Dealer said:
These machines are based on patterns. you have to be able to recognize the pattern then adjust your betting pattern and your play strategy to make money. It may even mean changing the lay of the cards by burning one or adding/subtracting a hand from play. they will always play along with perfect aggressive basic strategy or turn to exact opposite of basic strategy. I have been dealing on them for over 5 years and know a lot more than the casino wants me to.
Since these machines do not know what the cards are as they perform their shuffling operation, would you mind explaining to me just how they can result in "patterns" of high and low cards (or any other form of pattern) EVEN if the mechanics of the shuffling process follow a regular, set "pattern?" It sounds perfectly senseless to me.
Shuffle tracking is another thing. If you "know" where certain cards begin the shuffling process, you "might" be able to predict where they will reappear as dealt cards. It is my understanding that some series of CSM machines are better shufflers than others. So this use of "patterns" may actually benefit a well-schooled tracker...but this seems far from what you are suggesting with your thoughts on basic strategy and the exact opposite of basic strategy. I have to agree with your placement of this thread under Voodoo Betting Strategies.