According to one of the hot crisis news I've stumbled upon recently, Trump Entertainment Resorts is going to file for bankruptcy protection, and I don't think the iPhone casino tricks did send Donald Trump's casino chain all the way down, but I think this is a very interesting subject, so let's take a look at one of the evil things you can do with your iPhone, shall we?
If you're going to a casino and count cards in your mind, nobody can say anything. In fact, it's not that hard, if you have a good memory and a bit of experience, although some Las Vegas casinos may throw you out or send you to a less skill-based arena once you got spotted. After all, some "luck-driven games" are really mind games, and if you're too smart, that's not good for business. Their business, of course.
The story about the iPhone goes like this - an iPhone-based card counting app for blackjack players was recently spotted in a California Indian casino. So far, so good, but the program is causing a lot of noise in the area, and - according to ArsTechnica, "The Indian casino that first discovered the iPhone-based counting system alerted the California Bureau of Gambling control, which in turn sent out alerts to Nevada and other commissions around the country. In response, Nevada gambling regulators today are warning casinos to be on the alert for iPhone-based card counting utilities."
Damn, that's nasty. I guess next step would be to play blackjack blindfolded, if you're too smart and they can't kick you out. After all, it's not fair to take the money of unskilled players, and throw out the successful ones, but casinos are not about being fair, after all...
Powerball NorthCarolina, on February 17, 2009
Is not about being fair
Using a device for counting cards is cheating, no way to put it different, doing it on the head, for my, is perfect valid, but using a calculator is not. Is like playing chess and using a computer to calculated what is the best move. not fair