Yes, indeed this will impact everyone, card counters and recreational players alike. Yes, you are basically correct in your understanding. The games in question are two specific double deck tables at El Cortez that have these newer model ASM. Several other tables have the older model #3. Those games and tables are not in question. However, any blackjack game using the newer model ASM are susceptible.
So the way it works, is when in a specific mode, accessible by a code, the shuffler will clump a 14 or 15 clump of cards containing 12 or 13 ten value cards. Now the machine doesn't know where that clump will be placed in the deck(s). That will be determined by the player cutting. So sometimes this high card clump comes out towards the front, some times in the middle and sometimes it doesn't come out, as it is behind the cut card. All three of those scenarios are favorable to the house and it makes no difference how many players are playing.
So there are 2 things you will notice. When the high card clump comes out there will be a round or two where almost every hand of 20 pushes with the dealer 20. The entire rest of the deck(s) are depleted of high cards....huge advantage for house.
The second thing that a card counter will notice is TC's of either -4 or lower, or +4 or higher, every single shoe. If the high card clump comes out at the beginning of the shoe, the count will be extremely negative. If the high card clump comes out at the end of the shoe or doesn't come out (after the cut card), the count will be extremely positive prior to the high card clump. For card counter's this means they will be raising their bet with the high count, only to push for a round or two with 20's while losing all the other rounds when all small cards are coming out because the deck is depleted in 10 value cards.
If you want to bump, that would be great. I am interested in this information reaching as many players as possible. What they choose to do or not do with the information is entirely up to them. However, I can guarantee, the WoV casino employee contingency will dismiss and discredit it immediately.
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