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Obviously, the gambling industry (minus paramutual betting) is a total sham...along with the gaming commissions that supposedly keep them in line.

What a joke! The bottom line is this: the casinos will bar (boot) whomever they feel wins too much (they're "not profitable"). GEEEZZZZZ...talk about FREAKING DOUBLESPEAK!

I've often heard casino "friendly" persons say that it's ok to bar "card counters" in blackjack because it is cheating. Yet whenever I have had the chance to confront one of these people, they just can't seem to explain how anything you do in your head (i.e. "BRAIN" or "THINKING") can be cheating. Yet, it seems that some people believe these jerks....mainly because they think that "THINKING" is cheating. No wonder the vast majority of people are losers at the tables.

Cheating can only be defined as some physical action taken to change to legitimate outcome of a game. Now, I've heard some guys say.."well, there are card counters, but our dealers count cards too! (so as to counteract the card counters). Is the dealer cheating? Yes! Why? Because the dealer CAN physically change the game....they can shuffle the deck at any time! So if the deck gets "rich" in 10's (good for player), a counting dealer can just shuffle the deck. If it's "poor", leave it be and suck the money from the players.

I don't personally believe card counting is effective (IMHO), but that has been the "reason" casinos have been using for a long time to bar winning players from the BlackJack tables.

So now, it's not just the "card counters" but anyone who is "not profitable" (i.e. wins). Should be obvious that the gambling industry is feels emboldened enough to adopt sawdust mill tactics. Who is going to put these puppies in line?