Missed Opportunity
It would have been nice if the story had gone more in detail as to how the casinos have really turned BJ into something almost unrecognizable by that term as it did with slot machines. The authors waited until the very last few paragraphs just to make mention of worthless 6:5, but really didn't mention it as such. Also, I won't be playing Mindplay anytime soon.
I loved this quote from the Harvard guy: "The player has to have complete faith that the game is not manipulable by the casino," says Gary Loveman (CEO of no Huzzah's). "You can get to a point where you are too clever for your own good."
With the rules that I see, the games are already manipulated before you even sit down at the table. I just laughed my arse off. These casino guys are just caricatures who say things enough times to themselves so inappropriate and ridiculous that they finally believe it. After awhile, playing in these places just completely loses its appeal.
