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Consistency is Power — Part 1
Blackjack
Blackjack is where many Vegas newbies start. It’s one of the most popular card games ever created, and yet you can pick up the basics in a day.
It requires strategy, which many find refreshing in a sea of games of chance. And blackjack is a social game that’s fun to play with friends. You can share a table, drink for free, and play for hours with minimal losses, and maybe even rack up a winning streak. It’s almost the perfect casino game (until you find 3-card poker, but that’s a post for another day).
Superstitions
Even if you aren’t superstitious, you may find that you are in a casino. You may have a lucky charm, a ritual for turning over your cards or stacking your money. You probably choose specific machines or feel the vibe of a table before you sit down. And when new players join your table, when new dice, new decks, or new dealers are introduced, it shifts your mojo.
Let’s say you are an experienced player, on a roll, and the third-base position opens up, do you scoot over? If you leave the spot open, and some sloppy drunk ambles over, fumbling and mumbling, something about, I’ve always wanted to learn blackjack, how do you feel?
