An introduction as requested by Zen Grifter
I thank you ZenGrifter for the nice words, Let me start by saying I learned to count with a friend of mine over 20 years ago, He went to the card counting side while at the time I went on the casino side. He did very well and eventually was banned everywhere.
I started in the gaming business in the late 80's, worked is several gaming juristictions including Atlantic City and Las Vegas. I have been a dealer, floorman, pitboss, surveillance, Director and yes I worked for Griffin investigations for a few years.
During my career, I always played on both sides of the fence...working for casino's and counting (sometimes cheating) as well. I have been flat-bet, Backed off, Banned and 86ed. I always stuck to casino's that I knew were not affiliated with each other, were not on the SIN network or were not griffin subscribers.
I am responsible for evaluating many card counters and in a lot of cases, making them famous. When I worked for griffin, the M.I.T. boys had just started, and we played cat and mouse with them all over and finally made it too hot for them to play. I have seen many teams come and go as well as individuals. The one mistake they have in common is being recognized by surveillance or other agencies.
As a member here I will answer questions and concerns counters may have about surveillance, griffin, gaming, Biometrica (facial recognition software), pit personnel, etc. I hope my advise is accepted as is is to help you out in your career as a card counter.