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01/16/20: Updated entries for books by Cris Statz and Patrick Linsenmeyer.
01/15/20: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #4.
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.
12/18/19: Updated entry for James McDermott, one of the Four Horsemen of Aberdeen and a member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame. McDermott passed away in 2018.
12/17/19: Continued improvements to cross-referencing. Note the difference between a regular link and a colored link popup.
12/11/19: Updated Richard Reid and all of the Extreme point counts.
12/11/19: Added hover over popups for some content (e.g., {PCS/L1}.
12/10/19: Added blackjack table decline chart to Las Vegas Strip.
12/08/19: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #3.
12/08/19: Fixed a Contact Form issue. Tried to contact us? Try again 🙂
12/07/19: Updated entry under Fristedt-Heath System.
12/05/19: Updated entry under Griffin Investigations and some related links.
12/05/19: Added entry for Stu Ungar.
12/05/19: Updated entry for John Imming.
12/05/19: Updated entries for Alan Brown and Barry Finn.
12/04/19: Added entry for David Matthews.
12/04/19: Added entry for Michael Konik.
12/04/19: Added entry for the DVD Beating Blackjack with Andy Bloch.
12/04/19: Updated entry for the 1978 Sahara World Championship of Blackjack.
12/03/19: Added entry for the book Ace the Tables.
12/02/19: Corrected error under re-split aces entry.
11/30/19: Improved search result when nothing is found.
11/25/19: Added Blackjack Notebook to the blackjack books section.
11/25/19: Created new section and added a book by an Unknown author.
11/21/19: Added a Google Las Vegas map to the Casino Maps page.
11/20/19: Continued updates and redesign of the Blackjack History Database. Report bugs here!

11/16/19: Updated the Rules of the Game page with better cross referencing.
11/15/19: Updated the Card Counting Comparison chart to better fit mobile devices.
11/12/19: Updated entry for Harvey Dubney who passed away on October 23, 2019.
11/10/19: Improved site search capability with better integration with the Blackjack History Database. Minor upgrades throughout site.
11/08/19: Updates/improvements to the Blackjack History Database interface.
11/07/19: Began Blackjack Review Giveaway #2.
11/07/19: Added entry for Hi-Lo side bet.
11/03/19: Site upgrade: Pages are now 100% of width of monitor. If you notice any issues or problems let me know.
10/28/19: Added entries for blackjack bootcamp, Joe748 and Spartan.
10/24/19: Added entry for dealer odds and Quick Pay 21.
10/11/19: Added Gambling Conference Calendar Events.
10/10/19: Added entry for Stadium Blackjack.
10/10/19: Added entry for Blackjack Variants.
10/09/19: Started the Blackjack Review Giveaway!
10/07/19: Updated entry under Cruise Ship Rules.
10/05/19: Added free online Card Counting Coach software.
10/04/19: Updated the Casino Maps page and links.
10/02/19: Added special section for Blackjack Rule Variations.
09/20/19: Added the movie Fear and Counting in Las Vegas.
08/16/19: Added entry for Twisted 21.
08/15/19: Added entry for Blackjack Countdown software.
08/09/19: Added entry for Catch 21 – the game show.
08/08/19: Updated entry for Steve Forte.
08/08/19: Added entry for 21 Bet.
08/03/19: Updated entry under progressive blackjack.
08/03/19: Added entries for the Perfect Charlie and Perfect Pairs side-bets.
08/03/19: Updated entries for the Bust It and Field Gold 21 side-bets.
08/02/19: Added entry for Multiplier Blackjack.
08/02/19: Updated entries for Raise The Roof, Push Your Luck and Three Card Blackjack.
08/01/19: Added a complete blog post listing.
08/01/19: Added entries for Total Bust Blackjack, Mega Match, Never Bust Blackjack, No Bust 21, One Up Blackjack, Open 21, Pick One 21 and Player’s Choice 21.²⁾Michael Shackleford is responsible for analyzing many of blackjack variants and side-bets that are listed in the Encyclopedia of Blackjack. We owe him a great debt of gratitude.
07/31/19: Added entries for Doublet Blackjack, Exchange Blackjack, Easy Jack, Highest Hand Bet, Lucky Cat, Your Way 21, Triple Shot and Instant 18.
07/31/19: Updated entry for Double Up Blackjack and Bonus 16.
07/30/19: Added entry for Diamond Blackjack and Double Blackjack.
07/30/19: Added entries for California No Bust Blackjack, Caribbean 21, Caribbean Blackjack, Cash Queens, Change It 21 and Canal 21.
07/30/19: Updated entry for Burn 20 Blackjack.
07/29/19: Added entries for Blackjack Party, Blackjack Plus and Blackjack X-Change – some blackjack variants.
07/28/19: Added entry for Panama blackjack.
07/28/19: Added entries for 2 Face Blackjack, 21 Burn Blackjack, Blackjack Burnout and Blackjack Challenge.
07/28/19: Added entry for the Honey Bonus side bet.
07/25/19: Improved the BJRnet Blog listings.
07/17/19: Added a Twitter Feeds page.
07/16/19: Added entry for the book Blackjack Insiders (Review TBD)
07/15/19: Updated entry under chip tray.
07/15/19: Updated entry under checks.
07/08/19: Added entry for Blackjack Time.
07/08/19: Added entry for Matchplay Blackjack.
07/08/19: Updated and improved blog listings.
07/05/19: Updated entry for Mike Aponte.
07/04/19: Added historical dates for several movies including The Hot Shoe.
07/03/19: Updated entry for Hollywood Dave Stann.
07/03/19: Added history entry for the movie Nowhere to Run.
07/02/19: Updated entry under feet and blackjack history research notes.
06/29/19: Added review for Robert Charlton’s booklet Better Blackjack.
06/08/19: Added review and entry for K.C.’s Inside the Edge documentary video.
06/06/19: Added entry for Pete Moss.
05/05/19: Updated entry under bar.
04/22/19: Added entry for TriLux Blackjack.
04/19/19: Added entry for the term buzzard.
04/19/19: Added entry for the terms scavenger blackjack and GUT.
02/16/19: Updated Blackjack Ball / Blackjack Hall of Fame.
02/16/19: Added entries for Tony S, Mr. Lucky, The Moray Eel, Honcho, Big Player, Smoke and Wahoo.
02/15/19: Updated entry for Rob Reitzen.
01/30/19: Added entry for the term bet behind.
01/16/19: Added entry for Colin Jones’ new book The 21st Century Card Counter.
01/16/19: Added entry for The Everything Blackjack Strategy Book.
01/02/19: Added entry for U-Turn Blackjack – a blackjack variant.
01/02/19: Added entry for Blackjack X-Change – a blackjack variant.

2018 UPDATES

09/28/18: Corrected splitting tens error in Hi-Lo count example strategy chart.
09/27/18: Updated entry under Las Vegas.
09/26/18: Updated entry under odds.
09/25/18: Added entry for Radek Vegas.
07/30/18: Added Optional Customer Login in Product Catalog.
07/02/18: Updated FAQ: What is the correct blackjack basic strategy?
06/30/18: Updated entry for John Auston.
06/26/18: Improved Blackjack Basic Strategy Calculator layout.
06/26/18: Improved site optimization / loading speed.
06/04/18: Added entry for Triple Win 20.
05/26/18: Added entry for Deal or No Deal Blackjack.
05/10/18: Correction to Rule of 45.
05/07/18: Major cleanup of links and update to blackjack strategy types.
05/05/18: Updated entries for Richard Dougherty and Mike Michalek.
05/05/18: Added entry for Maria “The Greek”.
05/04/18: Updated entry for John Auston.
05/03/18: Updated the Blackjack Ball page.
05/01/18: Added entry for Players Edge 21 / Monster Match.
04/29/18: Added entry for no-peek devices.
04/28/18: Added entry for patents.
04/27/18: Added entry for HighHand Blackjack.
04/26/18: Updated entries for Mimic the Dealer and errors.
04/25/18: Updated entry for Exhibit CAA: Beyond Counting.
04/25/18: Added entries for Paul Rylance, OSN and Bonus Spin Blackjack.
04/21/18: Updated entry for Wally Simmons.
04/06/18: Added entry for Bad Beat Blackjack.
04/05/18: Added entries for Cacarulo, Robert Parker, Trackjack, Victor Nacht and the Halloween Blackjack Ball.
04/04/18: Added entries for the terms single-cut and single-fixed.
04/02/18: Added entry for Lex Luther and cleaned up Blackjack Publications section.
04/01/18: Updated the Rule Variation Charts.
04/01/18: Added entry for Macau.
03/31/18: Added Nevada Gaming Revenue chart.
03/31/18: Updated entry for John Leib.
03/31/18: Updated entry for Michael Hall and added entry for 21 News.
03/30/18: Added entries for Lima card counting system and Card Counter’s Cafe’.
03/30/18: Updated Blackjack Ball History page.
03/29/18: Added entry for Cat Hulbert.
03/27/18: Updated entries for Lance Humble and Harvey Dubner.
03/27/18: Added entry for the Safe Bet side bet.
03/26/18: Updated entry for buy-in.
03/26/18: Added entry for Sam Cohen’s book The Automat.
03/25/18: Added entry for Zombie Blackjack.
03/25/18: Updated entry for Edward Gordon (D. Howard Mitchell).
03/24/18: Updated entry and chart for Hi-Lo count.
03/24/18: Added entries for Loudon Ofton and SAL.
03/22/18: Added entries for FinCEN and Rolling Chips.
03/21/18: Added entry for Video Blackjack.
03/21/18: New – Words and phrases to avoid at the blackjack table.
03/16/18: Added entry for Perfect 11’s side bet.
03/15/18: Updated entry for the Golden 21 side bet.
03/15/18: Added entry for Shortie Blackjack.
03/15/18: Added entries for the Deuces Wild, Upcard Luck and Pick ‘Em Blackjack side bets.
03/14/18: Updated entries for the Super Sevens and Crazy Sevens side bets.
03/14/18: Added entries for Double-Up, Triple Attack, Triple-Up 21, In BETween and Extra Bet blackjack variations and the Pair Square and Dead Man’s Hand side bets.
03/12/18: Added entry for online blackjack.
03/10/18: Updated entry for advantage and the related FAQ.
03/10/18: Several hundred minor edits throughout the site and encyclopedia completed. Improved image and video loading accomplished.
03/08/18: Added entry for Chipless Blackjack.
03/08/18: Added BJ Quick-Eye photo and instructions to the blackjack archives.
03/06/18: Expanded the encyclopedia to include many embedded YouTube videos that are related to the topic.³⁾All embedded videos on this site are copyright © of the original owner. Please visit the original site of the video for more information. If you are the owner of a video that appears on this site and you “do not” want us to us it, contact us and we will remove it.
03/04/18: Added entries for Mickey MacDougall and Russell T. Barnhart.
03/03/18: Added Card Counting System Comparison chart.
03/03/18: Updated/verified all point count systems in the encyclopedia. Added all insurance correlation (IC) figures. Improved cross referencing and reference links.
03/01/18: Added Jacques Noir’s One-Two Count from his 1968 book Casino Holiday.
03/01/18: Updated entries for T. Hopper’s T-H and Bushido counts.
02/27/18: Updated the Blackjack History introduction page.
02/27/18: Added the UNLV Gaming Research Center news feed.
02/27/18: Added entry for trente-un.
02/26/18: Updated entry – Kelly Criterion
02/26/18: Updated entries for Pontoon and Richard Epstein.
02/25/18: Added entry for Bob Stupak.
02/24/18: Improved the user interface for the Blackjack History Database Tool. Now over 400 historical events listed.
02/24/18: Added entry for Bobby Fisher.
02/23/18: Added entry for the Rule of 45.
02/23/18: Added entry for Jeffery Oxley’s book Winning Blackjack for the Average Joe.
02/22/18: Added entry for Nicholas Colon and the Alea Consulting Group.
02/20/18: Updated entry for Strategic Investments.
02/12/18: Added entries for the High Tie and Golden 21 blackjack side bets.
02/11/18: Updated basic strategy introduction page.
02/08/18: Updated and history entries for Celebrity Blackjack, Ultimate Blackjack Tour and World Series of Blackjack.
02/02/18: Added entry for Zappit Blackjack.
01/30/18: Updated entries for Speed Count and Dan Pronovost.
01/26/18: Added new blog – Google News: Casinos
01/26/18: Added new casino maps page.
01/25/18: Major link cleanup complete!!!!
01/22/18: Added Wikipedia Spanish 21 page.
01/13/18: Added Wikipedia Ken Uston page.
01/05/18: New entries for next-carding and t-win.

BEFORE 2018

12/17/17: Updated entry for WCB.
12/14/17: Updated entry for perfect shuffle.
11/28/17: Extended catalog promotion starts: 20% off all items (including already discounted items) except software and basic strategy cards.
11/23/17: Added Google Translate to site – lower right corner! Issues? Let me know.
10/26/17: Updated Blacklisted Online Casino list.
10/16/17: New – Dalton’s Blackjack Emporium.
9/19/17: Updated entry for Brett Harris and some related links.
9/14/17: New entry for gambler’s fallacy.
9/2/17: Finally moved all BJRNET product catalog pages (blackjack and poker books, software, videos, etc) over to BlackjackReview.com. Closeout prices on many items. If you see a problem with a listing, please let me know.
8/30/17: Updated entry for Five Card Charlie.
8/19/17: New entry for Certainty Equivalence.
8/17/17: Updated – Numbers of 21 section cleanup.
8/17/17: Updated entries for odds and probability.
8/17/17: Updated entries for Mike Michalek, Rob Reitzen, The Hammer and CORE.
8/11/17: New entries for Buffalo Blackjack and the 21 Magic and Bust Bonus side bets.
7/30/17: Updated entry and new special section – Kenneth Uston.
7/28/17: Updated entries – Gambler’s Book Club and Howard Schwartz.
7/28/17: Updated – No Hole-Card Basic Strategy chart.
7/28/17: Updated – Exposed Hole Card Basic Strategy chart.
7/28/17: Updated – Early Surrender Basic Strategy chart.
7/28/17: Updated entry – Edward Gordon aka D. Howard Mitchell.
7/26/17: New entry – No Bust 21.
7/26/17: New entry – Lucky Ladies.
7/25/17: New entry – Extreme 21.
7/25/17: New entry – Double Attack Blackjack.
7/25/17: New entry – Casino Surrender option.
7/25/17: New entry – Blackjack Burn 20 side bet.
7/25/17: Updated – Late Surrender Basic Strategy chart.
7/20/17: Updated entries – wave and big player.
7/10/17:Updated entry – Eleanore Dumont.
7/9/17: Updated – Basic Strategy charts for Multi-deck, Double-deck and Single-deck.
7/7/17: New entries – Bootlegger and MathProf. Need more info!
7/7/17: New entry – Steve Jacobs.
7/2/17: New entry – Blackjack and the Law by I. Nelson Rose and Robert Loeb.
7/1/17: Updated entry – Joel Friedman
6/29/17: New entry – combinatorial analysis.
6/29/17: New entry – Practical Casino Math by Robert Hannum and Anthony Cabot.
6/28/17: Updated the color basic strategy charts in the Basic Strategy Calculator.
6/27/17: New entry – Joe Pane.
6/27/17: Added new Blog Menu entries for blackjack tournaments and bj21.
6/26/17: Updated entry – Alan Krigman.
6/26/17: New entry – War Blackjack.
6/25/17: Added link to the GameMaster’s Blackjack School Video on YouTube.
6/24/17: New entry – The OPP Card Counting System.
6/24/17: Updated entry – Vas Spanos
6/24/17: New entry – Bertram’s Blackjack Wheel
6/21/17: New – Basic Strategy Calculator (At the very bottom of any page. Supports shoe games with S17, H17, no-DAS and DAS.)
6/20/17: New entries for John Vogel and George Hascik
6/19/17: New entry – Hand-held multi-deck games
6/18/17: New – Blackjack History Database Tool page.
6/17/17: New – Wikipedia Blackjack Resources Page
6/17/17: New entry – Daniel Dravot’s Card Counting DVD Course
6/16/17: Updated and history entry – Harvey Dubner
6/16/17: Updated entry – Hi-Lo count (added strategy card)
6/16/17: Updated and history entry – Jess Marcum
6/15/17: New entry – FELT
6/15/17: New entry – REKO
6/15/17: New entry – Fred Renzey
6/15/17: New entry – Mentor
6/14/17: Updated entry – Bill Kaplan
6/13/17: New entry – Raise the Roof sidebet
6/12/17: Updated entry – Book by Glen Wiggy – Reviewed
6/12/17: New entry – Books by Victor Royer– Reviews TBD
6/12/17: New entry – Book by Larry Haight – Reviewed
6/11/17: New – Blackjack Videos on YouTube
6/10/17: New entry – cut card effect
6/8/17: New – Blackjack Tests and Quiz page
6/5/17: New – National Blackjack Day blog feed
6/4/17: New – Site Updates / Index page

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1.	↑	Always be sure to clear your browser cache and/or reload the page to get the latest updates.
2.	↑	Michael Shackleford is responsible for analyzing many of blackjack variants and side-bets that are listed in the Encyclopedia of Blackjack. We owe him a great debt of gratitude.
3.	↑	All embedded videos on this site are copyright © of the original owner. Please visit the original site of the video for more information. If you are the owner of a video that appears on this site and you “do not” want us to us it, contact us and we will remove it.

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