Dec 23 2025
When to Split in Blackjack
If there is one playing decision that seems to confound most blackjack players, it’s knowing when to split a pair (and when not to). Don’t believe me? Assume you are playing a six-deck game with the dealer standing on soft 17 (S17) and doubling down after pair splitting is allowed (DAS).
Complete Guide to Jacks or Better Video Poker Strategy
[Note: Stephen Tamburin is a leading contributor to the information in this article.]
“Which Blackjack Table Should I Play On and What Seat Should I Take?”
I’ve been asked the above question hundreds of times from blackjack players. What follows is a synopsis of what I tell them.
Four Riotous Roulette Revelers
Roulette is an old casino game, rivaling that of craps in length of time played by people in and out of casinos. Roulette has had a large patronage going back to the old aristocrats of the mid-1600s. Popular theory credits the great mathematician Blaise Pascal with inventing it. Actually what he wanted to invent was a perpetual motion machine. He failed at that.
