Category Archives for ‘Blackjack’
Florida Senate Begins Analyzing Blackjack Compact Deal
25
Jan 2016
Last week Florida’s state senate began analyzing the blackjack compact deal struck between Governor Rick Scott and the Seminole Indian tribe.
The legislative body has to approve of the deal before it can be passed into law, and the proposal …
Grand Theft Auto V to Include Blackjack, Other Casino Games
13
Jan 2016
The popular video game Grand Theft Auto V is gearing up to begin including blackjack, slot machines, and poker in an upcoming update, this according to a player who analyzed the game’s code.
GTA player funmw2 took to the game’s …
Sands Bethlehem Launches New Blackjack Game
30
Dec 2015
A man from Pennsylvania has gotten his blackjack variant game to launch in a land casino, as Stephen Berkowitz of Global Innovative Gaming’s Switch Hands game has gone live at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem.
The game will allow players …
Soaring Eagle Creates Controversy Over “English Only” Rule
18
Dec 2015
This week the Soaring Eagle Casino Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan found itself embroiled in controversy after a Chaldean woman and her mother were informed by a pit boss that they were not allowed to speak their native language to …
Florida and Seminoles Strike $3 Billion Blackjack Deal
09
Dec 2015
This week the state of Florida and Seminole Indian tribe agreed to a deal for the next 7 years worth $3 billion that will give the tribe exclusive rights to table games such as blackjack within the Sunshine State.
The …
Lawmaker Banned from West Virginia Casinos for Blackjack Cheating
03
Dec 2015
This week a former lawmaker from West Virginia was banned from the state’s casinos after he plead no contest to cheating while playing blackjack.
39 year old Doug Skaff plead no-contest to a single misdemeanor charge of “cheating at gambling” …
Man Arrested for Cheating at Blackjack in Pennsylvania
17
Nov 2015
Last week a New Jersey man was arrested at the Sands Bethlehem Casino in Pennsylvania after he was caught cheating at the casino’s blackjack games.
Christopher Jenkins was caught cheating at the game last Sunday at Sands Bethlehem when he …
Florida Blackjack Crisis: Now State Sues Seminoles
05
Nov 2015
The saga between the state of Florida and the Seminole Indian tribe took another twist late last week, as the state sued the Seminole tribe in federal court last week, asking a judge in the case to demand the tribe …
Seminole Tribe Sues Florida for Blackjack Rights
30
Oct 2015
Florida’s Seminole Indian tribe has sued the state of Florida in an effort to keep its right to offer blackjack games in its casinos as a deadline for the two to come to a deal is set to hit.
The …
Shaquille O’Neal/Dynamic Gaming Systems Release “Shaq Jack”
08
Oct 2015
Legendary basketball player Shaquille O’Neal and gaming software developer Dynamic Gaming Systems have announced the release of their blackjack collaboration, which is dubbed “Shaq Jack”.
The game is a live dealer terminal that is playable exclusively at Parx Casino in …