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Flash has pointed out to me that the advantage of side-counting is severely diminished by poor penetration. He's very sceptical about this game generally, but I'm still curious as to whether there's any way of pushing it up to around a $20 WR @ 200 hands/hr. I'd love to know what a really...

Thank you for fast-tracking that for me, Ken. Should I be able to see the content of replies I make to PMs? I can't seem to view the reply I sent to your notification, though the icon suggests it went through. (Sorry if you got it three times! :o)

Thanks for that information. There must be different models. The ones I looked at definitely display a cumulative total. They even expressly state it as "dealt cards 'X'/208". I know they include every dealt card because I watched a couple of full rounds until the shuffle point. Both times the...

Flash, what's the best way to contact you? I can't seem to locate a private messaging facility. (Either an acute case of luddite-itis, or I need more posts to activate it?)

Hello Dipsy, Thanks for that info (and for starting this thread). It did cross my mind as to whether wonging would be an option, and my suspicion was that the kind of people who play these machines wouldn't be very tolerant of it. So your experience obviously confirms that. The good thing is...

Hi Jack, Thanks for your reply. To keep things practical, how about just rounding to the nearest half-deck remaining for TC calculation... ie. divide RC by 2, 2.5, 3, or 4. And nearest 1/4D for ace density adjustment (for betting purposes). But I'm certainly interested in hearing...

Hi, I have been lurking here for a little while. Have really enjoyed learning what counting is all about, though for me it has been largely academic due to the fact that I live in Sydney with its one, csm-riddled casino. I had a look at one of the machines mentioned in this thread. One of...