How True Count Changes Your Edge For the hi-lo card counter (or really any card counting system that involves a true count conversion), all betting decisions are based on the true count. This is because the true count gives us an indication of how the edge has changed over time. [...]

Recommended Blackjack Bankroll and Money ManagementThere are three parts to blackjack money management: How to optimally bet (and the corresponding bankroll needed) Knowing how much to bring to a casino Knowing how to change your bets if you are losing My brother likes to joke with me whenever he knows [...]

If you are using a balance count like Hi-Lo, the count we use and teach, then you will have to convert your "Running Count" to the "True Count." The True Count gives you a "count per deck," so you know how to bet and when to use playing deviations. To [...]

5 Things you should know about Card Counting: Card counting is NOT cheating. Card counting is simply using your brain, like a winning chess player. Fortunately, using your brain is still perfectly legal in the US! There are a couple reasons why people think card counting is illegal. First off, [...]

At our most recent Bootcamp, I was talking with an attendee who was back for his second Bootcamp. His game has come a long way since the first time I met him, and he mentioned how he had been using one of the must under-rated training tools we offer: our [...]

If you're interested in beating casinos at blackjack, the highest level of training is going to be an immersive, hands on experience. And that's exactly what our Blackjack Bootcamp is. But is it worth the cost? We've always wanted to be completely transparent (which can be rare in the casino/gambling [...]

If you’re just starting out learning blackjack it can get a little overwhelming knowing what you’re going to need to hone your skill at home. We want to take the guesswork out of it for you, so before you go unload a bunch of coin decking out a slick home [...]

The following is a story from running "The Church Team," the blackjack team I ran that beat casinos for over $3Million. It's a funny story, but it also teaches a valuable lesson... Mike was one of the biggest members on our team, both in stature and personality. You always knew when [...]

I received an email recently with a fairly common question, so I thought I'd share it, along with my opinion and the opinion of a few other famous card counters... Dear Colin, I am VERY interested in card counting both as a hobby and a potential second income. I expect [...]