siskebabas said:
THat's was pretty lengthy :grin: I tried on 4 decks and I counted it correctly in about 90 sec, that's about 22 sec per deck. In Europe you can play with casino machines from 18, poker and blackjack from 21 (I think, i'm not quite sure). I know I need to have a big bankroll, I will get a job and eventually I will try my "luck" in bj.
You're never to young to learn. Go for it.
By the time you are 21 you may know exactly how much roll you need for the risk you choose to accept for the game(s) you will be playing.
The sooner you figure that out, the sooner you can start saving for that.
You can practice your counting skills for free in a number of places. Even index skills if you choose to. Maybe even invest a couple hundred bucks in software over the next 5 years and practice on that.
Already you can count fast enough - you control the speed of the game anyway since the dealer can't give you a card unitil you tell him to hit/stand etc. That's child's play.
Maybe, with any luck , you'll even know enough by then so you won't have to worry that much about stuff like "I won $x at blackjack. This was from playing 44 sessions of some unknown average length, at various casinos, with several types of games having varying rules and with various degrees of penetration, using a certain count system, having a certain level of seriousness about the game (or not), with a certain amount of willingness to actually bet according to the count (or not), and, depending on where I was playing, a certain level of paranoia about being tossed out." because you knew how much to bet and how often you bet in each and every one of those situations eliminating all doubt as to your level of seriousness in your approach to the game.
You don't need calculus or algebra.
But do it in your spare time on the assumption it ain't the ultimate lifetime answer to unlimited wealth lol.
