Pair of sophomores ante up for blackjack club
Cosette Wong
Posted: 3/6/07
Sophomores Matt Brandt and Jay Schulhof know how to make money playing blackjack.
But when the two start the official Duke Blackjack Team, Brandt said they hope the group will be more about having fun, learning new strategies and statistical odds and helping out local charities than making money.
"We really are looking to develop big, team-based strategy," he said. "[But] I think we can make it whatever we want to make it."
The group, two months in the making, has encountered obstacles because blackjack can be classified as a game involving gambling, Brandt said.
"They're a special case," said Marissa Weiss, program coordinator for the Office of Student Activities and Facilities. If the Duke Blackjack Team becomes official, it will be representing the University and its procedures, which prohibit gambling, she added.
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Cosette Wong
Posted: 3/6/07
Sophomores Matt Brandt and Jay Schulhof know how to make money playing blackjack.
But when the two start the official Duke Blackjack Team, Brandt said they hope the group will be more about having fun, learning new strategies and statistical odds and helping out local charities than making money.
"We really are looking to develop big, team-based strategy," he said. "[But] I think we can make it whatever we want to make it."
The group, two months in the making, has encountered obstacles because blackjack can be classified as a game involving gambling, Brandt said.
"They're a special case," said Marissa Weiss, program coordinator for the Office of Student Activities and Facilities. If the Duke Blackjack Team becomes official, it will be representing the University and its procedures, which prohibit gambling, she added.
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