I’ve bought your books and I guess I’ve been guilty of vicariously following the exploits of you and the other pros. But still, I always wondered when the casinos would come up with a way of shutting down the ability to “game the system” – using it in a way that it was never intended to be used – without affecting the low-level enticements that they offer me.

I think I’ve decided that I’m not really sorry for you folks. In the process of trying to limit their losses to pros, the casinos are punishing all of us. Every time I see 6:5 BJ or a lousy VP pay table, I feel like I’m being punished for your success.

As far as I’m concerned, they could put more sensible limits on the comp systems, and level the playing field. The tourist will still lose most of his money. And pros can play against the true EV of the games but should not expect to use the comp system to push himself into a profit situation.