If you’ve ever watched movies where the gambler stares down the dealer, while looking as smart as they can, chances are that they were counting cards. But what is counting cards all about, and is it ...

Card counting is a popular strategy used by blackjack players to try and gain an edge over the casino. While many people believe this technique is illegal, the truth is that it’s not against the law.

For me, this inspiration stemmed from the movie “21,” a dramatized but invigorating tale of the real-life MIT blackjack team, which applied card-counting techniques to beat casinos around the world.

Student coaches on the craft of card counting meet with a group of about a dozen fellow classmates in a crammed Pioneer Hall dorm room once a week — but not for an underground gambling ring. The new ...

The gambling pleasure, which is a very popular game in the world and which is called “Blackjack” and is well known and popular in the world. These are resourceful, such as blackjack cardholders, as ...

Ordinarily a movie about cards wouldn’t be high on my list of priorities, but the premise of “If” looked interesting. Based on Ben Mezrich’s “Bringing Down the House” about how six MIT students ...