The Odds?

Quote: Mission146

I imagine people who only think they can count cards profitably are among the casino's favorite people.

ABSOLUTELY!

A couple of the most profitable times for casinos were just after Thorp's book 'Beat The Dealer' came out and just after the movie '21' and books about the MIT team came out. Blackjack revenue soared both times as new players believing they had an edge flocked to the casinos only to lose, because they were under bankrolled for what they were doing or just didn't have the knowledge necessary to really win. One common mistake,was a player throws out his Max bet only to lose 2 or 3 in a row and gets scared and dramatically decreases the bet.

Anyway, this idea that blackjack can be beat, is one of the best things going for casinos. That is why they tolerate card counters, playing the cat and mouse game, instead of just making the game unplayable for card counters.

Do we have any stories out of Asia right now? I feel like they've had so many new casinos popping up that you could blend in and make a fortune right now.

Quote: billryan

Life is too short and there are more than enough real problems to worry about stuff like this.

You mean real problems like no rule at WoV to ban people for posting about winning with fairy dust? 😂