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Where the casino cashier is located.
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Any strategy meant to cover up card counting.
Anything a skilled gambler does to conceal their activities from the casino. Camouflage can include mixing in playing and betting behavior that mimics typical gamblers, or using disguises, appearing to be drunk, or any number of other possible ploys intended to throw the casino's scrutiny off.
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Recording (in memory) played cards (usually high cards) so as to establish a conditional probability advantage on the remaining cards against the dealer.
A strategy for getting the edge at blackjack by tracking the ratio of high cards to low cards that have already been played. A card counter raises his bet when the deck offers favorable odds to the player, and lowers his bet when the deck offers less-than-favorable odds to the player. There are multiple card counting systems with varying degrees of efficiency.
Keeping an eye on which cards have been played since the shuffle.
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A person who is an expert at cards.
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A blackjack rule variation where if you get 5 cards without busting, you win that hand.
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A casino term for tokens used instead of money.
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Refers to a deck with a bad ratio of cards for the player.
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To exchange lower denomination chips for higher denomination chips.
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To exchange smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.
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Free food, room, beverage, and travel offered by casinos to encourage big players to gamble more.
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To split the deck of cards before they are dealt.
To divide a deck into two parts.
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A different colored card used to cut the decks.
Colored faceless plastic card used to cut the cards after the shuffle.
A plastic card used to cut the deck after shuffling. The dealer reshuffles the deck after reaching the cut card when dealing hands.
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