ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BLACKJACK
1977 – 1988
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1977
FEBRUARY 1977
 | Stanley Roberts. Insurance. |
APRIL 1977
| Stanley Roberts. Surrender or die! |
| REVIEW by Elbert Walker: Blackjack Gold by Lance Humble |
MAY 1977
| Stanley Roberts. Blackjack Winner. |
JUNE 1977
| Stanley Roberts. Blackjack: The English experience. |
JULY 1977
| Austin’s Starter System for Blackjack. |
| Stanley Roberts. Roberts vs Jimmy the Greek. |
AUGUST 1977
| David Sklansky. The Key Card Concept. |
OCTOBER 1977
| Frank Adornetto. Blackjack Table Limits – Mini and Maxi. |
NOVEMBER 1977
| Stanley Roberts. Barring winners. |
DECEMBER 1977
| Mike Newman. Behind the scenes at the longest blackjack game in history. |
1978
FEBRUARY 1978
| Basic rules of casino blackjack. |
| Basic strategy for a 4-deck play. |
| Howard D. Mitchell, Blackjack Systems From Basic Strategy to Expert |
| Stanley Roberts. The only honest game in Nevada. |
| Lance Humble. The future of casino blackjack. |
| Ken Uston. Binions vs Uston $100,000 on the line. |
| Delores Perry. Controversy between counters and casinos. |
| Mike Newman. Players errors at the blackjack table. |
| David Sklansky. Blackjack development of basic strategy. |
| REVIEW by Daniel Rodgers: The Accu-count system for winning blackjack. |
MARCH 1978
| Stanley Roberts. Caveat emptor. |
APRIL 1978
| Stanley Roberts. The only game in town. |
| Bud Thomas. So you want to be a professional blackjack player? |
MAY 1978
| Stanley Roberts. PLAYBJ: A computer game for teaching blackjack. |
| Walter Tyminski. Card counting and the law: The Mark Estes case. |
JUNE 1978
| Stanley Roberts. A declaration of war. |
JULY 1978
| Stanley Roberts. The most accurate blackjack system? |
AUGUST 1978
| Stanley Roberts. Welcome Dr. Thorp. |
SEPTEMBER 1978
| Stanley Roberts. The elusive goal of accuracy. |
| Ace Jacks. Blackjack power plays. |
| Sahara World championship of blackjack. |
DECEMBER 1978
| Stanley Roberts. A lesson in soft-doubling strategy. |
| Dan Heneghan. Blackjack rules in Atlantic City. |
| Edward O. Thorp. World Championship of Blackjack. |
1979
JANUARY 1979
| Stanley Roberts. The world’s worst blackjack players. |
MARCH 1979
| Stanley Roberts. The first blackjack tournament. |
APRIL 1979
| Stanley Roberts. The final round: World Championship of Blackjack. |
MAY 1979
| Stanley Roberts. Good blackjack players go directly to jail. |
| Helen Estrada. So You Wanna Be A Blackjack Dealer? |
JUNE 1979
| Stanley Roberts. How to end the barring controversy. |
| Dave Wheeler. How to develop a blackjack memory. |
| Sahara blackjack tournament. |
JULY 1979
| Stanley Roberts. Surrender or die. |
AUGUST 1979
| Stanley Roberts. Casino blackjack: an unsporting position. |
| B. J. Player. Thoughts on blackjack. |
| Lance Humble. Blackjack Gold-Part I. |
SEPTEMBER 1979
| Lance Humble. Blackjack Gold-Part II. |
OCTOBER 1979
| Stanley Roberts. He’s not a card counter. |
| Lance Humble. Blackjack Gold-Part III. |
NOVEMBER 1979
| Stanley Roberts. Blackjack strategy for Atlantic City. |
| Lance Humble. Blackjack Gold-Part IV. |
DECEMBER 1979
| Stanley Roberts. The mini-max blackjack betting method. |
| Barbara Coyle. Games people play – Oregon style. |
| Lance Humble. Blackjack Gold-Part V. |
1980
JANUARY 1980
| Stanley Roberts. Taking stock. |
| Lance Humble. Blackjack Gold-Part VI. |
| Brown, Robert. They beat the casinos. |
| Keith Taft’s David Computer |
FEBRUARY 1980
| Stanley Roberts. The dishonored heroes. |
| Lance Humble. Blackjack Gold-Part VII. |
| David Spanier. Double exposure 21. |
| Ken Uston. The perfect blackjack player. (Uston’s account of his 1977 exploits with George.) |
MARCH 1980
| Stanley Roberts. World Championship of Blackjack. |
| World Blackjack Tournaments. |
| Lance Humble. Blackjack Gold-Part VIII. |
| Edward O. Thorp. Blackjack – beware the short shoe. |
APRIL 1980
| Bobby Rich. Playing blackjack in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. |
| Lance Humble. Blackjack Gold-Part IX. |
| Edward O. Thorp. BJ card trick. |
MAY 1980
| Allen D. Altus. & Skipper W. Rothfield. Fighting Blackjack Paronoia. |
| Stanley Roberts. Part I: Lawrence Revere: A final epitaph. |
JUNE/JULY 1980
| Stanley Roberts. Part II: Lawrence Revere: A final eptaph. |
| Edward O. Thorp. Cheating at blackjack. |
| New champ for Sahara classic. |
AUGUST 1980
| Stanley Roberts. The good, the bad and the ugly. |
SEPT 1980
| Stanley Roberts. Play it again stan. |
| W. W. Sayre. A mathematical case against progressive betting systems. |
OCTOBER 1980
| Len Miller. Bienvenido, senor blackjack. |
| Thomas Cate. The chance-skill blackjack system. |
| Stanley Roberts. Basic strategy for Atlantic City. |
| Howard D. Mitchell. How to play double exposure 21. |
NOVEMBER 1980
| Stanley Roberts. Concerning Lance Humble. |
DECEMBER 1980
| Stanley Roberts. Back to basics. |
1981
JANUARY 1981
| Stanley Roberts. Part I: Card counting – Why, how and which. |
FEBRUARY 1981
| Stanley Roberts. Part I: Card counting – Why, how and which. |
MARCH 1981
| Stanley Roberts. Part I: Card counting – Why, how and which. |
| Dennis Robinson. Blackjack in the Philippines. |
APRIL 1981
| Stanley Roberts. The great blackjack scam. |
MAY 1981
| Stanley Roberts. High ticket system. |
| Ace Scanner. Secret weapon for counters. |
JUNE 1981
| Stanley Roberts. Tournament blackjack. |
| Jack Lewis. Blackjack and the not so sweet. |
JULY 1981
| Stanley Roberts. Cheating at blackjack. |
| Len Miller. Tournament blackjack. |
AUGUST 1981
| Tex Sheahan. Ken Uston Tells All. |
| Stanley Roberts. Rule changes. |
SEPTEMBER 1981
| Stanley Roberts. The Atlantic City blackjack issue. |
OCTOBER 1981
| Stanley Roberts. Much ado about nothing: A tale of Atlantic City in two parts. |
NOVEMBER 1981
| Stanley Roberts. Potpourri. |
DECEMBER 1981
| Stanley Roberts. A rose by any other name. |
| Bruce McClarren. Positive progression blackjack system. |
1982
JANUARY 1982
| 21st Anniversary of Blackjack. |
| Atlantic City basic strategy update. |
| Edward O. Thorp. A favorable strategy for twenty-one. |
| Julian Braun. Blackjack: The computer and I. |
| Ken Uston. Playing blackjack in an evolutionary environment. |
| Richard Canfield. Blackjack inside and out. |
| Lance Humble. I remember the good old days. |
| Snyder, Arnold. The profit formula. |
FEBRUARY 1982
| Stanley Roberts. The richest blackjack tournament ever. |
MAY 1982
| Stanley Roberts. Sands International blackjack open. |
JUNE 1982
| Stanley Roberts. Players control own destiny. |
JULY 1982
| Stanley Roberts. Tournaments-building a better mouse trap. |
AUGUST 1982
| Stanley Roberts. Card counter score Uston: 1, Atlantic City casinos: 0, The public: ? |
SEPTEMBER 1982
| Stanley Roberts. Going public. |
OCTOBER 1982
| Stanley Roberts. Double dealing in Atlantic City. |
NOVEMBER 1982
| Stanley Roberts. Atlantic City reader report. |
| Richard Canfield A. Beating video blackjack. |
DECEMBER 1982
| Stanley Roberts. Enter Ms. BJ. |
1983
JANUARY 1983
| Stanley Roberts. Enter Ms. BJ. |
FEBRUARY 1983
| Stanley Roberts. To toke or not to toke, that is the question. |
| Len Miller. Gaming on the High Seas. |
MARCH 1983
| Reno/Tahoe Issue |
| Stanley Roberts. Revenue trends in Atlantic City blackjack. |
APRIL 1983
| Stanley Roberts. On the road again at last. |
MAY 1983
| Stanley Roberts. Kelly is Murphy’s brother-in-law. |
| Hal Straus. Blackjack Martinique style. |
JUNE 1983
| Stanley Roberts. Untitled. |
| Stupak, Bob. Double Exposure 21 (From the inside out). |
JULY 1983
| Stanley Roberts. Tribute to a bad man: Meyer Lansky. |
| P. Stinnett. 21 Ways to drive your blackjack dealer crazy. |
| Gene Garofalo. Down for the count. |
| The Guesser. Blackjack in North Dakota. |
| Macias, Frank. The son of Thorp system. |
AUGUST 1983
| Stanley Roberts. Fun money and new world record blackjack winnings. |
| Malmuth, Mason. The ultimate blackjack weapon – card domination. |
SEPTEMBER 1983
| Stanley Roberts. Playing in the big casinos. |
| Alfred Sheinwold. Blackjack home style. |
OCTOBER 1983
| Stanley Roberts. Reprint of April 1978 article. |
NOVEMBER 1983
| Stanley Roberts. Catskills casino controversy. |
| The $375,000 Desert Inn blackjack tournament. |
DECEMBER 1983
| Stanley Roberts. Untitled. |
| Malmuth, Mason. Card domination II – The ultimate blackjack weapon. |
1984
MARCH 1984
| Haven Earle Haley. The winner speaks: Desert Inn tourney. |
APRIL 1984
| Beginner’s guide to blackjack. |
MAY 1984
| Malmuth, Mason. Card domination III. |
JUNE 1984
| Stanley Roberts. Happenings in the blackjack field. |
| Staley, Lee. Blackjack insurance: A piece of the rock. |
| Herd Oxstein. Those chirping blackjack birds. |
| Australia’s second blackjack tournament. |
| How to Get Casino Credit. |
JULY 1984
| Stanley Roberts. The March 1984 $350,000 Desert Inn blackjack tournament. |
AUGUST 1984
| Stanley Roberts. The insurance rule. |
SEPTEMBER 1984
| Stanley Roberts. The dealer’s chances. |
OCTOBER 1984
| Stanley Roberts. Playing with a computer. |
NOVEMBER 1984
| Stanley Roberts. Desert Inn Casino Marketing International highlights. |
1985
JANUARY 1985
| Richard Canfield A. Propel your paradoxes to profit. |
FEBRUARY 1985
| Stanley Roberts. Recent tournament results. |
| Earle Haley. No elimination! A landmark tournament idea. |
MARCH 1985
| Edward Rhoades. Eddie, Freddie and Don. |
MAY 1985
| Richard Canfield A. Part I: Blackjack 1985 – The state of an art. |
JUNE 1985
| Stanley Roberts. Does cut-card position hurt the non-counting blackjack player? |
| Richard Canfield A. Part II: Blackjack 1985 – The state of an art. |
| Sylvia Sandroff. Blackjack paranoia in Egypt. |
SEPTEMBER 1985
| Stanley Roberts. John Scarne Dies. |
| Brad (BJ) Player. Blackjack: Card behavior and shuffling. |
| Marvin Karlins. How to Win … and Not Get Barred: Part I. (The Psychological Edge column) (p.16) |
| Rose, I. Nelson. Counting Is Not Cheating. (Gambling & the Law column)(p.24) |
OCTOBER 1985
| Stanley Roberts. Untitled. |
DECEMBER 1985
| Stanley Roberts. Dr. Wilson replies on the subject of cut card position. |
| Ron Marshall. Don’t be a blackjack bozo. |
1986
JANUARY 1986
| Stanley Roberts. Cut card & myths. |
| Donald Drake. How I won a blackjack tournament. |
FEBRUARY 1986
| James F. Light. Play the dealer. |
MARCH 1986
| Stanley Roberts. Basic strategy changes. |
| Mike Caro. Gambling’s important decisions. |
APRIL 1986
| Stanley Roberts. Chance, computers and cards. |
| Beginner’s corner: The basics of blackjack. |
MAY 1986
| Donald Drake. Sands $325,000 gala blackjack tournament. |
| Don Melvin. Back to basic strategy. |
JULY 1986
| Donald Drake. Frontier blackjack tournament. |
| Robert Gates. Why be a loser. |
| Don Melvin. Beyond basic strategy. |
AUGUST 1986
| Stanley Roberts. One more skirmish. |
| Getting the most out of junkets. |
SEPTEMBER 1986
| Stanley Roberts. Casino countermeasures. |
OCTOBER 1986
| Stanley Roberts. Dishonest countermeasures. |
| Donald Drake. Blackjack mini tourneys’ new challenge. |
NOVEMBER 1986
| Stanley Roberts. Protecting yourself. |
DECEMBER 1986
| International Gaming Issue |
| Stanley Roberts. Bankrolling your play. |
1987
JANUARY 1987
| Stanley Roberts. The ten commandments. |
| Dr. Sourwine. Before you play, know what you’re playing. |
FEBRUARY 1987
| David Sklansky. The key card concept – An extra edge at the blackjack table. |
| Gary Shenfeld. Claridge blackjack championship. |
MARCH 1987
| Gary Shenfeld. Claridge blackjack championship. |
| Stanley Roberts. The future of casino gambling. |
APRIL 1987
| Stanley Roberts. Basic bad bets. |
MAY 1987
| Stanley Roberts. Caveat emptor. |
| J. R. Miller. A system for blackjack toking. |
JUNE 1987
| Stanley Roberts. Preparing to win. |
| Hal Rosen. Bad luck blackjack: There goes the game. |
| Brian Moobery. Fun blackjack may be the game for you. |
| Malmuth, Mason. Part I: Blackjack biases. |
JULY/AUGUST 1987
| Stanley Roberts. The dealer’s chances. |
| Malmuth, Mason. Part II: Blackjack biases. |
| William T. Ziemba. How Bets Effect Odds. |
| World Gaming Directory. Reprinted from Gambling & Wagering Business Magazine. |
SEPTEMBER 1987
| Stanley Roberts. Kelly is Murphy’s brother-in-law. |
OCTOBER 1987
| Stanley Roberts. The insurance rule. |
NOVEMBER 1987
| Alvin Moore. Part I: Blackjack breakthrough. |
DECEMBER 1987
| Stanley Roberts. The most accurate blackjack system? |
| Alvin Moore. Part 2: Blackjack breakthrough. |
1988
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1988
| Stanley Roberts. A double dose of death: Kenneth Uston dies. |
| Mike Caro. The great blackjack slow roll. |
| Alvin Moore. Blackjack: Why the wash doesn’t always come out clean. |
| Newell, John. In defense of progressive blackjack. |
MARCH/APRIL 1988
| Stanley Roberts. Computer can put you in chips. |
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