I'd discuss bonus hunting, but I'm afraid I'd be tarred, feathered and lynched by half the regular posters on here.
Macgyver - good luck to them and let me do it for you, let them post what they like because there is nothing wrong with it at all.
Hi parkmyjag
welcome back, sorry to hear you have no jag yet, neither do I!
'Basically, I need to get a second income going to help ease some of the bills I got.'
We all want you to make money here, but, as others have already said, be careful. There are no guarantees, the hard fact is its gambling and you may well lose. So from the very start NEVER risk money you cannot afford to lose. This may well mean you have no money, or very little to start a bankroll with. So be it, wait until you have a bit of spare that you really can afford to lose (the casinos will still be here!)- because you must be prepared to lose it and accept it if it happens - if you win thats a bonus.
I suggest you begin by visiting the
site and copying out the basic strategy for Blackjack. Sign up at a casino and play-for-fun whilst you learn by heart the basic strategy you have copied. You will make mistakes until you have played many hands (and even after that!) and I suggest that these mistakes are best made without risking your own money.
Play-for-fun for many hours and you should become proficient to play without continually referring to the strategy table so often.
Now you are ready to play for real, start with the best initial sign-up bonuses you can find from casinos listed on this site that allow BJ play for WR, copy and read thoroughly the terms of your bonus, play BJ to minimum stakes until you achieve the WR. Assuming you have any balance left, cash-out (YOU WIN NOTHING TILL YOU CASH OUT), do not play more than you have to and do not reverse the cash-out.
You should make money overall from all the bonuses available. Once you have exhausted initial sign-up bonuses things get harder but by then you have either developed a patience, understanding and mental state that can make you more money. Or you have become an addicted loser having already burnt back your winnings and some and should never have started this in the first place.
Its by no means a get rich quick scenario so dont expect it to be.
Whatever you do best of luck.
PS:
'If casino games are supposed to be totally random, then why is it when you increase the stakes, the casinos systemactically part you with your money?'
Before succumbing to this fallacy I suggest you record in more detail the results of hands you play.