Ive heard that professional BlackJack play and card counting is illegal. Is this so?
Absolutely not. Firstly, card counting is just one aspect of professional BlackJack play, and is not disallowed under any rule. In fact, the Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority held an inquiry into professional BlackJack play in late 2001 and early 2002. This inquiry held that counting cards presented no threat to gaming in the casino being conducted honestly . Sadly, there is a rule in the rules of BlackJack that allow casinos to restrict play for absolutely no reason whatsoever! It is this rule that casinos use to stop people who they have identified as skillful winning players. Skilled players are not banned or their play restricted for counting cards, it happens simply because they are winning. To learn more about avoiding detection by the casino read FAQ 5 below. Sometimes casinos perpetuate a myth that card counting is “cheating”, “dirty”, “unethical” or even “illegal”.
