Truth. Mistake no. 1 is expecting to beat the house in the long term when the expectation of all of these games, save PvP like poker, is less than zero a prior

Truth. Mistake no. 1 is expecting to beat the house in the long term when the expectation of all of these games, save PvP like poker, is less than zero a priori. The MIT blackjack team might have found temporary counting and signaling systems to exploit, but the casinos were never going to let any group bleed money from them in the long term. Every now and then some groups may try, but they're not going to beat a system that doesn't tolerate excessive winnings for long. If you want to go to Vegas for a vacation and make $100 last with your own system of minimum risk, sure, go for it.