The MIT Blackjack Team: The Secrets of the Card Counting Machine
The movie 21 is not as popular as other casino movies, but it has popularised the true story of the MIT blackjack team. A team of extraordinary players, but they were not the only ones. Team card counting appeared many years before the MIT team. What is a blackjack card counting team? The card counting technique has always been a big nightmare for casinos. Basically it is not an illegal technique at all unless machines or other tools are used to make counting easier. In reality, skilled players who are able to use card counting are very few because this technique requires excellent mathematical skills and top-level concentration. In addition, casinos nowadays use various forms of procedure that prevent card counting and if they suspect that someone is counting cards they will immediately expel him or her from the blackjack …