Charles Mousseau’s Comments

• Jan 10th, 2011 @ 10:41am

  Re: Re: Altering the outcome of the game.

  on Is Figuring Out A Slot Machine Software Glitch & Making Money From It A Crime?
  Blech, sorry for the poorly formatted post. Forgot to put linebreak tags in, etc.. and all just to highlight the post I was quoting!
• Jan 10th, 2011 @ 10:39am

  Re: Altering the outcome of the game.

  on Is Figuring Out A Slot Machine Software Glitch & Making Money From It A Crime?
  Altering the outcome, could just mean bending the high cards in poker, card counting, ... No, card counting is not 'altering the outcome'. This is a myth promoted by casinos for obvious reasons, but card counting is not illegal, using information openly provided by the casino in calculating your winning odds is quite explicitly allowed. For example, if a sloppy dealer flashes his hole card, revealing a six in the hole to go with his face-card up, it is not cheating to modify your play accordingly (splitting any pair, standing on any stiff, doubling down on any hand that cannot bust, etc.) Of course, they can still kick you out, restrict your right to vary your bet, etc. Just like they can kick a fat guy out of a buffet. No business can be forced to do business with a customer they consider unprofitable, nor should they. If anyone's "altering the outcome of the game", it's the casino who choose (for practical reasons) to deal a second hand (and subsequent hands) of blackjack rather than shuffle after every hand. And if they're going to deal from a depleted shoe whose composition results in a player advantage, it's certainly no crime to bet accordingly.