The question being pondered today is what is the outlook of card counters in Blackjack. are the days of card counting over? Most believe so.

Automatic shuffle machines are being used in todays tables which makes tracking shuffles or card counting futile. The brick and mortar betting houses are going to insert shuffle machines at the tables.

It’s believed that in locations like sin city, video cameras are being utilized to analyze the abilities of the players and smart chemin de fer tables that tracks players hands and strategies by utilizing magnetized chips.

The Nevada State Gaming Commission, an agency that safeguards fair gaming decided that betting houses may not alter the games in a manner that would affect the frequency of the payouts. Since then, many Nevada betting houses train their croupiers to count cards and shuffle as they please, and also almost all of the betting houses retain information on players who, this information consists of names and pictures to try and keep them from playing the game.

So what will be the outcome of this twenty-one "war"? is it just starting or will it soon reach a resolution? Despite all their latest computers, political and money influences, I have reason to believe there remains a hope for a joyful ending. With in excess of twenty-five states in the United States offering blackjack games, there are more profit opportunities for card counters than back in the good old days.