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BLACKJACK FORUM
ARNOLD SNYDER

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March 1981 - September 1993

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1981 - VOLUME 1

MARCH 1981

Snyder, Arnold. Scientific Systems, Inc. School Reviewed
Snyder, Arnold. Bob Fisher Analyzes Atlantic City Blackjack
Snyder, Arnold. Hi-Opt II System Review.

REVIEWS:

Blackjack's Winning Formula by Jerry Patterson
Winning Without Counting by Stanford Wong
Theory of Blackjack by Peter Griffin
Dev. & Analysis of Winning Strategies... by Julian Braun
Expert Blackjack by Dayton, Canfield
Toking Guidelines by Arnold Snyder

JUNE 1981

Snyder, Arnold. An Interview with Julian Braun.
http://rge21.com/lib/braunint.htm
Snyder, Arnold. Bob Fisher's Four Deck Frequency Distribution.
Snyder, Arnold. Review of Arnie Van's Blackjack System.

REVIEWS:

Worlds Greatest Blackjack Book by Lance Humble & Carl Cooper
Professional Blackjack (Revised) by Stanford Wong
Million Dollar Blackjack by Ken Uston
World's Greatest Blackjack Program (Software) by Warren Irwin
Amazing Blackjack Machine (Software) by C.G.W.
Cheating at Blackjack by (Video) Rouge et Noir

SEPTEMBER 1981

Snyder, Arnold. The "Best" Counting System.
http://rge21.com/lib/hundred.htm
Cant, Clarke. Underneath Vegas.
Snyder, Arnold. Some Guidelines for Using "The Blackjack Formula".
Gaem, Bill. The Psychological Basis of Your Disguise.
Fisher, Bob. Blackjack in Canada: A Short Analysis.
Snyder, Arnold. Howard Grossman's Blackjack Academy Courses.

REVIEWS:

World's Greatest Blackjack Calculator by CCA Assoc.
Playing Blackjack in Atlantic City by C. Chambliss & T. Roginsky

DECEMBER 1981

Snyder, Arnold. A Card Counter's Overview of the Gambling Conference.
Case, Sam. The Second Deal - Part I.
http://rge21.com/lib/csdl.htm

REVIEWS:

Theory of Blackjack by Peter Griffin.
Algebraic Approx. of Optimum Blackjack Strategy (Revised) by Arnold Snyder

1982 - VOLUME II

MARCH 1982

Snyder, Arnold and John Gwynn. John Gwynn Tests the Zen Count.
Case, Sam. The Second Deal - Part II.
http://rge21.com/lib/csdlii.htm
Snyder, Arnold and Bob Fisher. Review of Scientific Systems - Part II.
Grossman, Howard. A Big Winner's Secret Ingredient.

REVIEWS:

Winning Blackjack by Stanley Roberts

JUNE 1982

Snyder, Arnold, I Saw It With My Own Eyes.
http://rge21.com/lib/owneyes.htm
Snyder, Arnold. Blackbelt in Blackjack Announcement.
Snyder, Arnold and John Gwynn. The Zen Count - Part II.
Snyder, Arnold and Bob Fisher. Frequency Distributions.
Snyder, Arnold. Gambling Conference Papers Since 1974.
Snyder, Arnold. Will Pell Sell?.
Case, Sam. Crimps - Invisible Devils.
Gaem, Bill. Blatant May be Best.

REVIEWS:

Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook by Jerry Patterson
BJ Quick-Eye by CRN Enterprises
Blackjack Slide Kit by House of Gaming
Basic Strategy Slide Kit by ???

SEPTEMBER 1982

Snyder, Arnold and John Gwynn. How True is Your True Count.
Case, Sam. The Calgary Stampede.
Snyder, Arnold. Atlantic City Update.
Snyder, Arnold, Bob Fisher and John Gwynn. Single-Deck Frequency Distributions.
Case, Sam. The Laughlin Lay-a-Way.
http://rge21.com/lib/laughlin.htm

REVIEWS:

Party Blackjack (Software) by Stanford Wong
A Book on Casino Blackjack by C. Ionescu Tulcea
Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook (Revised) by Jerry Patterson

DECEMBER 1982

Snyder, Arnold and John Gwynn. John Gwynn's Single Deck Simulations.
Case, Sam. Stock Control Shuffles.
http://rge21.com/lib/stokshuf.htm
Snyder, Arnold, Douglas Finlay and R.C. Einstein's "Rhythm" System Tested.
Case, Sam and Gail Martin. The "Sans" Casino.

REVIEWS:

Advanced Blackjack (Software) by Dayton / Snyder
Instant Advantage by Jerry Patterson
Neocheating by Wallace / Hamilton / William

1983 - VOLUME III

MARCH 1983

Case, Sam and Frank Francophile. Vegas Blackjack Team Busted.
Snyder, Arnold. So You Think You're a Blackjack Expert?
http://rge21.com/lib/expert.htm
Snyder, Arnold, Bob Fisher and Michael Gordon. 8-Deck Frequency Distributions.
Case, Sam. Stacking a Deck.
http://rge21.com/lib/deckstak.htm
Gaem, Bill. Neon Leon.

REVIEWS:

Getting the Best of It by David Sklansky
Stanford Wong's Newsletters Vol.II, III & IV

JUNE 1983

Snyder, Arnold. Rouge et Noir on Comps and Junkets.
Snyder, Arnold. An Interview With Ken Uston.
http://rge21.com/lib/ustonint.htm
Snyder, Arnold. Patterson Bars Snyder From TARGET.
Case, Sam. Your Options When You Are Cheated.
Master, Marvin L. The Blackjack Combine.
Snyder, Arnold. Was Snyder Censored?

REVIEWS:

No Need to Count by Leon Dubey
Winning Casino BJ for the Non-Counter by Avery Cardoza

SEPTEMBER 1983

Snyder, Arnold. An Open Letter to Jerry Patterson.
Snyder, Arnold. Off TARGET.
http://rge21.com/lib/target.htm
Seri, Armand. Above Zen.
Master, Marvin L. Keeping Track.
Snyder, Arnold. East Coast Casinos.

REVIEWS:

Winning Baccarat Strategies by Henry Tamburin

DECEMBER 1983

Snyder, Arnold and John Gwynn. The Red Seven Count VS The Hi-Lo Count.
Snyder, Arnold. Corrections to 1st Printing of Blackbelt in Blackjack.
Seri, Armand. Running Count Questions Answered.

REVIEWS:

The "Casey" Computer by George Steven
Advanced Blackjack Software by Paul Dayton
Stanford Wong's BJ Newsletters, Vol.V (1983)

1984 - VOLUME IV

MARCH 1984

Snyder, Arnold. The New Blackjack Computers: Questions Answered.
Snyder, Arnold and John Gwynn. The DHM Expert VS The Uston APC.
Master, Marvin L. Funny Money.
Case, Sam. The First Line of Defense.
http://rge21.com/lib/frstdef.htm
Snyder, Arnold. Player's Edge 21 - A New Casino Video Game Review

REVIEWS:

Blackjack to Win by George Williams
A Card-Counting Guide to Winning Blackjack by Jack Black

JUNE 1984

Snyder, Arnold. For Sale: Keith Taft's "David" Computer.
Snyder, Arnold. An Interview With Nevada Attorney John Curtas
Snyder, Arnold. Stanley Roberts Supports TARGET.
Snyder, Arnold. Ken Uston Attacks in Nevada.
Snyder, Arnold. Hi-Tech Front-Loading Video Spook Busted.

REVIEWS:

Playing Winning Blackjack in the Casinos by Anonymous

SEPTEMBER 1984

Case, Sam. Review of Darwin Ortiz's "Gambling Scams".
Master, Marvin L. Take a Good CUT.
Snyder, Arnold. Can Side-Counting Make You a Super Counter.
http://rge21.com/lib/sdcnt.htm
Wong, Stanford. Don't Take Harold's "Second Chance".
Gwynn, John. Pai Gow Revisited - A Significant Positive Expectation.
Gwynn, John. How Good Can a Pocket Blackjack Computer Be?
Snyder, Arnold. Snyder Writes Manual for "David"

REVIEWS:

Instant Update by Stanford Wong
Blackjack Frequency Finder by A.A.S.

DECEMBER 1984

Schlesinger, Donald. A Day in the Life of a Table Hopper.
Wong, Stanford. Coupons are Fun Again!
Snyder, Arnold. Video Front-Loaders Convicted.
Griffin, Peter. Unlimited Insurance.
Case, Sam. Any Way the Ball Bounces.

REVIEWS:

Winning Gamer by Stanford Wong

1985 - VOLUME V

MARCH 1985

Snyder, Arnold. The Fastest Hands in the West - Steve Forte's Crusade Against Cheats
Curtis, Anthony. The Gambling Conference: Or, How I Finally Found Positive Expectation in Atlantic City.
Snyder, Arnold. Gambling Times Sues Uston Sues Gambling Times.
Snyder, Arnold. Get Gwynn's Computer Paper Free!
Snyder, Arnold. Update on Uston VS Nevada.

REVIEWS:

Gambling Times Guide to Blackjack by Stanley Roberts, et al

JUNE 1985

Snyder, Arnold. I Challenge Doug Grant.
Schlesinger, Don. The Ups and Downs of Your Bankroll.
Curtis, Anthony. The Las Vegas Advisor - New Column
Uston, Ken. A Quiz on Self Serving Blackjack Authorities.

REVIEWS:

The Mathematics of Gambling by Ed Thorp

SEPTEMBER 1985

Master, Marvin L. Markers - Your Tickets to Royal Treatment.
Snyder, Arnold. FORM 30 - How Pit Bosses Keep Track of Your Action.
Snyder, Arnold. Uston Loses Round One.
Snyder, Arnold. "Devices" Outlawed in Nevada.
Snyder, Arnold. Do Dealers Count Cards?
Snyder, Arnold. Hole Card Play Now Legal.
Schwartz, Howard. John Scarne Dead at 82.
Snyder, Arnold. Gambling Conference Papers Now Available.

REVIEWS:

Blackjack Secrets by Stanford Wong

DECEMBER 1985

Snyder, Arnold. Subversives, Anarchists, CPA's Unite!!
http://rge21.com/lib/subvers.htm
Jenkins, Bob. The Electronic Gambler's Fuzz-Out Syndrome.
Grant, Doug and Arnold Snyder. Doug Grant Answers the Challenge.

REVIEWS:

Winning Blackjack Without Counting Cards by Citadel

1986 - VOLUME VI

MARCH 1986

Forte, Steve. Tips on Tells.
Snyder, Arnold. Taft/Weatherford Appeal Rejected.
Snyder, Arnold. Vegas Judge Rules Device Law Unconstitutional
Snyder, Arnold. First-Basers Sue Horseshoe Club.
George, C. 59,000 Hands with the Red Seven Count.

REVIEWS:

Theory of Blackjack (Revised) by Peter Griffin

JUNE 1986

Snyder, Arnold. Reno Tell Player Acquitted.
Snyder, Arnold. Blackjack Tournaments: The Next Attack.
Uston, Ken. Why I'm Suing in Nevada.
Gwynn, John. El Cheapo Systems for Beating Single Deck Games.
Russian, The Mad. No Way to Make a Living.
Flower, The. Interview With a Dealer.

REVIEWS:

Winning at Blackjack by Bryan Evans

SEPTEMBER 1986

Schlesinger, Donald. Attacking the Shoe.
Snyder, Festival Reno 86
Snyder, Arnold. "Device" Law on Trial in Nevada.
Snyder, Arnold. Nevada Attorney Andrew Blumen Interviewed.
http://rge21.com/lib/blumenin.htm
Snyder, Arnold. First-Baser Sues Golden Nugget.

REVIEWS:

Gambling and the Law by I. Nelson Rose

DECEMBER 1986

Snyder, Arnold. Did Uston Kill Atlantic City Blackjack?
Snyder, Arnold. Harrah's Infiltrates the Roundtable - A Spy in the House of Zen.
Wong, Stanford. The Nevada Trespass Statute: Know Your Rights!
Snyder, Arnold. Blackbelt in Blackjack - Now a College Text.
Snyder, Arnold. Interview with a Tournament Pro.
Snyder, Arnold. Nevada "Device" Law in Limbo.

REVIEWS:

Ken Uston on Blackjack by Ken Uston
How to Win at Blackjack (Video) by Ken Uston
The SS Count by Ken Uston
Gambling Protection Video, Vol.4 by Steve Forte
Darwin Ortiz on Casino Gambling by Darwin Ortiz
Break the Dealer by Patterson/Olsen
http://rge21.com/lib/brakdeal.htm

1987 - VOLUME VII

MARCH 1987

Snyder, Arnold. Stanford Wong Spills the Beans - Review of Tournament Blackjack.
Snyder, Arnold, Stanford Wong, Jerry Patterson and John Gwynn. The Bias Barometer is Falling.
Patterson, Jerry. Jerry Patterson's Response to Arnold Snyder's Review of Break the Dealer.
http://rge21.com/lib/patresp.htm
Snyder, Arnold. Snyder's Response to Patterson's Response to Snyder's Review of Patterson's and Olsen's Book.
http://rge21.com/lib/snydresp.htm
Snyder, Arnold. "Action 21" - Harrah's New Wheel of Fortune.

REVIEWS:

Methods of Disguise by John Sample
Sam Case's Strategy Tables by Sam Case

JUNE 1987

Snyder, Arnold. The First Church of Blackjack Rises Again.
Snyder, Arnold and Stephen R. Minagil. Is Spooking Legal.
http://rge21.com/lib/spooking.htm
McArdle, Harry J. Blackjack in Puerto Rico - Skirmishes in the Battle Against Cheating.
Snyder, Arnold. The Human Shuffle.
Snyder, Arnold. Gambling Conference Update.
Snyder, Arnold. Table Trash - More Comments on TARGET, BIAS and non-random shuffles.
Shoe, Gustav. The Black Check - Nevada Casino Ratings for High Rollers.

REVIEWS:

Beating the House at Blackjack Software by A.P.S.

SEPTEMBER 1987

X., Raymond. A High-Roller Gets Rolled.
Griffin, Peter A. The "Dealer Breaking" Controversy.
Johnny, Dog-Ass. The Reno-Tahoe Advisor.
Snyder, Arnold and Edward O. Thorp. The First Blackjack Computer 1964.

REVIEWS:

Blackjack Essays by Mason Malmuth
Gambling Theory & Other Topics by Mason Malmuth
World's Greatest Blackjack Book (Revised) by Humble & Cooper
Tournament Craps by Stanford Wong

DECEMBER 1987

Snyder, Arnold. Son of Blackjack Formula.
Master, Marvin L. Insure of Good Hand?
Malmuth, Mason. Traps to Avoid.
Snyder, Arnold. The 7th Gambling Conference.
Snyder, Arnold. A Giant Passes - John Luckman Dies at 63.
Snyder, Arnold. Ken Uston Dies at 52.
http://rge21.com/lib/ustoobit.htm
Snyder, Arnold. Table Trash - John Patrick and Bobby Singer

REVIEWS:

Tournament Craps by Stanford Wong

1988 - VOLUME VIII

MARCH 1988

Gwynn, John M., Jr. and Arnold Snyder. Does Casino Blackjack Differ From Computer Simulated Blackjack?
http://rge21.com/lib/manvscom.htm
Curtis, Anthony. The Horseshoe Trial.
Snyder, Arnold. Steve Forte Indicted for Cheating.

REVIEWS:

Gambler's Protection Series, Vol.III Video by Steve Forte

JUNE 1988

Johnny, Dog-Ass. Stalking the Elusive Tell.
Griffin, Peter A. Insure a "Good" Hand? (Part 2).
Smallwood, Jake. Insurance Camouflage.

REVIEWS:

Gambling Theory (Revised) by Mason Malmuth
Blackjack Essays (Revised) by Mason Malmuth
Theory of Blackjack by Peter Griffin

SEPTEMBER 1988

Morris, S.W. How Good Counters Get Caught.
George, C. The Ruin Formula.
Smallwood, Jake. Shuffle Tracking Can Cost You Money.

REVIEWS:

Professional Video Poker by Stanford Wong

DECEMBER 1988

Snyder, Arnold. Fake I.D. - A Consumer's Guide.
http://rge21.com/lib/fakeid.htm
Snyder, Arnold. Phast Phun in Phoenix - Arizona Legalizes Gambling.
http://rge21.com/lib/phoenix.htm
Snyder, Arnold. Wong Beats the Slots.

REVIEWS:

Henry Tamburin on Casino Gambling by Henry Tamburin

1989 - VOLUME IX

MARCH 1989

Snyder, Arnold. Larceny in the Heart.
http://rge21.com/lib/larceny.htm
Schlesinger, Don and John Gwynn. The Floating Advantage.
Blumen, Andrew S. Phony I.D. = Real Risk.
http://rge21.com/lib/phonyid.htm
Snyder, Arnold. Video Poker Revisited.

REVIEWS:

Horse of the Day by Stanford Wong

JUNE 1989

Snyder, Arnold. Software Surprise.
Snyder, Arnold. Blackjack in Canada.
Snyder, Arnold. Gambling Times Files Bankruptcy.
Smallwood, Jake. Blackjack in New York.
Schlesinger, Don. Optimum Number of Simultaneous Hands.
http://rge21.com/lib/gospel1.htm

REVIEWS:

Business of Blackjack (Video) by Howard Collier

SEPTEMBER 1989

Snyder, Arnold. Inside the Over-Under.
Johnny, Dog-Ass. Blackjack in St. Maarten.
Snyder, Arnold. The Calgary Stampede - Blackjack in Canada.
Smallwood, Jake. Blackjack in New York - The St. Lawrence Strip Update.
Snyder, Arnold. Blackjack in Michigan.
Brahms, John. Blackjack in Asia.
Collier, Howard