Having played blackjack live for many years I have found that using Basic Strategy is necessary but also a betting strategy is needed..if you bet the same amount every time the only way you can become an overall winner is to win more hands than you lose and statistically that isn't likely. Therefore the solution is a betting strategy that creates the situation where you lose more often with low bets and win frequently with high bets. Seems impossible as our crystal balls don't work that well. however here is a betting strategy I use which over the long haul has made me a better than 75% winner in casino bLackJack. My Strategy: first off I set a limit of how much I am willing to play with , let's say $100. I brake this down into a number of small bets that will last longer. I start as an example with a $5 bet if I win I continue the same, once I lose at the $5 bet I still continue until I have lost 3x then I increase my bet to $10. again allowing 3 loses until I increase to $15. and I keep this routine , increasing my bet after 3 losses until on a very bad run my $100 is gone and so am I . As well when I win at an increased bet I maintain that level for at least 3 hands or until I lose and then I increase to my next level. Over time as I said I am at least a 75% winner with this strategy. So my betting levels are $5..$10..$15..$20..$25. and I rarely lose so often that I reach $25 level...
