Blackjack Archive

Evolution to launch live dealer casino games in Quebec. It’s been nearly a decade since Quebec’s gaming regulators, Loto-Quebec, made the bold move to launch a provincial online gambling website. Espacejeux.com went live in 2010, and had been an ideological ‘work in progress’ ever since. From its humble beginnings, the website was already operating...

When to split in blackjack (and other obvious suggestions). How are your gymnastic skills? Can you do a perfect split? I’m not the most flexible person, but I can pull off an 8-8 split like nobody’s business. And 31% of the time, the judges (aka dealer) give me a perfect 10 for it. If...

Why Las Vegas (and Canadian) casinos ban card counters, and Atlantic City (and live dealer) casinos deter them. Blackjack card counting was once thought enigmatic. Shrouded in mystery, most believed that one had to be a mathematical savant to even consider using such tactics with any hope of efficiency. Only those who bothered to...

Evaluating the Gamble: Free Bet Blackjack rules, pays and house edge. We all love getting something for nothing. The word ‘Free‘ insights enthusiasm from all who read it. We look closer. We evaluate the worth of the supposedly free item or service. Unfortunately, the results of the evaluation are rarely positive. The truth is,...

Debate continues over supremacy of PC or mobile online casinos. How do you get your casino game on? Maybe you’re an old-fashioned, hands-on kinda player who still prefers to visit land-based casinos for your gambling entertainment? If you’re reading this, it’s more likely that you’re either a PC casino gambler, utilizing a desktop or...

Holy Grail Technology’s new Intelligent Table Management system to eliminate stealing casino chips. Who do you think the highest paid employees of land-based casinos are (aside from the big-wig executives, of course)? I’d be willing to bet members of the security team are very high on the list. It’s their job to protect the...

Online blackjack games draw the masses, while Las Vegas casinos continue to struggle with table games. For so many decades, table games were the bread and butter of casinos in Las Vegas and beyond. The 1930s, 40s, 50, 60s, 70s… then came the 80s. According to statistics, the shift happened in 1984. That was...

What is the casino house edge and why does it hate me? Why is it they call the casino a ‘house‘? No one lives there. Yet the moniker has derived so many relevant terms over the years; house rules, house advantage, beat the house, etc. There’s actually a simple reason for it, and it’s...

Play free casino games on mobile for real Canada casino rewards. A fantastic deal has been struck between two major gaming companies. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment and social gaming platform developer Playstudios are partnering up. For the first time, Canadians will be able to enjoy genuine Canadian casino perks for playing free mobile casino...

The difference between effective casino strategies and poker strategies. Walk into almost any major land-based gambling hall, and you’ll find a poker room alongside a vast array of casino games. Both are forms of gambling, no matter how you look at it. There’s a heavy argument that poker is a game of skill, and...