Countermeasures from Blackjack Card Counters
Blackjack card counters are big threats to casinos. With the use of correct card counting systems, blackjack card counters can dig thousands of dollars or more from the profits of the casinos. That is why casinos then and now are doing everything they could within their posers to get rid of the blackjack card counters from the blackjack tables and even from the casino premises.
If casinos will be able to cut down the number of blackjack card counters, it means a lot to them because there will be less money going out from the casino. Also, the damaging secrets of blackjack will be less in numbers. Casinos are very capable of doing it and they have some countermeasures against blackjack card counters. These countermeasures are making a lot of difference because many blackjack card counters are now having a hard time counting cards for their advantage.
When blackjack card counters first came into existence many years ago, the initial countermeasure of the casino is to increase the number of card decks used in the game. The more decks played in the game, the harder it will be for blackjack card counters to do their thing.
Another countermeasure that casinos have against blackjack card counters is the automatic shuffling. With automatic shuffling, the discarded cards in blackjack are put back into the shoe to be played again and thus disabling the skills of blackjack card counters.
Casinos have the liberty to change the game rules of blackjack and with continuous shuffle machines, playing strategies of blackjack card counters are therefore useless. This is also true in online blackjack because every hand in the game is started with a newly shuffled deck of cards.
Casinos also make other change of rules that serves as their countermeasure against blackjack card counters. From the standard blackjack payout of three to two it was changed into six to five and the dealer now has the choice to hit on a soft hand of 17.
Casinos will also take the blackjack card counter's name as well as photo that serves as a record for that player and the information will be shared with other casino for awareness on their part. Clearly, there is a blacklist in existence today that is called as the Griffin Book where the names and photos of blackjack card counters caught in the act are kept and if you are one of those in the book, you will find it hard to play blackjack in a casino even if you are not doing card counting anymore.
Casinos have the total freedom to implement any countermeasure against blackjack card counters because it is their business and they will do anything to keep their business from harm whether that is fair or unfair for blackjack players.