HISTORY or QUOTE for December 02:
On this day (approx) in 1993, Norm Wattenberger published the first release of Casino Verite, a Windows based blackjack software product. This software would evolve over the years to become one of the most popular tools for the professional blackjack player.Remember this. The house doesn’t beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself. – Nicholas Dandolos (1883-1966; Professional gambler and high roller from Rethymnon, Crete)
LATEST BLOG ENTRY
UPDATED or NEW for December 02, 20221)Always be sure to reload the page to get the latest updates.
- 11/22/22: HOLIDAY DISCOUNT “ADDITIONAL” 25% OFF THRU END OF 2022 IN OUR CATALOG
- 11/22/22: Added entry for new upcoming book The Hi-Lo Card-Counting System: A Complete Guide to Index Play – coming in Jan 2023.
- 11/15/22: Added entry for new book Tales From the Felt.
- 10/22/22: Added entry for Robert Jayne, an American actor and former professional blackjack player.
- 10/21/22: Added entry for The Intelligent Gambler, a free newsletter from Chuck Weinstock / ConJelCo (c1994-2005).
- 10/17/22: Began Giveaway #21 – Five brand new poker books + Haywood’s book! Ends Dec 5.
- 10/14/22: Added entry for WRX.
- 10/10/22: The World Game Protection Conference will be held Mar 7-9, 2023, at the Las Vegas Tropicana.
- 10/07/22: Updated entry for Robert A. Loeb, a Chicago criminal defense lawyer.
- 10/01/22: On this day, the 25th Silver Anniversary of the Blackjack Ball was held in Las Vegas. Two new inductees into the Blackjack Hall of Fame were selected.
- 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.
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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!!!!