Mark_Ripple
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Actually I had nothing to do with the decision to ban E Clifton Davis, but it's a reasonable choice by the mods here given his long history of misinformation about blackjack and baccarat.
Just take anything you read there with a serious dose of skepticism.
IMHO, if you are going to mention this site, it should be moved to the Voodoo section and should be provided as a non-link. The site is filled with misinformation, anti-science, bad gambling systems, and simply awful advice. The site contains truly shocking guidance to gamblers. I saw the post that was removed and the advice included has been rejected by virtually every respected Blackjack researcher. I will be happy to discuss this on the Voodoo forum with Mark as long as he refrains from name-calling.
Davis has proven his methods in hundreds of live casino exhibitions in front of large audiences. Who else can say the same?
First, the post that Ellis and you are referring to (the insurance bet) the criteria offered has been successfully played by hundreds of players in thousands of live casino shoes.
It is not an opinion but pure BJ fact that in games where tens are following tens 50% this criteria wins 50% and pays 2 to 1. This favorable condition is particularly common in A.C. 8 deck BJ.
Second, NBJ functions under the exact same criteria Card Counting functions under - a plurality of tens situations. To discredit one is to discredit the other. Davis has proven his methods in hundreds of live casino exhibitions in front of large audiences. Who else can say the same?
I run a discussion forum myself and have to say that doing so gives a person a lot more respect for how others run forums.
If you don't like the way a forum is run - go start your own.
ETA: Well I guess I should've checked the link first! OK, so if you have your own forum, run it any way you like but don't go to another forum and tell them how to run it. IMO, it's just rude to slam someone who is providing a service you don't pay for.
You are speaking of empirical evidence. Sorry, but such "evidence" is famously misleading. See www.blackjack-scams.com/html/prog__systems.html
Well, of course if you know in advance what is going to happen, you can gain an advantage. But, looking at such stats in an early part of a shoe has nothing to do with later events. This has been shown countless times.
No, in no way is it the same as CC. CC is a scientifically proved, and rather obvious, method of taking into account ALL of the cards that have been seen, giving a clear view of a change in probability. "Card-clumping" methodologies assume that shuffles introduce biases and that past results in a shoe or prior shoes affect future results without any attempt at scientific measurement.
No reasonable mathematician cares about live exhibitions. They simply have no place in mathematic studies.
Are you saying that players should not first see the approach they are contemplating actually played in a casino? ..
Are you saying that players should not first see the approach they are contemplating actually played in a casino? That would seem very convenient for a scammer. "You don't need to see this played - just take my word for it." Is that what you're saying?
I also know who Carly Simon wrote about in "Your'e So Vain"---that is true.
Are you saying that players should not first see the approach they are contemplating actually played in a casino? That would seem very convenient for a scammer. "You don't need to see this played - just take my word for it." Is that what you're saying?
But his simulation software has been validated by many many others, and I don't know of anyone who has doubted it.
I am always interested in how to validate a commercial simulation software. I am not commenting on any specific software, but it is not unusual for a computer program to have bugs.