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This is correct. I’ve been removed from three casinos for counting. First time: two men in suits came over, made me leave the table, walked me over to cash out

This is correct. I’ve been removed from three casinos for counting. First time: two men in suits came over, made me leave the table, walked me over to cash out and said I couldn’t come back again. The other two times I was only banned from table games. These three were in San Diego. I do know people who have been roughed up at Indian casinos in rural states, though.

andrewtbham 6y ago
I got thrown out for counting once, I was in Biloxi MS. The manager struck up a conversation with another player while he was watching me. The count was really high, I made a huge bet and he went ballistic. He was cursing and telling me to never come back and that he was sending my picture to all the other casinos. The other players were shocked, especially the guy he was talking to. I said this is how they treat people that know how to play. 2 securities guards followed me to cash out and to my car. one of them looked like jeff Foxworthy. I was planning to go back in a disguise but the next week Katrina came and completely destroyed the place.
- jwilber 6y ago
  That interesting. I guess it’s something you wouldn’t know if you didn’t spend much time playing blackjack, but for others reading: casinos are usually open about identifying people counting. For example, Barona casino, which had some of the most favorable tables for counting in the country for years, will call checkplay if you spread more than 8 times the minimum bet. A pit boss will walk over and literally obtain the count from the cards in the discard tray. This is more of an intimidation tactic, as you likely won’t get banned right there if the count is high, but you will have your account marked (when that occurs, your watched every time you sit down at a table). Sometimes the dealer will even call check play based on your play, though this is rare and against the interest of the dealer (as they want tips). Having a marked account definitely makes for some interesting plays, as you’ll have to work to deceive the pit boss that you’re not counting (Eg randomly betting large spreads when you know the count is low).

andrewtbham 6y ago

I got thrown out for counting once, I was in Biloxi MS. The manager struck up a conversation with another player while he was watching me. The count was really high, I made a huge bet and he went ballistic. He was cursing and telling me to never come back and that he was sending my picture to all the other casinos. The other players were shocked, especially the guy he was talking to. I said this is how they treat people that know how to play. 2 securities guards followed me to cash out and to my car. one of them looked like jeff Foxworthy. I was planning to go back in a disguise but the next week Katrina came and completely destroyed the place.

jwilber 6y ago
That interesting. I guess it’s something you wouldn’t know if you didn’t spend much time playing blackjack, but for others reading: casinos are usually open about identifying people counting. For example, Barona casino, which had some of the most favorable tables for counting in the country for years, will call checkplay if you spread more than 8 times the minimum bet. A pit boss will walk over and literally obtain the count from the cards in the discard tray. This is more of an intimidation tactic, as you likely won’t get banned right there if the count is high, but you will have your account marked (when that occurs, your watched every time you sit down at a table). Sometimes the dealer will even call check play based on your play, though this is rare and against the interest of the dealer (as they want tips). Having a marked account definitely makes for some interesting plays, as you’ll have to work to deceive the pit boss that you’re not counting (Eg randomly betting large spreads when you know the count is low).