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The question being pondered today is what will be the outlook of card counters in twenty-one. are the days of counting cards over? Most would say yes.

Automatic shuffle machines are being utilized in casinos today which makes tracking shuffles or counting cards impractical. The brick and mortar betting houses are going to place shuffle machines at the tables.

It’s believed that in locations like atlantic city, video cameras are being used to look at the skill of the players and smart black jack tables that records players hands and game plans using magnetized chips.

The gambling control board in Nevada, an group that protects honest gambling decided that betting houses may not change the games in a way that would alter the frequency of the payouts. Since then, many Nevada casinos train their dealers to card count and shuffle whenever they want, and also almost all of the casinos keeps information of players who, this information consists of names and photos to keep them from playing the game.

So what will be the outcome of this black jack "war"? is it just beginning or will it quickly arrive at an end? Regardless of all their most recent tech, political and monetary affects, I have reason to believe there is still a hope for a happy ending. With in excess of 25 states in the United States allowing chemin de fer games, there are more money making prospects for card counting than back in the good old days.