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  • Golden casino

    Thursday, April 10th, 2008


  • Al Francesco

    Thursday, April 10th, 2008

    Many of Us ton’s teammates, however, and especially AI Francesco-the man who had invented the team concept and taught Uston how to play-felt betrayed. AI had been using his BP teams since 1971, racking up huge wins at all of the major casinos in Las Vegas and Reno, without any inkling of suspicion within the […]

  • The Big Player,

    Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

    In 1977, Ken Uston’s first book, The Big Player, became a best seller for Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. Co-authored with professional writer Roger Rapaport, this was the book that taught the public at large, and casino industry insiders, how AI Francesco’s blackjack teams got away with winning huge amounts of money in casinos all over […]

  • Betting: After a Loss

    Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

    Success in blackjack beats. Try to avoid increasing your bet after a loss, even if the count continues to rise. This applies more so towards the top of your betting scale. At the lower end, a slight increase can be gotten away with if it isn’t too blatant in games. Think about it: There […]

  • Betting: Off the Top

    Monday, February 11th, 2008

    Bet more than one unit off the top a fair percentage of the time. Don’t do it every time, so if studied, it doesn’t appear like a mechanical foil. Do it a fair percentage of the time, and vary between two and three units so that surveillance sees more than a minimum wager following the […]

  • Betting: Low-Balling

    Monday, January 21st, 2008

    This would be dropping to a very low wager or even the table minimum during a high positive count - for perhaps a hand or two. When you’re doing this, you’re obviously giving up expectation and you should have a set of blackjack rules to understand this game. But it can throw some bosses for […]

  • Betting: After a Win

    Sunday, January 20th, 2008

    If you win a hand and the count drops, do not lower your bet. Do what most ordinary players do - let the initial bet ride again as you “hope” for a hot streak. Only card counters adhering to about blackjack rules a predetermined betting scale lower their bets after a win, when enough high […]

  • Betting and Playing Camouflage

    Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

    Betting and playing camouflage relates to ways an advantage player can mislead bosses into thinking you’re not the advantage player you really are, by what you bet and how you play blackjack tournaments. This is accomplished by betting and playing in a way that isn’t consistent with known card counting methods, at least at opportune […]