Arnold Snyder

Arnold Snyder is one of the world’s most prolific writers of blackjack books and articles. Within his writings in regular columns for “Card Player” and “Casino Player” is Snyder’s sometimes outrageous and always amusing and educational view of not only the game of blackjack but the players, casinos and personnel that inhabit its world.

He has also written and published his own journal specifically for professional gamblers entitled “Blackjack Forum” in which he discusses the form of card counting known as shuffle tracking (comparing the various shuffles of the deck and analyzing their profit potential).  Since its inception in 1981, “Blackjack Forum” has been one of the oldest and most trusted sources for professional blackjack players.  

In his collection, “Blackjack Wisdom,” Snyder writes a Bachelor of Counting series, which shows how he would teach card counting if it was offered as a college course.  He writes about the history of card counting and learning to analyze conditions before setting out to play a table.  Snyder is also the author of a famed series of 64-page guides to beating the house.  Each guide is specifically based on whether the player is involved in a 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8-deck game.