A good rule of thumb is to be able to count down a pack in less than 30 seconds.

Do not play insurance unless you are an advanced player counting cards.

He was soon known as the world's fastest card counter.

As such, they claim that the casinos cannot infringe upon the rights of a card counter.

If you are found guilty of marking cards by a casino, you will almost certainly be banned for life.

A card counter (10) prints card inventory information locally and communicates with a remote computer (43) for permanent storage and retrieval of inventory information.

A smart card counter knows who his enemies are when he plays blackjack.

The truth is, as a card counter you have little to fear from these guys.

Yes, if the cards were dealt down to the last few in the deck, a good card counter would probably know what card is likely to come next.

The next section gives information on how a card counter can beat the game of blackjack.

When the deck instead has more small cards such as twos through sixes, the card counter will bet as little as possible or leave the table.

Typically, the value of a card decreases the more copies of that card already exist in your deck.

Kevin says that a good card counter usually earns from a quarter to one-third of his maximum wager per hour.

Last, but not least, is the fact that progression betting will make you a better card counter.

Your final step would be to embark on your new career (or avocation) as a card counter.