It’s not impossible, a big shoe just makes it much more difficult. There are a not insignificant number of people who make a living gambling at casinos with varying degrees of success.
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Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Don’t casinos use something like seven decks simultaneously to prevent card counting?
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Socsa@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
It makes the initial state of the shoe harder to determine. And it makes it more obvious when people are sitting around watching the tables to infer that state.
Fogle@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
If you’re using a random number of decks what’s even the skill? You might as well go to a slot machine
JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 months ago
That’s the thing, they don’t want skill to be involved. It’s gambling. The house wants to win.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Depends on the table. Lower stakes tables may use one deck.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Usually yet, but some casinos do offer low deck shoes as a way to attract players.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Because you would need to be a class 9 sperd to capitalize on the odd differential.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Not really. Counting cards is easy.
2-6 = +1
7-9 = 0
10-Ace= -1
Bet more when the running total is positive.
JokeDeity@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I’m too dumb to know if this is smart, can you expand on this?