You’re absolutely right. The casinos will tighten up after the movie comes out, but I think things will quickly return to normal (if not better). What’s the best thing that could possibly happen to the game of blackjack? The casinos could be flooded with ignorant ploppies so that their BJ profits skyrocket despite us APs collecting our share. Once the casinos realize how many wannabes are boosing their hold they will begin to loosen up. They might even restore some of the good S17 LS games. More importantly, although unlikely, if the movie shows how terrible rules like 6:5 are then even the ploppies will avoid those games!
Hallelujah this could be a rebirth! :grin: Although, having seen the kind of BJ programs coming out of Hollywood, I doubt it.
In the meantime, I’ll have to keep working on my own BJ movie. It’s going to star Zengrifter as the career gambler who hit a rough patch but takes a troubled (handsome!) young prodigy (Sonny) under his wing. There will be guest appearances by iHate17 as the shrewd casino manager, his niece as the savvy dealer, ScottH and SuperCoolManCool as the small-time scam artist who join the team (have they finally gone legit or is this their biggest scam?), Auto Monkey as the brilliant but eccentric bookstore owner who lets them practice in the back of his warehouse, Brutus as the strip club owner who finances the team (and knows where to find the sexy ladies!), and Sam Waterston (I just like him).
-Sonny-