Blackjack’s Hall of Fame celebrates and remembers the various pro players, statisticians, authors, editors and game theorists that have made some form of outstanding contribution to the great game we love so much. Almost all of the current Hall of Famers achieved their greatness in the pre-internet era but there is no doubting that what they have achieved, uncovered and reported has massively influenced the world of online blackjack, a game that features at all the best online casinos.
The Blackjack Hall of Fame only actually inducted its first members in 2002, granting the following seven men a place in history (as well as a lifetime comp at the San Diego Barona Casino where the Hall of Fame is housed!).
- Ken Uston – professional player and writer
- Peter Griffin – wrote The Theory of Blackjack
- Tommy Hyland – one of the longest-established team managers
- Arnold Snyder – professional blackjack player and editor of respected blackjack forum
- Al Francesco – helped found team play in blackjack
- Edward O. Thorp – wrote seminal text, Beat The Dealer
- Stanford Wong – key author and “inventor” of “Wonging” (observing a table without playing and only entering when the count is favorable)
Since then the following players and experts have been inducted, usually one a year with several exceptions:
- 2004 – Keith Taft – inventor who devised concealed devices to help players
- 2004 – Max Rubin – author
- 2005 – Julian Braun – author and computer statistician
- 2005 – Lawrence Revere – author and teacher
- 2006 – James Grosjean – author and analyst
- 2007 – John Chang – basis of Kevin Spacey’s character in 21 and MIT team boss
- 2008 – Roger Baldwin, Wilbert Cantey, Herbert Maisel and James McDermott – collectively added, the Four Horsemen codified Basic Strategy before anyone else
- 2009 – Richard W. Munchkin – expert
- 2010 – Darryl Purpose – pro player
- 2011 – Zeljko Ranogajec – Australian professional gambler
- 2012 – Ian Andersen – blackjack and author
- 2013 – Robert Nersesian – Vegas lawyer who defends players against casinos
- 2014 – Don Schlesinger – researcher and author
Can you make this list in 2015? Probably not! But get practicing, keep on thinking and maybe one day you can add your name to the Blackjack Hall of Fame. All of the best online casinos we feature have blackjack, as well as great welcome bonuses, so why not practice your theories with some free cash?!