Billionth Blackjack Hand Contest: Blackjack Flicks
by Bodog Casino | Jan 31 2011
Bodog's
online blackjack game is quickly approaching its billionth hand of blackjack and to mark this milestone Bodog's online casino is giving players the chance to live like a billionaire with its Billionth Blackjack Hand Contest.
Every "blackjack" won when you play gives you a shot at a "Weekend in Monaco" or a "Private Island Holiday" billionaire's experience. Either grand prize will give you a chance to one-up Richard Branson on his own turf. (There are more prizes to be won, please get all the details on the
Billionth Hand Contest page!)
The perks that come from
playing blackjack have been widely known for quite some time, thanks in large part to the movie industry. So, to get you in the mood to play blackjack and win the Billionaire's Experience, we're giving you some of the best blackjack movies ever made to get the juices flowing.
"The Hangover"
"It's not gambling when you know you're going to win." (Bad-ass line from Alan Garner in "The Hangover", played by Zach Galifianakas.) Although it's not completely accurate, we commend the brass of this socially awkward character.
Where blackjack comes into this wild tale of a bachelor party gone wrong is when $80,000 needs to be raised to buy the kidnapped groom back. Garner proceeds to read "The World's Greatest Blackjack Book" and does a dead-on Raymond Babbitt impression – cleaning up at the tables. He and the bachelor party make the 80 grand and cash out before casino security escorts them out for being too good. Good news, nobody will stop you if you get hot on Bodog's online blackjack table.
"Rain Man"
If you didn't get our Raymond Babbitt reference, he's the lovable, autistic blackjack genius from "Rain Man." Figure out how to win like him at
Bodog's online casino and you'll be relaxing on white beaches with a coconut cocktail in no time.
In one of the most famous gambling scenes in film history, Babbitt is taken by his brother Charlie to count cards in Vegas, and proceeds to own the table.
Unfortunately, for you online blackjack has decks that reshuffle after every hand, making card counting impossible.
"21"
Another tale of card counting, the appeal of this flick is it gives you a glimpse of how blackjack can truly change your life. Based on true events, a bunch of MIT kids use their math smarts to make a fortune in Sin City. As you can imagine drama ensues, but the hook for this flick is all the crazy spending that goes down. We're talking about sweet hotels and crazy nights out. Though this is a fraction of what would go down if you won Bodog's Billionth Hand contest, you'll enjoy watching these blackjack players living lavish.
"Croupier"
The underdog of blackjack movies, "Croupier", starring Clive Owen is about a struggling author who takes a job as a croupier to make money and ends up being seduced by power, greed, gambling, and of course women. One of the best scenes is when Owen's character is interviewing for the job and has to show off his skills at counting, stacking chips, dealing and keeping track of the count.
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