I come from a family of hardcore gamblers. My grandma once came back from Las Vegas with a sling on her arm. Apparently she pulled the one armed bandit too many times.

I started sneaking into casinos at age 16. Blackjack is my game. I use a special betting strategy- I call it the “Take it , Leave it” method. It’s based on streaks. When I win I take my payoff , if I win again I leave my payoff (doubling my bet)- If I lose I reduce my bet to the minimum and start over. I’m strict to this strategy, I never waiver. The bets can build up fast. For example if you start with $10 here is what could happen with a streak of wins.

Bets- $10 W $10 W $20 W $20 W $40 W $40 W $80 W $80 W $160 W $160 W $320 Lose- start over at $10

If I hit a blackjack the number grows even faster. So it makes the game all about waiting for the streak- but when the streak happens- it’s one hell of a ride.

The above scenario played out for me once. When I was of legal age. When I got to $320 level (and the entire table is looking at me like “who is this crazy kid?” including the pitboss who must of thought I was a card counter) I got an 11 against the dealers 15 showing. I had to double down- no breaking strategy… $640 total bet ! And I got my 10 for a 21 ! … I lost the next hand and dropped back down to 10 bucks. But it was one hell of a rush for a young kid like me to bet $640 on one hand of blackjack.

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