blackjack game has a basic strategy, which is playing a hand of any total value against any dealer’s up-card, which loses the least money to the house in the long term. Blackjack can be played in tournament form, where players start with equal numbers of chips and the aim is to finish among the top chip-holders.

“A savvy, comprehensive text that covers the essentials of winning blackjack from soup to nuts.” —Don Schlesinger, author of Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros’ Way Blackjack gives you the best odds of any casino game, and armed with a little know-how, you can obtain an advantage. Let veteran player and expert card counter John Bukofsky show you how. So you want to be Rain Man but just can’t seem to instantly divide eight zillion by your shoe size? No problem—neither can the world’s best blackjack players. But what they can do is work some simple techniques to increase their chances at the one game that already offers better odds for winning than slots, craps, roulette, or any other. Bukofsky explains all you need to know—from the basics of game-play and strategy to card counting at the professional level—so you can actually gain an advantage over the house. Blackjack: Play Like the Pros also provides helpful information on other important aspects of the game, including: •Betting and bankroll •Casino countermeasures •Camouflage techniques •Plus a special section devoted to “negative swings”—the number-one reason why many players end up leaving the game Beating the casinos at their own game isn’t easy. But it can be done, and Blackjack: Play Like the Pros can increase your chances of walking out a winner. “Bukofsky is an excellent writer, whose ‘hold-your-hand’ style makes it easy for the reader to master, sequentially, the skills needed to become a successful player. Many blackjack books skimp on details, especially when it comes to the mathematics of the game or complete card-counting systems. Not so here. I highly recommend it.” —Don Schlesinger, author of Blackjack

Do you love and have passion for the game Black Jack? Are you tired of losing at the casinos? Would you like to master this game of 21? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then this book is exactly what you need. In this book “HOW TO PLAY BLACKJACK FOR BEGINNERS” you will learn everything you need to know about this awesome game. A detailed explanation of the rules, tips, principles and winning strategies to win at the casino or at home. This book contain some of the following; The objective of blackjack How would you beat the seller/dealer? How would you lose to the dealer (vendor)? Tables' layout for the blackjack How to play blackjack Basic strategy Special and uncommon situations in blackjack Insurance and even money Blackjack rule variations And so much more Is it time to start winning more at the casinos!!! Get your copy Now!!!

Use Strategic Strategy to Play Blackjack. Win $60 by winning two hands in a row. Win $140 by winning three hands in a row. Win $300 by winning four hands in a row. A recommended investment of two hundred dollars along with twenty–dollar bets on the first bet and not adding anymore chips to a player's hand most of the time is the strategy suggested in this book. This book takes about one hour to read.

Includes basic strategy and value for all common rules, basic strategy and value for most exotic rules, and the best of Winning without counting.

Lawrence Revere was widely acknowledged as the true "Master of Blackjack" and this book, PLAYING BLACKJACK AS A BUSINESS is one of the best selling books on the subject. He constantly utilized computer technology to make his system the most effective of them all. Revere was truly an expert on Blackjack. He was involved in the gambling world for twenty-eight years as a pit boss, dealer, owner, troubleshooter, and professional Blackjack player. He began dealing Blackjack at the age of 13 in the back of an Iowa barber shop, worked his way through the University of Nebraska majoring in mathematics. This background made him the first author of a Blackjack book who actually had a lucrative business playing the game from both sides of the table. Revere was a man capable of presenting the insider's view of gambling, as opposed to others who had studied the business from the outside, then written books by applying credible theories. He was the voice of authority, speaking about what he knew best. In addition to his talent as a professional Blackjack player, he taught Blackjack for many years. He developed simple teaching methods which enable the player to easily understand the rules of the game. Furthermore, after his simple explanation he as included charts that help the player practice properly. Only a man with a complete knowledge of the game and the best techniques for teaching the game could write the perfect book for Blackjack player. The strategies in this book were devised with high speed computers by Julian H. Braun of IBM Corporation. He has taken Professor Thorp's original "21" program and substantially refined it to much more accurately analyze any strategy. He has also developed the first program to precisely analyze mathematical expectations for any given situation in the fame of "21."