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Just hire on new person Panther There were a couple of places in the past where I counted and spread for so many years that they had to know I was counting. Apparently to me, I was just under their tolerance level even though my max bet might be $500. At both places I was eventually...

Burn it, back it up, give players options Any house that will blatently take advantage of an obvious dealer error, as in your example, is not only using it as a form of cheating but is extremely stupid and of course greedy. There is no way that dealer should have been allowed to keep that...

There is no sure fire way to beat casino paranoia for long If the casino is paranoid about counters at their double deck games (and most appear to be) a great act might only result in it taking longer to back you off and a small spread probably has you playing a losing game anyway. The only...

Not a fantastic swing if Say the game is single deck and the 14 is a 7,7.

Not peculiar at all I have lived in Asia for 10 years in the past and now play often in California at casinos that are dominated by Asian players. They are often very critical of eachother, and moreso when they both speak the same language. One Chinese guy telling another how to play is...

Single deck In single deck blackjack with just 3 undealt cards left, playing heads up and you know from hole carding that the dealer does not have an ace, you double A-9 when your side count for aces is at 1.

The Spaniard is The Sweaty Spaniard is the Bellagio compared to the Western. Now if you go to the Western not only bring your gun but make sure you have had all your shots. ihate17

A related story Quite a few years ago I was tossed from my room and tresspassed by a very evil casino. I had committed the high crime of hole carding. About three weeks later I received an invite from these evil folks offering me a free stay plus an entry into a slot tourney, food and...

A litmited sample You can play in Vegas or you can play in Po-dunk and the dealer's job description is pretty much the same. One thing generally not in that description is that he is a counter catcher. Of course no two dealers are the same, either in Vegas or Po-dunk. One might be a dual...

Dancing around the question Most of us just told you that you have been lucky, and that if you keep playing perfect basic strategy it might be ages before the casino gets it all back as long as you do not do things like raise your bet etc etc. But to actually answer your question: Yes there...

People you really know vs people who want to take you There are people who I will loan money to in a casino. They are people who I have complete trust in, family members, long term friends and people I do business with. All of whom I know have plenty of money. More times than I care to...

What sometimes works Fighting sovereignty in court or going to tribal court both tend to be dead ends that get you nowhere and $480 is not worth any sort of legal fees. What has worked in the past is either bad publicity or the threat of it. Many native casinos are completely dependent...

If you play heads up???? Three rounds with 3 or less players equals about 17 cards playing heads up or 16-17% penetration, unbelieveable. Actually, they might give you one or two additional hands, still horrible, because in heads up the auto shuffler will not have the next DD ready after 3...

12 and 13 in high counts and wild cards With most counting systems we do not account for some very important cards in this situation. A 7 can turn a 13 into a winner and an 8 gives you a hand that can not lose. An 8 will turn a 12 often into a winner and a 9 gives you a hand that can not...

How true this is For many years I had dealings with a company in Montreal. Everything was said to me in French every single time I contacted them until I just said, "this is ihate17 from California", then suddenly the person who would only speak French to me miraculously spoke perfect...