Blackjack Knowledge

Blackjack is a game of skill and chance in which a player's ability can actually turn the odds of winning in his favour." - Flutter magazine

"Blackjack is the only casino game which can be mastered through skill." - Van Nostrand Reinhold Company (New York publishing house)

"The most truly draining and dangerous of operations for the casino, the greatest threat to its sacred 'bankroll' is blackjack. - Mario Puzo (author, card player and gambler)

"Properly played, the odds can actually be turned to the player's advantage." - Dennis R. Harrison (Blackjack specialist and writer)

"…blackjack is, at present, the only casino game in which the player can obtain an advantage over the house by skill." - C. Ionescu Tulcea (research mathematician and Blackjack authority)

"…a player of skill can have a positive expectation against the house." - David Spanier (author and journalist)

"It is because the composition of a deck of cards swings back and forth in and out of the player's favour that Blackjack can be beaten." - Flutter magazine.

"…properly played, enables the player to beat the house." - Charles Einstein (Blackjack authority and writer)

"…it is the only casino game in which it is mathematically possible for the player to win." - Mario Puzo (author, card player and gambler)

"Blackjack is the smart game to play at a casino, because it is the only casino game where judicious play can actually tip the odds in the player's favour…" - Luke Johnson & Hugh Osmond (joint authors on betting and gambling)

"For years I have made my pocket money in Vegas at blackjack: I reckon I can guarantee winning…" - Anthony Holden (journalist, writer, broadcaster and poker player)

"In the modern casino game of blackjack, the player can gain a consistent advantage over the house…" - Edward Thorp (mathematician and leading Blackjack authority)

"It has now been proved by computer that blackjack is the only casino game at which the player can legitimately beat the house." - Mario Puzo (author, card player and gambler)

"…the player can actually achieve an overall advantage over the casino and thus, in the long run, be assured of winning." - Luke Johnson & Hugh Osmond (joint authors on betting and gambling)

"Expert blackjack players do not lose…" - A.H. Morehead, R.L. Frey & G. Mott-Smith (joint authors on card games)

"…Blackjack can be played professionally for a living." - David Spanier (author and journalist)

"…there are a number of Blackjack players whose talent has won them fortunes." - John Scarne (author, government advisor and senior gambling consultant)