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Blackjack Table Conditions
Counting Is Not Enough
Many card counters believe that as long as a game is called "blackjack," and is being offered by a legitimate casino, they can win by applying their counting systems. But the fact is that while some games can be beaten by card counting strategies many can't, and table conditions make the difference. I've written two books on this subject already, my first two books, The Blackjack Formula, and Blackjack for Profit, plus five technical reports: "Beat the 1-Deck Game," "Beat the 2-Deck Game," "Beat the 4-Deck Game," "Beat the 6-Deck Game," and "Beat the 8-Deck Game." The first two books are now out of print, but the reports have been recently updated and are available (See the reference section in the back of this book).
In this chapter, I will attempt to update and condense some of the most important information from these books and reports so that you may choose your games wisely. There are simple guidelines you can follow that will help to keep you from throwing your money away in unbeatable games.
First, let's define table conditions. There are four distinct conditions of any blackjack game that directly affect the profit potential for card counters:
1. The number of decks in play: In U.S. casinos, this may range from one to eight.
2. Rules: There are about a dozen common rule variations, and dozens more uncommon variations in U.S. casinos.
3. Crowd conditions: You may be the only player at the table, or one of as many as seven.
4. Depth of deal, or deck penetration, between shuffles: Anywhere from 2% to 90% of the cards may be dealt out.
Let's go through these conditions one at a time.
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Big Blackjack Secrets
Another player's question:
I purchased a blackjack system through the mail about six months ago. It was very expensive, and in order to obtain it I had to sign a contract stating that I would never disclose the system to anyone else, and that I would never show the materials I received to any other blackjack system seller. The advertising materials made a big issue of the fact that some other system seller might try to steal his system, and that the author would prosecute any purchaser who revealed his secrets to competitors. After six months of losing with this system, I feel I've been had. I would like to get a professional opinion on whether or not this system has any value, but how can I get an opinion if I can't even show this system to anyone else?
My answer:
"You've been had, in my opinion. Over the years I've seen photocopies of about a dozen different systems sold with some kind of binding contract stating that the purchaser would never reveal the system to anyone else, and in every case so far, my opinion has been that the system was worthless. My cynical opinion of the secrecy contract is that its sole purpose is to keep you from obtaining a professional opinion, not to keep unscrupulous peddlers from stealing the system.
"There are very few blackjack books or systems that have been published in the past decade that I haven't had a chance to examine. Most authors send me their books for review. Those systems that aren't sent to me by the authors or publishers are usually sent to me by players who want to know my professional opinion. Secrecy contract or not, I think just about everything published on blackjack crosses my desk eventually.
"Some system-sellers write long treatises on how you will be violating international copyright laws if you photocopy their material; you'll be investigated by the FBI, the CIA, the Federal Trade Commission.. .and it's all nonsense.
"The copyright laws are written to protect authors and publishers from losing income. If you photocopy something for the purpose of obtaining a professional opinion from an expert in that field, you haven't violated copyright laws. You're not selling the photocopies for any personal gain, nor are you in any way affecting the copyright owner's income from the sale of his work.
"Signing a contract not to disclose information is something else again. I'm no attorney, and I'm not going to get into my understanding of the validity of inane contracts. My advice to anyone who is required to sign a secrecy contract in order to purchase a gambling system is simple. Don't do it. The system is probably worthless. The system seller is probably trying to keep you from obtaining honest expert opinions. The system seller probably doesn't care if the secrecy contract you signed is valid, so long as the check you signed is."
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