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J. See jack.

jack. (J). One of four 10-valued cards in a standard deck of playing cards.

Jackpot. See Blackjack Jackpot.

Jacques Noir Count. {PCS/L?} TBD
[78 Archer The Archer Method of Winning at 21]

Jalib, Abdul. An elected co-moderator and long-time contributor to rec.gambling.*. According to Abdul, he is a professional gambler (mostly blackjack and poker) and he has a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to being one of the two elected moderators, Abdul is the rec.gambling.blackjack.moderated robomoderator system administrator (rgbm-request@posev.com).

joint. Slang for a casino.

joint bankroll. An arrangement between two or more players to combine their monies and gamble jointly, wagering from the total amount and sharing the wins and losses.

joker. 1) Acronym for one or more jokers are in the pack. 2) Two cards in a new pack of cards and typically with a drawing of the jester. These cards are of no value in casino blackjack and are removed before the remaining 52-card deck is used. In social games the joker is often used as the cut card. Casinos have also offered blackjack with jokers as wild cards. If the dealer got a joker, it was burned. The player who got a joker as a hit card had to specify its value before another card was dealt. PA = 4.2% per joker per deck.
[92 Wong Basic Blackjack]

Joseph, Mike. Author of the excellent Beat a Cheat instructional video on cheating at cards and dice.
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junket. A group of gamblers brought into the casino, often with transportation and/or accommodation subsidies. See comp.
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