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Casinos pay troubled individuals to intimidate intelligent gambling system authors

By Ion Saliu, Truthful Mathematician At-Large
Card counting and blackjack basic strategy.

Posted on August 04, 2000.

In Reply to: The Casinos Show Their Ugly Faces When Intelligently Challenged posted by Shirley Ann Jennings on August 04, 2000.

Blackjack card counting, as devised by Edward E. Thorp is a footnote to gambling history now. It offered a slight advantage in one-deck games, and especially towards the end of the deck. 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 problem: 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 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 blackjack 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? In one-deck games, and only playing head-to-head against the dealer, there is a slightly higher chance for the player to get a blackjack. The dealer also has an equally higher chance to get a blackjack. The difference is the player is paid 150% for a blackjack, while the dealer always gets 1 to 1 for a natural. Let’s say the player has a 2% higher probability to get a blackjack (for a positive count, including Aces). Under normal circumstances (count = 0, neutral), the probability of a blackjack is just under 5%. What is 2% of 5%? 0.002 x 0.005 = 0.00001; that is, 0.001% better probability! I do not want to enter into the mathematical details of card counting.

Suffice to say: The effect of card counting at blackjack is negligible these days. The danger is that most players expect to really win if the count is positive. So, they increase the bet, and keep increasing the bet. The result can be a much faster pace to bankruptcy. Suppose, absurdly, it is true a card-counter has a 2% advantage at blackjack. Does it make sense to play blackjack? The card counter can still lose a lot of money. Wouldn’t it be wiser to invest the money in the stock market, or a savings account, or in CD? The investor gets at least 3%-4%, much better in most cases…

• Quod erat demonstrandum! Exactly what I said: You are Chip! The very same reaction! I challenged you, Chip, to casino testing our roulette systems, and you got mad erupting. I demonstrated in my previous post (to Anne “Don’t-Call-Me-Chip“ Shirley) that card counting has no mathematical foundation. Again, you erupted in rage. You are seriously troubled! B;ackjack card counting afflicted a deep wound on your psyche. You may have paid lots of money on it and may have lost lots of money with it in casinos. It’s not my fault. Actually, like other readers of this BBS, you can make money with my free roulette system. Hey, is that what troubles you most these days? You know that I can track you. You can run but you can’t hide. Keep your problems away from this place. No more postings, no more (blocked-out) emails. The law requires you to e-behave! Regardless of who you are, behind your mask…

Ion Saliu

Card counting and blackjack basic strategy.

PS -- Ion Saliu
Chip stole money from New York children he was supposed to tutor at home. He always lost his money to the casinos, gambling on baccarat! Then, he wanted more money, threatening the parents with his Italian American name (Mafia conveying message, yea know!)

Read who exactly Chip is in this legal document filed by Edward F. Stancik, Special Commissioner Of Investigation for the New York City School District, August 8, 2001: Frank Accardi, SCI Case #2001-0279.

If the legal document was archived to an unknown location, or deleted, read a saved copy in PDF: Legal Letter Regarding The Fraudulent Activity of Frank Accardi, a.k.a. Chip (requires Adobe Reader version 5 or later). It is the perfect legal document format, in my book. Well documented and easy to understand for the layperson. The legal systems worldwide should require a similar format.

Casinos pay troubled individuals to intimidate.

Ion Saliu's note 2008
The casinos pay troubled individuals to intimidate intelligent system authors in order to eliminate serious financial losses caused by intelligent gambling system players. The casinos even sponsor gambling forums and websites! Most of such forums and sites go extinct by the day…by the year! You can read quite a few revealing articles at this very web site.

Look at famous casino moles and even conspirators I exposed: Wizard of Odds, John Patrick, Chairman John Schroder, plus several more despicable casino gambling creatures.

• Set the record straight on Chip, his real name, illegal behavior, and Powerplay roulette, baccarat - June 2004.

Intimidate intelligent system authors in order to eliminate serious financial losses caused by intelligent system players.

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