Aug 19 2026
I'm at a Loss about Loss Rebates
A short time back, I was contacted by a casino interested in offering a high rolling blackjack player a 30% cash rebate on losses he had incurred. The player apparently made this demand to the casino, saying he would not play again unless he was given this rebate.
Card Counting the Rabbit Baccarat Side Bet
Baccarat side bets are often named after exotic or mythical animals. SHFL has the Dragon Bonus side bet. There are the Dragon 7 and Panda 8 side bets to EZ Baccarat.
Ultimate Texas Hold'em Hole-Card Play: One Dealer Card, One Flop Card
When an AP finds a dealer on Ultimate Texas Hold'em (UTH) who is vulnerable to hole-carding, it is not unusual for her to expose the bottom card of every packet of cards she delivers (see this post for an introduction to UTH).
Ultimate Texas Hold'em Hole-Card Play: One Dealer Card
Ultimate Texas Hold'em (UTH) is among the most vulnerable novelty games to hole-card play. Between the dealer's two cards and the five community cards, the player has seven opportunities to get some extra information. With the ability to make a Play bet that is 4x the player's original Ante bet, any extra information can be leveraged into a big edge.
