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need luck in order to win at casino Blackjack
 MYTH No. ll Casinos use shills in order to cheat players. Although the casino could cheat a Blackjack player in a number of ways, using a shill is usually not one of them (a shill is an em-ployee of the casino who plays with house money). True, some casinos use shills to attract players to the table, but I have never a shill being used to cheat me in all my years of play. It's easy to spot shills, because they never double down or split. As Myth No. 9 pointed out, how other gamblers at the table play their hands has absolutely no long-term effect on a winning player's advantage or disadvantage. If a shill at your table makes you feel uncomfortable, you can ask him politely to leave.
It's not easy to shatter myths. If you have played Blackjack be-fore, then you have probably been told that these myths are the "inside story." What you might be feeling now is "gambling cul-ture shock." Culture shock occurs when you learn that what you were originally taught to believe is false. If you haven't had the playing experience yet, my experiences should prove instructive to you. At least you will be more alert as to what to expect in a casino.

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is the game of Blackjack. If you have read and understood
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that can surprise you. You should now be able to sit
down at a game anywhere and, after asking the dealer
a few pertinent questions, play like an experienced
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have taken the first positive step on the road to
becoming a winning player. You know the game of Blackjack.
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