It all started with an article published in the Journal of the American statistical Association in 1956. In this article four men (Baldwin, Kenti, Meysel and McDermott) developed a system or a basic strategy for obtaining long-term positive results in playing blackjack. At that time nobody paid attention to this article because it was published in the technical journal which wasn’t interesting for people. And that who was really interested and read the article with great interest was a professor Edward O. Thorp who immediately started by the enthusiasm to count cards. This properly used counting gave players a great advantage during the game. This initial counting which came to Thorpe’s mind meant five cards and subsequently has been applied to ten cards.This fact led him to write the book “Beat the Dealer” in 1962. This book became a bestseller about blackjack for the first time in the history of this game. This book contains all the necessary information: the variable count of aces, use of counting on the items; it was a guide for those who make bets and counted wins and losses (beginning with the second distribution).

This book has become the main argument to convince people that blackjack it is statistics game; it means that it is possible to create a system to win blackjack. And finally we can say that the book of Thorp “Beat the Dealer” has changed the history of blackjack. Since the publication of this book blackjack has become one of the most popular game. On the other hand all the casinos had to take appropriate measures to prevent card counting. Through this book card counting systems have gradually been improved to use them by all players without difficulties but with the benefit. This immensely popularity of blackjack can now be seen already on popularity and success of websites which are offering online games. And every time more and more fans become fanatics of this game which popularity continues to grow.

The teacher who taught to win in blackjack. Professor Edward Oakley Thorp is considered the author of card counting techniques to win blackjack. Torp has scientific titles in the fields of physics and mathematics at the University of California, State of Los Angeles, USA, and began mathematics teaching at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At the same time he began to teach financial affairs. Quite by accident he gets the newspaper with the statistics that have inspired him to a systematic study of blackjack. From this point he developed a system that explains the options for the game, and on this basis it is possible to have advantages of playing in casino, thus increasing the chances of winning in blackjack by cards counting. Of course, Thorp and his books were a huge success, and he began to earn huge money. His book “Beat the Dealer” (published in 1962) is in great demand. This book becomes a classic in the field of card counting and uses the best techniques to win blackjack. In 1966 he published the second edition of this book with more accessible and practical explanations for the application of these techniques for players. Then he goes from techniques for winning in blackjack and directs readers to the securities market. In 1967 he publishes the book “Beat the Market”. It was more popular under “Einstein of Blackjack”. This man was one of the first seven who came into Honorary Salon Blackjack. His books were very successful and had great influence on players around the world who desire to win blackjack in each casino by the using of his strategies. These techniques are used still today in online casinos.