Unlike slots or roulette, blackjack requires skill and strategy to be successful.

The internet is full of supposed 'winning systems' that claim to make you rich at the tables.

Understanding Perfect Basic Strategy

This is not a myth; basic strategy is a mathematical fact that minimizes your losses.

By memorizing these rules, you can drop the casino's advantage to less than one percent.

• Hit on a soft 17
• Stand on a hard 17 or higher
• Double down on 10 if the dealer shows 9 or less

Card Counting: Fact or Fiction?

Movies like '21' have popularized the idea that card counting is illegal and guarantees instant wealth.

Casinos combat counters by using multiple decks and continuous shuffling machines to render the tactic useless.

In the end, relying on math rather than superstition is the only viable way to approach the game.