Emmanuel Villamil is a silent resident of Egg Harbor Township. He enjoys life by doing his job as blackjack dealer at an Atlantic City casino, but the recent casino shutdown awakened the anger inside him prompting him to register to vote for the first time.

Michael Binger, a physicist at the Standford Linear Accelerator Center, enjoyed playing blackjack over the years until his friends influence him to try his luck at poker. Playing Poker helped him land in third place at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Blackjack is now accessible on the Playstation Portable. The Payout Poker and Casino by Namco Bandai Games America has been released and is already winning fans with its 14 games. The games can be played either solo or in team modes.

The semifinals episode will be aired on August 28, making it GSN last episode for the television series, 'The World Series of Blackjack'. Ben Mezrich, co-host of the show will feature Paul Haas as he faces the final battle of blackjack tournament.

A recent survey of recereational gamblers has shown that 14% of them play blackjack. Harrahs Entertainment is hoping to cash in on blackjacks growing popularity and turn it into the popular game that poker is currently.

Ultimate Blackjack Tour is very happy tying up with CBS, one of the biggest sports programmers there is. They are happy with their partnership and they are very positive that the Ultimate Blackjack Tour will take the airwaves by storm.

Bodog.com has partnered with Sierra Entertainment to release the new video game 'Scarface: The World Is Yours' based on the original Scarface movie. The game will feature unique Bodog.com spotlights in the game along with branded casino games.