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Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

April 10, 2009

Alert Player Sounds the Alarm

Dear Mark: I just finished reading your most recent column. You mentioned that it's best for a player to play at a casino with liberal rules, but the number one thing you failed to mention to your readers is to play at tables that pay 3-2 on a blackjack, and not to play any table that pays 6-5 or less. I think it's really important for you to convey this message to your audience to STAY AWAY from... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

March 27, 2009

How sweet they are - those twenty minutes of sanity

Dear Mark: I have always been fascinated by the gambling business. What I like most about your column is your insider’s view as to what is going on. Take last week’s column where you described the position of the "Pencil" and dealers being sent off to battle. I always wondered how the dealer was assigned a table. My question is in that same category. Once a dealer gets th... Read More

This was a trip where I took my 70+ y.o. Grandmother to Vegas. Stop yourself. Don't praise me. I was incentivized to do it. My family considered it taking one for the team. It was a pretty fun trip although it takes an adjustment to travel with someone that much older or with such a different perspective on money: I am frugal, she is downright cheap! But a little planning goes a long way. Flights:  We took SWA and had pleasant easy flights. Like a complete bonehead, I forget to check-in for... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

December 26, 2008

System worth at least $0.01

Dear Mark: Do you know anything about Gary Cline's (author of Beat the Odds Blackjack) blackjack system? His book goes against the traditional blackjack strategy. In the book he also talks about a method of winning and money management system. He charges $2k for the system, and I just wanted to check around with some gaming writers to see if they have heard of it and if it is worth it. Todd P.... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

December 19, 2008

Player's recall might be slightly off

Dear Mark: I like to play Video Blackjack on 25 cent machines. Do you know if these machines are dealt randomly from a deck of 52 or are they "fixed" to give me fewer blackjacks? It seems I never get my fair share of blackjacks compared to a table game, nor seem to win as much. Bill H.

Video blackjack, Bill, is dealt from a randomly shuffled 52-card electronic deck, and each... Read More

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