Alright, so I gave Golden Palace Casino a try last night. I deposited $200 via neteller and started playing Blackjack with the live dealers. It was weird at first because the dealer had a mouse on the table and a keyboard in her lap. And there was only streaming video, no audio. However, it looked a lot more professional than casinowebcam.com. GPC looked exactly like a real casino blackjack table did.

I didn't win one single hand for the first 10-15 hands! I was betting $25 per hand. I pushed a bunch of times, but never won one single hand. Then, I made a nice little run and got myself back up to $175. 15 minutes later, I was broke! WTF? Was this shit rigged or did I just get hit with a bad shoe?

Well, fortunately, I checked their website and they offered a 300% match bonus up to $300 on my initial deposit. Since I was sitting at $0, I had absolutely nothing to lose, even if the bonus requirements were to wager 1000 times my initial deposit + bonus. I was happy to hear that all I had to do was wager 4 times my initial deposit that was used for the bonus ($100)...and of course, 4 times the bonus amount ($300). So, if I were to accept the $300 bonus, I'd have to wager a total of $1600 before I could withdraw. And the $300 would be deducted from my total after my withdraw.

Since I had already wagered over $800, the $1600 that I had to wager was going to be easy. So, I accepted the bonus and started playing again. About 2 hours later, I was sitting on $1650. $200 of that money was my initial deposit and $300 was going to be deducted from my account, so my total net profit was $1150! Woohoo. I decided to cash out.

I must say, this online blackjack with live dealers is such a great idea. I honestly think that all online casinos will switch to this model eventually. As of today, there are only a few online sites that offer live dealers. We're going to bring them all to boogster.com soon. So, if you're thinking about signing up, you might want to hold off on it for another week or two.

Oh yeah...after I hit up Golden Palace Casino for $1150, I deposited $200 at casinowebcam.com and cashed out with $800 within 1 hour! Crazy, but I like these hit and runs. This action is so much faster than grinding it out on the poker tables. I mean, the thrill of throwing down a $300 bet, then having to double down because you have 11. It's pretty thrilling.

Btw...here's a good Blackjack strategy card that I found on the web:

Blackjack Strategy Card

Definitely use the above card when you're playing. And the secret to winning in BJ is to increase your bets. What I like to do is, when I see a lot of low cards come out (2,3,4,5,6) on the same deal, I'll increase my bet on the next deal. The logic being, if there are more Tens (T, J, Q, K, A) in the deck, then your chances of winning increases dramatically. This is Card Counting 101. That's my basic strategy for blackjack.

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Source: Boogster's Poker Blog