Since before the days of Ken Uston, the initiator of team play in the world of blackjack, it has been openly known that blackjack players are welcome players and card counters are shown the door. To me, Ken Uston was just smart enough to be dangerous but must’ve had an ego the size of the entire town of Las Vegas and I would’ve loved to have known him even though I believe that he alone caused most of the unnecessary heat on the bingo game of blackjack.
Even still, the name Ken Uston speaks volumes in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. And people assume that because Ken and his team of MIT students brought down the wrath and power of smart whiz kids onto Las Vegas, that after they were caught, it just ended. It didn’t. There are still some counters and professional blackjack players in Las Vegas. In fact, there are still a number of them worldwide.
So, why do you think they are able to play in the online casinos if they are truly professional players? Simple, they stay well below the radar of the casino meaning they are not flamboyant and deliberate in trying to trigger attention toward themselves or their play. What I have found so amusing about the Ken Uston story is the fact that while the unknowing MIT students were trying desperately to camouflage their team play, Ken was a walking billboard for letting it be known. His presence in the same town was enough to send up red flags, much less in the casinos which had their cashier cages cleaned out because of Uston or one of his teams.
Overall, if you haven’t read Ken Uston’s Million Dollar Blackjack, you should. And if you are even considering an all out attack on the casinos playing blackjack, you must read this book first. |
