Million Dollar Blackjack

by Ken Uston

This book will bring about a remarkable change in your play and most likely your winnings. Thousands of gamblers agree that this is the most important book ever published on the lucrative game of casino Blackjack. Over 100,000 copies sold. Ken Uston, brought up in a middleclass New York City household, graduated from Yale with the highest honors, and at 31, was earning $42,500 a year, plus many fringe benefits as a Senior Vice President of the Pacific Stock Exchange. That's the position he gave up with he discovered the unbelievable rewards of playing blackback. This book represents the sum total of his experience and knowledge to date.

Paperback

First published November 1, 1982

Reviews

[Tim O'Hearn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ken Uston established the precedent that makes card counting, or being an "advantage player" legal. This book is filled with first-person insights that, before the average guy had online odds calculators, form the basis of advantage playing. This was the absolute edge of gaming the casinos back when it was published in the 1980s.

I'm just passively interested in this topic. I almost didn't read the book because I figured it was "outdated." Of course, the specific game variants at certain casinos and named employees might be different forty years later. I realized this book was the real deal when I noticed that some of the more strongly worded sentences have re-appeared--precisely--in the Blackjack Apprentice YouTube videos. At this point I've watched roughly a dozen of those and it's crazy how... little... has changed in all this time.

Definitely a sleeper pick for those interested in casino gambling.

[Bea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written by the godfather of card counting, this is a must read if you are interested in counting cards or advantage play.