| Therefore, I feel a focused player can do fine on his own and is better playing individually than joining up with other counters. Although many of the highly profitable hand-held games have disappeared in the last few years, I've shared my experiences in single and double deck in this article because the principles for success in blackjack (or in any other business endeavor) remain the same--you have to be willing to go the extra mile and work extremely hard to find the best opportunities. For as long as the game of blackjack has been dealt, there have been legal ways to turn the odds and beat the house. And even though conditions are deteriorating, I believe the creative and disciplined players will continue to find the game's weaknesses and exploit them. Very few jobs in the world offer the potential of clearing ten grand by working only one long weekend a month, but it's extremely difficult to actually become a winning card counter. I taught myself from a book, but for every successful blackjack player, countless other casualties litter the roadside with empty wallets. To many, my vocation seemed glamorous and "James Bond-like," but in reality it's a damn hard way to make easy money. Now what, I ask you, would a vacation in casinoland be without an Elvis sighting or two? Well, try hordes of Elvis lookalikes running around an old Mississippi college town. It seems Oxford has an annual event honoring the contributions of Mississippi's native son, and virtually hundreds of Elvis wannabes were in town performing at local taverns. It was too much fun. I didn't see any tacky wedding chapels, though, so I guess they only had temporary employment. After a delightful week, when we were leaving Tunica, a little heavier of purse and lighter in spirit, I looked behind me and watched the Gold Strike tower receding in the rearview window. I looked over at my husband, and in the words of that now infamous and ravenous young vampire, I said, "I want some more." He laughed at me, and answered "And you shall have it." That turned out to be the truth. We now travel regularly to Mississippi and have been to every casino, and many other places besides that. There are festivals which celebrate everything from Tennessee Williams to catfish, beautiful towns with friendly people, flea markets, antique shops and-- Did I mention they have gambling in Mississippi, too? If you are planning a vacation and want plenty of action...well, ya'll come! Though the dealers appear efficient, they lack that style and friendliness I have come to expect in Mississippi casinos. The few times I have played there, the dealers could fairly be described as surly. When I bought-in at one of the craps tables and turned in my player's card, the pit boss returned it to me by flipping it across the table at me, instead of coming around and handing it to me, with "good luck" and such as that, which is the usual treatment I have encountered elsewhere. I started feeling like a chump, and it wasn't a pleasant experience, in spite of the beautiful surroundings. The message seemed clear enough to me that if you wanted to play at the Beau Rivage, you were going to pay dearly for the experience, and no one was going to be too nice about it, either. Of course, that is only my opinion, though I do fit the profile the Beau advertising seemed to be targeting. . . namely, a middle class, middle-aged Southern resident who frequents gaming resorts and has some entertainment dollars she are willing to spend on gambling, dining and shows. |
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