I always wondered what I would say if I ever got backroomed and I thought this
would perhaps be inspiring to some of you.
The fact is this:
we are professionals. We are under a non-verbal, non-written contract employee relationship with the casinos. They pay us to be their endorsement.
Think about it. We are winners. We show the losers that the game can be beaten. For every one of us there is at least 100 other losers, losers who will
continue to lose over and over. Sure you got the high-roller who gets lucky and
wins a fat $250,000 , but he probably lost triple that in overall action. The
losers see us and are inspired, driven to win. They don't have what it takes to
be a pro, that's our job. Then you have the rest, the wannabe counters -- they
don't last long either. They watch a movie and think they can do it.
We work very hard to hone our craft and live the lifestyle we live. Just like
Hollywood actors we suffer greatly in many ways to have what we have.
Some of us pros don't live a glitzy life. I think the casinos should respect our
presence and realize what we do. The losers will lose more than we will EVER
win, and our little salary is the very small price the casinos pay to keep
the losers coming.
One last thing.
CSM and other anti-counter tricks is a bad idea. Even the non-counter knows
what a fair game is. The very allure of Blackjack- that it is a game of skill that
CAN be beaten is what drives people to play it. I'm very sure that if conditions become such that Blackjack has no earnings potential for the determined then word will spread and even the 'plopper' will find another game. The casinos will reap more financial reward by finding a happy medium and not tainting Blackjack. They have to leave the "option" or possibility that
"with skill" the game can be beaten. That's the meal ticket for all of us- it will
keep us winning and the losers losing. Ken Uston sort of hinted at this in His
famous book of which you all know. Anyway, I hope this brings some positive thought and feedback.
Regards,
Paul
would perhaps be inspiring to some of you.
The fact is this:
we are professionals. We are under a non-verbal, non-written contract employee relationship with the casinos. They pay us to be their endorsement.
Think about it. We are winners. We show the losers that the game can be beaten. For every one of us there is at least 100 other losers, losers who will
continue to lose over and over. Sure you got the high-roller who gets lucky and
wins a fat $250,000 , but he probably lost triple that in overall action. The
losers see us and are inspired, driven to win. They don't have what it takes to
be a pro, that's our job. Then you have the rest, the wannabe counters -- they
don't last long either. They watch a movie and think they can do it.
We work very hard to hone our craft and live the lifestyle we live. Just like
Hollywood actors we suffer greatly in many ways to have what we have.
Some of us pros don't live a glitzy life. I think the casinos should respect our
presence and realize what we do. The losers will lose more than we will EVER
win, and our little salary is the very small price the casinos pay to keep
the losers coming.
One last thing.
CSM and other anti-counter tricks is a bad idea. Even the non-counter knows
what a fair game is. The very allure of Blackjack- that it is a game of skill that
CAN be beaten is what drives people to play it. I'm very sure that if conditions become such that Blackjack has no earnings potential for the determined then word will spread and even the 'plopper' will find another game. The casinos will reap more financial reward by finding a happy medium and not tainting Blackjack. They have to leave the "option" or possibility that
"with skill" the game can be beaten. That's the meal ticket for all of us- it will
keep us winning and the losers losing. Ken Uston sort of hinted at this in His
famous book of which you all know. Anyway, I hope this brings some positive thought and feedback.
Regards,
Paul