It is a win-win situation for the state of Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott and the Seminole Tribe of Florida! The legal battle between the two parties regarding the $2 billion a year gambling operation finally ended on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.

In 2010, the state of Florida and the Seminole entered a deal that allowed the tribe to have slot machines and Blackjack tables in most of its casinos. However, the provision pertaining to the Blackjack clause expired in 2015, which in turn initiated a legal battle between the Seminoles and the state of Florida.

Both parties have now agreed on dropping the continuing litigation over the issue on whether the Seminole tribe can retain Blackjack tables in their casinos such as Hollywood’s and Tampa’s Hard Rock Casinos.

The two sides agreed on the Seminole tribe keeping the Blackjack tables in their casinos up to the year 2030, whereas the state of Florida will be the recipient of a whopping $220 million, and an additional $120 million sometime next year.

Barry Richard, attorney-at-law of the Seminoles, said that there is no loser under the terms of the settlement. He said the Seminoles feel safe and secure in the knowledge that the Blackjack games will continue to dominate their casinos. On the other hand, the state will get their fair share amounting to hundreds of millions.

There might be a problem though as the approval by the Florida legislature is not actually necessary to carry out the terms of the settlement. Also stipulated is for the state representatives to act against a certain variant of card game that dog and horse tracks were allowed to promote. Track owners may be pressed to counter this provision.

The secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Jonathan Zachem, is highly delighted that the two parties have reached an agreement. Zachem observed that the settlement assured the continuity of the existing Seminole agreement, prohibiting expansion of gaming.

Last year, Gov. Scott and the Seminole tribe tried to work on a better deal that would have included roulette and craps in the equation. However, state legislators vetoed this idea while the lawsuit was pending. Florida’s legislators came up with a more encompassing gambling bill but the bill did not pass.

Robert Hinkle, a U.S. District judge, ruled that dog and horse tracks under Gov. Scott regulators, are permitted to offer card games similar to those exclusive to the Seminole-owned casinos during a 5-year period. Hinkle added that the tribe has another 14 years to keep Blackjack tables in their casinos. Though the state initially appealed this ruling, both parties have agreed to dismiss the appeal.

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Don Johnson, of Miami Vice, the ex-husband of Melanie Griffith, and dad of Fifty Shades of Gray’s Dakota Johnson, is a professional blackjack player and gambler. In the world of Blackjack, Johnson is known to have beaten casinos in Atlantic City more than $15 million in 2011.

While most Blackjack legends are known for their card counting skills, Don Johnson made a name in Blackjack simply by using conventional and standard strategies. Yup! Johnson does not count cards. However, he did work on changing standard casino Blackjack to obtain mathematical advantage. One of these changes pertains to dealers staying on soft 17, re-split aces, using six decks, and a 20% rebate wherein casinos are to reimburse 20% of his losses. He believes that it is possible to beat the house if a player has the money to do so.

Atlantic City Winnings

At age 30, Don Johnson started playing professional Blackjack. He made a name in Atlantic City when he won more than $4 million in 2010 at Caesars. Everyone thought the actor was on a hot streak. Surely, Don Johnson is just an actor, and not a professional Blackjack player. But when at the Borgata in Atlantic City, he won another $4.9 million at the Blackjack table; some casino owners had second thoughts on letting him play Blackjack.

In the spring of 2011, Don Johnson graced the Blackjack table of The Tropicana Atlantic City. The casino CEO even graciously offered bets of up to $100,000. After 12 hours or so, The Tropicana CEO could have been banging his head in desperation as Johnson pocketed $5.8 million in Blackjack winnings. The CEO was reportedly fired, and a report indicated that the casino loss 20% in revenue for the said month.

Blackjack King

In a span of only 6 months, Don Johnson raked in $15 million in Blackjack winnings. The Miami Vice star caught the media’s attention, with reporters asking Johnson how he was able to win a huge amount of money in a short span of time.

Don Johnson claimed to have applied standard strategy and a working knowledge of Math to win. He reiterated that if a person has more than enough money to bankroll his games, he will eventually beat the house. However, this is not the case as average players just don’t have an unlimited supply of cash to beat the house.

Don Johnson continues to play Blackjack. He is not just some splash in the pan in terms of winning the game. He is currently the CEO of a Wyoming-based company that deals with online horse race betting software.

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In just two hours, Wayne Rooney gambled away £500,000 at Manchester’s 325 Casino. He came alone and recklessly gambled his money at the roulette and blackjack tables from midnight to two in the morning.

A popular English professional football player, Rooney’s gambling spree came after Manchester United’s win at the Europa League over FR Rostov on the 16th of March. However, Rooney spent his time watching the match from a box at Old Trafford as he sustained an injury prior to the game.

Onlookers claimed that Rooney was losing £4,000 a minute as he hopped between the blackjack table and roulette table. A witness said that Rooney was heedlessly laying down chips of huge amount.

Though drinking beer as he gambled away a fortune, Wayne Rooney appeared to be sober and in complete control of his actions. He bet on a lot of reds on roulette and placed long-shot bets on particular numbers. As he lost each game, Rooney seem undaunted and bet more.

Onlookers said Rooney was betting like mad, as aiming to chase his losses. He was fixated on the table game before him, cursing under his breath at each spin or deal. Lost in his own world, it was not long before the renowned football player lost a huge amount of money.

Wayne Rooney has a history of gambling. It was said that as a teenager he was already keen on gaming back in his hometown of Everton. Married to Coleen and proud father of three boys, Rooney’s gambling is a sore point in their marriage. Back in the early years of their marriage, Coleen was said to have hit the roof when Rooney lost £50,000. In 2008, he lost £65,000 at the 235 Casino within two hours. In 2006 he accumulated a debt of £700,000 in a dressing room gambling ring.

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It’s in the Book: Winning Ways – How to Beat the Casinos is an insider’s view on how to beat the house when playing the top three most popular casino table games. Authored by Richard De La Torre, and published by Page Publishing, the gaming book presents proven strategies on how to “beat casinos” in an easy and practical manner.

The basics of playing Blackjack, Craps and Roulette are quite easy to comprehend. The hard part in playing these casino table games is in winning. De La Torre’s book deals with the how’s and why’s of these three casino table games. Reading this book will help both the newbie and seasoned players to have an in depth knowledge of the game so that they could make informed decisions when playing, and greatly improve their chances of winning.

Blackjack Tips

Richard De La Torre’s insights on Blackjack are quite significant. He mentioned that card recognition is an imbalance of face value cards versus face cards. He says that doubling down hitting twelve when the dealer is losing is a great move. Not opting to taking money for insurance if the ratios are favorable is a bad move. It is an advantage of know how to count each card in eight or even just six deck shoe through simple math. De La Torre outlines time tables to follow when a player ends up with stiff hands.

Roulette Tips

Richard De La Torre believes that there are high and low percentages on every bet when playing Roulette. He said that by using ratios, it is possible to cut the house edge down, that betting on columns, or 1st, 2nd and 3rd twelve’s only is a good strategy.

Craps Tips

There is a great amount of bad and good bets when playing craps. De La Torre mentioned in the book that it is possible to minimize losses by hedge betting on particular bets. Now, the author presents various means to hedge bet. He believes that a great deal of crap players do hedge betting without even knowing about it.

De La Torre’s It’s in the Book: Winning Ways – How to Beat the Casinos greatly deals with money management including hedge betting. Gamblers must realize that money management is a very important factor to consider as it is possible to win a great deal of money and in the next instance lose it all due to bad money management.

De La Torre expressed that gambling is not just about playing one’s favorite casino table game. He believes that this book will help gamblers to better their games, and efficiently manage their money.

Which hands are the most profitable in Blackjack? Which hands will give players the best odds to make money? Before we answer that, let us first determine the various starting hands there are in a game.

Considering the picture cards alone and the 10s, there are 33 possible starting hands. They may be grouped as pairs, soft hands or hard hands. The pairs are two cards of the same value, such as 2-2; 3-3; 4-4; 6-6; 7-7; 8-8; 9-9; 10-10; and A-A. The soft hands are those with an ace such as A-2 up to A-10. Hard hands have totals of 9 such as 4-5, 3-6 or 2-7, and any other combinations of numbers from 1-19. A pair of 5’s is not considered starting hands as 5’s are never split but instead are played as hard 10.

The following hands are considered the most profitable when strategically playing Blackjack. They are ranked from first to tenth places.

• A-10
• A-9
• 10-10
• A-8
• 10-9
• 11 (7-4 or 8-3)
• A-A
• 10 (3-7 or 4-6)
• 9-9
• A-7

A Blackjack hand is, of course, the most advantageous and profitable hand because when a player is dealt this hand, he is paid 1.5 times his initial bet if the dealer does not have a Blackjack hand. The odds are usually 6/5, but there are some casinos that offer odds at 3/2. Note though that a player can expect to hold a Blackjack hand at least once in every 21 hands.

Why is A-9 (20) ranked higher than 10-10 (20), and A-18 (19) ranked above 10-9 (19)? The soft hand combinations containing the Aces definitely decreases the dealer’s chance of having a Blackjack (and beating the player) since one less Ace is available from the deck. This makes the soft hands more profitable than the hard hands of the same value.
It is never wise to split a pair of 10’s, and double down on an A-9 hand because they are both profitable. The list of profitable hands shows that an 11 is more profitable than an A-A. Let’s discuss why.

A-A Hand

Splitting an A-A hand is not mandatory as a player can play a soft 12 if he continues the hand. Most card players will settle on continuing on soft 12 if they have counted that there is just a few 10s left in the deck.

The usual play if handed an A-A is to split the pair and consider each pair as 11 because a player can only have one hit for each of his Aces after a split. If a player received 10 for each A for two hands of 21, these are not viewed as Blackjacks for payment is only 1/1.
If a player is in a position to hit an 11, then he gains the favor 60% of the hand, depending on circumstances such as the dealer’s face card. If a dealer’s face card is 10, the favor drops to 54%. It increases to 67% if the dealer’s hand is a 6.

A split mandates a player to double his initial bet. If this initial bet for his A-A hand is $10, he would have to bet another $10 after the split as he now has two hands.

Statistic indicates that both hands are won 30% of the time, and lost both at 13%. Breaking even in one win and a loss is at 42%. Draws comprise the remaining percentage. When dealt with an A-A, the average winning is at 16% the initial bet.

11 Hand

When a player is dealt an 11, he faces the decision of doubling down or not. If he doubles down, the player doubles his initial bet and takes one extra hit. If the initial bet is $10 on the 11 hand, doubling it makes his bet $20 on one 11 hand.

The odds of winning an 11 hand is the same as in hitting an 11 when splitting an A-A – 67% if a dealer’s upcard is six, and 54% if the dealer’s upcard is 10. Playing the 11 hand initially dealt with and one more hit should the player requests, would increase his percentage of winning to 56% when the dealer’s upcard is a 10.

The player should decide if he wants to win 54% of the time with $20 on the table, or win 56% of the time with $10 on the table. The two options are both winning options. Statistics indicate that a 17.6% profit of a player’s initial bet on a dealt hand of 11 can be expected.

Conclusion

A dealt 11 hand is more profitable than a dealt A-A hand. With a dealt 11 hand, there is a greater percentage of a 54-56% profit that could increase to 67%. This return could be matched with a split A-A if the player wins the two hands. It is true that a player’s chances of losing his full stake when doubling down on 11, but the potential for an ROI is more likely as winning when holding an 11 is more probable than losing.

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Betting products by Extreme Live Gaming are offered not only in desktop but also in television and mobile platforms. Live dealer versions of Blackjack, Baccarat, and Roulette are offered by partner casinos. ELG versions are broadcasted in high definition, with highly skilled, professional and attractive dealers. The three table games offered by ELG can be modified, and their interface adjusted to meet the requirements and preferences of clients.

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Extreme Live Gaming Baccarat Rules

Extreme Live Gaming’s Baccarat is all about winnings on the Banker paying more. This game is called Nepal Baccarat in Singapore, Commission Free Baccarat in the USA, and Punto Banco 2000 in the UK. Based on eight decks of cards, the house edge for players is 1.24%, for banker is 1.46% and for ties is 14.36%.

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There are various options for roulette games, from single-zero roulette to triple-wheel roulette games to French roulette games. The house edge is 2.70% for single-zero roulette and all others, and 1.35% for French roulette.

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Conclusion

Accredited by eCOGRA, Extreme Live Gaming is a credible and reliable gaming developer that holds gaming licenses from Malta Gaming Authority and the United Kingdom Gambling Commission. Because of its collaboration with NYX, ELG is set to be pushed in other online casinos such as 888, and Paddy Power.