During 2002, I played blackjack at 8 different casinos in the Midwest. They ranged from the eastern U.P. of MI all the way to eastern MN. For the year, I was a net winner at 5 and at net loser at 3 and a couple even gave me some devastating losses along the way although there were some nice wins too.

I decided to only talk about the extremes because thats always more exciting. First, I will start with the worst which had to be Oneida in Green Bay. At Oneida my average loss per hour for the year was $84.29. I really got my ass whipped playing single deck there. I also had bad losses at Hayward WI and Kewadin at St Ignace. For some reason, I can't seem to win at St Ignace. I don't ever recall a winning session there. Must be that damn domed tent building.

However, there was some nice wins too and the best casino on an per hour basis had to be Hinckley, MN with a win rate of $92 per hour, but let me put this in perspective. When you only play a few hours anything can happen and I was lucky but it could have been a loss just as easy as it was a win. And for second place on a per hour basis the best win had to be at the "candy store", but enough said about this place. All that really matters is the bottom line and for 2002 I ended the year as a "net winner".