Putting the fun
back in to Blackjack!

It’s good to have other hobbies and things to dip into every now and then. Of course, playing the online blackjack tables has become a hobby for me, but sometimes it does feel like a little bit more than that. Gambling online is what defines me, my job is what I do to pay for it!

Still, it isn’t just blackjack that I do in my spare time. I also like to go down to the racetrack and gamble on the dogs. They’re incredible animals; so fit and ready to run. If it wasn’t for the odds you’d be stuck as to which one to put your money on. And even then, the odds don’t tell the whole story.

The dogs I like are the ones who fight. Sometimes you can see it in how they walk. They skulk, but proudly, away from the pack, as if that’s how they were born and that’s how they will stay. Some of them were, and that’s how they ended up at the track. Some of them were simply born into this.

Of course, I don’t want to incite the animal rights crowd. I know they have their position and it’s always a very well-thought out one and I have no problem with it. All I can say back, and it’s not a great argument I know, is that I find a little companionship at the dogs. The animals, the other gamblers, even the guy selling snacks in the raggedy uniform – we’re all the same. And I feel at home there. What more can I say?

When I don’t feel like the online blackjack card Gods are on my side some days, I head to the dogs. I go to the dogs, according to the wife, and in some ways she’s absolutely right.

With every new year comes a chance to change. Throughout December, people ask themselves: “How can I become a better person in the New Year?” Some try to lose weight, or give up a vice, others choose something more spiritual. Some, like me, are more consistent in their approach. I like to keep taking chances.

My wife is understanding, and has always supported my love of online blackjack and casino games. Still, I feel she doesn’t truly get why it is that I keep playing. Put simply – games like online blackjack help me to relax. When those cards are being dealt, I know that for a few moments at least, my fate is not in my hands. It lies purely in the palms of the card Gods. I like it like that.

This year I’ll continue to let those card Gods treat me as they see fit. I trust them, and I hope they have a soft spot for me after all these years too! After all, I’ve been an advocate of their system of dishing out justice and luck for a long, long time now.

Whether the game is blackjack, online roulette, even a few of those crazy online slots games that take me a while to get my head around, I’ll keep on playing. Life is all about taking chances, and hoping that when the really big opportunities come along you have enough experience to recognise and take advantage of them.

This January right through until the next, and up until those card Gods decide that it’s time I folded for good, I’ll be right there at the online blackjack table. I’ll be relaxed, I’ll be free, and I’ll be ready to spot those classic blackjack chances when they come along again. I like it like that.