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The question being asked at present is what is going to be the future of card counters in twenty-one. are the days of counting cards over? Most would say yes.

Automated shuffling is being utilized in casinos today which makes shuffle tracking or card counting impossible. The land based betting houses are going to place shuffling machines at the tables.

It is stated that in places like Las Vegas, surveillance cameras are being used to look at the skill of the gamblers and intelligent twenty-one tables that keep tracks of gamblers hands and tactics by utilizing magnetized chips.

The gambling control board in Nevada, an group that ensures honest gambling has made a decision that betting houses may not change the games in a way that would affect the frequency of the payouts. Since then, many Nevada casinos instruct their croupiers to count cards and shuffle as they please, and also almost all of the casinos keeps information of card counters, including names and photos to keep them away from the game.

So what will be the future of this blackjack "war"? is it just starting or will it soon reach a resolution? Regardless of all their newest tech, political and monetary influences, I have reason to believe there is a chance for a happy result. With more than 25 states inside the United States allowing black jack games, there are more money making opportunities for card counters than back in the good old days.