Is card counting in blackjack a skill or is it cheating?

Question

i know its a skill but im sure there is some jerk tryin to sway my thoughts by sayin its cheating

Answer 1

It is NOT cheating but if the casino thinks that what you are doing they will most likely ask you to leave. Heres a video showing how to do it but it takes a bit of practice to get this quick http://www.best-casinosites.com/blackjac...

Answer 2

Counting cards is taking advantage of the information provided to you from the cards that were dealt in past hands, it is available to everybody and doesnt give you an unfair advantage that nobody else could attain, which is the definition of cheating.

Heres an example to help clarify,  you are playing single deck blackjack, one hand come out and all four aces are dealt, anybody who noticed this would have to realise that the next hand there is now 0% probibility of being dealt a blackjack and you are now playing at a huge disadvantage, the correct move woudl be to wait for the shuffle, this is absolutly not cheating.  This is an extremely obvious example but card counters take advantage of the exact same information, just on a larger more intricate scale

Answer 3

PURE SKILL, its not cheating just by looking right at em but ye it is frowned upon and in casinoes the dealer may have u leave or not to play anymore if u get caught

Answer 4

It is cheating but it is also a skill that only some people can master.

Answer 5

It's not at all cheating. You don't coordinate with others, you don't bring anything in for use in it. They CANNOT call you a cheater because you are smart. It is absolutely stupid to call it cheating. Sneaking cards or having the dealer conspire with you is cheating.

Answer 6

technicly their are no rules against counting cards but to me its pure skill and practice.

Answer 7

as long as you dont use a tool like a calculator, its not cheating, which is why casinos cant do **** if your counting cards with out tools, well not legally anyways. its a skill just like reading ppl in poker. something you can do with your mind that gives you a leg up from other players.

Answer 8

Well I think its a skill lol, but the casinos say its cheating cuz they lose money. i thinks thats lame, it must be hard to learn how to do that.