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'''Card counting''' is one of the strategies designed to turn the casino game of [[Blackjack]] into a positive result for the players. Blackjack substantially increased in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s once a strategy for beating the game was made public by Eward Thorp in the 1962 pulication of Beat the Dealer..
'''Card counting''' is one of the strategies designed to turn the casino game of [[Blackjack]] into a positive result for the players. Blackjack substantially increased in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s once a strategy for beating the game was made public by Eward Thorp in the 1962 publication of Beat the Dealer..
As the cards are played, the remaining cards can be identified. The larger the proportion of aces, face cards, and tens remaining in the deck, the more favorable the odds are for the player. Players take advantage of this by increasing their bet sizes and altering playing strategy.
As the cards are played, the remaining cards can be identified. The larger the proportion of aces, face cards, and tens remaining in the deck, the more favorable the odds are for the player. Players take advantage of this by increasing their bet sizes and altering playing strategy.
==Blackjack writers==
==Blackjack writers==
These are prominent blackjack writers, whose works are published by reputable non-vanity publishers. The many self-described "experts"who pay for their own websites are of course excluded.
===John Bukofsky===
===John Bukofsky===
===Bryce Carlson===
===Bryce Carlson===
===Daniel Dravot===
===Daniel Dravot===
===Greg Elder===
===Greg Elder===
===[Les Golden]===
===[[Les Golden]]===
Long-time columnist for [Bluff Europe], igamingbusiness, gambling.com, Jackpots Review, and gamblingonline magazines. Ythor of the biographical novel [Never Split Tens] and the adapted screenplay, based on the life of Edward Thorp.
Long-time columnist for [Bluff Europe], igamingbusiness, gambling.com, Jackpots Review, and gamblingonline magazines. Ythor of the biographical novel [Never Split Tens] and the adapted screenplay, based on the life of Edward Thorp.
===Fred Renzey===
===Fred Renzey===
===Chris Statz===
===Chris Statz===
===[Edward Thorp]===
===[[Edward Thorp]]===
A pioneering book codifying the methodology by Edward Thorp was published in 1962: ''Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One''.<ref>Thorp, E. O. (1966) ''Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One'', Random House, New York</ref>
A pioneering book codifying the methodology by Edward Thorp was published in 1962: ''Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One''.<ref>Thorp, E. O. (1966) ''Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One'', Random House, New York</ref>
===Don Schlesinger===
===Don Schlesinger===
Author of Blackjack Attack.
Author of Blackjack Attack.
===Barry Meadow===
===Barry Meadow===
Author of Blackjack Autumn
Author of Blackjack Autumn
===Rick Blaine===
===Rick Blaine===
Author of Blackjack Blueprint
Author of Blackjack Blueprint
===Ian Andersen===
===Ian Andersen===
Author of Burning the Tables in Las Vegas and Turning the Tables in Las Vegas.
Author of Burning the Tables in Las Vegas and Turning the Tables in Las Vegas.
===Maverick Sharp===
===Maverick Sharp===
===Ken Uston===
===Ken Uston===
Author of Ken Uston on Blackjack and Million Dollar Blackjack..
Author of Ken Uston on Blackjack and Million Dollar Blackjack..
===Lawrence Revere===
===Lawrence Revere===
Author of Playing Blackjack as a Business.
Author of Playing Blackjack as a Business.
===[Peter Griffin]===
===[[Peter Griffin]]===
Author of The Theory of Blackjack by Peter Griffin
Author of The Theory of Blackjack.
===Lance Humble and Carl Cooper===
===Lance Humble and Carl Cooper===
Authors of The World's Greatest Blacklack Book.
Authors of The World's Greatest Blacklack Book.
==See also==
==See also==