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.
LATEST BLOG ENTRY
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- 08/26/22: The Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is scheduled for Oct 10-13 in Las Vegas.
- 08/12/22: Added entry for Erica Schoenberg.
- 08/10/22: Began Giveaway #20 – Over $100 in blackjack books and reports! Ends Sept 27.
- 07/11/22: Added entry for RX Gamble.
- 06/26/22: Since March of 2022, the Blackjack Hall of Fame is now a 501c3 non-profit corporation.
- 06/07/22: Call for papers: 18th Intl. Conf. on Gambling & Risk Taking. This event will be held at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada May 23-25, 2023.
- 05/28/22: New Windows 10/11 compatible Baccarat Buster 3 software now available!
- 05/24/22: Began Giveaway #19 – Lots of poker books!!
- 05/10/22: Added link to the Internet Archive Blackjack Software Collection.
- 04/30/22: Completed a major “link” update throughout the site. This includes linking to web.archive.org, if possible, when sources disappear. Please report any bad links you see!
- 04/23/22: New versions of the high-speed blackjack simulators, CVCX and CVData, are now available.
- 04/07/22: The 18th Intl Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking has been announced for May 23-25, 2023, at Park MGM in Las Vegas.
- 03/20/22: Began Giveaway #18 – Six old used and vintage blackjack books.
- 03/18/22: Added the Wilson Point Count to the Card Counting System Comparison chart. Also, updated the efficiency numbers for Wilson and Tek counts using the CVData Efficiency Calculator.
- 03/01/22: It was reported that Arnold Snyder’s site blackjackforumonline.com was hacked in December. Well, Arnold decided to move his site to the Gambling With An Edge site. You can also view original old web archives here.
- 02/05/22: Updated entry under ACG.
- 02/04/22: Complete set of Casino & Sports magazine is available / for sale.
- 02/04/22: Added the term W-2G to the Encyclopedia of Blackjack.
- 01/09/22: Began Giveaway #17 – Over $100 in new books given away on Feb 28.
- 11/18/21: Began Giveaway #16 – Over $100 in new books given away on Dec 24.
- 10/25/21: Casino Verite Blackjack software has been updated to support hole-carding.
- 09/25/21: Added the binary number 101012 to the Encyclopedia of Blackjack.
- 09/21/21: Added I. Nelson Rose’s blog.
- 09/13/21: Added entry for CAB 2000.
- 09/11/21: Improved and updated/redirected many entries and old pages from bjrnet.com. They now live on blackjackreview.com. Example: Casino Game Protection
- 09/11/21: Added Ed Thorp’s video from the 21st Blackjack Ball.
- 09/09/21: Updated entry for Arnold Snyder’s Blackjack Shuffle Tracker’s Cookbook.
- 09/08/21: Updated entry for Stanford Wong’s book Casino Tournament Strategy.
- 09/05/21: Added entry for words to the Encyclopedia of Blackjack.
- 08/31/21: Updated the site index page: Regular posts are now listed separately from other contributed posts.
- 08/13/21: Updated entry for Carl Cooper.
- 08/01/21: Improved the automatic “hover over” blue links. They should now work on mobile devices such as an iPhone. If you see any problems with these links let me know.
- 07/28/21: Updated / improved the blackjack tests and quizzes page.
- 07/15/21: Added terms rebate zone and steering strategy to the Encyclopedia of Blackjack.
- 07/03/21: Arnold Snyder’s new book Radical Blackjack is now available.
- 06/28/21: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #14 which will end Aug 28.
- 06/11/21: Updated the Tooltip Glossary used throughout the site.
- 05/22/21: Added partial review of Moraine Mono’s book AceMT for Blackjack and Spanish 21.
- 05/19/21: Updated the Blackjack Ball page to include the first Blackjack Call Zoom session.
- 04/23/21: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #13 which ended June 23.
- 03/02/21: The Blackjack Ball was canceled this year due to the Pandemic.
- 02/28/21: Added entry for Moraine Mono’s book AceMT for Blackjack and Spanish 21.
- 02/25/21: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #12 which ended April 5.
- 01/16/21: Added entry for Ken Feldman’s report Winner’s Guide.
- 01/10/21: Roger Baldwin, author of Playing Blackjack To Win, died at the age of 91.
- 01/10/21: Added RXGamble.com to the recommended links page.
- 12/22/20: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #11 which ended Jan 31.
- 11/23/20: Updated entry for Arnold Snyder’s new book called Radical Blackjack.
- 10/29/20: Added latest newsletter from Bill Zender covering the Buster Blackjack side bet.
- 10/16/20: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #10 which ended Nov 30.
- 08/24/20: Updated entry for Ken Feldman.
- 08/24/20: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #9 which ended Oct 1.
- 07/12/20: Began allowing the ability to comment on selected “pages” in addition to “posts”. As an example, you can now comment on “this” page.
- 07/09/20: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #8 which ended Aug 15.
- 06/07/20: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #7 which ended Jul 8.
- 06/03/20: Added latest newsletter from Bill Zender covering Casino and Card Room Reopenings.
- 04/30/20: Added entry for Charles Van Doren and updated several entries related to the Four Horsemen of Aberdeen and the book Playing Blackjack to Win.
- 04/23/20: Added new blog post Blackjack Versus Poker by Yancy Howard.
- 04/21/20: Added two rare cover images with Ken Uston from Boardwalker magazine. Feb 1981 | Sep/Oct 1982
- 04/19/20: Added entry for Howie’s Angels.
- 04/17/20: Guest this week on the GWAE podcast is Michael Dalton.
- 04/17/20: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #6.
- 04/09/20: Added link to Andrew Uyal’s blog news feed / podcast.
- 04/08/20: Added entry for Dominic Spence’s Equalization Blackjack strategy.
- 04/05/20: Added entry for Stuart Perry aka Dan Gordon, who passed away in 2017.
- 04/05/20: Added entry for Eddie Olsen’s Blackjack Extra newsletter.
- 04/04/20: Added entry for John Imming’s short lived newsletter called Computer Gambling Forum: Blackjack Compendium.
- 04/04/20: Added entries for IMP, IMP-76 and IMP#-XYZ.
- 04/02/20: Spent several hours updating the Blackjack Software Review section.
- 03/31/20: Updated entry for Previn Mankodi.
- 03/29/20: Updated entry for the book Darkstar Blackjack.
- 03/29/20: Added entry for John Gollehon, who passed away in 2018.
- 03/29/20: Updated entry for Dominique Rhone’s book How to Count Cards.
- 03/29/20: Added / updated several “Not Recommended” books with the common title The Ultimate Blackjack System by different authors: 1, 2, 3, 4 Hmmm… they can’t all be the “ultimate” blackjack system 🙂
- 03/28/20: Updated entry for Donald L. Collver’s 1966 book Scientific Blackjack…
- 03/26/20: Added entry and review of the 2004 TV documentary Beating Vegas.
- 03/26/20: Added entry for the short-lived 2007 era magazine All In Blackjack.
- 03/25/20: Added entry for Mike Basemann’s book How to Play Blackjack in Easy Way.
- 03/24/20: Updated entry for Chad Courter’s book 10 Step Blackjack and added an entry for the associated Ambition Counts.
- 03/23/20: Updated entry for Richard Cui’s book Blackjack Card Counting Tricks.
- 03/22/20: Updated entry for the book The Secret Diary of an All-Girl Blackjack Team by Ashley, Elizabeth and Maria.
- 03/19/20: Updated entry for Andrew Uyal’s book Blackjack Insiders.
- 03/16/20: Added entry for Christopher Brady’s book Casino Surveillance.
- 03/15/20: Added entry for the TV series Casino Confidential which aired in 2012.
- 03/13/20: Added and updated entries for many of the individuals who have been interviewed on the Gambling with an Edge radio podcast over the years. New entries include: Tom Artle, BJ Traveller, Black Asian, Blade, Bruce, Cartwright, The Doc, Charles Hondi, Dusty, Geoff Hall, Jake Jacobs, Joe, Bob Loeb, Joe and Semi Pro, Adam Kucharski, Lone Wolf, Phoenix, Rozanna Travis and Jo, Mike, Molded Truths, Philip Reed, Sassy Red, Refinery, Romes, Ryemo, Richie Rich, Spencer Robinson, SD1, SmallCap, Thea and Theo, Ultimate, Beth Uston, Andrew Uyal, Vagabond, Steve Waugh and Yoshi
- 03/12/20: New “table” formatting fully implemented in the Product Review Section.
- 03/07/20: Added entry for Big Chuck Gorson who died in 2007.
- 03/07/20: A major rework of the Product Review Section has been completed. Dozens of new and old blackjack books, videos and software have been added with many updates and corrections to existing listings. Obviously, there is always work to be done in this section. Care to comment or review a product? Let me know.
- 03/04/20: Added entry for Howard Grossman, who passed away in 2011.
- 02/28/20: New article by Michael Dalton: The 24th Annual Blackjack Ball
- 02/27/80: Added entry for EZ Bust.
- 02/26/20: Added entry for Dunbar.
- 02/26/20: Updated entry for Radical Blackjack by Arnold Snyder.
- 02/18/20: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #5.
- 02/12/20: Updated entry for Gregory Mannarino’s book Gregorian Strategy for Multiple Deck Blackjack.
- 02/12/20: Added entry for Tommy Mariba’s book Millenium Blackjack.
- 02/12/20: Added entries for the several books by BJANALYST and updated Conrad Membrino.
- 02/11/20: Updated entry for John Bukofsky’s book Blackjack: Play Like the Pros.
- 02/11/20: Added entry for Jack Lackie’s ebook Blackjack: Don’t Count On It!
- 02/10/20: Updated entry for Bryan Evans book Winning At Blackjack.
- 02/10/20: Updated entry for Carlson Chambliss, co-author of the book Fundamentals of Blackjack.
- 02/09/20: Added entry for Thomas Price’s book Blackjack Ace.
- 02/07/20: Updated listing under calculators with a new special section called Calculators, Games and Wheels.
- 02/05/20: Major update complete in the product review pages including adding a “Review TBD” popup.
- 02/03/20: Updated entry for Zengrifter.
- 02/02/20: Updated entry for the Over/Under 13 Crush Count.
- 02/02/20: Added entry for John Allen, aka “adhoc”, who passed away on Sep 12, 2013.
- 02/01/20: Updated entry for Jake Smallwood, who passed away on Dec 25, 2019.
- 02/01/20: Updated entry for The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic by Richard Epstein.
- 02/01/20: Updated entry for Jay Moore’s book Blackjack Secrets.
- 02/01/20: Added entry for William Goulden’s ebook Beat the Casinos at Blackjack.
- 01/31/20: Updated entry for Stanley Robert’s book The Gambling Times Guide to Blackjack.
- 01/30/20: Updated entry for Harry Matthew’s book The Quick Learn Method….
- 01/30/20: Added entry for the 1997 era software Blackjack Game Plan.
- 01/30/20: Added entry for the T. J. Reynold’s book The Complete Book of Blackjack.
- 01/30/20: Added entry for The Ultimate Gambit.
- 01/29/20: Added entry for the book Han’s Blackjack Strategy.
- 01/29/20: Updated entry for Fred Renzey’s Blackjack Bluebook.
- 01/28/20: Added entry for the blackjack side-bet Fun Pairs.
- 01/27/20: Added entry for Josh Axelrad.
- 01/25/20: Added entry for LV Pro.
- 01/25/20: New “Thumbs Up” and “Thumbs Down” graphics
are being used in product review section. - 01/25/20: Completed a reformatting effort in the encyclopedia. Names listed as “Lastname, Firstname” are now shown properly as “FirstName Lastname” in the product review section.
- 01/23/20: Updated entry for Stanley Roberts who passed away in 2016.
- 01/22/20: Updated entries for the Four Horsemen of Aberdeen.
- 01/19/20: New article by Michael Dalton: The Best Blackjack Books of All Time
- 01/18/20: Updated entry for Ken Fuchs.
- 01/18/20: Updated entry for term next-carding.
- 01/16/20: Updated entries for books by Cris Statz and Patrick Linsenmeyer.
- 01/15/20: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #4.
- 01/09/20: New article by Michael Dalton: The Art of Twenty-One.
- 01/09/20: Updated entry/review of Colin Jones’ book The 21st Century Card Counter.
- 01/08/20: Added entry for CHIPS.
- 01/06/20: Updated entry for the term bet variation.
- 01/03/20: Updated entry for Anthony Campione.
- 01/01/20: Registered new domain name BlackjackHistory.com.
- 01/01/20: Updated entries under John Imming’s software.
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Hi Michael,
Thanks for a great site.
I’m an avid collector of Bj books.
I just saw one on eBay by Ken Feldman so I thought you might want to add that to your reference list.
I was not previously aware of this book .The listing is still up on eBay.
Thanks John!!!!