Apr 14 2026
One for the Money Hole-Card Play
One for the Money (OM) is a successful new casino game developed by a complete newcomer to the industry. The story of the quick rise of OM, from development, through licensing by SHFL (Shuffle Master), to success on the casino floor, is necessary reading if you have even a passing interest in creating and marketing your own casino table game.
"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
