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In gambling, a counter is a player who uses a strategy to gain an advantage over the casino. The most common example is a card counter in blackjack, who keeps track of the cards that have been dealt to determine when the remaining deck is favorable to the player. Casinos actively look for and may ban counters.

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  • 1In gambling, a counter is a player who uses a strategy to gain an advantage over the casino. The mos

Counter

In gambling, a counter is a player who uses a strategy to gain an advantage over the casino. The most common example is a card counter in blackjack, who keeps track of the cards that have been dealt to determine when the remaining deck is favorable to the player. Casinos actively look for and may ban counters.

Example

The casino security team identified a card counter at the high-stakes blackjack table and asked him to leave.

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