Why Don't You Come to Hooters?

[Freightman]

You all have it wrong. The decrease in gaming revenue is a direct result of card counters increasing in number and taking money "off the tables" the end result is that the casino is trying to compensate by increasing non-gaming revenue. Their last ditch effort is to try to stop swarms of low limit counters with 6/5 but they find that they can't switch higher limit table to 6/5 because more affluent players (Higher Stake Players) understand both a vacation budget and when they are being ripped off when their $500 BJ pays $600 instead of $750.

Or.... you can put your own spin on the numbers to suit whatever point you wish to make.

Your totally missing the point. Where do you think whales come from? They have to be cultivated and groomed. Most of the low level card counters you are referring to are going to bust out anyways. The ploppies that would normally grow into whales, are going to get pissed off by losing their money at twice the rate they would normally do so at. So, a game that would normally have a .5% HE, is going to be 1.5 for a ploppy, and, adding 6-5 into the mix, you can now add another point into the equation. Pretty shitty scenario that keeps ploppies from sinking their teeth into the game.

Typical bean counter philosophy - sacrificing long term viability for short term gain. They'll eventually figure out that they've kicked themselves in the ass.

[Bodarc]

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Actually gambling revenue has increased. It apparently only decreased as a % of total revenue. That means entertainment revenue has increased greatly.

The above figures are from UNLV Gaming Research.

[WABJ11]

You all have it wrong. The decrease in gaming revenue is a direct result of card counters increasing in number and taking money "off the tables" the end result is that the casino is trying to compensate by increasing non-gaming revenue. .

Oh he's trolling for sure.

[mushin]

I assume this is in jest.

Indeed it was...

[ZenMaster_Flash]

Of course it is in jest. It has to be. Uhh. Hmm.

Either that ~ or ~ mushin is a (young) newbie who doesn't

know that there is now just a small coterie of Card Counters

compared to the 1970's and 1980's. The explosion of Poker

in the USA and England coinciding with the transmogrification

of our beloved 21 found a big pool of A.P.s to swell the ranks of

Professional Poker Players !

[mushin]

Of course it is in jest. It has to be. Uhh. Hmm.

Either that ~ or ~ mushin is a (young) newbie who doesn't

know that there is now just a small coterie of Card Counters

compared to the 1970's and 1980's. The explosion of Poker

in the USA and England coinciding with the transmogrification

of our beloved 21 found a big pool of A.P.s to swell the ranks of

Professional Poker Players !

Definately not a "young newbie." My post was a sarcastic reply making a jab at the fact that graphs and many statistics can often be interpreted to suit nearly any point of view. Hence the notion that there is any army of low stake card counters that are putting the screws to the entire gaming community with max bets of $100.00

[Lancehac]

- Sun Tzu

1. "Know thy enemy."
AP's invariably discuss/rant about casino (idiotic) management decisions, to which I whole heartedly agree. But I perceive/read that these discussions show little insight and understanding underlying such idiotic management decisions. Thus, seek to know the "enemy," and you'll get a clearer understanding of WHY casinos do what they do. THAT DOESN'T MEAN I AGREE WITH THOSE DECISIONS!


2. "To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy."
I just finished reading with much concentration, the latest, most renown casino management book, by THE well-known casino management consultant. Full of great insight, numbers, stats, etc. Why did I "waste" my time reading the opposite of AP material? -because I wanted to know in DETAIL what the other side thinks, does, fails/succeeds at.


3. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."
The AP game of blackjack has "unfolded" more to me after I read that book(s) and incorporated that understanding into (the art of) AP blackjack.


- For all the $$$ and time we APs spend reading blackjack books, forums, articles and practicing, reading that one casino management book will be a drop-in-the-bucket of time, producing a tidal wave of AP benefits.

[Lancehac]

AND, also read up on casino surveillance.

There's a GREAT podcast and transcript of an interview with a former long-time vegas surveillance personnel.

RWM knows...

[mushin]

I want those books. Can you share where to get them.

[ZenMaster_Flash]

Mushin,

Just for the sake of clarification, in the USA, we have perhaps 200 Card Counters who are Professional.

[Lancehac]

I want those books. Can you share where to get them.

Out of respect for Norm, I did not want to appear like I was promoting anyone's book(s)/materials....

If Norm gives me the ok...

[Norm]

You can push any book you want. Well, not J. Patrick.

[Lancehac]

You can push any book you want. Well, not J. Patrick.

lol

1.Casino-ology2, Bill Zender (Kindle ed.) - less than $10