Originally Posted by redietz View Post
4) His attempt to branch out into sports betting is understandable, as blackjack players have hit an LV wall.
I don't know what this guy Redietz knows about sports betting. Or What he may have known about sports betting in 1984. But this line, about Blackjack players having hit a wall, tells me he knows nothing about blackjack advantage play (card counting and beyond) in Las Vegas in 2025. Opportunities are no worse right at this moment than they have been any time during my 16 years living in and playing this town. My brother has now had 10 good years grinding the locals circuit, same as I did up until 4 years ago. I now play a little differently, a little bigger stakes, during busier times, what I like to call playing in the shadows of other bigger bettors and last year 2024, I had exactly 1 back off in Vegas, the fewest I have ever had in any year.

So I don't know where this blackjack players wall is that Redietz came up with out of thin air. The only reason fewer players are doing what we do, is because there are now more and better AP opportunities, with bigger advantages and most APs move toward that. But anyone that wants to grind at card counting, that opportunity is still very much available.

Anyone that has hit a wall is someone that doesn't know what they are doing in the first place. There are always obstacles, not just with blackjack/card counting, but all AP play. AP play today is about navigating those obstacles.

But keep chattering Red, about shit you know nothing about.