> Hi there,

> It's not just the bad rules. 6D (although
> some casinos still have 4 deck) ENHC, S17
> (some hit soft 17) D9,DAS,RSA,RS2,insurance
> is only allowed against an Ace. Most of the
> casinos are fairly busy Blackjack is quite
> popular and you can rarely get a face up
> game for long, maybe an hour or so soon
> after they open at 2:00pm.

> The cuts are also now bad usually 1.5 decks
> from the end. You may find one dealer who
> cuts less but if all the others are cutting
> like that is it worth it? There may be more
> of an opportunity for a good shuffle tracker
> but even then if the tables are full you
> won't often get to cut.

> The Gaming Board is responsible in their
> effort to protect poor players they've made
> the game virtually unplayable for advantage
> players. A new gaming act is set to come
> into force next year which will double the
> number of casinso but I'm not sure whether
> this will change the rules.

> Regards,

> Mr.Pro

My question is with them not having a hold card what does the loss in hands per hour do to your earning potential as a counter? Do you have any information on this new gaming act? Thanks