For centuries, gamblers have been using various strategies to gain an edge. The desire to beat the odds has remained despite ...

The gambling pleasure, which is a very popular game in the world and which is called “Blackjack” and is well known and popular in the world. These are resourceful, such as blackjack cardholders, as ...

Student coaches on the craft of card counting meet with a group of about a dozen fellow classmates in a crammed Pioneer Hall dorm room once a week — but not for an underground gambling ring. The new ...

If you’ve ever watched movies where the gambler stares down the dealer, while looking as smart as they can, chances are that they were counting cards. But what is counting cards all about, and is it ...

It’s time to revisit an easy-to-learn card counting technique at blackjack that will take your game above and beyond the skill level of a vast majority of players. It is nowhere near as accurate as a ...

Colin Jones has toiled in the cacophonous, windowless, artificially lighted corridors of casinos across the country in an effort to beat the house with math. He has worked to master the art of card ...

“MIT Mike” Aponte, World Series of Blackjack winner, shows you how to count cards. “MIT Mike” Aponte, World Series of Blackjack winner, shows you how to count cards. As a college senior in the early ...

Two former Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who teamed with classmates and took Las Vegas casinos for millions in the late 1990s by counting cards at blackjack tables said the practice ...

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Update 4:19 pm: This story has been modified to include reaction from the creator of the card-counting iPhone app. Since the July 2008 launch of the App Store, Apple has maintained a sort of moral ...