Originally Posted by
Tassie
Even if I accept your argument that counting is not cheating and that casinos must allow counters who are considered skilled/intellectuals, the whole area of equal opportunity remains big a joke.
In general, there are two kinds of intellectual discriminations: positive and negative. If you score 90? and Oxford University offers you a scholarship, it is an example of positive intellectual discrimination. If you get 60? in high school, Oxford won't allow you to even study there. This is negative intellectual discrimination.
The casinos do the opposite, they allow dumb students with 60? marks (foolish punters) while banning students with 90? marks (elite counters). While a university selects positive intelligence and bar negative intelligence, a casino selects negative and ban positive.
Since both negative and positive intellectual discrimination mirror each other, they both are one and same form of discrimination.
Can a failed student use equal opportunity clause to get into Oxford or Harvard? If so, then counters can use the same clause as well.
In practice, dumb students are barred to maintain profitability of the university. Same way, casinos ban smarter gamblers to maintain their profitability.
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