Quote Originally Posted by harpo View Post
Mr. White I have a great memory , but I am far from a math guy, so to me they look very close. What do you see that I don't please. By the way Reservoir Dogs if so what a great movie.
Counting just the red 2's and red 7's is actually more difficult than counting all the 2's and all the 7's. When you see a 2 or a 7 with your method, you'd have to determine whether or not it's a red or black, and then decide whether to count it, if it's red, or not count it if it's black. Now, if it's an Indian casino and they discover you're favoring the reds you might be okay, but if Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Barrack Obama find out you're discriminating against blacks, you've had it! There will be a witch hunt type trial, the state dept. will take over all casino activities (and tax them at over 90%), and your name will dragged through the mud along with all other card counters, blackjack players and casino goers!

At any rate, you'll be making a mental note of all the 2's and 7's anyway...why count only half of them and make your count that much less efficient?