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  2. Labouchère system - Wikipedia

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    The Labouchère system can also be played as a positive progression betting system; this is known as playing the reverse Labouchère. In this version after a win, instead of deleting numbers from the line, the player adds the previous bet amount to the end of the line. You continue building up your Labouchère line until you hit the table maximum.

  3. Glossary of blackjack terms - Wikipedia

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    When the dealer shows an ace and the player has a blackjack, the player can opt for even money and get paid immediately at 1:1. This is a version of insurance rather than a different bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the hand is a push, but the player receives twice the value of the insurance, which is the same as the original bet.

  4. Blackjack - Wikipedia

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    Blackjack (formerly black jack or vingt-un) is a casino banking game. [1]: 342 It is the most widely played casino banking game in the world.It uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as "twenty-one".

  5. Oscar's grind - Wikipedia

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    Oscar's Grind is a betting strategy used by gamblers on wagers where the outcome is evenly distributed between two results of equal value (like flipping a coin). It is an archetypal positive progression strategy. It is also called Hoyle's Press.

  6. Card counting - Wikipedia

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    A blackjack game in progress. Card counting is a blackjack strategy used to determine whether the player or the dealer has an advantage on the next hand. Card counters try to overcome the casino house edge by keeping a running count of high and low valued cards dealt.

  7. Betting strategy - Wikipedia

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    A betting strategy (also known as betting system) is a structured approach to gambling, in the attempt to produce a profit. To be successful, the system must change the house edge into a player advantage — which is impossible for pure games of probability with fixed odds, akin to a perpetual motion machine. [ 1 ]

  8. Category:Betting systems - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Betting systems" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Sports betting systems - Wikipedia

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    Sports betting systems are sets of events that when combined for a particular game for a particular sport represent a profitable betting scenario. Since sports betting involves humans, there is no deterministic edge to the house or the gambler. Systems supposedly allow the gambler to have an edge or an advantage.