Is the actual act of counting cards unethical, or is it using your knowledge to further your funds?
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Aims - Nov 30, 2005 12:06:30 pm PST #8120 of 10006
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tommyrot - Nov 30, 2005 12:12:01 pm PST #8121 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is the actual act of counting cards unethical
I'd say no. You're acting within the rules of the game while observing what's going on in the game.
Pix - Nov 30, 2005 12:12:57 pm PST #8122 of 10006
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msbelle - Nov 30, 2005 12:13:53 pm PST #8123 of 10006
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I'd have no problem doing it. I'd win a couple of medium sized pots while losing some smaller ones and then move to the next casino and do the same thing all the way down the strip. It's legal and in my mind no different than using your skills to get a good paying job.
Jessica - Nov 30, 2005 12:14:30 pm PST #8124 of 10006
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You're acting within the rules of the game while observing what's going on in the game.
Exactly. But since casinos like the house to win, any kind of advantage is considered grounds for expulsion.
tommyrot - Nov 30, 2005 12:15:47 pm PST #8125 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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§ ita § - Nov 30, 2005 12:21:28 pm PST #8126 of 10006
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Don't the casinos write the rules? So if they say card counting is against the rules, it is.
msbelle - Nov 30, 2005 12:22:44 pm PST #8127 of 10006
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
They have to catch you.
tommyrot - Nov 30, 2005 12:25:11 pm PST #8128 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Don't the casinos write the rules? So if they say card counting is against the rules, it is.
True. But I still think it's not unethical. You do what you can to win. If they don't like the way you play, they essentially tell you, "We don't want you as a customer." Capitalism marches on.
I don't think it's against the law to count cards - in my mind, it's not the same as stealing.
DavidS - Nov 30, 2005 12:27:53 pm PST #8129 of 10006
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"We started with the idea of Moe as Charles Bukowski," explains Matt Warburton, who wrote the episode. "We brought Lisa in as the person who discovers in scuzzy, barfly Moe something that we've never seen before: a poet." Antics ensue, with Wolfe and fellow guest stars Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen voicing themselves. All were thrilled to participate.
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Also, I don't think it's unethical to count cards.