The truth about Blackjack…

…You always lose “in the long run”

Blackjack gives the player the best chance of any casino game, but the casino always has the advantage.*

The more you play the more this advantage will adversely affect your long-term results. The claims made by blackjack “experts” that you can “beat the odds” are bogus. It’s just math, but it’s relentless.

* A card counter can take the advantage from the house. However, counting cards is no fun—it’s hard work, stressful, sneaky, glacially slow, and although it’s not illegal, it’s patently dishonest. It violates the implied agreement the player has with the casino to let luck decide, and to let the casino earn a profit. The truth is that no casino would ever agree to play the game with a card counter.

…You can win in the short term

Most of us don’t play blackjack to make a long-term profit. We play for the fun of it and for the chance to win big “today.”

This objective is achievable. The same math that tells us it’s impossible to profit in the long term also tells us that a player’s bankroll will go up and down. Consequently, it’s very possible for a good player to walk away a big winner from a session. This is what calls us back to the tables.

…play well and you will win more often

There’s a high correlation between your blackjack skills and how often you win.

This website doesn’t show you how to make a profit at blackjack. It can’t, the casinos makes the rules. What the site does is provide players with what they need to win more often. This requires us to debunk incorrect advice and misleading folklore, to show you how to remember basic strategy, and to suggest sensible entry and exit strategies.

We’ve tried to do this with detail, precision, and layers, but the fact is that a player who invests one hour learning the basics can play well enough to walk away a winner nearly half the time.