The Independent - London, March 25th, 1999
BLACKJACK IS the only casino game you can beat. The technique known as "counting" is based on keeping track of the cards as they are dealt so as to increase the size of your bets when the remaining cards in the shoe are favourable, that is, when there are more tens than low cards left.
A lot of people count, but few succeed. Why? Because the casinos, who fear and detest counters, give them "heat", by shuffling up the deck - or banning the players altogether. It's a continual struggle for players to disguise their skill and avoid detection and, at the same time, last out the inevitable losing ...
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