I doubt that the results that a disciplined and adequately funded player can get with target betting would come as a huge surprise to any of the long-dead mathematicians who have expounded on gambling theory.
They determined that however much a player may bet, over time he is sure to fall prey to the house advantage in games of chance, and they never felt the need to add as long as he bets randomly, or bets the same amount each time because that's the way at least 99.999% of all gamblers play.
Formulas that support the axiom that any amount bet against a negative expectation must ultimately have a negative result can run to several pages, and are impressive to behold.
But they don't mean a thing when it comes to target betting.
The formula that supports the concept that if you win more when you win than you lose when you lose, then losing more often than you win won't hurt you fills barely half a line.
And it is as true as some ancient axiom that seems to hand the gambling industry guaranteed profits from any player who does not break the mold and quit permanently as soon as he gets ahead.
Bet smart, and you will beat the house. Bet like almost everybody else, and you won't. And that's the name of that tune, as my (former) friend Robert Blake used to say.
Here's the latest BST blackjack sample (hardly new, since I haven't played a round in almost two weeks, but hey, I've been busy!).
An important reminder: The only person likely to make money out of this blog is you, Dear Reader. There's nothing to buy, ever, and your soul is safe (from me, at least). Test my ideas and use them or don't. It's up to you.
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