Quote Originally Posted by buzzard View Post
Nothing was revealed to me that I already did not know. I was 22 when Beat the Dealer was published. And remember the rule changes Vegas first enacted in response to " Beat the Dealer " The new rules forbade players to re-split aces into separate hands, and imposed a new limit restricting the "double-down" bet only to hands totaling 11. After a few weeks on empty tables, they reverted to the original rules, but dealt 4 decks from a shoe. The prior year John Scarne had tried to make it mandatory that all BJ games be dealt from a shoe. To combat cheating.
I know the house edge and I know my bankroll. I also know the HE is still less than 2%. AP's remind me of the horse players back before exotic bets that complained about the 14% take on WPS bets. If only the track would lower the take to 10% and see the handle soar ? Those same punters now face a 23-30% take on exotic bets and bet more on them than WPS. And the AP's who say if only the casino's would stop barring counters, more people would play, and the casino's would make more money.
Hey it's 6/5 $5 BJ and I know no self respecting AP would sit there unless he was drunk or hitting on a hottie in the next seat ! Like I said before, I don't tell you how to spend your money. So PLEASE stop telling me how to spend mine. I know you need more BOB's at the $15 and $25 BJ 3/2 games. So you can WONG in and take advantage of the house and the BOB's.
I certainly did not tell you how to spend your time. I asked how you can possibly spend your time that way after understanding that with some effort you can beat the game or play breakeven.

I can't imagine knowing what I know and still gambling. But hey, suckers keep the lights on, as you say. So thank you.