Originally Posted by
BigDMcCobb
I think it's easy to dismiss this as stupid, however there has to be some reason for it. Maybe a bunch of Math geeks have gotten together since the poker bubble has burst and gotten into the stable job of card counting, and hit the casino's for big numbers.
So, if I understand this correctly, they are banning poker players from blackjack only, not all pit games. So, a true degenerate gambler if he can't play BJ will play craps or baccarat or some other table game that's in the house's favor. The sharps who are card counting will just stay out of the pits all together. Sure, there might be a couple poker players who are black jack whales and will only play black jack in the pits. But I doubt most degenerates who shoot off huge numbers in the pits fit that profile.
It might seem dumb and unfair, but I doubt it kills the action of any of the true degens, which is who they care about, and it filters out a bunch of +Ev bj players effortlessly.