Member’s Only Podcast –“Backoff Stories” Roundtable
This bonus podcast episode is over thirty minutes of backoff stories from BJA pros Spartan, ov3rtiim3, levimich, JCnote, Joe748, Ryemo, and myself. While there may not be too much new information,...
View ArticleStory of the Week: Casino Flat Bet Saved Me
by “bahlahkay” So I went to a fourth casino tonight after getting backed from 3 others and same shit. Pit boss comes up and says “Hey BahLahKay you won any money at golden nugget?” I just sat there and...
View ArticleAnnouncing the all new BlackjackApprenticeship.com!
The Mission at Blackjack Apprenticeship is: To train successful, profitable card counters To provide the best blackjack resources for card counters To create a place for meaningful community for card...
View ArticlePodcast Interview with BJA Member “Peacock”
Our most recent Podcast interview is with BJA Member, “Peacock.” Peacock has been a Member for several years now, is a multiple time Bootcamp attendee, and ran a two man team with another BJA Member....
View ArticleStory of the Week: Sometimes, the Best Cover Comes from Ploppies
by “mb815” I live in the casino poor area of NC. There’s really only one or two casinos to go to but I’m at the point in my training that I wanted to get out and “scratch the itch” so to speak and find...
View ArticleStory of the Week: How to Throw Away 10 hrs of EV in 2 mins. A Lesson Learned.
by “actionjunky” That was the worst way to lose a thousand dollars ever. Counted through a whole shoe. Running count was around 7 the whole time, so by the end I was betting big, with the true count...
View ArticleStory of the Week: Thinking Outside the Box
by “justdan73” So, there is a casino fairly local to me that has a rule for all dealers to shuffle if any player at their table spreads more than 4-1 on their single and double deck games. At first,...
View ArticlePodcast Interview with Don Johnson
While in Las Vegas for this year’s Blackjack Ball, I was able to interview Blackjack Hall of Famer, Don Johnson. For those who don’t know his story, you can read up on how he used Loss Rebates (and...
View ArticleStory of the Week: Best Win Streak
by “Skywayman” I feel that lately there has been a good amount of content written on losing streaks/negative variance etc. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Of course this is the nature of the...
View ArticleStory of the Week: AV of Travel…
by “Just Dan” As all of you know, travel is part of the necessary requirements of AP work. Even if you live in or near a hub, travel is inevitable to be successful as even a serious part timer, let...
View ArticleStory of the Week: Demoralizing a Small Casino
by “Nickels” So, I don’t want to include too much detail here because there’s a small chance this may still be live, but I doubt it so I’m willing to share this much. There was a promotion a little...
View ArticleProfile of a Card Counter: kibbs299
by “kibbs299” Greetings BJA, I would like to take some time to introduce myself. I am a bootcamp (November 2017) graduate and was fortunate enough to stop by the 10 year anniversary party earlier in...
View ArticlePodcast Interview with Nathaniel Tilton
Our latest Podcast is with Nathaniel Tilton, author of “The Blackjack Life.” For those who haven’t read it, “The Blackjack Life” is an excellent portrayal of how Nathaniel and his teammate spent...
View ArticleProfile of a Card Counter: Spartan
Spartan, one of the Pros at BJA, has become a regular at our Blackjack Bootcamps and has become a friend in the past year. He was willing to share a bit about his journey as a card counter, including...
View ArticleMember’s Only Podcast – Surveillance and Playing Rated Roundtable
At our most recent Blackjack Bootcamp I was able to sit down with several BJA pros to discuss what you need to know about Surveillance networks and playing rated vs unrated. In this interview we...
View ArticleColin’s Takeaways from the 22nd Annual Blackjack Ball
I just returned from 5 days in Las Vegas where I attended the 22nd annual Blackjack Ball. It was the first time my wife was able to join me, and Joe748 was in attendance as well. I learn a few things...
View ArticleMember’s Only Podcast –“Backoff Stories” Roundtable
This bonus podcast episode is over thirty minutes of backoff stories from BJA pros Spartan, ov3rtiim3, levimich, JCnote, Joe748, Ryemo, and myself. While there may not be too much new information,...
View Article“The 21st Century Card Counter” SNEAK PEAK
This is Chapter 1 of Colin’s upcoming book tentatively titled “The 21st Century Card Counter: Beating Today’s Blackjack for Tomorrow’s Profits” due to be published March 2019 by Huntington Press No...
View ArticlePodcast Interview with Yoshi
Our latest podcast interview is an AP who goes by the name “Yoshi.” For those who don’t know his story, Yoshi is a card counter who turned $3,000 into $1.2 million in two years of full-time play. He...
View ArticleCard Counting Online and Online Gambling
“Colin, can I count cards at one of those live dealer online blackjack games?” I get asked this question nearly every week. To answer the question, let me first explain the conditions needed to beat...
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