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twesterm said:

Emmitt2222 said:
ewww, I like to play to win money. BJ is for gamblers who like negative expected value situations. blah!

Blackjack is easy to win...assuming you have infinite money to begin with (or at least a good stock to cover a losing stream).

To win at Blackjack, here is what you do:

1. Never buy insurance.
2. Find a table with a low minimum like $1 if possible.
3. Bet the minimum.
4. If you lose, double your previous bet.
5. If you win, start back at the original bet.

Why this works:

Lets just pretend we're at $1 tables. You play the first game, bet $1, and lose. Next game you play again and bet $2, and lose. You have now lost a total of $3. The next game you bet double again for $4 and just for grins and giggles lets say you lose again. You have now lost a total of $7. The next game you bet $8 and you finally win. You win a total of $16. Add it all together and you have $8 bet that round plus the $7 you lost that's a total of $15. With your $16 winning you win your original bet and this works no matter how many times you lose, the only catch is that you need enough money to cover several lost games.

Oh, and of course always double down on a 10 and 11 and don't hit if you have over 11 and the dealer is showing something less than a 5.

 uh, no.  this strategy is called a "martingale".  a major result of probability theory is that you do not make money on any gambling strategies (the martingale stopping time theorem).

 that aside, most casinos have upper limits on bets anyway.