Originally Posted by
nearthetop
Frank S., I'm a little confused in that your answer wandered into thinking I was looking for a free book. I did however ask a question I thought was pretty mild, and gave some casino perspective along with it.
EDIT: I was just discussing Frank's name with a former colleague, and she told me that you have presented yourself as a craps, black jack, & roulette gambling expert over the years, and that your books some way try to make players believe craps and roulette can be beaten with your systems. I expect dice control is part of this. So no, I definitely am not interested in a free book, and I understand why you're pushing it on internet sites.
Alan M., casino industry pit bosses and those who work the eyes in the sky, are generally very competent in spotting card counters. Whether these players win or lose is not relevant. The thinking is that they theoretically could have a player's advantage, so at each casino's disgression they can be stopped, and every casino does this. My training taught that even at a 1% edge, some people who put millions and tens of millions or more in play either alone (whales) or combined, can cost hundreds of thousands or much more.
These days though it's so much harder to be an effective counter, with the multiple decks not used very deeply into the shoe, constant shuffle machines, and even by lowering the 2-card black jack odds. Profitable black jack play is basically a thing of the past. That's why we're always reading about past , rather than present, experiences.