Blackjack
2005
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I giocatori di vantaggio sono un gruppo versatile
An item in today's Las Vegas Mercury discusses various casino advantage players and their tactics. It covers a broad spectrum including card counting, hole card play, sports betting, poker, and even craps.
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Via libera ai giocatori d'azzardo canadesi di lingua francese
From the Edmonton Sun: WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation has partially lifted a ban on French in the province's casinos by allowing bilingual blackjack tables twice a week.
2004
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Jimmy Dime, contatori di carte, cause legali e altro ancora
An article in today's Las Vegas Sun starts out talking about Jimmy Pine, aka "Young Jimmy Dime" who was a participant in the recent World Series of Blackjack's second season.
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Palazzo Imperiale costretto a pagare: $400K al giocatore di vantaggio detenuto
My recent post about a $99,999 judgement against Imperial Palace casino in Las Vegas included only the actual damages awarded in the case. Since then, the case has returned to the courtroom where the jury awarded an additional $500,000 in punitive damages.
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LV Review Journal: I giocatori d'azzardo vengono truffati?
An editorial in Saturday's Las Vegas Review Journal references the suit I mentioned a few days ago, and features this telling quote: "The gaming industry's viability -- and the state's economy -- hinge on the premise that gamblers get a fair shake.
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Che cos'è la "Regola del 6"?
I recently got this question via email: "What is the rule of 6?" Casinos that deal single-deck blackjack often instruct their dealers to use the "rule of 6" to decide when to shuffle.
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Un avvocato fa causa ai casinò per l'uso di sistemi di conteggio delle carte
Las Vegas attorney Bob Nersesian has filed suit on behalf of a gambler at a casino in Reno, NV, seeking to stop the casino from using the automated MindPlay blackjack table for a practice known as 'preferential shuffling'.