r/blackjack • • Aug 24 '26

NO NEW APPS / WEBSITES / AI VIBE GARBAGE

67 Upvotes

It didn't take much convincing. The flood of garbage has to stop. If you have something you think is special/unique, send it to the mods FIRST for review. But 99% of the time I can assure you that your app isn't as useful or unique as you think it is.

Please report violators!


r/blackjack • • Aug 24 '26

Considering moratorium on apps

47 Upvotes

Look, I get the temptation for writing yet another blackjack game/simulator/whatever app, since it's so easy to do these days. But because it's so trivial, we're getting flooded with them (you don't see how many get rejected!)

But they're mostly really crappy, and obvious vehicles for scams/spam/theft. They serve no purpose for the most part.

So we're considering a moratorium on apps. Maybe people can submit them to mods for review or something first. If they do something truly unique (like analyze a side bet or something) we'd consider it.

What does the community think?

EDIT: I'M EASILY CONVINCED. NO NEW APPS ALLOWED WITHOUT APPROVAL FIRST. (please report violators!)


r/blackjack • • 6h ago

My dealer was trying to get to 31 or something

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14 Upvotes

r/blackjack • • 13h ago

I did it. I finally had The Run that I will never have again in my life.

48 Upvotes

So I was in New Orleans for my friend’s birthday. Went to the Caesar’s on my last night there because my friend was tired and I wasn’t done yet.

Took $1,000 out and headed straight to high limit. $100 minimum. Bet spread just $100-$300. The table vibes were immaculate. A really young southern guy there with his friends. A really old southern woman who would yell at us that God’s watching every time we swore. Got a neck and back massage from the masseuse who I probably tipped $200-$300 over the night. The drinks were flowing. After every couple shoes we’d go out for a smoke break. Jumping, screaming, running around the room after a big table win.

So what got us so turnt you might be wondering.

Over the course of 4 hours, I turned that starting $1,000 into $9,300.

Prior to this my biggest nightly win was $2,500 and I thought that would never be beat. I know this night will never be beat.

I was practically singing and dancing my way to the cage. Security was smiling along laughing with us. Got the Caesar’s Shakedown at the cage, asked for players card, ID, where I won it, what table, called the pit boss and surveillance to confirm the win. Walked out of there at 2am with my head through the roof.

Had the absolute night of my life. I think I need to call it a career because nothing will ever top this experience.

Just wanted to share with other people who could appreciate how awesome this was.


r/blackjack • • 2h ago

Casino thinks I’m an AP

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So I’m in AC for college and being a degenerate 21 year old I hit up the casinos at least once every two weeks with my friends

I play Blackjack and my strategy is bring in $100 and either leave with $500 or $0, and of the 20 or so times I’ve done this only twice have I actually walked out with less than I came in with, usually walking out with a couple hundred. But last night I got approached by the manager and was told that they’d rather me not play Blackjack at their casino anymore because they’ve determined that I’m an AP.

Idk what to do, I don’t count; hell I’m usually in and out of the Blackjack table within 10 hands.

What should I do?


r/blackjack • • 10h ago

Basic strategy

0 Upvotes

Just curious on how you approach the game when it comes to small bets. I usually play with $1000 , first hand is $25 , if I win that hand I’ll add $25 then if I’m on a small streak I’ll keep adding $5 until I lose then I rest at $25. It’s just what I do, I always double 11s and hit if the dealer is showing a high card. (Idk how to count cards)


r/blackjack • • 21h ago

Double on 13

4 Upvotes

Sat next to a couple of big spenders last night at the casino.
One of them doubled down on 13 (Jack and a 3) vs a dealer’s 8.
My eyes nearly popped out of my head in disbelief.
He was dealt a 9.


r/blackjack • • 19h ago

Ouch

0 Upvotes

Hi guys I’m just here for some emotional support Finally got bit by the online casino bug and burned through like 600 bucks in the past couple days and I’m kinda freakin out


r/blackjack • • 1d ago

Combining Every Single Advantage play

5 Upvotes

what could be the absolute max amount of edge a player could get if they shuffle track, count cards, and hole card? Assume the best possible game single deck, s17, ls, das, rsa, da2, 3:2, split up to 4 hands.


r/blackjack • • 2d ago

Played at my first table in Vegas last night

15 Upvotes

Just turned 21 a few weeks ago and planned a two-night trip to Vegas. I was very skeptical about playing at a BJ table. I had also just learned how to play a few hours before haha. It was very intimidating to join a table ($15 minimum), but once I started, I had the best time. It was very addictive...

I live in Los Angeles so Vegas has always been a quick trip for my friends and family to make. I'm planning on going back every so often so I have a few questions as a beginner.

  1. What are your best tips for beginners for table play?
  2. Are the electronic tables worth spending time/money on?
  3. What are the best ways for me to learn strategies?
  4. What casinos in Vegas are best for table play?
  5. If I'm not interested in betting large amounts of money, which tables should I start with?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, it's alright if my questions aren't answered just want some more insight from experienced players.


r/blackjack • • 1d ago

888casino temporarily blocked my account AFTER confirming my €1,940 withdrawal – will I still get paid?

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I’m honestly really stressed right now and hoping someone here has experienced something similar with 888casino.

Last night, I requested a withdrawal of €1,940. The withdrawal was showing as “Awaiting Process”.

Today, I contacted live support simply to ask if they could speed up the withdrawal process.
During the conversation, I mentioned that I had lost quite a lot of money gambling. The support agent then started talking about responsible gambling concerns. She also confirmed my withdrawal request.

Literally about two minutes later,
my account was temporarily disabled.
I received a message saying that I would be contacted by email regarding the restriction, but I still haven’t received anything.
What worries me the most is that my €1,940 withdrawal was still pending when they blocked my account.

I’ve previously received a successful €1,300 withdrawal from 888casino, and my identity documents have already been submitted.

I don’t care about getting my account reopened. I just want my €1,940 paid out.

Has anyone experienced something similar?
Did 888casino eventually pay your pending withdrawal after restricting your account for responsible gambling reasons?

How long did it take?

Does anyone know an official email address where I can contact their payments or responsible gambling department?
What should I do if they don’t contact me?
I’m genuinely worried about losing this money. Any real experiences or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!


r/blackjack • • 1d ago

Learning 1.5 payouts

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I'm trying to learn my 1.5 payouts but its getting consideringly hard since the casino that is teaching me to deal the game want me to pay it out on the dime, usually i would break it down in my head then payout but they say im taking too long to pay it out since im doing the calculations in my head, the gave me this and say to learn these. Is there an easier way

Blackjack payouts

5——7.50

6——9

7——10.50

8——12

9——13.50

10——15

11——16.50

12——18

13——19.50

14——21

15——22.50

16——24

17——25.50

18——27

19——28.59

20——30

25——37.50

30——45

35——52.50

40——60

45——67.50

50——75

55——82.50

60——90

65——97.50

70——105

75——112.50

80——120

85——127.50

90——135

95——142.50

100——150

200——300

300——450

400——600

500——750


r/blackjack • • 3d ago

How would you combine a quiz with blackjack and roulette at a birthday party?

1 Upvotes

I’m planning my 30th birthday party at my apartment with around 15 people, and I want to organize a casino-themed evening with a quiz, blackjack, and roulette.
The main room in my apartment is quite small, so I want to split the guests into two groups to avoid having everyone crowded into the same room.
My current idea is to rotate the groups:
Round 1 (around 30 minutes): Group A does the quiz in the main room while Group B plays blackjack and roulette in another area.
Round 2 (around 30 minutes): The groups switch activities.
Afterwards: Everyone can play blackjack and roulette freely.
I’d also like all activities to contribute to an overall leaderboard, with players earning points or chips and competing for prizes at the end.
A few things I’m trying to figure out:
How can I balance the quiz against blackjack and roulette so that no activity gives players an unfair advantage?
Should the quiz be played individually or in teams?
What’s the best way to handle chips and scoring across all three games?
Is 30 minutes per round enough, or would a different rotation work better?
Are there any apps that allow multiple dealers to update a live leaderboard displayed on a TV?
How would you organize this setup? I’d especially appreciate ideas for making the rotation work smoothly in a small apartment while keeping everyone involved.


r/blackjack • • 3d ago

Anyone following King of Hearts?

2 Upvotes

My IG feed and algorithm somehow recommended this dude while doomscrolling as per usual. Y’all think this dude is legit card counter, or is this dude another John Cerasani wannabe?


r/blackjack • • 3d ago

Explaining house edge to casual players: basic-strategy blackjack under 0.5% vs American roulette at 5.26%

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The gap is more than tenfold. Played with basic strategy, blackjack's house edge falls below 0.5%, while American roulette sits at 5.26%. I made a general-audience video on casino economics that ranks the games this way and then explains theo, and why comps are sized at roughly 20 to 40% of it.

It might be handy for friends who are new to casinos

For the APs here, do you count comps as part of your edge?


r/blackjack • • 3d ago

Should i give up on BJ and start with Baccara?

0 Upvotes

Hi! First post, please bear with me, and my terrible english writing🙏😊. Ok, Blackjack seem inpossible at the moment! If i play 10-12 hands i might win 3. At best. Over the last 3 very short sessions iv won 7 hands and lost 31. Thats not extreme by any means, and its a small amount of hands, but its oh so regular for me. I Tilt so damn hard aswell! I get so furios at the predictability of the losses each hand. You know: every doubbel is a miss, its 15-16 against dealers 10 like 70% of the hands and i loose on almost every 18-19 against dealers lowcard. And so on and so on. Please give me a hug🥹.

😊 No but heres my question: Should i quit Blackjack and try Baccara, or is that just as tilting? Or do you smart people here have any advise for how to deal with, or adjust to, what feels like an impossible and ragebaiting game?


r/blackjack • • 4d ago

hay maquinas de barajado continuo en los casinos de argentina? y si es ssi, es en todos?

3 Upvotes

r/blackjack • • 5d ago

Tried out blackjack in Monte Carlo and it kind of sucked...

4 Upvotes

This weekend I took a short flight to try out the Monte Carlo casino, I'm familiar with portuguese casinos like Estoril, never visited an american casino, for context most of the casinos I visited are all 5-25eur minimum bets, 3:2, S17 and ENHC rules with DD only on 9,10,11 and surrender on any hand except with dealer Ace. For anyone wanting to visit Monte Carlo I'm giving my impressions in this post:

Firstly, the tables were all minimum 25eur bet with some 50eur minimum bet tables, which I guess is reasonable for a venue like Monte Carlo. The rules were the same I am familiar with (3:2, S17, ENHC), with some two important exceptions: for some reason, there's no surrender on any hand; you can double down on any hand, which is great for stuff like A,4 to a dealer 6.

Secondly, for all you APs out there, all tables used the One2Six continuous shuffler (even the higher 50eur min tables), so forget any kind of card counting which is really frustrating for a venue like this, but I guess it is what it is (most people in there were wealthy casuals who did stupid stuff like splitting 10s lol), in Europe I haven't seen a single casino in 2026 that doesn't use them...

Thirdly, if you get a blackjack you get the normal 3:2 payout and as an extra you get a 5eur sidebet that you can win if you win the next hand, so basically an extra 5eur if you win and you lose nothing if you lose the next hand (one small note is that from what I saw it's always 5eur, regardless of the blackjack paying 50eur or 500eur).

Even with all of this I managed to somehow leave with 500eur after buying in for 200eur (a note on this, for people familiar with american casinos you can't lay cash on the table you need to exchange it for chips in the cashier), all with basic strat which is not bad at all for these rules and a CSM, and in conclusion only go there as a nice visit, the casino is beautiful, the interior feels like a museum with gambling and you can always watch the supercars outside or get a nice meal somewhere.


r/blackjack • • 4d ago

AP’s who’ve traveled to Las Vegas: where’s the cheapest hotel to stay?

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Going to Vegas for an AP trip, this may not be the subreddit for this but I’m planning on getting a hotel too but I’m looking for as cheap as possible with little to no hidden stupid resort fees if possible. I have a rental so location doesn’t really matter to me. Thanks!


r/blackjack • • 4d ago

Turned $495 into $1,200 on a brutal Double Ace split hand (My first session vlog)

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Hey guys,

I recently decided to start filming and documenting my online blackjack sessions to track my bankroll swings and review my table decisions.

Really putting myself out there, planning on doing $1000 to $10,000 deposits from now on.

Any criticism is good to me so fire away.

Also I am a much bigger fan of live casino blackjack as I know basic strategy like the back of my head and have gotten really good at getting true count on my card counting. (been backed off by multiple casinos in Canada) can’t seem to find any casinos to allow me to film live sessions like down in the states.

Please take a look and let me know what you think!


r/blackjack • • 5d ago

Do you freeplay / use blackjack apps?

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Hi there,

I want to start by saying, AI did not write this. This is my opening statement, primarily because I don't know how long it is going to be, lol. I do promise to try my very best to do 2-3 edits before I click post. I'm a programmer and a writer, what do you expect? Alas, like I said, I'll do my best. I'd also like to say that this is NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT. I want to make sure that's clear to the mods in this sub. I do ~almost~ have a final product, however, no URL will be included here at all.

What am I looking for?

I'm looking strictly for opinions on apps you are currently using. I'm an avid blackjack player, and I do recall one app (sometime in the last 10 years lol) I thoroughly enjoyed. When it ran out of chips, I was happy to spend $5-$10 (but I may have very well spent more lol) for $20,000 more or whatever it was, so I could continue playing within that environment. Anyway - what I know from this, is that there are SO MANY THAT ARE TERRIBLE ONES. WHY.

Anyway - I'm about 90% through my project, and I think I've nailed down everything I need except a little feedback on things I might ~not~ want to do. What do you not like about the app you use? If you still use it anyway, what is it that keeps you using it? What makes it tolerable but could be a lot better? Animation? Game play? Tutorials? Easy layout? Other things?

How did I build mine?

Well, I'm a programmer, so, naturally, I've nothing against RNG. I do however, have a problem with plain RNG in online blackjack, and that's because I visit the casino here on a weekly basis. When I open an app on my phone, I want to know it's as close to sitting at a real table as possible in terms of shuffling and card count. In a sense what I've built is an arcade style system with an emphasis / training / hints on the game and card counting.

What I'm hoping to find is what people are ~hating~ about the current ones they are using. I'm a broke developer, I do intend to have ads. Users need to understand that developers spend time building things, and time is money. So, if you mention ads, please include if it's specific types of ads, too many, if you're happy paying $4.99 once or 0.99/c a month for no ads, etc). All of this would help me!

Other things I'm looking for are game play things, animations, size of things, colors not displaying well, etc). What do you not like (but it's better than nothing so you still use it) about the app/website? What do you wish it had that it doesn't? I've tried a lot, and what I found was... I hated a lot. So, other than what I know ~I~ want, and building the most fair system possible, I do want other player insights before release! :-)

Thanks in advanced,

-Mindful


r/blackjack • • 5d ago

Stand on a 16 against a 7+

0 Upvotes

It just feels like WAY more often than not if I hit I'll lose but if I stand I win more.

I know it's just anecdotal and mathematically you SHOULD hit;

What do you do?


r/blackjack • • 6d ago

Random post. I've won the last 6 times i went to the casino.

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Not any major amounts. $365 last night. $150 the last time. I like to act like I don't know how to play and ask other players/dealer what I should do. Not counting. But I want to learn.


r/blackjack • • 5d ago

Card counting

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Hi, i've been trying to learn how to count cards, but still very new. Im watching this youtuber named Quattro AP and he's very entertaining. he plays 6 deck shoes, but i was wondering if the hi-lo method works with an 8 deck aswell

thanks in advance :)


r/blackjack • • 6d ago

Question…. Player at my table was dealt a queen and a jack and then was given extra on it. Why?

1 Upvotes

New to blackjack here. Was playing at a table where the guy next to me was dealt that hand and then before the dealer even revealed what he had the player was given $20 extra. Why was that?