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I haven't traveled much, but I noticed casino security people in Vegas were packing sidearms while security people at a New York Indian casino I visited were not. I'm wondering if this is typical of most places such as Atlantic City, while Indian Gaming is left to defend their cash with...

I don't understand why people get so crazy about splitting 10s. How does it change the game, or interfere with other players? I have a friend who will split 10s when playing heads-up against the dealer, but because others make such a fuss, he'll stop if someone else sits down at the table...

I Think I Know Why! I used to play on a company softball team, and during warm-up before a game, one member would always refuse to participate in batting practice. He said it led to taking a swing at a bad pitch during a game because you'd now swing at any pitch trying to hit the ball...

Yes, but... I'm sure you're correct, but I'd think it would be in any casino's best interest to have security people nab anyone seen taking your money, since the publicity surrounding the event, and news stories of how casino people merely stood by and watched as someone took your money...

The money watchers. A friend has suggested to me that the BJ table is the safest place to leave your money when hitting the rest rooms because the "eye-in-the-sky," and the dealer, are always watching. The usual method I've seen is to ask the dealer to hold your spot, and then they place...

Huh? I think if someone took your chips from the Blackjack table and bet them at the Roulette table... they could be arrested.

Conventional thinking would seem to agree. But my experience gives me the impression that it's a dance with the dealer playing both ends against the middle -- which is where they stand. I see (some) dealers as disgruntled hourly employees who would like to see the company get the shaft. On...

With dealers and pit people present, I'm wondering... How are dealers rated by the casino? A friend thinks they're rated by mistakes. I have the sneaking suspicion that they're rated by how much they rake in for the casino. Last trip the same friend caught a very fast female dealer...

Shouldn't be difficult. A friend purchased an acrylic shoe at one of those pool places that need other merchandise to sell during the off-season. From looking at it, I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to construct one out of Plexiglass purchased at Home Depot. I once made a small wind...

Same here. I saw a player ask if she could refer to the BS chart in her pocket, and the dealer said a player could take it out and leave it on the table if they wanted to. I've always heard the prohibition was against "devices" not paper.

I'm easy going. If anyone wants to jump in at any time, I don't mind, but it seems others frequently disapprove of it. I feel that, with relieve dealers always burning a card when they come in, people suddenly playing two hands and then switching back to one hand, players hitting when they...

Maybe this has been covered before, but a search didn't locate it. Over the weekend, when a player at the table followed basic strategy and hit his 12 vs. a dealer's 2 or 3, she tells the player that she likes to double-down in that situation. Later, at another table, a different dealer...

I like the Basic Strategy Engine associated with this forum, but it seems there's no one reliable BS source. It's like the trial version of CV I downloaded that has the 5s replaced with Jacks or something. When I'm testing it, it says I'm wrong when I stand on 13 vs. a dealer's 2, but...

You're correct. (Dead link: http://www.betanews.com/newswire/pr/Nevada_Man_Wins_Largest_Penny_Jackpot_in_History/43577) _CLICK HERE._ LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- A Nevada resident became a multi-millionaire this afternoon when his penny investment paid off on Penny Megabucks(R) at the...

Hi-Opt II Indices Located. Found them HERE! Hi-Opt II. {PCS/L2}. (Lance Humble) (c1976). This count, introduced a few years after Hi-Opt I, was considered by many to be the most powerful card counting system on the market at the time. In addition to the regular count, players were...