"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:27:05 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

Casinos use facial recognition software to photograph
people coming in the door and compare them to a database of cheats and
counters.

To a casino a "cheat" is someone who manages to leave with more money
than they came in with.

I agree. Ever since the math professor from NM (Tharp, IIRC) wrote the
book, and then they changed the table rules in Las Vegas, there has been a
war against counters. Counting isn't cheating. It's used every day in
poker, bridge, and countless other card games. But they do have the right
to ask anyone to leave their private property for any reason. On any big
win now at a casino, or even on a run of luck, you'll have people looking
down your throat and up your a** before they pay you.

I worked the "joints" in Vegas when "the boys" ran them. This corporate
mentality sucks, and Las Vegas is one big carnie midway.

Steve