Tag Archive: counting cards in blackjack

To understand Inside The Edge, you have to go back in time. To the the 1950's card where counting started to be a thing. In fact a group of army veterans formed a group and called themselves the "Four Horsemen" and started using this method in earnest. They were not in any way playing on any Biblical level, in fact many times they lost heavily.

Even though we all know that blackjack has the lowest house edge of all casino table games, there's still a fair amount of luck involved. That's why it's still classed as a game of chance. And where ever Lady Luck raises her pretty little head, we find all sorts of reasons for her appearance, and conversely, her non-appearance. Gamblers, being the superstitious bunch they are, constantly make excuses as to why a certain outcome failed them. Yet deep down, they all know that it's a game based on logic and math. So let's have a look at some f these rather sad blackjack gambling myths.