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Platinum VIP blackjack: calling all serious high rollers

December 8, 2011
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Platinum VIP blackjack: calling all serious high rollers

Tweet The accepted casino table naming convention seems to be that if the table has high limits you name it after something very precious. Gold, Diamond, Platinum are all favorites. Then there’s the ever-popular VIP. If you think your table limits are above and beyond any one of these labels then what do you call...
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Evolution Gaming increases number of blackjack tables

November 3, 2011
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Evolution Gaming increases number of blackjack tables

Tweet If you’re a regular player at any of the live casinos powered by Evolution Gaming (Unibet, Betsson, 888, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Party Casino, Victor Chandler ….) and blackjack’s your game, then you would have noticed a significant change in the last few days. More tables!  Not just a one or two more.  Many more....
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Live blackjack tournament at Unibet

October 16, 2011
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Live blackjack tournament at Unibet

Tweet Does the following sound like something you could get into… A trip to Europe’s live casino central (Riga, Latvia) including accommodation, meals and spending money (valued at €1800) where you’ll take one of 12 available seats in a blackjack tournament at the  Royal Casino on December 4. Winner gets €8000 cash, second place €4000, third €2000 and...
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Biggest ever casino table game wins

October 10, 2011
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Biggest ever casino table game wins

Tweet Alright let me say from the top, yes I realize this list is NEVER going to be completely accurate.   Most of history’s biggest wins will forever remain a secret between the happy player and not so happy casino. Most of history’s biggest punters are very discreet about their gambling exploits. Take Zeljko...
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Nice way to kick off a game of live blackjack

September 11, 2011
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Nice way to kick off a game of live blackjack

Tweet First hand… Blackjack.  Second hand…Blackjack.  Third hand, you guessed it. Starting a game with a hat-trick of Blackjacks.  Can’t remember the last time I had one these, and certainly the first playing live blackjack. This particular game was played on one of Unibet’s dedicated tables – their logo on the actual table felt...
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Hot dealer, cold shoe, live blackjack blues

August 8, 2011
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Hot dealer, cold shoe, live blackjack blues

Tweet Steely nerved blackjack professionals will tell you that this is a game of mathematics. Play rock solid basic strategy and bet to the count and in the long run, you’ll do well. Deviate from the plan and you fall into trouble. That’s all well and good, but there are  a couple of problems...
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Live casino game disconnections – policy review

May 11, 2011
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Tweet Let’s say you’re playing live blackjack online, you have a confirmed bet on the table of $50, you are dealt Q,4 for 14 against the dealers 10 up-card. Before getting a chance to play your hand your cat chews through the power chord on your high speed router and boom – your Internet...
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Single deck live blackjack – players note

May 8, 2011
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Single deck live blackjack – players note

Tweet I get quite a few emails from players asking where they can play single deck live blackjack online. The fact that players are looking for this variation online is understandable since all other things being equal, blackjack dealt from a single deck offers better player returns (for optimal play) than games dealt from...
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Live Blackjack UK

April 21, 2011
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Live Blackjack UK

Tweet Are you tired of playing live blackjack and being dealt to by gorgeous female dealers with thick eastern European accents? Personally I’m not, but horses for courses as they say. Prefer a croupier who wouldn’t be out of place dealing cards in Crockfords, Aspinalls or the Ritz Club in London? Well now you’ve...
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Murphy’s law of Blackjack

April 19, 2011
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Murphy’s law of Blackjack

Tweet “The Blackjacks will come thick and fast when you’re playing on a low limit table. Switch to the high limit blackjack table and they disappear.” I reckon I experience this one about as often as Murphy’s law of queue speed (ie the slowest moving queue is always the one you’re standing in!) On...
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