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by abbby » Fri, 29 Dec 2023 2:20 pm
So sophisticated and smart?
Could they have gotten away if it was some other casino or country? Remembered a show I watched was similar to this scheme. Where the lecturer and students went to the casino to hatch similar scheme.
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by Pal » Fri, 29 Dec 2023 6:00 pm
They are very smart to devise a formula for counting cards.
If the player can count in their head without any assistance or device, it should be legal. Until then, it is a crime here.
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by Strong Eagle » Sun, 31 Dec 2023 11:10 pm
Pal wrote: ↑Fri, 29 Dec 2023 6:00 pm
They are very smart to devise a formula for counting cards.
If the player can count in their head without any assistance or device, it should be legal. Until then, it is a crime here.
That's right, as long as you are doing all the card counting in your head, the casinos cannot prove anything other than fantastic luck. But any gizmo or a confederate signaling to you will create major problems for the gambler that is caught. Most casinos will not permit you to use a cell phone near the tables for this reason.
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by Pal » Sun, 31 Dec 2023 11:20 pm
I am sure there are some genius out there who can do some form of card counting formula in their head. Wouldn't think anyone will share it they could.
I have watched many asian gambling movies
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by Lisafuller » Mon, 01 Jan 2024 7:21 am
There are some who can truly do the math in their heads. Saw one guy who got banned from 95% of casinos in the world because he kept winning.
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by x9200 » Mon, 01 Jan 2024 9:42 am
Lisafuller wrote: ↑Mon, 01 Jan 2024 7:21 am
There are some who can truly do the math in their heads.
Like the savant from Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman.
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by PNGMK » Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:49 pm
Casino's will ban you for even just having a good run of luck. The house hates losing.
The most consistent way to make money in a casino is to launder money. I was at a dinner with the chap who ran the Darwin Casino security - they knew exactly who was doing it up to the legal limit (AUD10,000 in Australia). He told me of an older Japanese woman who would come in every night they were open for YEARS with $10,000 in cash, buy some 10k of chips and mess around for a few hours and cash in just under $10,000 chips for a bank cheque on the casino. 99% certain this was money laundering. I asked him what he thought her cut was and he estimated $500 but wasn't sure.
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by Strong Eagle » Mon, 01 Jan 2024 11:41 pm
PNGMK wrote: ↑Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:49 pm
The most consistent way to make money in a casino is to launder money.
Buy $10,000 worth of chips, then play the $5 blackjack table for a few hours... I could see how the casino might become suspicious.
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by casey5047 » Sat, 06 Jan 2024 11:54 am
x9200 wrote: ↑Mon, 01 Jan 2024 9:42 am
Lisafuller wrote: ↑Mon, 01 Jan 2024 7:21 am
There are some who can truly do the math in their heads.
Like the savant from Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman.
‘In’ not ‘from,’ and ‘starring’ would be better than ‘with.’
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by tiktok » Sun, 07 Jan 2024 3:33 pm
If you're trying to fix Singaporean grammar you have given yourself a sisyphean task
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by Max Headroom » Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:26 am
Yeah, not to mention that you'll never be done.
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by Strong Eagle » Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:44 am
casey5047 wrote: ↑Sat, 06 Jan 2024 11:54 am
x9200 wrote: ↑Mon, 01 Jan 2024 9:42 am
Lisafuller wrote: ↑Mon, 01 Jan 2024 7:21 am
There are some who can truly do the math in their heads.
Like the savant from Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman.
‘In’ not ‘from,’ and ‘starring’ would be better than ‘with.’
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by casey5047 » Thu, 11 Jan 2024 4:26 pm
Strong Eagle wrote: ↑Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:44 am
casey5047 wrote: ↑Sat, 06 Jan 2024 11:54 am
x9200 wrote: ↑Mon, 01 Jan 2024 9:42 am
Like the savant from Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman.
‘In’ not ‘from,’ and ‘starring’ would be better than ‘with.’
Thanks for providing the definition. Not for me - I expect x9200 (named after a fax machine model) may not know what the word means.
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by Addadude » Thu, 11 Jan 2024 4:56 pm
casey5047 wrote: ↑Thu, 11 Jan 2024 4:26 pm
Thanks for providing the definition. Not for me - I expect x9200 (named after a fax machine model) may not know what the word means.
You clearly haven't been on the Forum long enough to know who x9200 is or their background. You might want to shut it down now...
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by tiktok » Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:31 pm
I've been here about 5 years and have no clue who he/she is or anything about his/her background. Is there some kind of bio section on this site that I've missed?
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