ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BLACKJACK
STANFORD WONG | PI YEE PRESS | BJ21.COM
 | 1979 – 1984 Beginning in March 2018, Current Blackjack News reported “We no longer list 6:5 and most other carnival games“. Pi Yee Press also published a free weekly newsletter from 2005 – 2013. |  |
VOLUME 1 (1979) 85 PAGES
 | Blackjack in Alberta 19 |
| Blackjack in Puerto Rico 28 |
| Casinos in New York 42,60 |
| Casinos in West Germany 78 |
| Expect. of BS as Cards are Used 67 |
| Flashing From First Base 47 |
| Halves AC Early Sur. Numbers 25 |
| Hi-Lo Numbers for AC Early Surr. 8 |
| Playing Tips – Peter Giles 56,68,80 |
| Win Rate is a Flawed Statistic 4 |
| World Champ of BJ Sahara 12,15,16 |
| Zweikartenspiel at Vegas World 61 |
LETTERS:
| Julian Braun 54,65,74 |
| Howard Grossman 23 |
| Walter Tyminski 73 |
REVIEWS:
| Blackjack Gold Humble 46 |
| Blackjack Super/Gold Humble 46 |
| How to Win at Weekend.. Roberts 55 |
| Playing Blackjack to Win Baldwin 55 |
| Two Books on Blackjack Uston 26 |
| Winning Blackjack Roberts 55 |
VOLUME 2 (1980) 221 PAGES
| A Reader Explains Shadework 66 |
| Barring Might Decrease CasinoWin 7 |
| Can a BJ Player Win Every Day? 101 |
| Casino Tips – Alison Green 88, 118, 153, 192 |
| Catch 22 for a Push 23 |
| December 1979 in Atlantic City 3 |
| Diff. Betting Sys. for Diff. Folks 77 |
| Double Exposure in Generic 83 |
| Double Exposure-Rev. Estimates 116 |
| Dummy Up and Deal 154 |
| Errata for Theory of BJ(1979) 76 |
| Gambling Magazines 210 |
| George the Computer 46 |
| How to Profit From a Comp 83 |
| Index to Theory of Blackjack (1979) 4 |
| Letter From a World Traveller 24 |
| Limet at Aladdin 82 |
| Luckman Defends Revere 117 |
| Names in Blackjack 58 |
| Not avail. anywhere–at any price 89 |
| Optimal Bet Sizing 12, 29 |
| Optimal Number of Simul. Hands 98 |
| Philippines 213 |
| Playing Tips From Peter Giles 20, 37, 59, 91, 126, 155 |
| Practice Tip From Peter Griffin 119 |
| Risk is High at Double Exposure 148 |
| Roberts-Revere Libel Suit 71, 101 |
| Rouge et Noir on Cheating 194 |
| Steve Lottier Uses an Alias 15 |
| Vegas vs N.Nevada Advantage 51 |
| World’s Greatest BJ Purge 164 |
| Zweikartenspiel B.S. Update 8 |
LETTERS:
| Ian Andersen 98 |
| Julian Braun 26,105,170 |
| Bob Fisher 206 |
| Joel Friedman 12,50,131 |
| Bill Gaem 208 |
| Peter Griffin 28,48,135 |
| Howard Grossman 149 |
| John Gwynn 51 |
| Lance Humble 14,31,71 |
| Steve Lottier 124 |
| Jack Martin 208 |
| Mike McCusker 71 |
| Jerry Patterson 30 |
| Stanley Sludikoff 11,31 |
| Arnold Snyder 209 |
| Bud Thomas 33 |
| Ed Thorp 10, 46 |
| Armand Seri 51 |
REVIEWS:
| Basic Blackjack Betting Einstein 68 |
| Beating Casino’s Blackjack Watson 130 |
| Better Blackjack for… Titchkosky 162 |
| BJ: A Winner’s Handbook Patterson 103 |
| BJ’s Winning Formula Patterson 130 |
| The Blackjack Formula Snyder 162 |
| Dummy Up and Deal Solkey 154 |
| How to Play Casino BJ… Venture 210 |
| How to Play Winning BJ Braun 67 |
| How to Win at Blackjack Einstein 68 |
| Playing BJ as a Business Revere 103 |
| Theory of Blackjack Griffin 4 |
| Turning the Tables on… Andersen 69 |
| Understanding & Winning… Chin 104 |
| Winning Without Counting Wong 33,184 |
| World’s Greatest BJ Book Humble 164 |
| Z-System Bennett 164 |
VOLUME 3 (1981) 222 PAGES
| Ace-Adjusted Insurance Num. 101 |
| Bishop Snyder’s 21 Command. 202 |
| Blackjack Around the Caribbean 20 |
| Blackjack Limericks 169,189 |
| Plays that look bad but don’t cost..50 |
| Bugs Illegal in Nevada Casinos 50 |
| Calc. of Probability of Ruin 135 |
| Casino Rules for BJ Dealers 182 |
| Counter-Casino Confront. Sym. 206 |
| Double-Dk Pen.-Empirical Study 40 |
| Double Exp.–Est. of Casino Edge 75 |
| Errata for Volume 3 (1981) 215 |
| Estes Wins Suit Against Hilton 121 |
| Fifth Gambling Conference 202 |
| Lyle Stuart Sues Stan. Roberts 170 |
| Questionnaire From the Maxim 117 |
| Playing Tips – Peter Giles 15,51,85 |
| Rouge et Noir Analyzes A.C. BJ 126 |
| School of Losing Blackjack 121 |
| Single-Dk Pen.–An Empirical Study 2 |
| Single Exp.–Est. of Casino Edge 186 |
| The Sun Sets in the West… 156 |
| Three Videos – Cheating at BJ 189 |
| Tyminski Criticizes C.C.C. 170 |
| Videotape on Cheating 74 |
| What Proportional Betting Does.. 162 |
| When Roberts Sells Computer.. 137 |
LETTERS:
| Julian Braun 132 |
| Bryce Carlson 14,82 |
| Donald Currier 193 |
| Bob Fisher 8,9,81 |
| Daniel Forbes 30,66,79,81,96,114,130,171 |
| Mike Francis 44,84 |
| Joel Friedman 9 |
| Bill Gaem 50,190 |
| Peter Giles 116,154,194 |
| Alison Green 45 |
| Peter Griffin 47 |
| Howard Grossman 8,65,113 |
| T.H. 99 |
| Marvin Master 192 |
| Jerry Patterson 29,46,100,111,173 |
| Richard Ramm 65 |
| Donald Schlesinger 111,154,190,191,193,209 |
| Jack Seltzer 6 |
| Stanley Roberts Sludikoff 140,174 |
| Arnold Snyder 44,101,131 |
| Henry Tamburin 65,66 |
| Ed Thorp 46 |
REVIEWS:
| Blackjack for Profit Snyder 110 |
| Blackjack Systems Revealed Stump 104 |
| How to travel free on a junket Currier 42 |
| Math. of Games & Gambling Packel 170 |
| Million Dollar Blackjack Uston 74 |
| No Need To Count Dubey 34 |
| Pell at Sam’s Town 48 |
| Playing Blackjack in A.C. Chambliss 137 |
| Speed of Single-Deck BJ in Reno 38 |
| S.Roberts Starts BJ Newsletter 31 |
| Winning Without Counting Wong 160 |
| The Zen Count Snyder 210 |
VOLUME 4 (1982) 214 PAGES
| 15 Sept 1982 in Atlantic City 158 |
| Big Changes in Puerto Rico Freed 129 |
| BJ Newsletters-Promises & Perf. 134 |
| Bobby Stans’s Blackjack Products 136 |
| Calc. of Probability of a Natural 8 |
| Christmas Rules at Binion’s HS 184 |
| Count per dk vs Count per 1/2 dk 66 |
| Curr. Restrict. France,Spain,Philip. 133 |
| Danger of Jumping into a Game… 161 |
| Dealer cheats by hitting bust hand 109 |
| Disadv. of Playing Limited Spreads 160 |
| Do you have edge with Neg Cnts? 147 |
| Gambling Times Sells Stock 172,201 |
| Hitting Busted Hands 79 |
| How true is…Snyder’s concl. invalid 203 |
| Instant Advantage A.C. Simulations 162 |
| Let Your Wife Cash Your Chips 152 |
| Linearity of Gains on Plus Counts 164 |
| Overlap Licenses of L.V. Casinos 182 |
| Party Blackjack by Stanford Wong 96 |
| Playing to a $250 Bankroll 160 |
| Prob. of Natural as Cards are Used 50 |
| Prob. of reaching all-time high 122,164 |
| Reno Casinos Use Griffin Invest. 113 |
| Reporting a Cheat in Reno 113,188 |
| Resorts Loses Uston Appeal 90 |
| Rouge et Noir on the Uston Case 125 |
| Sim. of A.C. Blackjack Vincent Lin 91 |
| Sim. of the A.C. 8 Deck Game 194 |
| Sim. of Double-Deck Blackjack 78 |
| Single Deck Shuffle-Empirical Study 2 |
| Slot Manager Speaks Out 25 |
| Snyder’s Red Seven Count 66 |
| Speed of 6-Dk Blackjack in A.C. 63,93 |
| Splitting 3-3 Against 8 |
| Thorp’s Gambling Conf. Comments 9 |
| To Split or Not Split 8s 164 |
| Tokes Discussions 185 |
| When to walk from a 4 deck game 178 |
| Why Double Ten Against Ten? 24 |
| Win/Action is a Decr. Function of k 22 |
LETTERS:
| Bill Anderson 130 |
| Bryce Carlson 47,78 |
| D.E. Douglas 109 |
| Steve Dollar 25 |
| Daniel Forbes 61,185 |
| Axel Freed 6,10,47,65,67,91,111,127,129,144,150,202 |
| Peter Giles 16,192 |
| Michael Gordon 45,48,49 |
| Alison Green 114 |
| Peter Griffin 22,122,164 |
| Vincent Lin 91 |
| Marvin Master 8,10,11,44,78,79,81,82,110,151,186,187 |
| Donald Schlesinger 46,47,68,128,142,159,168,169,185,201 |
| Bobby Singer 95 |
| Allan Wilson 24 |
REVIEWS:
| BJ Quick-Eye CRN 83 |
| BJ: A Winner’s Handbook Patterson 95 |
| Blackbelt in Blackjack Snyder 124 |
| Blackjack Slide Kit CRN 95 |
| BJ’s Winning Formula Patterson 124 |
| A Book on Casino Blackjack Tulcea 125 |
| Dealing Casino Blackjack Hughes 51 |
| Instant Advantage Patterson 162 |
| Millionaire Blackjack Johnston 83 |
| Omega II (Software) Carlson 29 |
| Party Blackjack (Software) Wong 124 |
| Patterson’s Blackjack Bulletin 159 |
| Winning Casino BJ for the.. Cardoza 24 |
| Winning Without Counting Wong 192 |
| World’s Greatest BJ Program Irwin 29 |
VOLUME 5 (1983) 216 PAGES
| Adv. vs Pen., 1 Dk, Reno rules 179 |
| Baccarat, Can You Get an Edge? 120 |
| Blackjack Without Shuffling 129,159 |
| Bobby Stans Offers Stock, RATGUT 28 |
| Bobby Stans Compares Newsletters 47 |
| Casino Shuffles Not Random 129 |
| Comparison of 2 & 4 Dk Win Rates 113 |
| Comparison of 4,6 & 8 Decks 6 |
| Do-It-Yourself Simulation Results 58,77 |
| Do Not Cheat! 184 |
| Double Deck vs Single Deck 80 |
| Eight Deck Profit Opportunities 56 |
| Gambling Times Sells Stock 68,133 |
| Gwynn’s Win Rates for 1-Deck BJ 9 |
| Halves vs Hi-Lo–An Unbiased… 202 |
| Hidden Blackjack Computers 199 |
| Howard Grossman,Counter Catcher 43 |
| Importance of Rule Variations.. 114,145 |
| Importance of # Players at 1 Dk BJ 147 |
| Michael Borowitz is a Good Guy 101 |
| Optimal Bet Sizes for 2 Decks 79 |
| Optimal Bet Sizes for A.C. 61 |
| Optimal Bet Sizes Halves Count 164 |
| Patterson’s TARGET 24,88,129 |
| Penetration 13 |
| Return & Risk Versus Count 57,76 |
| Return & Risk Versus Count 6 Dk 126 |
| Return on Invest. for Prop. Bettors 135 |
| Risk in Atlantic City Blackjack 196 |
| Search for Streakiness 97 |
| 2nd Player Outperforms 1st Player 183 |
| Sim. 1 Deck Results 143 |
| Sim. 4 Decks w/ & w/o DBS & LSR 111 |
| Sim. 4 Dk with Dealers Hitting S17 114 |
| Sim. Halves Count Results 6 Decks 162 |
| Sim. of Strip 6 Deck Blackjack 2 |
| Sim. of Various Players at 8 Decks 18 |
| Sim. with 2 Players, 1 Deck 35 |
| Sim. of Various Players at 1 Deck 39 |
| Sim. Wonging & Playing Mult. Hands 95 |
| Six Decks are Better Than Eight 158 |
| Sludikoff Threatens Lawsuit 66 |
| Sorting Edges of Bee Cards 45 |
| Stuart Sues Sludikoff, Wins 27 |
| Sue a School, Win a Million 204 |
| SWAT:Syst. for winning all the time 168 |
| Ten Largest Casinos in the U.S. 23,152 |
| $3 Bets have an edge & $3.50 bets.195 |
| Two-Deck Profit Opportunities 74 |
| What to do with big bets at shuffle 46 |
| Wide-Open Blackjack Machines 178 |
| Why Hole Cards Not Checked 41 |
LETTERS:
| Gary Chalus 196 |
| Stew Ethier 132 |
| Daniel Forbes 44 |
| Axel Freed 117 |
| Fritz 12 |
| Peter Giles 87,124 |
| John Gwynn 9 |
| Marvin Master 7,12 |
| Donald Schlesinger 132 |
REVIEWS:
| Blackbelt in Blackjack Snyder 23 |
| Blackjack Bulletin Patterson 92 |
| Blackjack Survival Handbook Day 86,110 |
| Ken Uston’s Prof. Blackjack Uston 203 |
| Las Vegas Advisor Curtis 87 |
| Professional Blackjack Wong 108 |
| Winning Without Counting Wong 124 |
VOLUME 6 (1984) 91 PAGES
| Advantage vs Penetration, One Deck 7 |
| Adv. vs Pen., 2 Decks, Strip Rules 9 |
| Adv. vs Pen., 6 Decks, A.C. Rules 22 |
| Bankroll Required for 8 Decks 57 |
| Blackjack Figments 64 |
| Computing Correct Strategy 78 |
| Covert Computers – Fred 40 |
| Front loading by TV is cheating… 81 |
| Hidden Computers Prohibited in A.C. 28 |
| Instructions to Tropicana Dealers 14 |
| Ken Uston Requests Hearing 83 |
| Law Firm for Professional Gamblers 77 |
| Libel Suit Filed Against Sludikoff 22,54 |
| Lucky Bucks Worth More at Craps 13,81 |
| My Current Playing Style 6 |
| Nevada’s Law Defining Cheating 42 |
| Optimal Bets vs the Real World 27 |
| Proper Strategy for Last Dk of Shoe 58 |
| RATGUT Update 29 |
| Return & Risk vs Count/Dk for 8 Dk 54 |
| Schlesinger/Feldman break with |
| Patterson 28 |
| 2nd Chance Blackjack 15 |
| Snyder says Casey similar to George 78 |
| Third Base at a Busy Table 43 |
| Threat of the Trespass Act 38 |
| $2.50 Chips hard to get, hard to keep 26 |
| Video Poker 44,70 |
| Who Barred You? 13 |
| Wonging Questions & Answers 84 |
LETTERS:
| Bob Fisher 43 |
| Marvin Master 83 |
| Donald Schlesinger 30 |
REVIEWS:
| Advanced Blackjack Muse 62 |
| Beat Roulette With a New… Lang 63 |
| The Card-Counting Guide to… Black 30 |
| Guide to Video Poker (1982) SISG 70 |
All of the above bound volumes are out of print but may be available through Pi Yee Press or from other sources. Three of Stanford Wong’s newsletters, Nevada Blackjack, Blackjack World, and Winning Gamer, are no longer published. If you visit BJ21.com, let them know the Blackjack Review Network sent you.