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Blackjack is one of the most popular games here at Everygame Casino. Most gamers know that the return to player rate in blackjack with correct play on every hand is about 99.5%. Most gamers also know that there are strategy cards available for every variation of blackjack offered at Everygame Casino.
Furthermore, most gamers have by now accepted the idea that sometimes they should hit with 12 points or more. This is a difficult concept for many players since they know that they could bust and lose the hand right away.
So, blackjack is a very well-known casino game. We offer several variations of blackjack; many more than land-based casinos can offer, because blackjack takes up no space in cyberspace, while blackjack tables do take up a lot of floor space at land-based casinos.
We Have a New Perspective on Blackjack
Blackjack is still a great game because of the high return to player rate. Some gamers just don’t want to be bothered by the need to learn the basic strategy for blackjack. As more and more gamers come to realize that the return to player rate is so high and that there is no volatility in blackjack, even the most stalwart slots players are coming to blackjack.
Here, we can add video poker to the list of games of skill most gamers are playing. That’s because the return to player rate in video poker, with the best strategy on every hand, is also about 99.5%.
But we want to develop our fresh perspective on blackjack.
Treat Blackjack Like a Business
When we came across this point of view, we were a bit blown away. Of course, we exclaimed! Almost anything people do that involves the exchange of money can be treated as a business.
A good sales manager in an insurance office will tell his or her new salespeople that they are businessmen and women, even though they are selling the company’s insurance policies. A businessperson holds themselves differently from a mere salesperson.
The same applies to the sales clerks in clothing stores. If they hold themselves to the status of a businessperson, the customers will take notice. In a town with two supermarkets, the attitude of the staff will go a long way to determining where people shop, even if the prices in the preferred store are slightly higher.
And blackjack players should see their enterprise as blackjack players to be like a businessperson’s enterprise!
Robert Townsend and the Taxi Driver
In the 1960s, Robert Townsend was named president of Avis, the car rental company. There are many stories about him and he tells many stories in his great book, “Up the Organization”. One such story involves a taxi driver.
Mr. Townsend was in a city for a meeting and was driven to the meeting by a taxi driver. Townsend asked the driver to pick him up later and he did. Then, Townsend asked the driver to take him back to the airport the next day. When they got to the airport, Townsend asked the driver for his business card since he, Townsend, expected to be in this city often for meetings.
The driver said that he didn’t have a business card. Mr. Townsend told the driver that he is a businessman and should have business cards. A few months later, Robert Townsend came back to that city for another meeting and was greeted by his driver friend who had a giant smile on his face. Since he had business cards made up, his “business” as a taxi driver had boomed!
Blackjack as a Business
We have long said that our games are all a form of entertainment. So, in what way are we changing our message when we say that gamers should see blackjack as a business?
Businesspeople are used to the importance of preparation, strategic thinking, and discipline. We talk about discipline a lot in terms of setting limits and strict time and money budgets. A businessperson does this all the time. So, when you choose 30 minutes for a gaming session, see it as a business decision.
Strategic thinking is, of course, a major part of playing blackjack well. Strategic thinking can go into deciding which variation of blackjack to play. If you decide to play a new variation that you haven’t played before, you will have to prepare well before making a single bet. Preparation could involve playing in free play mode for a short while as you get used to the game.
Accepting Reality is Sometimes a Great Challenge
Another very important aspect of strategic thinking is to accept reality. There are plenty of times that the statistically correct play will seem to be counterintuitive. A strategic thinker accepts that reality is not always as it seems.
We see the opposite of strategic thinking when a company might try to rebrand itself in a way that its most loyal customers do not want. A famous soft drink company tried to rebrand its most popular product a couple of decades ago and quickly went back to the tried and true.
A successful brand of beer tried the same unstrategic way of thinking and tried to rebrand its beer in a way that the public was not prepared to accept. That decision still affects the brand.
Just recently, a fast-food chain tried to rebrand itself and met with massive opposition. They changed course, of course, but they may have bitten off more than they could chew this time.
Discipline in Blackjack is all of the Above and More
First, gamers have to be prepared. This means studying the strategy charts for the variation you want to play. Strategic thinking involves accepting the statistical reality that should govern every decision. Discipline also involves playing online in frequent, short sessions.
If you want to keep gaming as an entertainment, you have to be disciplined enough to stop when your allotted time expires. Discipline also involves setting a reasonable budget for gaming. Since gaming is an entertainment, and since we set money limits on every other form of entertainment we enjoy, it stands to reason that we will do the same for online casino blackjack.
Two Final Aspects of Discipline
Finally, discipline involves rejecting two areas of gaming that many people find it hard to resist. These are thinking that a hand is “due” to hit. Believing this is called the Gambler’s Fallacy because it is a common thought among gamblers. Since you are a gamer, not a gambler, you will successfully discipline yourself to never fall for the Gambler’s Fallacy.
The second extra aspect is to discipline yourself to resist any and all betting systems. THEY DON’T WORK! If they did work, all casinos would close very quickly.
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