Dec 23 2025
"21 News" - A Free Newsletter from 1990
In December 1990, a newsletter by the name of "21 News" first appeared. The newsletter was a compilation of articles posted on the old Usenet group rec.gambling.blackjack. Its editor, Michael Hall, stated "The big advantage of the current nonprofit format is that there are no legal hassles with redistributing articles originally posted on computer news groups.
Edge Sorting: The Most Dangerous Card
As mentioned in this survey, I recently purchased a collection of 750 individual cards. In that survey, I first sorted the cards by design. I then found 15 unique designs with 4 or more cards each. For this post, I went through the cards pertaining to those 15 designs to find the card that had the worst overall security.
More Ways to Beat Mississippi Stud
"Nothing could be smarter, more splendid, more brilliant, better drawn up than two armies. Trumpets, fifes, hautboys, drums, cannons, formed a harmony such as never been heard in hell."-- Voltaire, Candide, Chapter 3
Mississippi Stud: What's Going On With Those Ante Bets?
I just received an email from an AP in which he told me about a play he has against Mississippi Stud (MS) that is almost beyond belief. He told me that the dealer does not collect his Ante bet if he folds pre-Flop. The dealer does collect the Ante if the AP makes a Flop wager, so from the Flop on, it's just MS played the normal way. But, there's more.
