Blackjack News

The downfall of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange has been in the news all month. Wouldn’t it be interesting if different gambling strategies helped push the company to the brink? Well, it appears as though poker and blackjack strategy may have played a role in one of the biggest stories of the year. The former co-CEO […]

Celebrities playing blackjack is a fun topic. They often gamble amounts that recreational players won’t touch. This lets us dream about what it’s like gambling with big bucks. Their tales about celebrities playing blackjack games are often more entertaining than educational so we don’t cover the topic all that often. Occasionally, there’s a celebrity that […]

One of the reasons so many blackjack players like the game is that it involves skill and decision-making. At the same time, players enjoy some of the non-traditional table games in a casino because they don’t involve much if any, skill. There’s a new blackjack variant in casinos that combines the two ideas. While 21 […]

Virginia gamblers will have four locations to play blackjack without leaving the state in just a couple of years. There’s currently only one temporary casino in the Old Dominion State. There are more full-service casinos in the pipeline for Virginia. The first full-time temporary casino in Virginia opened this summer in Bristol. There’s obviously demand […]

Believe it or not, there are many gamblers who don’t mind, or even care, if they’re playing a 6:5 blackjack game. There are plenty of things that bother blackjack players in Las Vegas or anywhere that deals a 6:5 game. First things first, mathematically playing 3:2 blackjack is always better than playing a 6:5 game. […]

Basic strategy is the most tried and true way to keep the house edge low when playing blackjack in a casino. Alternativ strategies come and go but the boring old basic strategy holds true. Playing blackjack and making perfect basic plays is the best and easiest way to reduce the advantage of a casino. A […]