[The Goober]

I don't get it - how would you advertise this game? Would you put up a sign that said "Counting allowed on this table - spread your bets as much as you like!" Won't that be off-putting to recreationaly gamblers, since it reinforces the idea that they are being watched closely on all the other tables?

Also, counting isn't easy, and I think pretty much all players who actually learn to count would also know bad rules when they see it. So, the only people who are likely to do this are people that want to practice counting and don't mind taking a small loss. It seems like those players, though, aren't likely to get caught counting on a normal table since they would be playing such low stakes. Also, if you want to practice counting but not get backed off, can't you just trade EV for security by limiting the bet spread?

Still, though, I think you might be onto something. What you should do is use an automatic shuffler and have a computer in the table that counts for you, with the results showing on a display somewhere. As long as the rules are sufficiently bad, the house would probably gets tons of action when the count is good and still make a profit. Plus you'd probably get lots of drunk gamblers who think they are getting an edge, but don't actually adjust their strategy properly to the count (or don't even know BS to begin with).

And if this idea makes money, I'll split it 50-50 with you [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]