BlackJack tips & Betting Systems

Here are a few tips to remember the next time you play...

Choosing a Casino: there is a great difference in the house rules between the different casinos. The house rules determine the advantage you or the house have - better house rules give you better chances of making more money while you play. So, the simple advice is: Play in the Casino with the best house rules.

Choosing a seat: Experienced players should sit in the seat that is situated immediately right of the dealer. The player sitting in this seat plays last, and can see all the cards that have been dealt, count them and estimate his position.

Countinig systems: If a player knows which cards are in the deck, waiting to be dealt out, he gains advantage over the house. There are many counting systems, from simple to very complicated, but the idea is the same: count the high and low cards that are dealt and you have an idea about the chances of getting a high or a low card next.

Make your bets proportional to your total gambling money: there are losing periods in every gambling game, its in the nature of the games. Therefore, a wise player should always place his bet in proportion to his total gmabling amount. As you increase your bet size, you do increase your chances of winning more money, but at the same time you increase your chance of losing your it all. Some players use a simple method of betting an amount that is no more than 1/50 of their total amount. Try it and avoid the terrible feeling of crashing from 10,000 feet in a few minutes...

Bet more when you know more about the cards dealt: This continues the concept of the last tip... When a new deck of cards is being dealt, start out with betting small units - you still don't know much about the cards that you will get. Raise your bets as you get to know more about them.

Don't play when you are tired. The more tired you are the higher the chance that you will make mistakes. The best you can gain is a very small advantage over the house and it is easily lost with a few mistakes. Remember - always play when your mental performance is 100% or very close to it.

Don't be tempted by the free alcohol. Drinking alcohol impairs your judgment - everyone knows that. Casino's serve free drinks knowing this fact, never accept their "hospitality". Drink anything but alcoholic drinks, the effect might be subtle but you need to be at your very best if you are there to win!

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