William Hill is better known as one of the top sports betting sites in the world, but few newcomers take full advantage of their online casino, virtual sports and our very own favorite, Blackjack. They have plenty of entertainment services in offer and their online casino is known as William Hill Vegas, a sister site that allows users to freely move from the sports betting section to the casino without having to open a new account. What may vary are the bonus options and requirements, meaning that a bonus claimed in the sports section may not be used in the casino and vice versa.

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Amongst the hundreds of online casinos that can be found online the safest decision would be to go with trustworthy companies that everyone knows are legal and honorable when it comes to pay their users. There are many stories online of fishy casino that just came to life offering the most spectacular bonuses, only to disappear 2 years later with no news to their current users.

With William Hill players know their account is safe and not rigged. Support is available 24/7 via chat, email and phone number. As long as you win and follow the simple player requirement rules, you will not have any issue claiming any winnings.

Black Jack Game Options

William Hill offers several types of black jack games:

• Classic Blackjack – The classic game of blackjack.

• VIP Blackjack – You have 5 bet areas on the table, and the minimum wager is $25USD per hand, with the maximum set at $10,000USD. A winning hand pays out at a ratio of 1-to-1, and a hand with Perfect Pairs pays out according to the type of pair (there are three types) that was bet, Mixed Pair, Coloured Pair and Perfect Pair. The latter denotes two of the same card, for example a Queen of diamonds and another Queen of diamonds.

• Side Bets

• Mayfair Blackjack – played with 6 decks of cards and you have the opportunity to enjoy 5 hands simultaneously.

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If players open an account with $20USD they will receive another $20USD for free! Other casino games like slots offer bigger bonuses, this is blackjack exclusive since the game is the most advantageous for the player with a return of 99.33% while the house edge is just 0.67%. Comparing that to online slots which have a house advantage of 2% to 6%, blackjack is the most profitable casino game at William Hill. You can click here for more online gambling and begin playing at William Hill Casino now and win big with online blackjack.

Betting Limits

Limits go from $1 to $5.000USD. Players can also claim Insurance when they feel they might lose a hand, if a players loses, he only loses half the bet.

Online gaming has come a long way in terms of technology, graphics, animation, audio, and design of games. One can play from the comfort of his/her own home, or anywhere there is wifi and games such as slots, roulette, poker and blackjack. However there are still some brick and mortar casino enthusiasts who prefer personal interaction with fellow gamblers while playing poker or blackjack. But, this should not deter one in playing blackjack online as online casinos are now offering live casino blackjack play.

Live Dealer Blackjack

Playing blackjack in one of the more reputable online live casinos is fast becoming the top choice for online gamblers. Through live casinos, players are now afforded to play blackjack with actual live dealers, and actually interrelate not only with the dealer but with other players as well through live-chat function. There is this sense of real-time gaming and familiarity by playing live dealer blackjack.

Presented by way of video streaming direct from the studios of big online casino developers such as Playtech, Microgaming and Evolution, more and more online blackjack players are opting to play live dealer blackjack at Live Dealer Blackjack Casinos online. Live dealers are hand-selected to make sure they can suitably handle live blackjack gaming. The camera used for the video streaming is placed and stays there to best avoid all possible means of deception or cheating.

Live Dealer Blackjack Advantages

Easy and Convenient: One can play live dealer blackjack anytime, anywhere. Almost all online casinos offer live dealer blackjack. Getting started is nothing new as a particular online casino will ask new players to register, and provide payment details to facilitate quick and easy deposit and withdrawal of one’s winnings. After all these formalities, a player can now click the indicated link, or the quick and easy “play live” button. By clicking the link or button, then selecting the type of blackjack to play, a new window opens for the player to commence his game. Game decisions such as Stand, Hit,and Double and so on are flashed on screen.

Real Deal: Live dealers are highly trained professionals. Though they might sometime play the part of opponents, they will also afford answers to questions regarding rules and regulations, and even offer advice. It is also possible to comment on the moves and actions of other players through the chat function. Playing live dealer blackjack provides gamers to play online and at the same time experience the benefits of a live dealer at a brick and mortar casino.

Fun and Straightforward: Playing online blackjack can be downright boring as it is no fun to play with a machine more so if the player gets a losing hand 12 times in a row. Live blackjack is more fun thanks to the live dealer and other players on the table. Every single deal and move of the live dealer and other players is seen on camera so the chances of cheating are greatly minimized.

Conclusion

Playing live dealer blackjack is a great way to play to blackjack without the need to trek to a land based casino. One gets to experience the advantages of playing a seemingly real live blackjack at the comforts of one’s home.

Blackjack is believed to have been around since the 1700s and up until Ed Thorp; no one was smart enough to come up with a system to beat it. As the author of the bestseller Beat the Dealer, Thorp proved not only to the gaming world but the rest of the world that the house advantage in blackjack can be overcome through mathematics – card counting. His latest book, A Man for All Markets, tells his story revolutionizing investing through the application of his knowledge of gambling.

Very recently Jacob Goldstein of Planet Money podcast, personally interviews Edward Thorp. Goldstein broke the ice by saying that figuring out how to get an edge in casino games has never been answered until 1959. This was the year that Ed Thorp realized that blackjack is not like any other casino game.

Thorp said that in all casino games (except blackjack), one play of the game does not affect the next move. For example in roulette, hitting red in a spin will not change the odds of coming up with red in the subsequent spin. It is less likely for a blackjack player to get an ace in the second hand if he got an ace in the first hand. Based on this observation, Thorp said that the odds in a game of blackjack shifts back and forth between the casino and player.

Even with Thorp’s mathematical mind, it still took him more than a year to do the calculations on how to win in blackjack. He said that he was more interested in publishing his system in a scientific journal than in raking in millions of U.S. dollars. He said he was more interested in teaching in a university than in making a great deal of money.

The article was indeed published in a scientific journal. Thorp’s system was read by many and then one day, an elderly man dressed in cashmere got off his Cadillac in front of Thorp’s house. The man propositioned to bankroll Thorp on a trip to Reno, Nevada. Using his own system, Thorp more than doubled their money. The first gambling trip was followed by several other trips, each time bringing in more money to Thorp. Then it hit him – that if he can beat casinos, he could probably beat the stock market too.

The initial investments by Thorp proved to be disasters, until he discovered call options which basically reserves the right of an investor to purchase a specific stock at a set price. Using his math background, Ed Thorp eventually figured out the correct price of an option for him to thrive in the stock market.

The formula “worked” as for the next years, Thorp’s gains in the stock market was phenomenal. After a few years of making consistent profits, Thorp established his own investment firm. For the next 20 years, the firm was recognized as one of the top across the United States. Thorp said that his investments were definitely patterned after his blackjack approach. He believed that if one brings in more information, it is possible to beat the unbeatable.

The firm that Ed Thorp established closed down in the 1980s due to the legal problems brought on by people working for the company. Though Thorp was not charged, he gracefully exited the investing business. However, the investing business is alive and well, filled with Ed Thorp wannabes.

Ed Thorp also started the use of quantitative investment techniques in the investment market. Today, he lives quietly in Newport Beach, CA.

The arrest of ex USC football player, a concert promoter, a weight training guru who was an ex-cage fighter, a private investigator based in Hollywood, a Sydney-based organized crime leader, and a gambling debt collector, was all instigated upon the discovery of a suitcase filled with $702,000 in a chain hotel in Sydney.

Another player in this alleged international drug trafficking and gambling ring is Robert “RJ” Cipriani or Robin Hood 702, a professional international gambler turned FBI informant, who habitually gave away his winnings to deprived families.

Cipriani is a star witness to the San Diego and Sydney prosecution of Owen Hanson and his associates. Hanson’s online gambling businesses have a string of bookies, runners and violent debt collectors. He is also into drug trafficking of cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine. The defense is naturally undermining Cipriani’s qualification as a witness as he himself has had his brushes with the law, but with the evidence gathered against Hanson’s ODOG Enterprises, Cipriani’s testimony may not be necessary.

Cipriani and Hanson Deal

As a high-rolling, professional gambler, Cipriani, aka Robin Hood 702, has always shared his winnings with the poor since 2008. Cipriani met Hanson in Australia in 2011 and readily gave Cipriani $1.5 million as gambling money. Cipriani thought Hanson was just bankrolling him so he gambled the money, took his winnings in casino check, gambled the money in Las Vegas, and then paid back Hanson in installments.

A few weeks after, Hanson asked Cipriani to do the same with $2.5 million. Cipriani took the money but recklessly lost all the money for he thought there was something off with the deal. Hanson confronted Cipriani at Star Casino but the latter said that he was with a Fox News reporter and therefore cannot discuss matters.

Hanson allowed Cipriani to leave only if he agrees to meet up at the Hilton Sydney. Cipriani went directly to the airport for a flight back to the USA but not before reporting to the hotel security that an armed man was in the hotel. The hotel security called the police and when they arrived, found the suitcase filled with $702,000.

Sean Carolan, a former Australian cage fighter, was in possession of the money. He said that the money was Hanson’s investment for his weight-loss program business. Andrew McManus, a concert promoter, claimed the money was his and was meant for paying back Hanson for fronting money for a recent concert tour.

Back in the United States

Cipriani was getting calls and text messages from Hanson as he clearly owned him $2.5 million. He was getting death threats through video clips. The death threats included Cipriani’s family and parents. He went to the FBI in Philadelphia and told his story. They did not believe him. A year or so after, he read that the Hanson’s partners in Peru were arrested. Cipriani called FBI in San Diego and told his story. The FBI agent connected the dots so a larger investigation commenced.

In San Diego, 22 people charged and 10 of them pleaded guilty. McManus pleaded guilty to the charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Others who pleaded guilty are “Animal” Rissell and Kenny Hilinski. Derek Loville, ex NFL, has been accused of selling heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and meth as part of Hanson’s US-based group.

Owen Hanson has been in the custody of San Diego police since September 2015. The outcome of his January 10, 2017 court appearance is yet to be reported.

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Cathy “Cat” Hulbert is one of those gamblers who belongs in the small circle of players that excel in both poker and blackjack. She is one of the first top professional female gamblers and card counters to hit casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Game Show Network dubbed her as the best female gambler on earth. She claimed that playing Blackjack made her rich.

Born in 1950, Cat Hublert is one of six children of a nurse and a truck driver. She manifested determination and fortitude when at the age of 15 she left her home, took a job, and supported herself through college. Working as an assistant to New York State Senate minority leader, she took an interest in gambling while doing investigative work on the gambling industry. To prepare, she enrolled and finished a course in blackjack dealing.

Blackjack Card Counting Pro

Through “Peter”, Hulbert she was exposed to the world of card counting. She was taught the rudiments and eventually became a member of the Czechoslovakia team, and a partner of KenUston, the leader of the team.

Hubert eventually earned a seat to place her own bet in blackjack. The team toured Europe to play at various casinos, but Cat Hulbert admitted that the winnings were shared by the team and that life as a gambler was not all that glamorous.

Card counting is not actually illegal and is not cheating according to Hubert. But casinos thought otherwise and in the short run, Hulbert was branded as “undesirable,” and was escorted out of casinos by security officers. She was a notorious blackjack player and was even jailed several times. Hulbert claimed blackjack made her rich but her numerous bouts with casino pit bosses, and traveling across the world just to play blackjack wore her out.

Poker Player

Cat Hulbert decided to try her hands at poker. For three straight years, she kept on losing until she met David Heyden, then the top 7-card stud player. By 1996, she was considered as one of the top 7-card stud players across the globe, and the lone female in the list, by Card Player magazine. To share the love and empower women, she taught poker classes to those interested. She eventually wrote a book about the subject.

Online Poker Obsession

In the late 1990s, the first of online casinos went live and offered blackjack, poker and other table games. Cat Hulbert found online poker enjoyable, convenient and profitable. However, the discipline she observed when she played in brick and mortar casinos, didn’t apply to her online gaming. Hulbert admitted that she played for 16 hours straight, forgetting family, friends and appointments. Her obsession to online poker was such that she questioned herself if the online poker playing was just her passion, or an addiction.

Pro Poker Player No More

After over 20 years of playing pro poker, Cat Hulbert was no longer psyched to play. She questioned herself on the validity and impact of her pro gambling years. Cat Hulbert admitted she had a gambling problem. In 2010, she played her last poker session at the Borgata in Atlantic City. The month-long stint caused her a great deal of money. She lost not only money, but also heart to play pro poker.

Cat Hulbert Today

Cat is now an online casino consultant. She occasionally piggy-backs bets with one professional bettor. Hulbert is a cancer survivor. She regrets that her treatment caused her to lose her short-term memory, which is a very crucial tool when playing poker.

After her professional years playing poker ended, Cat Hulbert did not end up homeless and jobless. Even when obsessed with gambling, Hulbert kept a tight rein on herself. She has a nice home and a legit job. She still plays poker with close friends.

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