Do blackjack strategies really work?
The “cheat sheets” are what is called basic strategy. This won’t give you an advantage, it will only minimize the casino’s advantage. Depending on the rules at the table you are playing at, playing by basic strategy might reduce the casino’s advantage to around 0.5%. You can actually look at the “cheat sheet” while you are playing. The casinos don’t care as long as you aren’t writing anything. You should try to memorize it if possible, or just look at it when there is a really tricky hand, because you don’t want to get the other players annoyed at you for holding up the game. One thing, though. Don’t ever get your strategy on how to play blackjack (or any other game) from the casino. They will most likely give you flawed information that isn’t as good as the actual best way to play. Try using www.wizardofodds.com. It is written by a math professor, and he gives good advice on many casino games.
