California Casinos to Nevada Casinos: Beware of Card Counting iPhone Apps

blackjack.jpg As the iPhone commercial says, "there's an app for just about anything." Want to get bruised up by security guards in a dark room behind a casino for counting cards? Yup there's an app for that. Las Vegas Review-Journal reports, "California gaming authorities tipped off their Nevada counterparts to a blackjack card-counting program that can be used on either the Apple iPhone or the Apple iPod Touch portable music player." Counting cards is not illegal in Nevada casinos (just ask these guys) but using a device like an iPhone app to help count cards is considered a felony. The cleverly titled "Blackjack Card Counter" app is still available in the iPhone App store for $3.99.

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I don't understand why this is a new problem. Every time I've pulled a cellphone out of my pocket at a table in Vegas, I've been asked to step away from the table. You've never been able to pull one out in the middle of a card game. So why would any of the casinos be concerned?

Yeah, this shouldn't be a problem. Anyone who needs to card count with a phone shouldn't be card counting in the first place. You risk enough doing it in your head, only a retard would do it on your phone.

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