In another thread on another topic Dan raised a good question about who gets banned from casinos and does that give support to what "systems" or methods actually work in beating the casinos. Here is what he wrote:
I actually raised this question as it relates to winning at video poker with some casino managers -- and they were very high level managers.
What they told me is that yes, they can ban a player who wins too much at video poker, and they do restrict offers to players who win too much. But can they actually pin point which video poker player is "lucky" and which video poker is playing with an advantage over the casino? The answer to that is no.
In blackjack an advantage player increases his bet when the count is in his favor. In video poker the denomination of the game doesn't change nor does the amount of the max bet.
In video poker, casinos can stop teams from dominating games so you can say that in the case of teams casinos do recognize a threat.
Specifically Dan asks about money management and "special plays" which I am sure is a reference to Rob Singer's "special plays."
As I said above, if you win too much you will lose your offers, and if you don't lose you might not get any offers. So yes Dan, I would say that money management and special plays would be noticed by the casino management. Perhaps the heat is way higher on card counters but if you win enough at video poker or craps or any other game the casinos will notice.
Remember, three casinos gave me heat for winning at craps. One said I could no longer throw dice, a second took the dice away from me and told me to leave, and while I ran into a problem at the third casino their management later apologized to me and I have since returned to play there with no problem -- even though I've won a bit in recent trips.