Quote Originally Posted by moo321 View Post
If you're playing low stakes, I would not be using playing cover. You'll have enough trouble in this business just winning money with the small advantage card counting gives you.
This is good advice but I have the unfortuante problem of only being able to play in a single location for quite some time and would really like to play there forever. Thus I need to ensure... at this point... that I build as strong a relationship as possible with the casino and be on "good" terms with them. I am playing both for the money as well as the social and entertainment aspect so my valuation will be different than those that run the raw numbers and extract ever last dime out of their play as much as possible. Since this is my practice turf so to speak I am also willing to give up profits for logevity. I am also not going to be a "pro" player anytime soon but I do want the option to go in and play whenever I desire. A cover play when I know it will get noticed is well worth the investment and costs less then the side bets I gamble on here and there. Right now I really dont have any fears that I am leaving with too much of their money but reputations are hard to overcome so why not create the reputation I want them to have of me.