HISTORY or QUOTE for October 01:
On this day in 1980, Bob Stupak opened the Glitter Gulch strip club in downtown Las Vegas.
On this day in 1993, a man and woman jumped into the back of an armored truck destined for Circus Circus casino in Las Vegas. Twelve years later the woman would turn herself in but the $2.5 million from the truck was gone. (NBC News)
On this day in 2001, the first issue of Henry Tamburin's Blackjack Insider Newsletter was published. This electronic newsletter contains strategy and other information on blackjack (and other casino games) for recreational blackjack players.
On this day in 2022, Max Rubin and Richard Munchkin held the 25th Silver Anniversary Blackjack Ball. Darryl Purpose won the Grosjean Cup trophy this year for World's Greatest Blackjack Player. Cathy Hulbert and Blair Hull were both inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame. [ Blackjack Ball ]
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UPDATED or NEW for October 01, 2023
- 09/26/23: Nominees for the 2023 Blackjack Hall of Fame have been announced.
- 08/29/23: Major encyclopedia “reference” link cleanup completed.
- 08/28/23: Added entry for the World’s Most Liberal 21.
- 08/28/23: Added entry for the Free Bonus Blackjack variant.
- 08/28/23: Added entry for the Blackjack Frenzy variant.
- 08/28/23: Added entry for the Bet’em All Blackjack variant.
- 08/26/23: Added entry for the Twin Blackjack variation.
- 08/26/23: Added entry for Texas Bullseye, a blackjack variant.
- 08/26/23: Added entry for the TvBet Blackjack variant.
- 08/23/23: Added entry for the Lucky Charlie blackjack side-bet.
- 08/22/23: Added entry for Evolution Gaming’s Lightning Blackjack variant.
- 08/22/23: Added entry for Draft Kings’ Bingo Blackjack variant.
- 08/22/23: Added entry for the Bahama Bonus Blackjack variant.
- 08/21/23: Added entry for the 21 to the River blackjack side bet.
- 08/21/23: Added entry for ZFX Gaming’s 21 Stud blackjack variant.
- 08/21/23: Added entry for Betsoft’s 21 Burn Blackjack variant.
- 08/19/23: Added entry for Playtech’s Quantum Blackjack variant.
- 07/29/23: Added entry for CAC2, a new 2-level system by Cacarulo.
- 07/22/23: Added entry for the Bonus Spin Extreme progressive side-bet.
- 07/22/23: Began Giveaway #25 – 1 new book + 5 used books. Ended Sept 14.
- 07/01/23: Michael Dalton is the new administrator for the official Blackjack Hall of Fame site.
- 06/25/23: New post: Blackjack Versus Poker (Part 5) by Yancy Howard.
- 06/21/23: New post: An Ode to the Bishop by Yancy Howard.
- 06/18/23: New post: Getting Away With It! by Allan Pell.
- 06/10/23: Our Twitter Feeds page is working again (somewhat).
- 06/06/23: Richard Munchkin has reported that blackjack legend Arnold Snyder died this morning.
- 06/04/23: New post: Evolution of a Card Counter by Bootlegger.
- 06/01/23: New post: Blackjack Versus Poker (Part 4) by Yancy Howard.
- 06/01/23: Updated entry for Howard Grossman’s 1994 The Secrets of Blackjack video.
- 05/29/23: New post: Blackjack Tips From the Silver Fox by Ralph Stricker.
- 05/28/23: New post: All Stressed Out – Handling a Bad Beat! by Michael Dalton.
- 05/20/23: New post: Mastering the Art of Blackjack Card Counting Deviations by ChatGPT.
- 05/18/23: After 12 years, the last episode of the excellent Gambling With An Edge podcast aired.
- 04/28/23: Added entry for Alice Walker, the first woman to win the World Series of Blackjack.
- 04/25/23: Began Giveaway #24 – Four books and a video. Ended June 24.
- 03/19/23: Teaser for the movie documentary called Advantage Player released.
- 02/27/23: Began Giveaway #23 – Six new books – mostly on poker. Ended April 15.
- 02/17/23: Don Schlesinger and Dave Brolley’s monumental work, The Hi-Lo Card Counting System: A Complete Guide to Index Play is now available.
- 02/12/23: Updated entry for Katarina Walker.
- 02/11/23: Added entry for Monica Reeves.
- 02/10/23: Added entry for Super 4 Progressive Blackjack.
- 02/08/23: Updated entry for Chinese Blackjack.
- 02/04/23: Added entry for Steven Bridges.
- 01/27/23: Added entry for Lyn Elliot’s documentary called Counter Culture.
- 01/02/23: Updated entry for Michael Benson’s book Blackjack Strategy.
- 01/01/23: Began Giveaway #22 – Four new books and a video. Ended Feb 10.
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