Nomination of candidates, after 2006, has become the permanent responsibility of the members of the Blackjack Hall of Fame themselves, while the vote on the candidates that have been nominated is conducted by the invitees to the Blackjack Ball. The following year, at the 2004 Blackjack Ball, 2 more inductees were added, again with primary voting done by professional gamblers at the Ball. The final voting was completed at the January 2003 Blackjack Ball, an event open only to selected professional blackjack players and experts and hosted by blackjack author Max Rubin, at which the first 7 members were inducted. The public was allowed to vote for about a month through the Internet. In winter 2002, a diverse selection of 21 blackjack experts, authors, and professional players were nominated for membership in the Blackjack Hall of Fame.
The Barona Casino awards to each inductee a permanent lifetime comp for full room, food, and beverage, in exchange for each member’s agreement never to play on Barona’s tables. The Blackjack Hall of Fame is housed at the Barona Casino, in San Diego, California. It was launched in 2002, and its physical premises are in San Diego, California. The Blackjack Hall of Fame honors the greatest blackjack experts, authors, and professional players in history. The Blackjack Hall of Fame at the Barona Casino
