Probably every month, some rookie counter posts online about some horrendous loss, and then says, “I wonder if I was cheated.” Hmm, you’re playing a game that with perfect execution is a super-marginal grind, and in any other scenario is negative or just pure variance, so what did you really expect to happen? What does Occam’s Razor say? The debate often turns to whether or not a casino would risk losing its gaming license (ha!), or whether or not you can hear seconds being dealt (Knish certainly can). Continue reading How Casinos Cheat, Part I: The Last Mechanic, WMDs, and Dr. Kervorkian
