The Casinos Show Their Ugly Faces When Intelligently Challenged

Posted by Shirley Ann Jennings on August 04, 2000.

In Reply to: Blackjack card counting devised by Edward Thorp is a footnote to gambling history posted by Ion Saliu on August 04, 2000.

:: SAJA:
: • (Sorry, but I still believe you are Chip in travesty! I also think you came up with a soap opera. SAJA is a married woman who wants her anonymity. She is afraid that her husband may turn violent if he finds out that she is the admirer of another man, Chip. Chip is also a friend of the family. They all attend Thorp's card-counting seminaries and lose tons of money in Atlantic City.)

: : Thorp constructed his highly successful ten-count system, with which he won many thousands of dollars from the casinos at blackjack. They retaliated with a series of countermeasures designed to thwart the "Counters", the disciples who read Thorp's bestselling "Beat the Dealer" and tried their own luck with his system. There are still some professional Counters around today, although the casinos are wise to the danger and bar any player they suspect is counting. : :

: SAJA:

I see you have now eliminated my prior messages, as well as John's reply to them. As you also again choose to ignore documented data with which you see fit not to agree. As you also have decided to get personal with remarks about my family, it is evident that you enjoy displaying obviously limited mental capacity. My husband was very amused by your immaturity. I noticed that you formerly accused a Marc from France, who posted here, of another ridiculous paranoid problem you possess. I am wondering what example you set to the daughter to whom you have referred on another part of your site. As a mother of two wonderful children, and an RN, I empathize with her and pity your insecurity. As I am aware that you will censor this soon, I can only wish anyone that has any dealings with you a pleasant time. Seek some therapeutic help Ion, you need it.

SAJA 55

☛ Set the record straight on Chip, his real name, criminal behavior, Powerplay roulette, baccarat - June 2004.

• Axiomatic one, you can watch my streak-gambling system beating an impartial blackjack computer program simulating a continuous shuffling machine (CSM).
• There is NO other way to win big at blackjack. Keep in mind, the counting gurus promise only 1% gain — in the very long-run, millions, even billions, of hands. Let's say the counting strategy wins with playing just 1,000,000 dollars. Total gain: a meager 10,000! It’s not worth the high risk.
• My streak gambling strategy does involve risks as it requires a comfortable bankroll. However, the required bankroll is lower than in the case of card counting. Therefore, the risk with my system is lower. Lest we forget. “Qui ne risque rien n'a rien.” “Wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt.” “Nothing ventured, nothing gained. No pain, no gain.”

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Comments:
: Casinos Show Their Ugly Faces When Intelligently Challenged. Ideally, a player could destroy the blackjack game IF knowing the composition of the deck AND the sequence of the remaining cards in the deck. The latter part is the REAL drawback of blackjack card counting : Nobody will ever be able to know the SEQUENCE of the remaining cards in the deck. The count may be +5, but often the sequence is Low card, High card, Low, Low, High, High, Low, Low, High, etc. The blackjack dealer has the same probability to get the high cards. It is even more complicated when one considers that there are several players at the casino table. The cards, Low and High, will be distributed randomly among them. What makes a particular player believe he/she would be the one to get the High cards? The predominant report is Thorp was never a successful blackjack player. He was never successful using his card counting system at the blackjack table. The truth is that other famous card counters have failed to gain consistently money in the casino. The famous Ken Uston made money by suing a casino and having been rewarded a million dollars. Other card-counting gurus have made money not at the blackjack table, but by selling their systems or books. The casino pitbosses pretend to have forgotten him/her, until another significant loss for the blackjack player. I read with great interest your opinions on Ken Uston and Thorp. I am a former professional card counter at black jack but I currently make my living at the baccarat tables (with great success). Some of what you say has some reality to it regarding Uston. But, for the most part your off base. He did work for the casino at the end of his life, but not for the reasons you imply. I witnessed Kenny play many, many times. He was simply the greatest blackjack player. That's a huge lie! Ken Uston was a disguised casino crook, NOT the best blackjack player ever! Title: The Casinos Show Their Ugly Faces When Intelligently Challenged. When somehow decent intimidation doesn't work, the casinos shows their ugly faces and curse the intelligent gambling system creators. Desperation is hard to deal with, Kasino! You can put the finger on casino, author, gambler, gambling system developer, systems, gambling, intimidation, desperation, intelligent.