This is a pretty interesting effort from gaming columnist John Grochowski - link below

Evening tightening the rules on blackjack, and moving the cut card, decreasing the number of cards dealt between shuffles and limiting the information counters use to decide the size of their bets can have the opposite of the intended effect.

Problem is, increasing the number of shuffles decreases the number of hands per hour, lowering the amount of money casinos win from players who don't count cards. Besides, said Rubin, average players like to play games with the good rules. Toughen the rules, and you chase away business.

A lot of it isn't new, but take a look anyway