Apr 27 2026
Seven Common Mistakes Made by Card Counters
Learning the techniques of card counting (meaning, accurately keeping track of the cards as they are played out) can be mastered by most serious players. Yet, most counters often fail to become successful because of one (or more) of the following blunders:
Casino Gambling: A Manageable Thrill
My late mentor, the Atlantic City legend known as the Captain of Craps, taught me many valuable concepts when it came to gambling in general and casino gambling in particular. One of the most important was his idea that risking one’s money in a casino had to be a “manageable thrill.”
The significance of the Green Zero
Brick and mortar casinos have been hosting roulette games since just after the time of the dinosaurs, in 18th century France. The roulette wheel began its life as a perpetual motion machine, designed by Frenchman Blaise Pascal a century earlier, before making its mark in Paris in the late 1700’s.
High Rollers and High Stakes
“Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel,Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel,As the images unwind; like the circles that you findIn the windmills of your mind”From “The Windmills of Your Mind”By Legrand, Bergman & Bergman
