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Beat the Dealer - Edward O Thorp - Beat the Dealer was the first blackjack book that gave a card counting system that was backed up by solid mathematical facts. It was first published in 1962 and is still in print, with over 1,000,000 copies sold. There are better counting systems to beat blackjack that have been developed since Beat the Dealer, but I still strongly recommend anyone who wants to beat the game of blackjack to read it. This book single-handedly convinced the casinos to alter the way that blackjack was dealt. The casinos made the game so bad that no one played any more, so they ended up changing the games back to the way they were before. Of course the casinos do everything they can to discourage professional card counters now, but they also know that most players who count cards end up losing more than they win because they aren't very good counters. Bringing Down the House - Ben Mezrich - Bringing Down the House is a book about the now famous MIT blackjack teams who supposedly won millions of dollars from the casinos in Las Vegas and around the world. This is the book that the movie 21 was based on. While the book is based on true events, it reportedly has quite a bit of fiction mixed in also. The movie went even further into the realm of fiction. I have read the book and seen the movie. While neither of them will teach you much about how to beat blackjack, they are both interesting and entertaining. Blackjack Attack - Don Schlesinger - Blackjack Attack, Playing the Pro's Way is one of the most advanced blackjack books ever printed. It is not for the beginning or even intermediate blackjack player. This is the book you want to read after you have learned and mastered a card counting system and are a winning blackjack player. If you read it before, you will probably do your game more harm than good. However, don't take that the wrong way. Blackjack Attack is one of the best books on advanced blackjack play ever written and should be in your reading library. Million Dollar Blackjack - Ken Uston - Million Dollar Blackjack was one of the first blackjack books that talked about team play and how the top blackjack players used teams to gain a huge advantage over the casinos and the blackjack games. It was written in 1981 and most of the team play concepts in it aren't very effective any more, but just like Beat the Dealer, it is a highly recommended read. Playing Blackjack as a Business - Lawrence Revere - This book has details of the Revere Point Count Strategy, which is still widely used by some of the top blackjack card counting professionals today. Depending on what system you end up learning and using, this book may be the most valuable blackjack book in your library. Golden Touch Blackjack Revolution - Frank Scoblete - Frank Scoblete is one of the worlds most well known gambling authors. The Golden Touch Blackjack Revolution card counting system is probably the easiest system to learn and use. This book is a fast read and an excellent introduction to card counting. It is not the most accurate system available, but almost anyone can learn to use it. This is the book I recommend to anyone who wants to learn a quick and easy system to see if they have a future as a card counter. Blackbelt in Blackjack - Arnold Snyder - I saved the best blackjack book for last. I learned more and got more out of Blackbelt in Blackjack than any other blackjack book I have ever read. It contains information about Mr. Snyder's Red 7 card counting system as well as a wealth of information about beating the game of blackjack. This is the only book on this list that I feel that every single blackjack player in the world should read. It is that good. |
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