The automatic blackjack shuffling machines have been somewhat of a pain in the backside for serious blackjack players for a few years now. This is because you cannot card count or shuffle track the damn things. The casino industry would probably argue that they are an assist to serious blackjack players but then again, they would argue that it doesnt take a player to be a winning player for them to be a serious blackjack player and that is an extremely viable arguement.
But they are still a pain in the butt all the same……HOWEVER…..there are ways to beat blackjack games with automatic shufflers. The technique is not to beat the shuffler but to beat the dealer. Without going into too much detail, there are ways to extract money from blackjack games without shuffle tracking or counting.
The theory behind this is a closely guarded secret and this is something that the casinos certainly do not want you to know. I spoke about this in my book “Princes Of Darkness: The World of Highstakes Blackjack” a few years ago and I think that it certainly ruffled a few feathers within the casino industry as they had always deemed the games unbeatable.
The truth is that casinos like it all their own way and why shouldnt they? They are running a business after all and are not in business to hand people money. The early automatic shufflers were even beatable themselves as they often left patterns and clogged up. They often had to be repaired which was detrimental to what the casinos actually wanted, faster games and more action and more profit.
I will be going to a casino again tonight so will relate you the story of what actually happened either tomorrow or Sunday. This club doesnt have a single hand dealt BJ game which is annoying but since I am playing less poker these days, I am starting to enjoy BJ again, only problem is that time wise, there isnt as much money in it although its a night out and you really shouldnt see it as any more than that.
Anyway….wish me luck and see you soon
Carl “The Dean” Sampson
