Hunterhill
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March 1st, 2016 at 2:53:01 PM permalink
Stanford just posted that he has sold Pi Yee Press the owner of the BJ21 website to Joshua Chan,Who is the owner of this site.
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March 1st, 2016 at 3:14:59 PM permalink
Wow that's pretty cool- guess josh will be charging soon for the forum here.... Lol
I actually would prefer it .... I think
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March 1st, 2016 at 3:41:28 PM permalink
Quote: Wizardofnothing

Wow that's pretty cool- guess josh will be charging soon for the forum here.... Lol
I actually would prefer it .... I think



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March 1st, 2016 at 3:54:04 PM permalink
Lol cheapskate- Jk
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March 1st, 2016 at 4:35:20 PM permalink
I've said this privately already, but I would like to publicly congratulate Josh on the purchase of BJ21.

BJ21 is an outstanding and historic site and forum for advantage play. It is now in very good hands with Josh, as is this site.

If this can be interpreted as Stanford riding off into the sunset, then I certainly wish him all the best. He has been an inspiration to me. Happy trails.
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March 1st, 2016 at 5:24:17 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

I've said this privately already, but I would like to publicly congratulate Josh on the purchase of BJ21.

BJ21 is an outstanding and historic site and forum for advantage play. It is now in very good hands with Josh, as is this site.

If this can be interpreted as Stanford riding off into the sunset, then I certainly wish him all the best. He has been an inspiration to me. Happy trails.

Hunterhill? Not exactly a name/handle I have paid that much attention to, not before now. ;-)
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March 1st, 2016 at 5:26:44 PM permalink
I'm not a member there, but doesn't the site kind of need a highly reputable Blackjack Expert front man to help keep the current members and gain new ones?

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March 1st, 2016 at 5:30:47 PM permalink
Quote: Zcore13

I'm not a member there, but doesn't the site kind of need a highly reputable Blackjack Expert front man to help keep the current members and gain new ones?

ZCore13



That's exactly what I was thinking.
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March 1st, 2016 at 7:16:09 PM permalink
Bringing the forum software into modern era may attract a lot of new members. No doubt a some long time members will leave, who knows where, most viable options would seem to be BJ apprenticeship or BJTF. However, perhaps(and it would be a smart move), AL Rogers will be kept on similar to Shack here to help with continuity etc.
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March 1st, 2016 at 7:27:00 PM permalink
Congrats to Josh! Should be a good companion piece to his other properties.
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March 1st, 2016 at 9:17:42 PM permalink
Quote: Wizardofnothing

Wow that's pretty cool- guess josh will be charging soon for the forum here.... Lol
I actually would prefer it .... I think



A paid forum would be awesome, there will be less posts there but better content. Although I don't get enough betting systems, still looking for that one that will make me millions.
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March 2nd, 2016 at 7:35:12 AM permalink
Quote: Zcore13

I'm not a member there, but doesn't the site kind of need a highly reputable Blackjack Expert front man to help keep the current members and gain new ones?

ZCore13


There is still a pretty good population of respected APs that hang out there. Not to mention HOFers/authors like Don Schlesinger.

There may be an exodus following the sale, but I wouldn't bet on it. Remains to be seen how the regulars over there will take it. Given the outrage from some APs when the Wiz sold this site, who knows. AxiomOfChoice left and remains gone. IBYA left and then came back. KJ said he considered bailing, stuck around, and is now embroiled in the current drama unrelated to the site owner. 1BB gone due to factors related to the sale, but may have happened anyway.
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March 2nd, 2016 at 8:21:19 AM permalink
Joshua Chan is a very interesting fellow indeed.
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March 2nd, 2016 at 11:09:12 AM permalink
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Joshua Chan is a very interesting fellow indeed.


I have to google JC to find out more about the young guy. How have he done so well for a 30ish Chinese guy? What makes him smart?

Here are what I've found:

1). He's a superman in climbing role.


2) The owner of several dot-coms, i.e. Wizard's websites, Wong's websites, latestcasinobonuses, gamesandcasino, etc...

3) He looks like a movie star...


4) EEgaming did an interview on JC...
https://eegaming.org/updates/2015/07/20/affiliate-success-interview-with-multi-award-winning-online-gambling-affiliate-website-founder-joshua-chan/

I'm still attempting to find his resume on LinkedIn.com...
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March 2nd, 2016 at 11:38:23 AM permalink
Interesting. Thanks.

Joshua looks like someone with great strategic acquisition ability.

Would be interesting to see what he is going to do and let this evolve.
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March 2nd, 2016 at 1:47:55 PM permalink
Quote: DMSCR

Interesting. Thanks.

Joshua looks like someone with great strategic acquisition ability.

Would be interesting to see what he is going to do and let this evolve.


My guess is he will modernize the software at bj21.com, while maintaining the existing board in archive, read-only form.

It's been discussed ad nauseam for probably more than a decade over there, but never implemented. My theory is Wong never pulled the trigger due to the entrenched members who didn't want it to change...since a bunch of them will probably bail anyway, maybe now is time to do it!

IMO just the archive of GC posts is worth a couple of years subscription to a new card counter.
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March 2nd, 2016 at 1:52:30 PM permalink
Quote: AcesAndEights

My guess is he will modernize the software at bj21.com, while maintaining the existing board in archive, read-only form.

It's been discussed ad nauseam for probably more than a decade over there, but never implemented. My theory is Wong never pulled the trigger due to the entrenched members who didn't want it to change...since a bunch of them will probably bail anyway, maybe now is time to do it!

IMO just the archive of GC posts is worth a couple of years subscription to a new card counter.




Cool. I was never a member there and hardly visit that site. But from what I remember it is in an old hard to navigate format.
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March 2nd, 2016 at 6:40:08 PM permalink
Quote: DMSCR

Cool. I was never a member there and hardly visit that site. But from what I remember it is in an old hard to navigate format.


There are pros and cons. I actually used to really like that format. When you reply to a post, it's unambiguous to whom you are replying, since the discussions are "threaded" - each post is explicitly in response to another post. The first internet forum I ever participated on used it.

Part of me suspects that I only grew to dislike it due to the prevalence and take-over of this kind of forum, where every thread is just a big list of posts and you have to quote to indicate to whom you are replying. But who knows.
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March 2nd, 2016 at 6:53:34 PM permalink
Quote: AcesAndEights

There are pros and cons. I actually used to really like that format. When you reply to a post, it's unambiguous to who you are replying, since the discussions are "threaded" - each post is explicitly in response to another post. The first internet forum I ever participated on used it.

Part of me suspects that I only grew to dislike it due to the prevalence and take-over of this kind of forum, where every thread is just a big list of posts and you have to quote to indicate to whom you are replying. But who knows.


I like the style of bjtf and Alan's (now Todd's) forums.
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March 5th, 2016 at 8:53:40 AM permalink
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I like the style of bjtf and Alan's (now Todd's) forums.



Seems D.O.A., not nearly the activity going on as when Alan moderated it.
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March 5th, 2016 at 8:57:32 AM permalink
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Seems D.O.A., not nearly the activity going on as when Alan moderated it.


True. They're just much easier to navigate.
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September 18th, 2016 at 7:52:43 PM permalink
Hmmmm... looks like I lost my Green Chip Membership privilege since the sale. I was always given complimentary access by Wong.

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September 19th, 2016 at 7:50:24 AM permalink
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Hmmmm... looks like I lost my Green Chip Membership privilege since the sale. I was always given complimentary access by Wong.

Michael Dalton
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There's a difference between losing your membership because the new administrator was unaware of your comp --- and asking the new administrator and being refused.

As one who also gets comps on occasion because of my "stature" in the the field (albeit a different field than blackjack), my experience is that asking politely is often sufficient to get it done.
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September 19th, 2016 at 2:30:43 PM permalink
Quote: BobDancer

As one who also gets comps on occasion because of my "stature" in the the field (albeit a different field than blackjack), my experience is that asking politely is often sufficient to get it done.



I agree 100%.
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September 19th, 2016 at 5:04:28 PM permalink
Quote: bjrnet

Hmmmm... looks like I lost my Green Chip Membership privilege since the sale. I was always given complimentary access by Wong.

Michael Dalton
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Michael, you could be a great addition to this site. I hope you decide to post more often.
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