I remember the first time I saw the automatic shufflers in Monte Carlo, a couple of years ago. A rara avis in Europe, it?s amazing the amount of devices these Americans rich properties do have here. Not in my dreams, could such quantities be figured. What?s matter is:

1) Automatic shufflers: shuffle trackers and card-location player?s taboo.
2) CSM?s: ditto for card counters. (not for the GBV, I guess :-))

The whole picture of these 21st century BJ (here in the States, I meant) can be realized if you don?t forget to add these extra ?babies?:

Mind play tables, face recognition software, BJ?s play evaluation software, Griffin?s database, high-limit pits carefully watched, counter-catchers, early paranoid pit bosses, myriads of eye-in-the-sky devices, the servants of the sophisticated surveillance departments.

Is it possible to win here? As a paradox, the answer seems to be YES, while hitting and running and never being greedy, chances are you'll be able to keep the rice comming onto your table.

Regards

Zenfighter