Want to learn how to play Blackjack properly? Afraid of embarrassing yourself at the Blackjack table? Tired of handing the casino your hard earned money? This book will benefit both beginner and intermediate level Blackjack players. Key benefits of the book include: Learn the rules of the game and the procedures of play.Discover why doubling-down and splitting are essential elements to your success.Learn why purchasing insurance is usually ill-advised.Included are colour-coded basic strategy tables that you can reproduce and take with you for reference during play, eliminating the need to memorize complicated rules/strategies.Learn about the finer points of basic strategy, including common pitfalls to be avoided.Discover which rules variations benefit you the most and which are detrimental.Minimize the house edge to an acceptable level of less than 1%.Learn basic methods of card counting to eliminate the house edge or to even give yourself the edge.Become a knowledgeable and confident Blackjack player.