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Gambling Review readers, meet Kris Zutis. Mr. Zutis has not yet graduated from college, but he’s already making lots of friends and enemies in the gambling world. Quite an achievement. When I was in college the only thing I had accomplished was racking up debt, constantly being drunk or hung over, and learning over 50 different meals you can make with ramen noodles. Zutis is clearly ahead of the curve.

A native of Latvia, Zutis is in his final year at Dundee University in Scotland. Zutis is an avid gambler and is even a member of poker clubs at the school. Zutis has designed a computer system for the final project for his Applied Computing degree that would detect card counters in blackjack. Yes, you read that correctly. A gambler wants to take away the only advantage  gamblers can have over the casino.

The system has already garnered a lot of attention, with Zutis being invited to the International Conference on Computer Vision Systems in Belgium to present his system to top developers across the globe. According to Zutis, the program he has developed uses a complex algorithm to track the progression of blackjack games and monitor the cards played and the bets being made. Put simply, the system counts cards the same way a player would and then determines if a player is using the same strategy. If so, it’s reasonable to assume that the player is counting cards.

Having another weapon against card counters is certainly a good thing for the casinos, and Zutis is making some friends in very high places representing the house. However, he’s not exactly popular with blackjack players at the moment. The website Blackjack Hero, a proponent of card counting, calls the inventor “hypocritical” and says they “can’t imagine anyone liking a guy who sells out to the casino’s side.”  The blog also pointed out that Zutis, an avid poker player, decided against developing a system that could affect his game of choice. Instead, he focused on blackjack.

It should be noted that Zutis’ program still needs some work before it’s ready to be unleashed in the casinos. It is just a college project, after all, but then again, so were Google, Facebook and Myspace. Also, card counting has never been possible at online casinos, so maybe someday blackjack players in brick and mortar casinos may have to deal with the same odds as online blackjack players.

Certainly Big Brother techniques, such as the eye in the sky, are already being used by casinos against gamblers and dirty dealers. One can’t blame the casinos for trying to get their hands on a program like this. However, the thought of a gambler selling out their own to make a buck just seems wrong. Every other game in the casino has a house edge that cannot be beaten by the players, but blackjack is the one game where a player who follows proper strategy and counts cards correctly actually has a chance to make money off of the house. This program would take away the only advantage the gamblers can have, meaning there would be no way for a player to make money off the casino, except of course by selling out and selling a product to the casinos that would hurt other gamblers. I guess young Mr. Zutis is a follower of the “if you can’t beat them, join them” philosophy. Such a shame.

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The first round of qualifiers is held three times per week, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. As the qualifier extends into the week, the entry fee and prize increases. In the Monday event, called BKJK III-$7 Playoff, there is a $7 entry fee and a $25 prize pool. In that playoff, the first-place finisher wins $15, the second-place finisher gets $7.50 and the third-place player wins $2.50. On Thursdays the BKJK III-$14 Playoff is held, where players compete for a $50 prize pool. The winner gets $30, the second-place finisher wins $15 and the third-place finisher wins $5. BKJK III-$21 is held on Saturday, where with a $21 entry fee players compete for a prize pool of $75. The winner gets a prize of $45, the second-place finisher wins $22.50 and the third-place finisher takes home $7.50.

In addition to those qualifiers, Rushmore Casino holds the BKJK III-$1000 Bowl of the Week qualifier every Sunday night. The players who qualified in the events on Monday, Thursday or Saturday can complete in this blackjack tournament for a share of the $1,000 prize pool. T who didn’t qualify can pay their way in with a $55 entry fee. In this blackjack tournament qualifier, the winner takes home $420, the second-place finisher wins $250, the third-place finisher wins $150, the fourth-place finisher gets $100 and the fifth-place finisher gets $80. Each of the top 5 finishers earns free entry into the Bowl of the Month.

The Bowl of the Month, called BKJK III-$2000, is held on the first Tuesday of every month. Though qualifiers from the weekly tournaments enter for free, anyone can join with a $99 entry fee. In the Bowl of the Month, blackjack players compete for a $2,000 prize pool. The winner earns $840, the second-place finisher earns $500, the third-place finisher wins $300, the fourth-place finisher wins $200 and the fifth-place finisher takes home $160.

The final event is the Blackjack Bowl $21,000. The event is held on February 4, 2010, 3 days before the Super Bowl in Miami. Players who qualified from the Bowl of the Month can enter for free. For everyone else, there is a $250 entry fee. There is a $21,000 prize pool that will be shared by the top 12 players.

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Of the people who like to gamble, it seems like they can be separated into three groups: those that prefer gambling in land-based casinos, those that prefer online gambling, and those that don’t really care how they gamble. I don’t know why I wrote it seems when there really aren’t any other possibilities. Anyway, I’m one of those who prefer to gamble online.

Why on earth would someone prefer to gamble online? Well, I’ll tell you. First of all, I don’t like wearing clothes all that much. I’m not saying I’m a nudist. I own lots of clothes and consider myself somewhat fashionable. But clothes, generally speaking, aren’t all that comfortable. I wear them when I go places because it’s expected and because if I don’t I’ll be arrested. Also, if you never wear clothes, you’re taking away the ability of others to mentally undress you, and I would never want to do that. However, in my own home, if I’m alone, I don’t really bother dressing. I walk around wearing boxer shorts at the most and if I want to do a little gambling, I sit down at the computer and get to it. If I sit at a poker table in Vegas wearing my underwear, I will be escorted off the premises in a not too polite way. There are limits to this freedom at home, of course. If you’re playing online blackjack at home and then your neighbor knocks on the door because he wants to borrow your lawnmower, you should put pants on before answering the door. To do otherwise would be creepy, even if you’re Matthew McConaughey. On the other hand, if you live in Florida and don’t have a lawnmower, you have some sort of mental deficiency and shouldn’t complain about your neighbors.

Another reason I prefer online gambling is the cocktail waitresses. Yes, seriously. And no, I’m not gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.* The reason is that they are distracting. They bring me free drinks, which, after I’ve had enough of them, puts me in a mood where I want to gamble more money, and therefore lose more money. I also end up going home with strange women who I would not be attracted to sober. In other words, alcohol leads to bad decisions. The cocktail waitresses are also a distraction by themselves. They’re usually dressed in skimpy, flashy outfits that show a lot of leg, which is very distracting for me, especially if it’s the Playboy Bunny style with the pantyhose and the satin and all. If they keep walking by while I’m supposed to make a decision about whether to fold or raise, I’m going to end up making stupid decisions. At home, I don’t have to worry about that. As the result of being a sarcastic, argumentative malcontent with ridiculously low take-home pay, I’m still single, so I have nothing distracting me from my wagers, except for phone calls from bill collectors and the occasional sound of gunshots. I know what you’re thinking. I don’t live in the ghetto, not that there’s anything wrong with that**, but I do live near a shooting range.

Those are both good reasons for gambling online, but I guess there is one other reason that trumps both. I don’t live close to any good casinos and I don’t get paid enough to travel. For vacation, I usually go camping, but not in nice state or national parks. I usually camp out behind a K-Mart or a shopping mall. It’s the way hobos*** do it for free every day, so I do it once a year for a vacation from the rest of the world just to relax and take a break. It also makes me appreciate the finer things in life that we take for granted, such as bathing, plumbing and not having hepatitis.****

I can see why some people prefer the glitz and glamor of the land-based casinos, but it’s just not for me. I’ll just sit at home playing online blackjack in my room. Now, where did I put my pants?

*Gambling Review does not discriminate against others based on race, religion, nationality or sexuality, though we do occasionally make fun of people for all four. It’s not because we’re hateful. It’s because we like mocking others. It’s fun.

** Gambling Review sympathizes with the plight of those living in the ghetto. We do not mean to belittle you in anyway. On the other hand, if you don’t like it you can always get a job.

*** I’ve been informed that they’re supposed to be called “homeless people” now. However, hobos don’t have access to the internet, so I guess I can call them whatever I want, can’t I?

**** Hepatitis is a serious disease and Gambling Review does not think it’s a joking matter. Well, actually we do, but only because we feel that everything is a joking matter. If you have hepatitis, we are deeply sorry.

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Are you one of those people who are always on the go and don’t have time to sit down at a computer for online gambling? Good news! Now you can visit an online casino by using your cell phone and bet to your heart’s content wherever you are.

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This is great news for anyone who has ever been stranded in an elevator and thought, If only I could play some roulette in here this wouldn’t be so bad. Stuck in a board meeting? Just take our your phone and play some online blackjack. Try not to do a victory dance when you beat the dealer, though. The other people in the meeting will stare. If you want, you can even go on Twitter at the same time. You can play online blackjack and then tweet “playing online blackjack in a board meeting” so everyone will know. Just don’t do that if someone else in the meeting is subscribed to your tweets.

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The United Kingdom’s most popular independent lottery company, Lottery.co.uk, has come to a revelation that thus far as eluded the United States. They have realized there isn’t a whole lot of difference between casino gambling and buying a lottery ticket. In fact, your odds are better in the casino.

 Lottery.co.uk has announced that it will carry online games designed by Cryptologic. The new games will include traditional casino games, like online roulette, blackjack and slots. The lottery company came to the conclusion that as long as players were going to be risking their own money for the possible reward of a big payoff, why not give them a chance to have fun while doing it? In addition to being more fun, the casino games would provide instant feedback. Instead of players having to wait to find out if they have the wining numbers, they instantly learn if they’ve won or lost money.

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