Getting backed off / 86'd / barred / restricted / etc for winning
I about fell off my chair laughing to read pgd disparaging APs because they have a 'sponging source of revenue.'
Pot. Kettle. Black.
--TX
Quote: TXLouderWow. I've successfully resisted the urge to get involved in this thread (and its many clones in the past.) But this pgd post was just too target rich...
I about fell off my chair laughing to read pgd disparaging APs because they have a 'sponging source of revenue.'
Pot. Kettle. Black.
--TX
A great target-rich post of mine, really. I appreciate those who appreciate my humor, truly! I actually debated the apt bon mot to use.
Quote: TXLouder...I about fell off my chair laughing to read pgd disparaging APs because they have a 'sponging source of revenue.'
Pot. Kettle. Black.
--TX
DING DING DING!!! It's quite fine for him to do it to you but not the other way around.
And just what do you consider reasonable min/max table bet spread? Truly, I'm almost scared to ask. I thought the the 'norm' has historically been 1-100? I may very well be incorrect about that..Quote: IbeatyouracesI wouldn't give a rat's ass about counters. Just keep the table min/max spread reasonable. All 3:2 in my joint.
Yes My thoughts exactly. AAMOF I wrote something but decided to hold off posting so he could come up with some more outrageous hypocritical statements on the casinos behalf.Quote: TXLouderWow. I've successfully resisted the urge to get involved in this thread (and its many clones in the past.) But this pgd post was just too target rich...
I about fell off my chair laughing to read pgd disparaging APs because they have a 'sponging source of revenue.'
Pot. Kettle. Black.
--TX
Quote: TwoFeathersATLAnd just what do you consider reasonable min/max table bet spread? Truly, I'm almost scared to ask.
1-10, i.e. $10-$100 is reasonable. When I see a $25 min $25,000 max, that tells me "TRAP"
Quote: WizardofnothingWhy not just go to csm- doesn't that solve the entire issue
No.
Just a guess on my part, but card counters don't want to play CSM. And the Casinos like card counters to play. They DO reserve the option of not allowing GOOD card counters with SUFFICIENT bankrolls to play. That's bad for the bottom line. If that sounds discriminatory, it's prolly 'cause it is.Quote: WizardofnothingWhy not just go to csm- doesn't that solve the entire issue
Age, Race, Religion, Sex ( or lack thereof ), have protection under the law.
Bad ( or underfunded ) card counters are accepted. Perceived GOOD, well funded, card counters don't have legal protection. Consider starting a Card Counting Religion, make counting part of the required ceremonial gobble de goo of that religion. Then file for equal protection in the Courts.
Done.
<Jhit, that won't work. They'll take out the BJ tables and put in more slots. Double Jhit!!
Quote: TwoFeathersATLJust a guess on my part, but card counters don't want to play CSM. And the Casinos like card counters to play. They DO reserve the option of not allowing GOOD card counters with SUFFICIENT bankrolls to play. That's bad for the bottom line. If that sounds discriminatory, it's prolly 'cause it is.
Age, Race, Religion, Sex ( or lack thereof ), have protection under the law.
Bad ( or underfunded ) card counters are accepted. Perceived GOOD, well funded, card counters don't have legal protection. Consider starting a Card Counting Religion, make counting part of the required ceremonial gobble de goo of that religion. Then file for equal protection in the Courts.
Done.
<Jhit, that won't work. They'll take out the BJ tables and put in more slots. Double Jhit!!
Seriously though, has anyone ever tried teaching a mentally handicap person to AP and then bring action against the casino under Title III of ADA ? It seems plausible considering how many mental issues doctors are able to diagnose these days.
The fact I'm not sure, that fact looms large....
The difference is variance. The grocery store's product is groceries: they know exactly what their actual profit is every time you buy a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread, and there is never any variance in that. The casino's product is money: they only know what the theoretical profit is for every wager but a given amount of action can have wildly variable returns due to randomness and, for games like blackjack or VP, the impact of player strategy. When a grocery store runs a loss-leader promotion, it's always limited in both time and quantity. Casino games aren't limited in either, so if a player is an AP such that a given game is a loss for a casino, it's perfectly reasonable for that casino to restrict that player from too much action. They don't always do it, but that's their choice. It's not a moral judgment, it's a business one. If a casino thinks their overall customer base is going to generate more revenue with a looser game, they'll offer that looser game even if more APs can beat it. If APs start beating it too hard, they'll tighten it up. It's all a question of pricing. Some casino managers are better at it than others, and some are terrible, just like in any other business.Quote: JoemanI think this is the best analogy I have heard on this topic so far. They are parallels. Casinos have their HE to make profits, grocery stores have their product margins. Occasionally, through promotions and/or cleverness, customers can legally overcome the HE/product margins within the published rules. There are even nationally broadcast TV shows documenting such folks.
And how does each industry react? Personally, I'm a grocery store ploppy, but still, I have never heard anyone getting backroomed at the Kroger for using coupons!
Having a gaming operation doesn't mean you have a successful gaming operation. Washington State, for example, has seen about half of its regulated cardrooms close over the past decade. You might think "they have blackjack tables, they're making millions!" but that's not at all the case.
Quote: TheGrimReaper13Quote: MathExtremist. You might think "they have blackjack tables, they're making millions!" but that's not at all the case.
The casinos are billion-dollar operations. They didn't get that way by overlooking stuff. Like, "If you beat God, he let you win (the battle)."
Do you really believe that people around here are more knowledgeable about gambling than the people the casinos hire?
Quote: TwoFeathersATLConsider starting a Card Counting Religion, make counting part of the required ceremonial gobble de goo of that religion. Then file for equal protection in the Courts.
Done.
AP is already a religion....
Altars: (the BJ table supplied by the enemy devil)
Rituals: (+1, -1, 0, 0, 0, cover plays, camouflage, forum societies, etc.)
Scripture: (Beat the Dealer, The Theory of Blackjack, Burning the tables in Las Vegas, etc.)
Various Creeds: ("Where it written "no Card Counting?" "The end of 3:2 shoe games is the end of casinos - and the end of my life," and "It's LEGAL, dammit, and that makes it true and good!")
Communion: the buy-in.
Confirmation: The El Cortez
Confession: "I played Craps."
Last Rites: Being in The Book of Names
Divinity Figure: (Ed Thorpe)
Saints and idols: (Ian Anderson, Peter Griffin, Richard Munchkin, etc.)
Anti-Christs, Apostates, and Infidels who must be slain: (Casino execs, dealers casino security, surveillance workers, and me.)
We're good. File for equal protection.
Quote: PaigowdanAP is already a religion....
Altars: (the BJ table supplied by the enemy devil)
Rituals: (+1, -1, 0, 0, 0, cover plays, camouflage, forum societies, etc.)
Scripture: (Beat the Dealer, The Theory of Blackjack, Burning the tables in Las Vegas, etc.)
Various Creeds: ("Where it written "no Card Counting?" "The end of 3:2 shoe games is the end of casinos - and the end of my life," and "It's LEGAL, dammit, and that makes it true and good!")
Communion: the buy-in.
Confirmation: The El Cortez
Confession: "I played Craps."
Last Rites: Being in The Book of Names
Divinity Figure: (Ed Thorpe)
Saints and idols: (Ian Anderson, Peter Griffin, Richard Munchkin, etc.)
Anti-Christs, Apostates, and Infidels who must be slain: (Casino execs, dealers casino security, surveillance workers, and me.)
We're good. File for equal protection.
I would think Ian Anderson and Peter Griffin would be filed under Anti-Christs and Apostates.
Quote: PaigowdanI would have high limit 3:2 with standard rules under higher surveillance, and 6:5 or variants or CSMs. I would instruct personal to flatter the players as they politely back them off: “You just so awesome, and your play is so good! Here, have a Buffet comp and a nice day…” No Joe Pesci or Robert De Niro with brass knuckles in a back room.
The Robin Hood rationalization: “I’m just fleecing Rich Fat cruel evil bastards who live in mansions so it’s righteous. Life isn’t fair and I’m taking what’s mine. (There isn’t any other effects like reduction in comps or other player benefits or job loses that I’m not responsible for, of course not.) I don’t feel guilty.”
Now, a part of me also feels that if casino management can’t properly and professionally protect their games, they served themselves up, which they did: if it’s there for the taking it’s gonna get taken, and any moron knows this. I guess if I had a sponging source of revenue (feeding of off card room businesses in this case) I’d have to justify it with the standard Robin Hood rationalization and that casinos are evil people who made their own beds also. It’s not like being a teacher (“I taught 35 kids today about the war of 1812…”) or a cab driver (“I got 17 people where they needed to go…”) and what have you. It’s “I took $4,000 from a casino today and it wasn’t luck or gambling – it was the suits with their heads in there #sses! Awesome – and Serves ‘em right!” If it makes money and you take the money, you’d be a fool to feel guilty.
Well, yes!
I cannot tell you how many times I enter a casino and see people on their way out, (total strangers with a seeming common bond) say to me upon entering I should try to win back the money they lost and to sock it to the evil pricks who they just made a sizeable donation too. I always reassure them that I fully intend to win back their money for them. Pretty much all the time they laugh, not realizing that is exactly what I will be doing.
Is it Robin Hood? No, because I don't give to the poor (however, since I was poor at one point perhaps I do, its just my pockets that represent the poor.)
I am someone who if I get the wrong amount of change at a restaurant (in my favor) will say, hey, you overpaid me. But at a casino, I simply see them fleecing their customers too much to feel any guilt about taking their money.
Quote: MathExtremistThe difference is variance. The grocery store's product is groceries: they know exactly what their actual profit is every time you buy a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread, and there is never any variance in that. The casino's product is money: they only know what the theoretical profit is for every wager but a given amount of action can have wildly variable returns due to randomness and, for games like blackjack or VP, the impact of player strategy. When a grocery store runs a loss-leader promotion, it's always limited in both time and quantity. Casino games aren't limited in either, so if a player is an AP such that a given game is a loss for a casino, it's perfectly reasonable for that casino to restrict that player from too much action. They don't always do it, but that's their choice. It's not a moral judgment, it's a business one. If a casino thinks their overall customer base is going to generate more revenue with a looser game, they'll offer that looser game even if more APs can beat it. If APs start beating it too hard, they'll tighten it up. It's all a question of pricing. Some casino managers are better at it than others, and some are terrible, just like in any other business.
Having a gaming operation doesn't mean you have a successful gaming operation. Washington State, for example, has seen about half of its regulated cardrooms close over the past decade. You might think "they have blackjack tables, they're making millions!" but that's not at all the case.
Actually I think it is a pretty good analogy.
Supermarkets rarely end their loss-leader promotions. They generally change them for different items but most all of the ones I have ever been too replace them with others and savvy shoppers will always be able to AP a grocery store. Furthermore, grocery stores seem more likely to repeat offers on some type of cycle. I cannot tell you how many times I missed the chef Boyardee specials in my local grocery only to see them again a few weeks later (and yes, I still like my Chef Boyardee, even my children rag on me about that. I don't smoke, drink or take drugs but please don't take away my Chef Boyardee.)
Also, supermarkets have club cards and those cards have rules. How many people here have seen a 2-for-1 special but its limited to only one household per day? And how many people here have broken the rules by coming back an hour later with their wives card and gotten it again? And felt guilty for doing it?
Should the supermarket have security surround you for using another persons shoppers club card, backroom you for breaking their rules, warn you not to shop with them again because when purchasing their products you took advantage by getting the 2-for-1 twice in the same day?
Makes you wonder where those McNuggets were.
Sep 13, 2010 - Each year, consumers lose $1 billion to $2.5 billion because of scanner errors.Quote: TheGrimReaper13Oh, those Evil grocery stores! Did you know that they dress up the old meat, and re-date it? After another couple of weeks, they hide the old hamburger in the new.
Makes you wonder where those McNuggets where.
Imagine how much casino scam players out of, especially with with expired and lost slot tickets.
Breaking news, casino takes bets from dead customer☺.
Quote: DiscreteMaths2Seriously though, has anyone ever tried teaching a mentally handicap person to AP and then bring action against the casino under Title III of ADA ? It seems plausible considering how many mental issues doctors are able to diagnose these days.
Seriously? Is this the level AP would stoop to?
Quote: darkozI am someone who if I get the wrong amount of change at a restaurant (in my favor) will say, hey, you overpaid me. But at a casino, I simply see them fleecing their customers too much to feel any guilt about taking their money.
Well you should, because you're taking ploppies' money, as the source of the money, - then the casino has to tighten further up on them because of AP and the money you took. Where do you think it comes from?
Quote: PaigowdanWell you should, because you're taking ploppies' money, as the source of the money, - then the casino has to tighten further up on them because of AP and the money you took. Where do you think it comes from?
Well, better in my pocket than the millionaire casinos!
Dan, I have spoken to hundreds of gambling consumers in casinos and none I have ever met have said that if they could figure out how to make money consistently from the casinos that they would refuse too because they would feel guilty about taking the money from the pockets of the casinos conglomerates. All the people I see and speak to in the casinos would feel zero guilt and, regardless of their ploppie lack of knowledge, are currently seeking a way to do exactly what all the AP's on here do.
Yes, it is good for us AP's that only a small percentage can do what we achieve because the casinos would go out of business. But trust me, everyone who gambles in a casino (besides you I suppose) has no interest in paying an entertainment fee in the form of HE. They do so under duress because they are hoping to get lucky when the odds are against them.
Show any ploppie how to consistently win and they most certainly will use that knowledge and without guilt.
Quote: darkozI am someone who if I get the wrong amount of change at a restaurant (in my favor) will say, hey, you overpaid me. But at a casino, I simply see them fleecing their customers too much to feel any guilt about taking their money.
Can you clarify what "fleecing their customers" entails? The very fact that casinos offer games like 3:2 BJ, craps, baccarat means that the choice exist for all customers not to get fleeced. If those patrons choose not to play those games, drink too much, make bad bets (ties, hardaways), employ bad strategy (not splitting 88, hitting 14 vs. 3), and use poor money management techniques, I blame the players not the casinos.
Quote: darkozWell, better in my pocket than the millionaire casinos!
Dan, I have spoken to hundreds of gambling consumers in casinos and none I have ever met have said that if they could figure out how to make money consistently from the casinos that they would refuse too because they would feel guilty about taking the money from the pockets of the casinos conglomerates. All the people I see and speak to in the casinos would feel zero guilt and, regardless of their ploppie lack of knowledge, are currently seeking a way to do exactly what all the AP's on here do.
We can call them ploppies, we can call them non-scamming players, we can call them dupes, all from anyone's point of view. Let's call them regular players.
I think the average person would take a free lunch and would not care in the least about being parasitic against a business if it meant more personal money. I think more people would AP if they had the talent, inclination, and skill set to do so. The fact that the average person is not a saint, and quite often a bit of a low life if push came to shove or if it meant more cold hard cash doesn't meant that "what they would do" would make any sort of a good endorsement.
Quote: D.OzYes, it is good for us AP's that only a small percentage can do what we achieve because the casinos would go out of business. But trust me, everyone who gambles in a casino (besides you I suppose) has no interest in paying an entertainment fee in the form of HE. They do so under duress because they are hoping to get lucky when the odds are against them.
Regular players have no interest in paying an entertainment fee, and feel the same way about paying for the movies or bowling or what have you. They know it's there. But they are not under duress - that's total B.S. - anymore they're under duress at the bowling alley, buffet, or cinema. You pay to play, and if you try to avoid that (and you can with skill), you're not paying your fair share.
Quote: DOzShow any ploppie how to consistently win and they most certainly will use that knowledge and without guilt.
Sh*t Yeah. Like I said, the average Joe would grab the cash and make a stash in a second if he could. He'd also screw his wife's sister (and mother if she's young enough), get free gas, and whatever else have you, if it is possible to get away with and if offered, and if it weren't locked down.
Not all of them, but a handful are. You already know who they are, or at least many of them. But don't fall into the trap of believing that every casino floor employee is a rocket scientist either. In many cases, especially remote tribal casinos operated by members, there simply isn't any effective way to provide sufficient training for enough people.Quote: AxelWolfQuote: TheGrimReaper13
The casinos are billion-dollar operations. They didn't get that way by overlooking stuff. Like, "If you beat God, he let you win (the battle)."
Do you really believe that people around here are more knowledgeable about gambling than the people the casinos hire?
Quote: MBCan you clarify what "fleecing their customers" entails? The very fact that casinos offer games like 3:2 BJ, craps, baccarat means that the choice exist for all customers not to get fleeced. If those patrons choose not to play those games, drink too much, make bad bets (ties, hardaways), employ bad strategy (not splitting 88, hitting 14 vs. 3), and use poor money management techniques, I blame the players not the casinos.
It really comes down to how casinos advertise to their clientele.
Disney advertises you will have a fun family experience. Yes, it damages your pocket book but at the end of the day, they generally deliver.
Casinos advertise you should come to "the winners circle" where "winners play" and "you have your chance at winning thousands" when in reality your chances in the long run are actually near zero and the majority of customers do not leave satisfied but destitute.
If a casino advertised honestly "Come to the losers circle" where "losers play" and "you have almost no chance of beating us but we like your patronage anyway" perhaps I would feel differently.
People choose whether to smoke cigarettes but tobacco companies are also guilty as sin.
"Sh*t Yeah. Like I said, the average Joe would grab the cash and make a stash in a second if he could. He'd also screw his wife's sister (and mother if she's young enough), get free gas, and whatever else have you, if it is possible to get away with and if offered, and if it weren't locked down."
Well, in that case I have much better morals than the average Joe. I actually would not screw my wife's sister and mother.
EDIT: Maybe one of her best friends if she was hot enough!
Quote: darkozWell, in that case I have much better morals than the average Joe. I actually would not screw my wife's sister and mother.
You do indeed. You would even return an overpayment in change of a purchase, except of course from an evil casino.
Quote: PaigowdanYou do indeed. You would even return an overpayment in change of a purchase, except of course from an evil casino.
Good. I am glad we can finally agree on something.
Quote: darkozIt really comes down to how casinos advertise to their clientele.
Disney advertises you will have a fun family experience. Yes, it damages your pocket book but at the end of the day, they generally deliver.
Casinos advertise you should come to "the winners circle" where "winners play" and "you have your chance at winning thousands" when in reality your chances in the long run are actually near zero and the majority of customers do not leave satisfied but destitute.
If a casino advertised honestly "Come to the losers circle" where "losers play" and "you have almost no chance of beating us but we like your patronage anyway" perhaps I would feel differently.
People choose whether to smoke cigarettes but tobacco companies are also guilty as sin.
These are fair points. The only observation I have is about "winning thousands". Many people come with unrealistic expectations about turning $100 into $1000. Hopefully, if people were honest with themselves, they would estimate their chances at no better than 10%. An average person that doesn't know the math probably has a much lower probability (~2-3%). If that person dumps $100 into a slot machine (not VP), their odds likely fall below 1%.
I see ploppies win thousands all the time. They're just betting $300-$500 hand on BJ.
Explain how places like Dotty's has anything to do with actual entertainment.Quote: Paigowdan.
It's nothing but a predatory place period. Cheap cigarettes and free booze to get you in the door gambling whatever extra money locals may have.
Quote: AxelWolfExplain how places like Dotty's has anything to do with actual entertainment.
It's nothing but a predatory place period. Cheap cigarettes and free booze to get you in the door gambling whatever extra money locals may have.
And you sit at a machine and you play slots all day with cheap booze & cigs.
Giving them what they want. You cannot tell these people "get a life." I see them at the 7-11 also, holding the flush draw, cigarette dangling, what can I tell ya.
It's all in the eye of the beholder:Quote: AxelWolfExplain how places like Dotty's has anything to do with actual entertainment.
It's nothing but a predatory place period. Cheap cigarettes and free booze to get you in the door gambling whatever extra money locals may have.
Quote: LV Sun ArticleAt Dotty’s, you won’t find any cocktail servers wearing short skirts or low-cut tops, or loud dance music commonly played in some of the town’s high-energy casinos. Nor will you see other casino hallmarks such as flashy, themed slots, blinking jackpot displays or big signs advertising buffet discounts, nightclub events or gambling offers.
You will hear Fleetwood Mac-like music that is soothing enough to discourage bumping and grinding. Instead of TVs blaring sports or the news, walls are lined with curio shelves filled with knickknacks found across America: cow-shaped cookie jars, big-eyed turtles wearing straw hats, smiling frogs sitting on benches, skinny bunny rabbits wearing shorts and stuffed dolls with gingham dresses and buttons for eyes. Further deterring hard drinking are wallpaper borders featuring kitchen crockery and pictures of children and flowers.
“It’s relaxing, not like the sensory overload you get in casinos,” Lolo Odierna said.
The 20-something mom has just dropped off her children at her mother’s house down the street and is taking a break with a soda in front of a keno machine. Odierna said she has little use for casinos after discovering Dotty’s and its “family” atmosphere.
“Boisterous or crazy people aren’t tolerated. I feel safe here,” she said.
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/29/dottys-tavern-big-casinos-say-no/
Quote: MathExtremistIt's all in the eye of the beholder:
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/29/dottys-tavern-big-casinos-say-no/
And some people behold more than others.
Quote: mcallister3200I don't know how anyone can go into a Dotty's in LV and not identify 90% of the clientele as problem gamblers within 5 minutes.
Bob Dancer claims to play 25 coin $5 ($125 a hand) NSUD there.
www.lasvegasadvisor.com/bob_dancer/2016/0412.cfm
Yes, the MIT team and numerous other counters had a good run for 20 years, but since early 2000 to the current; casinos are now able to pick off and rid AP’s like target practice with all games.
The same goes today for online casinos. If anyone thinks they could beat any online casino today for any period of time is living a bigger pipe dream then B&M AP’s.
Anyone could hit a casino with a life changing win. But, the same groups of people here talk over and over again about your gifted mathematical genius that enables you to constantly get away with beating the games.
I know in your world of gambling these conversations and feather fluffing is all that really matters to you, and must help you continue on your path to eventual destruction.
Look at one of your top posters here AXELWOLF. This guy posted in 4 years 10K posts. That’s 2,500 posts a year, trying to convince everyone that he is the master of AP’s. This guy is always ahead of every opportunity that shows it face in any casino, B&M or online. Of course he can’t reveal any of his plays, because he and the special group of people here are smarter than most everyone else that ever gambled. You guys should only realize how ridiculous all your posts look to most people that stumble onto this site, and others like it.
What’s said here is only important to the same group or club of people here that feed off of each others nonsense.
If you like to gamble there is nothing wrong with learning how to get the most bangs for your buck. But, to base your future on the flip of an unknown card or on the hopes of freezing the RNG on that precise millisecond is absurd to even consider.
Yea, I know, go ahead and fire away with the same ole justifications. I’m sure my reality post is not wanted here and I’ll be banned.
Oh yea, I already know that I am a losing degenerate gambler, so no need to carry on about it.
Quote: blackholeReading through threads like this one is a perfect chance to expose the myths of the AP.
Yes, the MIT team and numerous other counters had a good run for 20 years, but since early 2000 to the current; casinos are now able to pick off and rid AP’s like target practice with all games.
The same goes today for online casinos. If anyone thinks they could beat any online casino today for any period of time is living a bigger pipe dream then B&M AP’s.
Anyone could hit a casino with a life changing win. But, the same groups of people here talk over and over again about your gifted mathematical genius that enables you to constantly get away with beating the games.
I know in your world of gambling these conversations and feather fluffing is all that really matters to you, and must help you continue on your path to eventual destruction.
Look at one of your top posters here AXELWOLF. This guy posted in 4 years 10K posts. That’s 2,500 posts a year, trying to convince everyone that he is the master of AP’s. This guy is always ahead of every opportunity that shows it face in any casino, B&M or online. Of course he can’t reveal any of his plays, because he and the special group of people here are smarter than most everyone else that ever gambled. You guys should only realize how ridiculous all your posts look to most people that stumble onto this site, and others like it.
What’s said here is only important to the same group or club of people here that feed off of each others nonsense.
If you like to gamble there is nothing wrong with learning how to get the most bangs for your buck. But, to base your future on the flip of an unknown card or on the hopes of freezing the RNG on that precise millisecond is absurd to even consider.
Yea, I know, go ahead and fire away with the same ole justifications. I’m sure my reality post is not wanted here and I’ll be banned.
Oh yea, I already know that I am a losing degenerate gambler, so no need to carry on about it.
If it makes you feel better when you lose money gambling to think that no one else can win then go right ahead.
Personally, we AP's need everyone to be like you. The more people don't believe we are winning, the longer we will make our fortunes.
Welcome to the forum.
Quote: darkoz...Welcome to the forum.
I'm certain he's been here before.
Quote: PaigowdanNow, a part of me also feels that if casino management can’t properly and professionally protect their games, they served themselves up, which they did: if it’s there for the taking it’s gonna get taken, and any moron knows this.
They can protect themselves against all Advantage Play if they wanted to. Any casino could eliminate the ability for any player to make any bet with an edge today. They just choose not to do so. Because they make that choice, they are making it clear to everyone in the world (except for one person) that they are perfectly fine with it and welcome it.
Quote: darkozIf it makes you feel better when you lose money gambling to think that no one else can win then go right ahead.
Personally, we AP's need everyone to be like you. The more people don't believe we are winning, the longer we will make our fortunes.
Welcome to the forum.
How did you choose this profession to make your fortune? Is this a gift you must be born with, or were you taught by some other gifted talent? When did you realize this was a smart career choice for you and your family's future?
I'm tired of people (actually it's just you) trying to compare casinos to figgin Disneyland. The next thing you know you'll be comparing it to a church(Actually church is probably worst in some cases).Quote: PaigowdanAnd you sit at a machine and you play slots all day with cheap booze & cigs.
Giving them what they want. You cannot tell these people "get a life." I see them at the 7-11 also, holding the flush draw, cigarette dangling, what can I tell ya.
You claim casinos are reasonable entertainment destinations providing a service. That's complete BULL CRAP!
They are there to suck as much money out of their customers pockets as much possible.
CASINOS SPONGE OFF PEOPLE a million times more than AP's sponge off the casinos.
They legally steal money(see how many unclaimed tickets people get screwed out of), they have been known to cheat people, hurt people, dupe people, hustle people, intentionally break laws and the list goes on.
I have pointed out many things about casinos that are in fact evil. I don't really want to again, because I would be here all day and I would have to listen to your lame attempt at defending them and their dirty deeds.
No, I do NOT think casinos are evil as much as you would like to think. I absolutely DO love casinos. But I wouldn't encourage my friends and family to use them as a good source of gambling entertainment unless they had an advantage or close to it, AND I was certain they wouldn't ever get the gambling bug. Just like I wouldn't suggest anyone use crack for entertainment.
Casino's have many, many flaws and bad practices. They are not as innocent as you're claiming.
There's a multitude of stories like this I'll post some interesting up later.Quote: By BRETT PULLEYSometimes the requests are unreasonable or illegal, like procuring prostitutes or drugs, or break local gaming regulations, like setting up a private room for gambling. ''We've had people ask for things that we just won't do,'' said Mr. Juliano, the president of Caesars Atlantic City. But one executive at a major casino in Las Vegas recounted an occasion in recent weeks when hotel employees had to devise a system of code words to deliver dozens of prostitutes to the suite of one high roller. As the women arrived, ''if he didn't like them, he'd give them $300 and send them away,'' said the executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. ''At one point, he had 30 women in his suite at one time.''
I'm fairly certain Advantage Players are not the reason for 6:5 Blackjack and 6/5 JOB. There's absolutely ZERO reason to have $5 6/5 JOB. That decision has/had NOTHING to do with AP's. I guarantee you... if all advantage players suddenly disappeared the casinos wouldn't suddenly get rid of 6//5 Video Poker.
6:5 Blackjack was probably originally suggested by some Darksider. The Casino's seen a short term rise in profits and got greedy.
If you truly believe 6:5 is directly related to AP's then the casinos and whomever is suggesting, advocating and allowing it should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. Basically THEY have made a decision to prey on and rape the uneducated, ignorant, weak and blind customers they so desperately need, just to foil AP's. It's like shaving your wife's hair off because some handsome, smart guy looked at her, just to teach him a lesson and make sure he doesn't look at her anymore.
Quote: blackholeHow did you choose this profession to make your fortune? Is this a gift you must be born with, or were you taught by some other gifted talent? When did you realize this was a smart career choice for you and your family's future?
The gift was my intelligence to be able to outsmart the casinos so I guess I was born with it.
Self-taught as far as AP goes.
It became a smart career choice when I began making more money than my attorney makes (and yes, my attorney makes a lot of money)
First, I really admire DarkOz for his ability to "live the dream" and make a living as an AP. Guys like him are the reason I occasionally hang out in this forum.
But I also agree with BlackHole when he says that most of the opportunities for an AP dried up 15 years ago. The world has changed and casino games have matured. In 2016, the AP opportunities are in fantasy sports betting - FanDuel and DraftKings.
