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Profile of a Card Counter: BJA Member “Ryemo”


I had the pleasure of meeting “Ryemo” while I was in Las Vegas for a recent Blackjack Bootcamp. He wasn’t attending the Bootcamp, but happened to be in town for a blackjack trip and was friends with several of the BJA Pros who were helping with the Bootcamp that weekend. He’s […]

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Is Card Counting Illegal?


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, [...]

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Is this the End of Card Counting?


Does Card Counting still work? Casinos don't want to have the tables turned on them. And that's just what card counting does. So is learning card counting futile? Aren't the casinos just going to change the rules? Isn't the facial recognition software too good to out-smart? Won't the shuffle machines [...]

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BJA Success Story: “68lincoln” Grows Bankroll from $1k to $20k


I absolutely love hearing back from Bootcamp Grads and BJA Members. The sense of excitement and pride I feel in seeing an “Apprentice” take our training and apply it successfully can’t be beat. So I wanted to share with you all this email I received last week from BJA Member “68lincoln” […]

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Profile of a Card Counter: BJA Member “Eddie”


This week we had the opportunity to ask our long-time BJA member, “Eddie”, about his journey as a card counter. He’s been to two Blackjack Apprenticeship Bootcamps and oh yeah, he’s been counting cards for over 30 years—so he might know a thing or two about counting. Please sit back and enjoy Eddie’s story!

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8 Reasons to Practice Card Counting on our App


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 [...]

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Profile of a Card Counter: BJA Member “levimich”


We had the opportunity to ask BJA member “levimich” about his blackjack journey. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him in person, and he will be attending our upcoming Blackjack Bootcamp. But before we get to the interview, I wanted to share with you what levimich’s teammate had to say about him:

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Bootcamp Survey Results and Feedback


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 [...]

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Interview with Philip Reed, Author of “Wild Cards”


Just this month, author Philip Reed published his latest book, "Wild Cards: A Year Counting Cards With a Professional Blackjack Player, a Priest, and a $30,000 Bankroll." It chronicles his introduction to card counting by an ex-MIT team member, his struggles with mastering card counting, and the philosophical lessons learned [...]

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Profile of a Card Counter: BJA Member “The Phoenix”


We had the opportunity to ask BJA member “The Phoenix” about his blackjack journey. He’s been to a couple bootcamps, played on a larger scale team, and won a good amount of money from card counting. It’s probably the most cryptic interview we have, so the answers are short, but hopefully […]

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