Originally Posted by AxelWolf View Post
Originally Posted by Ozzy View Post
He's got a limited time frame to make his dough. Sure he's got potentially 20-30 years due to his age, but counting could be complete garbage within a few years. If he's that pig headed(act shocked!) and is unwilling to take advice from a mentor like AlexWolf, he might have limited options in the near future. He's still young he's got that going for him, but if he's anywhere near as good as he says, he's got to sock away some bread in the pantry, for a safety net. You don't want to be in your 40s in the near future with no pot to piss in.
I have been hearing card counting and AP in general was dying/dead since 2000, and yet here we are. No doubt things change, Some things die out, but some things get better, but as long as you change and adapt you should not have a problem. I remember IGT and other game makers were swearing off bonus banking, player funded, variable state, or whatever you want to call them, but now look at what we have... it seems like it's better than ever. Sure there is more competition nowadays, but there's also extra added stuff we didn't really have back in the day. And the number of casinos we have access to nowadays is far greater than what we had back then. If you knew what you were doing, motivated, and loved to travel you would make a killing nowadays.




ZenKing doesn't seem big on change, but if push comes to shove, he will have to change, like it or not.
I agree, if someone is knowledgeable, resourceful, flexible, willing to travel outside of their comfort zone, there are still plenty of opportunities out there. Very different then late 90s early/ mid 2k with little/ no competition. That has increase many fold over the last 5 or so years. I'm considering hanging it up and traveling the world frugally, when things loosen. Little over 20+ years gets draining after a while. I'm sure veterans like you, Monet and Max know, its hard to let it go, it's ingrained. Its definitely a lifestyle that some people love and many hate, I wouldn't have changed the crazy train lifestyle for anything. Only a limited amount of people, can make a good run at it and truly make it work. Time will tell, crazy world.