Question about blackjack in casino

There was mention about counting in response to my thread about the basic strategy chart. The casino uses both a shoe and continuous shuffling machines. The game uses 6 decks. For the shoe, the card indicator for reshuffling is in front of the last 2 decks. The csm is a One2Six machine.

In Avery Cardoza's winning casino blackjack there is a chapter about Mr. Cardoza's strategy, one thing called scanning. Is it possible to adjust or weight the basic strategy chart with it?

What precisely is "scanning"?

Compairing the amount of 2-7 to 8-A cards dealt for players and dealer when a hand is played. The author pitched it in Winning Casino Blackjack for Non Counters as a way to adjust bets, the deck becomes friendlier or hostile to a player. It was also mentioned when looking at A and 10 present when the dealer offers insurance, the logic given was the more A or 10 cards seen, the less likely the dealer would have one. I was interested in the bet adjustment system being pitched in the book for multiple decks, if its valid or bunk. The book was listed and given a star on the wizard of odds web site.

It is counting, just casual.

A-5 system is generally more accurate and easier to follow.

Another simple suggestion I have is to keep track of the BJ. Don't raise your bet after one, rather, lower it if there's more than one blackjack in a short time. On the contrary, if you haven't seen any aces in a while, raise your bet. Unlike slots and roulette numbers, blackjacks do become "overdue".

This particularly applies to 1-2 deck games, in 1-deck it won't be wrong to just wong out after a blackjack. Not that you can still find a 1-deck game.

Quote: joe

Compairing the amount of 2-7 to 8-A cards dealt for players and dealer when a hand is played. The author pitched it in Winning Casino Blackjack for Non Counters as a way to adjust bets, the deck becomes friendlier or hostile to a player. It was also mentioned when looking at A and 10 present when the dealer offers insurance, the logic given was the more A or 10 cards seen, the less likely the dealer would have one. I was interested in the bet adjustment system being pitched in the book for multiple decks, if its valid or bunk. The book was listed and given a star on the wizard of odds web site.

It may have a modicum of validity in some single or double deck situations. For multiple decks, I'm going to say no. Many people try it in lieu of counting but it is not a winning strategy. If you want to give it a shot, watch for a run of small cards then raise your bet. Be sure to have the bankroll to cover those splits and doubles that will go wrong.

This is actually a small step toward counting.