01-11-2018, 09:50 AM
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#262
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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
I totally agree on card counting.
Memorization and mathematics are a part of all card games. If you happen to develop of method measuring the value of the deck and what moves you should make depending on what cards remain, you are skilled, following the rules, not trying to make a "move", and should not be barred.
The casino should then be free to change the rules.
Other players should then be free to stop playing the game if the rules give the house too big an edge.
The casino should be forced into balancing their desire to avoid losses to great players against their desire to keep other players playing the game.
To be honest, if a handful of people can and do beat the game, I think it can actually turn into a positive for the casino as long as the amounts aren't crazy.
When I was in my 20s I was skilled enough to use a simple +1/-1 card counting system and adjust my play marginally. I didn't win any money in my limited experience in Atlantic City (a friend of mine was a winning player), but what initially attracted me to the game was that it could be beaten. When Atlantic City started upping the number of decks and shuffling sooner, I lost interest in the game and never played again.
Many people are like me and not all of them win. If it becomes obvious no one can win, many will drop out. The same is true of horses. The tougher the game gets, the more people drop out.
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