Archive for 'Vegas'

Blackjack - I Hate it

I hate blackjack. First, because I lack the patience to count cards to get a real edge and if I did they’d try to ban me anyway. Second, because there are so many superstitious players who get all worked up if you do anything non-standard, it’s just not a relaxing game unless you play exactly […]

March Madness! College Basketball Betting Like A Contrarian

I’m headed to Las Vegas Thursday for the first round of the tournament and am giddy as a school kid. I’ve talked about the thrill of March Madness in Vegas and past betting success in a previous post.
Now that the JackandJacks.com blog is active, I thought I’d do an experiment and post our betting strategy […]

March Madness In Las Vegas - A Sports Bettor’s Paradise

It started a number of years ago. A few buddies and I would go to Vegas on the cheap and enjoy the first weekend of college basketball’s glorious tournament. We’d set up shop at the Stardust sportsbook with a wall of TVs showing the first 48 games over the course of 4 days. It was […]