Do card counters really get beaten up by casino thugs, as portrayed in the movies?

I was sitting at a blackjack table years ago with a friend. He was doing pretty well. We both were actually. Within about thirty minutes he quietly got a tap on the shoulder and looked back. The…

Top stories for Long   Do card counters really get beaten up by casino thugs, as portrayed in the movies? Curt Sutherland, Entrepreneur, Real Estate Investor. (1981-present) • Updated November 17, 2017 I was sitting at a blackjack table years ago with a friend. He was doing pretty well. We both were actually. Within about thirty minutes he quietly got a tap on the shoulde... Read more » 5.4K 184   I just proved 4=5. Is my proof correct? Enrico Gregorio, Associate professor in Algebra • Answered December 30 I guess that the proof is like in one of the other answers, namely The square roots are the problem. Let's remove them. [math]-20=-20[/math] [math]16-36=25-45[/math] [math]16-36+\dfrac{81}{4}=25-45+\dfrac{81}{4}[/math] [math]4^2-2\cdot4\cdot\dfrac{9}{2}+\Bigl(\dfrac{9}{2}\Bigr)^2= 5^2-2\cdot5\cdot\dfrac{9}{2}+\Bigl(\dfrac{9}{2}\Bigr)^2[/math] [math]\Bigl(4-\dfrac{9}{2}\Bigr)^2=\Bigl(5-\dfrac{9}{2}\Bigr)^2[/math] [math]\Bigl(-\dfrac{1}{2}\Bigr)^2=\Bigl(\dfrac{1}{2}\Bigr)^2[/math] As you see, everything is correct, but from [math]a^2=b^2[/math] yo... Read more » 199 41   My neighbour slipped on our icy driveway and now wants to sue me for injuries. The issue is we rent the property. The landlord hired people to remove snow and salt and the neighbour walked on the driveway without permission. What do we do now? Kari Fitch, former Paralegal • Answered January 25 Even though this is a year old, I will give an answer in hope that it helps someone else. Generally, with ice and snow, the removal of such falls to the property owner/land... Read more » 1.2K 156   What is the costliest coding error anyone has ever made? Theodore Smith, Senior Software Engineer at PHP Experts (2012-present) • Answered August 5, 2024 On this day, exactly 12 years ago (9:30 EDT 1 Aug 2012), was the most expensive software bug ever, in both terms of dollars per second and total lost. The company managed t... Read more » 2.2K 121   What is stage 4 kidney disease symptoms and is it the same things as End Stage renal disease? Theodore Kirsten, Mastermind (2009-present) • Answered January 20 "Stage 4 kidney disease is the point where the kidneys have suffered extensive damage, such that the kidneys are working at only 15-29% capacity." At this point, you are de... Read more » 132 3   I heard that completely paying your house mortgage is unwise. Is it true? If it is, why? Nathan Patterson • Answered January 16 I bought my house in 2022, with a loan for $330k. We made the regular payment for the first year, then i looked at how much we paid off, and it was barely a dent, it all we... Read more » 2.1K 336   Why do flight attendants dislike flying to/from India so much? Are Indian passengers difficult? Philip Simmons, Clinical Care at National Health Service • Updated February 2 I'm not trying to be controversial but the following is true. Having been a flight attendant here in the UK for over 20 years unfortunately I can tell you why most flight a... Read more » 1K 123   If a nuclear bomb is about to explode 2 miles away from you in 30 minutes, what is the first place you would go to? George, Consultant Engineering and Science at Under Contract to Various Organisations (... • Updated 23h ago Wel, you would not get 30 minutes warning. Nevertheless, if you have a car, and 30 minutes, then get into it and drive away from it . In 30 minutes you should be able to get... Read more » 528 105   Marylou Barbera, former Teacher at Secondary School Education • Posted Dec 21 "I was a Nazi and I remain one. Today's Germany is no longer a great nation, becoming a province of Europe. That's why, at the first opportunity, I will settle in France." 1967 interview with Peiper... Read more » 2.1K 1K   How does it feel when you're significantly tall to see someone who's even taller than you? Sean Kernan, Writer at seanjkernan.substack.com • Answered January 26 I'm 6′4 (~193 cm) which is tall but not crazy tall for a man. I don't get particularly shocked when I see a man taller than me, or even notice it really. But every few years,... Read more » 845 97   Do dogs worry about their owners? Lynna Pinse, Legal Researcher at Make It Legal • Answered November 9, 2018 My older brother had 3 dogs. He loved these dogs, he and his wife, my sister-in-law, had no children so their dogs were their children. One evening my sister-in-law walked ... Read more » 2.4K 94   Is it valid to write "0.999… ∈ ℕ" or "0.999… ∈ ℝ" ? Or should we only use the notation "1" instead of 0.999… with the symbol ∈ and the sets of numbers? Andrew Winkler, PhD Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU (1987) • Answered January 16 What a great question. It exposes a subtlety in mathematics that has probably been glossed over for you. We use a lot of "abuse of notation" in math. We speak of the natural... Read more » 38 17 Read more in your feed

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