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	<description>All you need to know about Gambling</description>
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		<title>Player&#8217;s possible decisions when you play Blackjack</title>
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Hit: you take another card. To hit, you tap the table or you point at your cards.
Stand: you stop. To stand, you wave your hand, palm down.
Double down: you increase the wager to a maximum of double the original bet and take exactly one more card. To double down, you place the new chips next [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/05/17/players-possible-decisions-when-you-play-bkackjack/</link>
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		<title>BLackjack Games Variations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, several numbers of blackjack variations have come out: Spanish 21, Super Fun 21, Blackjack Switch, Double Exposure,&#8230;
For example, Spanish 21:
- Four to eight decks dealt from a shoe
- 48-card Spanish decks (52-card decks with the 4 ten-spot cards removed). All cards have the same values as in blackjack.
However, most blackjack variants have to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/04/23/blackjack-games-variations/</link>
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		<title>Play Poker - Understand the cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Poker is played with a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
The cards are ranked from high to low in the following order: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. 
Aces are always high.
Aces are worth more than Kings which are worth more than Queens which are worth more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/03/14/play-poker-understand-the-cards/</link>
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		<title>Play Blackjack - Rule #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Never forget the game objective.
Never make the mistake to think that you need to approach as close to 21 as possible.
You need to have hands higher than the dealer. That’s the key.
You win if your hand totals 21 or less when the dealer busts (hand exceeds 21).
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You win if:
Your hand totals 20 and the dealer&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/03/11/play-blackjack-rule-2/</link>
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		<title>Play Blackjack - Rule #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You play against the dealer. The dealer is your enemy. Cards from other players does not matter. Focus on your hand and the value dealer’s cards.
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		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/03/11/play-blackjack/</link>
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		<title>Blackjack - Card Counting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As cards are removed from the shoe, the odds change to favor either the player or the dealer. You have to increase bets when the odds favor you and decrease them when the odds favor the dealer.

Mathematical studies show that 10s and Aces favor players, 2s through to 6s favor the dealer while 7s, 8s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/02/14/blackjack-card-counting/</link>
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		<title>Blackjack - Make your own shoe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In blackjack, shoes can hold up to 6 decks of cards. The more  			decks of cards in a shoe, the harder it is to successfuly count cards. To trick players, some casinos place cut cards  			inside the shoe. These cards indicate  			to the dealer to re-shuffle the deck.
For blackjack players, it is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/02/14/blackjack-make-your-own-shoe/</link>
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		<title>Blackjack payouts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1:1
Winning hands are paid at even money (1:1). For example, a $10  			wager will pay $10 in addition to the $10 already wagered. That is,  			the player profits by $10.
2:1
A winning insurance bet shall be paid at odds of 2:1.
3:2
Blackjack (a 10-value card with an ace) is paid at the rate of  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/02/13/blackjack-payouts/</link>
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		<title>Blackjack Glossary - Insurance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If the dealer&#8217;s first card is an ace, the player can place an  			insurance bet. An insurance bet will win if the dealer&#8217;s hole card  			is a King, Queen, Jack or 10.
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		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/02/12/blackjack-glossary-insurance/</link>
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		<title>Blackjack Glossary - Natural</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Also known as 21, or blackjack, is when a player or dealer&#8217;s hand  			consists of 2 cards with a point total of 21. This is only possible  			with and ace and 10, jack, queen or king card. This is an automatic  			win for the player unless the dealer also has a point [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegamblingweblog.com/2008/02/12/blackjack-glossary-natural/</link>
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