X-Nico

19 unusual facts about General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing


13th Cavalry Regiment

Under General John J. Pershing, the regiment fought in the Mexican Expedition from 1916 to 1917, which was a response to the attack on Columbus.

America Goes Over

America Goes Over was a documentary propaganda film produced by the US Army Signal Corp in 1918, documenting the activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I under General John J. Pershing.

Boy's Town, Nuevo Laredo

The origins of the Boy's Town concept along the U.S.-Mexico border can be traced in part to the relationship that developed between the United States Army and various ad hoc entrepreneurs in northern Mexico during the army's 1916–17 Punitive Expedition; specifically when General John J. Pershing's forces were pursuing General Pancho Villa in Chihuahua.

Casino Goa

It has around eleven tables of American Roulette, Blackjack and Paplu (Rummy) besides a few electronic slot machines.

Casino hold 'em

As such while computer programs can easily deal with the calculations required to make the correct play in any particular hand, it is difficult to make a set of general rules which can be memorized such as exists for Blackjack.

Czechoslovak War Cross 1918

John J. Pershing was one such recipient of the Czechoslovak War Cross.

Game Wave Family Entertainment System

Unlike the main consoles (such as the PS3), the Game Wave is aimed at a more family friendly market: a majority of its games are trivia based or video versions of more traditional games (such as variants of Scrabble and Blackjack).

GNOME Games

GNOME Blackjack - a computerized implementation of the gambling game.

Golden Nugget 64

Blackjack: The goal of blackjack is to get the total point value of your cards to 21 without going over.

Joe's Revenge

After passing some time at El Paso's Pershing House, the trio check traffic until Bobby Briggs arrives.

Karl von Einem

After suffering severe casualties in battle with Gen. John J. Pershing's Allied Expeditionary Force from September 26-November 11 in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, he was forced to retreat northward shortly before the war's end.

Leland Devore

Devore was commissioned as a lieutenant in the infantry and accompanied Gen. John J. Pershing on the Pancho Villa Expedition into Mexico in 1916.

Mexico North Western Railway

During the Punitive Expedition led by U.S. General John J. Pershing in 1916 to attempt to capture Pancho Villa, use of the railway for transporting supplies was a point of contention between the US expedition and the provisional Mexican government of Venustiano Carranza.

Pedersen device

General John J. Pershing requested 40 magazines and 5000 rounds of ammunition be shipped with each device and anticipated an average daily ammunition use of 100 rounds per device.

Pershing Hall

The Pershing Hall is a historical building and luxury hotel in Paris, France dedicated to General of the Armies John J. Pershing.

Pharaoh's Casino

Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, American Roulette, Modern Slot Machines, Video Poker, 77 live gaming positions including a high limit VIP salon and modern slot and video poker machines are amongst the gambling facilities in Pharaoh's Casino.

Thomas B. Jeffery Company

These unique vehicles saw heavy service under General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing.

Trey Atwood

His ex-girlfriend Jess later re-appeared, begging Ryan to help her with some boyfriend troubles and told Ryan that Trey was working as a Blackjack Dealer.

Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong

Almost overnight the camp became a large military installation for protection from other raids and in preparation for a punitive expedition into Mexico to be led by General John J. Pershing.


Battle of Cantigny

The American Battle Monuments Commission erected a monument in the village of Cantigny that was dedicated on 9 August 1937 with a speech given (at the invitation of General John J. Pershing) by Col. Robert R. McCormick, who had commanded the 1st Battalion of the 5th Field Artillery regiment at the battle.

Battle of Parral

In early April 1916, Major Frank Tompkins, who fought in the Battle of Columbus, persuaded the expedition commander, General John J. Pershing, to allow him to lead about 100 men of the 13th Cavalry on a raid deep into Mexican territory.

Blackjack Forum

Blackjack Forum was a trade journal for professional blackjack players, founded in 1981 and published by noted blackjack author Arnold Snyder.

Breaking Vegas

The episode "Professor Blackjack" is about MIT professor Edward O. Thorp's computer-based research on the Kelly criterion that was applied in real Vegas casinos in the form of computer aided card-counting schemes with very successful results.

Busting Vegas

The book's main character Semyon Dukach, while attending MIT is recruited by team leader Victor Cassius to play on a highly specialised blackjack team that employs advanced advantage play strategies like card steering and Ace sequencing.

Card counting

From the early days of card-counting, some players have been hugely successful, including Al Francesco, the inventor of blackjack team play and the man who taught Ken Uston how to count cards, and Tommy Hyland, manager of the longest-running blackjack team in history.

Casino Royale Goa

The World Gaming Festival will encompass individual tournaments for different Casino games like Blackjack, Roulette, Texas Hold'em Poker, Indian Flush and Baccarat and will feature some of the best players battling it out for the prize money worth Rupees 5 Crores.

Darwin Ortiz

During that time, he initially supported himself playing blackjack (using card counting techniques) and as an instructor at Harry Lorayne's memory school in New York.

Davis Theater

The Pershing Theater was built in 1918 and was named after First World War General of the Armies, John J. Pershing.

Ek Commando Knife Co.

In 1993 Blackjack Knives bought Ek, and moved production to Blackjack's plant in Effingham, Illinois.

Elimination Blackjack

Elimination Blackjack is a tournament format of blackjack invented by Russ Hamilton, and is played on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour and in various casinos.

Ellen Feld

The 'Morgan Horse' series (reading level ages 9–13) includes Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse and its sequel, Frosty: The Adventures of a Morgan Horse. Both books were selected (in different years) as winners of Children's Choices, an award co-sponsored by the International Reading Association and The Children's Book Council.

Eugene Owen Smith

Seven years later he wrote a book about Andrew Johnson called High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson which was followed by Lee and Grant: A Dual Biography in 1984 and the 1998biography of John J. Pershing called Until the Last Trumpet Sounds: The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing.

Frank D'Amelio

In March 1983, his brother and sister were able to get him a position as a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas at a considerable increase in salary compared to his construction work.

Government of Zamboanga City

On recommendation of Governor John J. Pershing, the Legislative Council of the Moro Province passed on September 15, 1911, Act No. 272, converting the municipality of Zamboanga into a city with a commission form of government.

Great Blue Heron Casino

The table games include: Roulette, Blackjack, Spanish 21, Mini Baccarat, Let it Ride Poker, Texas Hold Em Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Three & Four Card Poker and Texas Hold Em Bonus Poker.

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races

It now features a 1930s Art Deco and classic Hollywood theme, as well as various table games like blackjack and roulette and a 50-table (combined) poker room on two different floors in two different areas.

Inge Hornstra

Other credits include medical drama series G.P., Big Sky, Murder Call, Wildside, Water Rats, Head Start, BeastMaster, and Farscape; and the television films Chameleon, which aired on UPN in 1998, BlackJack: Murder Archive and BlackJack: Ace Point Game.

James E. Rieger

In 1916 now-Major Rieger and the 2nd battalion, 4th Regiment joined a fellow northeast Missourian, General John J. Pershing on the Mexican border in pursuit of bandit Pancho Villa.

Jarlath Regan

Some highlights from the series included his interview with Chris Rock and Adam Sandler, a series of comedy sketches in which Regan beat toddlers at physical tests of strength and an in-studio game called "The €21 Challenge" in which Regan forced a child to gamble their pocket money in an unusual game of blackjack.

Lynwood Drake

Finally he made his way to the home of 60-year-old Joanne Morrow – also a former landlord of his – in San Miguel, and, beating her with a blackjack and threatening to kill her, he took her hostage.

Lytton Band of Pomo Indians

When President Clinton signed the bill into law, the Lyttons gained the right to turn the CSP, formerly a low-stakes cardroom, into a full-fledged casino with much more profitable gambling devices and games such as slot machines and blackjack.

Martha Watson

When President Jimmy Carter announced the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, that "killed the spark." By that point in time she had already found employment dealing Blackjack at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Mexican Revolution

In 1916, in retaliation for Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico, and the death of 16 United States citizens, President Wilson sent forces commanded by Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing into Mexico to capture Villa.

Military attachés and observers in the Russo-Japanese War

Also amongst the Western attachés observing the conflict were the future Lord Nicholson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff; John J. Pershing, later General of the Armies and head of the American Expeditionary Force in the First World War; Douglas MacArthur, later a United States General of the Army; and Enrico Caviglia, later Marshal of Italy.

Moro insurgency in the Philippines

The conflict ended at the term of Major General John J. Pershing, the third and final military governor of Moro Province, although resistance continued in Bud Dajo and Mount Bagsak in Jolo.

Motor Transport Corps

According to the M.T.C. Reconstruction Park newsletter "Let's Go", the park was visited by General John J. Pershing and later, General James Harbord, in April 1919.

Normandie Casino

In the mid-1980s, a tremendous Asian influence came with the introduction of the California games, including Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker, and Super 9, a game similar to Baccarat.

Ralph Waldo Tyler

In 1918, a committee overseen by Emmett J. Scott, who was then serving as the Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of War, selected Tyler to be stationed in the northeast Metz region of France along with General John J. Pershing's brigade.

Seminole Casino Immokalee

Originally opened in February 1994, and recently expanded the property in February 2009; the Seminole Casino offers Vegas Style Slot machines, Poker and a variety of table games including Baccarat, Blackjack, and three card poker.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood

In a deal valued at $1.1 billion, former Governor Charlie Crist gave the Seminole Tribe a license for blackjack in its casinos.

Semyon Dukach

Dukach was the main character in Busting Vegas and the only member of the MIT blackjack team to be referred to by his real name in either book.

Standard 52-card deck

Casino blackjack decks may include markings intended for a machine to check the ranks of cards, or shifts in rank location to allow a manual check via inlaid mirror.

The Complete TurtleTrader: How 23 Novice Investors Became Overnight Millionaires

Although each of the 1,000 applicants went through a rigorous application process designed to test their intelligence, ability to manage risk, and mathematical skills, the makeup of the chosen Turtles differed greatly; they included a Czechoslovakian-born blackjack master, a Dungeons and Dragons game designer, an evangelical accountant, a Harvard MBA, a U.S. Air Force pilot, and a former pianist.

Ultimate Blackjack Tour

Featured players of the Ultimate Blackjack Tour are members of Team UBT, which is made up of poker stars like Johnny Chan, Robert Williamson III, and Phil Laak and professional blackjack players like world champions Ken Einiger and Anthony Curtis, "Hollywood" Dave Stann and Monica Reeves.