Vegas Technology-powered online casinos were generous on the progressives front again as the week commenced, with Golden Casino reporting a $94,459 hit on the 3 reel Win, Place or Show - the biggest on that machine yet. And on Sunday the provider's progressive blackjack coughed up $250,000.

A 22-year-old computer graduate from the University of Dundee, Kris Zutis, has developed a computer system for detecting card counters and pinpointing dealer errors. The system uses complex algorithms to analyse information captured by cameras set up in casinos, and started as a final year project in Zutis's Applied Computing degree, in which he worked closely with staff from Dundee's Gala Casino.

Online blackjack tournaments are offered at a variety of online casinos in a couple of different formats. The first and simplest format is one in which all participants are given a stack of chips to start with and a time limit, and the player with the biggest stack at the end of the time limit wins. A newer format that is gaining popularity is known as elimination blackjack. Most commonly found at Microgaming and RTG casinos, elimination blackjack tournaments also begin with every player receiving a starting stack. Each player makes a bet on every round, but after the conclusion of certain rounds, the player with the smallest stack is eliminated. This continues until there is only one player left.

Technology provider Ionoco has developed a live 3D playout system for The Poker Channel's new Casinojoy Blackjack service. Built on the Ionologic platform, Ionoco's proprietary software engine, the automated 3D Blackjack playout system takes live game data from the channel's website and plays out selected games and tournaments on television, including 'how to play' interstitials, branding and other video content.

Las Vegas casino operators are on the lookout for blackjack cheaters using a card-counting iPhone application, reports Associated Press. Nevada State gaming control officials have sent warnings to casinos about card-counting software that turns iPhone smart mobile telephones or iPod Touch MP3 players into illegal (in Nevada) tools for beating the odds at blackjack tables.

In Ireland, a PhD student in mathematics has developed a combined video camera and stats analysis package that he claims will give land casino operators a potent weapon against card counting blackjack players, at the same time reducing the need for current labour intensive detection methods.

The Dublin-based online gambling software provider Cryptologic has released more new games, delivering a slot with an underwater adventure theme, and the latest intense blackjack action. CryptoLogic’s newest game pack features famed Marvel Super Hero Sub-Mariner and 4 Deck Multi Hand Video Blackjack, a patent-pending product developed exclusively by the company.

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There are two main types of blackjack bonuses:
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