Blackjack Tips

Everyone has loads of blackjack tips. Most of the time they are are repeats of the same old garbage. But sometimes you will find a “nugget of gold” in those buckets of “fools gold”. So let me save you a lot of time as I recap the typical advice you are will receive as we attempt to uncover some actually valuable tips.

11 Blackjack Tips That Casinos Don’t Want You to Know

Let’s start off with this obscure video and delve into these “secret tips”.

Always hit a soft 17. Always split aces. Always split eights. Always double down on 11 and always stand on a hard 17. Never splits 5’s or 10’s.
Never play when you are drinking.
Never stand on a 12 to 16 hand when the dealer shows a 7 or higher.
Don’t believe in winning streaks. Each hand stands alone and is independent of the ones already played.
Never make bad plays or over-bet.
Take a break when you are tired to regain your focus.Don’t play for long stretches.
Dealers and table do not “run hot” or “cold”.
You do not have to tip a dealer unless you want to. It will not change your luck.
If you have a choice play at reputable casino using 1 deck rather than one using 5 decks. Tables with 6 or 8 decks are worse for players/
If you do not count cards, don’t worry the deck shuffle. Card counters prefer hand shuffles because they are more prone might be used to their advantage.
Your seat position has no advantage.
Never take insurance.
Progression betting does not affect your playing odds. Simply put, the more you play, the more you might win or lose.
Do not use progressive betting systems because they usually require you to bet more than you are comfortable betting.
Keep your emotions separate from the game. Fear, greed and anger will cause you to make errors and bet more than you should.
Always use a basic blackjack strategy card when you play.

These tips are nothing new, exciting, or revealing. They simply summarize the basic and well-known strategies on how to play blackjack. The rest of the tips contain a lot of drivel and mediocre advice that is not quite accurate or even helpful.

In fact, the end of the video sends you to a dead link where you can buy a blackjack strategy card. The “video” is simply text scrolling across the screen with a background soundtrack. But at least you did not get suckered into buying a “secrets to winning blackjack” book.