The Casino Odds
Casino odds are made to be in favor of the house, we know this, however, what if you could change some of the rules? Then what? A couple nights ago I was going through Netflix when I saw this movie…
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4’s and 8’s
4’s and 8’s: with the Chinese, these numbers are ambiguous. You wouldn’t think they mean anything, but for the Chinese they mean EVERYTHING. Whether something has a 4 or an 8 is equivalent to a loss or win and the…
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Myth Debunked: Blackjack – Five Card Charlie
I’ve been asked on occasion by players who would have five cards in front of them at a blackjack table about something called a “five card charlie”, which, in blackjack terms is a five card hand that does not exceed…
So You Want to Run a Casino Night Fundraiser
A lot of these companies will tell you a whole bunch of things, and mainly they do it to… Help you pull off a successful event, so you’ll contact them in the future. Want to win your business above the…
Table Etiquette – If You Don’t Know How to Play, Don’t Be The Anchor
This table etiquette tip should keep you partially out of harms way at a blackjack table… …unless you insist on playing bad hand strategy, then I can’t help you. The anchor is the last person dealt from the blackjack shoe…
In the Movies: God of Gamblers I, II, III, & The Early Stages (1989-1997)
My first exposure to any kind of casino gambling came through the movies. When I was a little girl, my parents and I would go to a movie theater in Chinatown to watch the Chinese films that would find their…