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Playing Video Poker: Sometimes You’ve Just Got to Be Lucky
(Note: I’m not telling this story just to brag about my good fortune but rather to use it as a teaching example for video poker players.)

Don’t miss Red Hot January!
It might be cold outside but the casino’s on fire this January, thanks to our new £100,000 Live Casino tournament, Red Hot January...

How to Play a Pair of 4s in Blackjack
When you are dealt a pair of 4s in blackjack you have three viable playing options: Hit, Split or Double down...

Betting Progressions: Positive VS. Negative
Many, if not the majority of craps and roulette players, find that they wish to increase or decrease their bets but can’t figure out when to do so and for how much. I’ve...

They Said What? Misinformation about Blackjack
After nearly 50 years of playing blackjack, I could write a book that would contain all the misinformation on blackjack I’ve read in books and the Internet, and heard in casinos...

Simple Playing Strategy for Jacks or Better
The playing strategy for most of the hands you’ll receive when you play the popular Jacks or Better video poker game is a no-brainer because it’s fairly obvious which cards you...

£300,000 Christmas ADVENTures
We’re extending the festive fun into 2020 – claim a cut of £300,000 across four weekly adventures ending 12th January!..

£20,000 Jolly Dicers Launch
Set sail on exclusive new slot Jolly Dicers for a swashbuckling raid on £20,000 over the next two weeks! Start your adventure in a £10,000 Tournament before plundering more...

December Live
Crown a great year in the Live Casino with a month of turnover tournaments serving up £150,000 of cash prizes...

Seven Common Mistakes Made by Card Counters
Learning the techniques of card counting (meaning, accurately keeping track of the cards as they are played out) can be mastered by most serious players. Yet, most counters...

7 Tips to Avoid Rookie Mistakes at the Casino
The first few times you visit a casino can be like a first date: excitement and hope mixed with worries and what-ifs. You wonder what to do, how much to spend, how to act if...

Book Review: the 21st-century Card Counter
The subtitle of this book is “The Pros’ Approach to Beating Today’s Blackjack.” Trust me; this is exactly what this book is all about...

Book Review: The Blackjack Insiders
Over the past 50 or so years, I’ve read my fair share of books containing trip reports written by card counters. But none was as unique, and well-written, as the recently...

888casino Wins Casino Operator of the Year 2019 at the EGR Awards
888casino was in pole position at the 2019 EGR Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House, in London. An illustrious gala event was hosted on Thursday, October 24, 2019, with hundreds...

MIT Blackjack Team Vs. Casinos: The Untold Story
The recently opened Encore Boston Harbor casino is situated just 14 minutes away from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, home of the famous MIT blackjack team. The team has...