IF you’ve seen slick casino dramas or heist films, you’ll know the scene: a clever player counts cards, wins big and then ...

Blackjack is a hugely popular casino game that uses a deck of 52 cards. The primary objective in blackjack is to get as close to 21 with your cards, without going over that value, which would ‘bust’ ...

There is considerable mystery and confusion online regarding card counting. Much of this is fueled by the movies and Hollywood’s version of reality. Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, Zach Galifianakis in ...

The gambling pleasure, which is a very popular game in the world and which is called “Blackjack” and is well known and popular in the world. These are resourceful, such as blackjack cardholders, as ...

Dave Stann, author of Hollywood Blackjack and someone with keen insight on the M.I.T. whiz kids — subject of the new movie 21 — offers a former dealer's perspective on the world of blackjack and ...

Update 4:19 pm: This story has been modified to include reaction from the creator of the card-counting iPhone app. Since the July 2008 launch of the App Store, Apple has maintained a sort of moral ...

Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from the Today @ PC World blog at PCWorld.com. A new card counting program in the iTunes App Store may be illicitly helping gamblers beat the casinos ...

Nevada gaming authorities have warned casinos to watch for blackjack players using an iPhone application to count cards. In a memorandum that the state’s gaming control board circulated to casinos ...

Colin Jones has toiled in the cacophonous, windowless, artificially lighted corridors of casinos across the country in an effort to beat the house with math. He has worked to master the art of card ...

Ben Affleck, right, and Justin Timberlake are shown in a scene from 20th Century Fox's "Runner Runner," a film about cheating at online poker. Affleck has been banned from the blackjack tables at Hard ...