Why I should stop watching TV.

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Hinoon

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HAHAHA...I'm actually trying hard to control myself right now...maybe it's the whiskey...maybe it's just the absurd infomercial I just watched.

Has anyone else seen the commercial advertising the "100% guaranteed" program by master-blackjack player Bobby Singer? It starts off by saying that card counting is incredibly hard, particularly as you increase the number of decks. Any normal person just can't grasp the complex math. Then they show Bobby making thousands of dollars in casinos (footage captured thanks to their hidden cameras....)

Then they introduce Bobby's foolproof system that's so simple, anyone can do it:

MASTERING THE FLOW

I almost shot whiskey out of my nose.

Worse, they have ED McMAHON pushing the product (a DVD, which as far as I can tell teaches some bastardized form of HI-LO)

They also have a blackjack dealer talk about how counting cards is impossible these days. The film a dealer in a casino, yet they insist on having "hidden" cameras while they gamble (which oddly, they talk directly to during game play...)

Man...

Clearly it's time to turn off the TV. Just thought I'd share.

Eliot...this is why we look to you to fight the good-fight and pursue integrity and promote anti-voodoo information as the first line of defense against unfair gaming. The casinos aren't the only people out there who are cashing in on ploppies...

Cheers
 
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ZOD

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Seems to me that this is EXACTLY the reason we watch TV: entertainment. I'll be watching for this one.

Best...

ZOD
 
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Victoria

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You should enjoy a good comedy

We all need some comic relief and for us I feel this is also benificial.
People without math ability are not going to invest the time in learning BS, a counting system and then indices. Let alone everything else concerning an act to keep you playing. Everyone else is what we call a ploppy. If someone has a system they want to promote to the public. If there is a casino that thinks this will increase their profits, so they let them film (hidden camera and all) at their place, it all adds up to more profit for them and fewer people believing that you can really count cards. Result to me, a reduction on pressure upon us.
Let's face it, if the ploppies were able to win, we would be unable to ever play and rules would have to get worse than they are already.
Bring on the flow systems, the progression systems and any others.

For those interested I have a magic elixor when taken one hour before playing blackjack will result in your winning about 44% of the hands you play.

Victoria
 
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Felix Rue-de-Guerre

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Has anyone...

seen the old "instructional" blackjack video hosted by Telly Savalas? He tells people to always stand on hard 14. When he wins a hand or the dealer busts during his demonstration he'd say: "Now your playin' Telly's way!". A true comic masterpiece.
 
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Felix Rue-de-Guerre

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Re: I wonder if...

I am positive it had nothing to do with that.

I haven't seen this thing in many years. But I certainly remember it was inconsistent with BS, which I was just learning at the time. It was silly and inaccurate enough for a complete beginner to find funny.

It also professed a "Play with the casinos money" type progression. Double up if you win, then pull back all but your original bet... Or something like that.

Just for yuks I think I will try to find a copy of this to purchase. One should be available for cheap. I'm sure it's not in high demand.

-Felix
 
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