Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
The casinos were furious and accused Taft
The casinos were furious and accused Taft and Uston’s team of cheating. However, after a thorough investigation, it was determined by the FBI that their devices could not be considered cheating mechanics and all charges were dropped.
The Ever-Relentless Casinos
The Ever-Relentless Casinos The casinos did not give up, using their extensive financial and social leverage the major casinos moved to change the law against the use of mechanical Blackjack aids. They succeeded. The Nevada Senate Bill 467, signed into law stated, ‘It is unlawful for any person at a licensed gaming establishment to use, or possess with the intent to use, any device to assist in projecting the outcome of the game.’ If you are to contravene this law, the penalties are stiff: first time offenders can expect a prison term of up to 10 years and/or a $10 000 fine; second time offenders will be incarcerated. Nevertheless, Taft features in the Blackjack Hall of Fame 2004 for his contribution to the game. You can find many of his devices on display at the Blackjack Museum at the Barona Casino in California.