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12-29-04, 01:23 AM
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one of the good stories revolves around how you actually get the money to the casinos . because it is illegal under US law to fly with more than 10k on you (i believe that this is part of the war on drugs, or something asinine like that), the players had to come up with a creative way to get the money to vegas. so what tey often did was strap 50k to their chest with tape, and then bundle up to disguise their extra bulk. he said that going through customs with that money so conspicuously taped there was nerve wracking, just because the consequences from the us govt are reasonably severe.
his other stories revolve around getting backroomed, particularly when they were think out of the country. they are fairly similar to what is talked about in bringing the down the house, so i wont repeat them here, but the idea of being in some quasi-regulated costa rican casino and getting nailed by the griffin guys, who flew there specifically in pursuit of you is pretty serious. |
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12-29-04, 02:09 AM
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This is a great thread.
BTW... my take on card counting - I think it's a shame that casinos won't allow (much of) this, but I certainly don't blame them. They are in business to make money, and by allowing card counting... well, that would be bad business. It's great that there is a way for smart people to beat a game (until they are noticed), but I understand that casinos can bar anyone from playing anything for any reason. They are private establishments, and that is their right. |
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12-29-04, 02:22 AM
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A thing of the past ...
TP, you'll be in Vegas in a couple of weeks, right? Let us know how many automatic shuffling machines are in place -- I haven't played BJ in a while, but I seem to remember them being more and more common. If the dealers shuffle after every few hands, card counting is no more
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12-29-04, 02:46 AM
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well, card counting can still work, but advanced tactics like shuffle tracking will be completely gone. this has already been combatted with thin cuts of the shoe, but the shuffle machines definitely change the game for the better counters.
counting cards will still be effective, but with thinner cuts the count may not be quite as representative of what cards you should expect to see later on in te shoe. |
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