Yes, you helped. I appreciate your insight but I got more questions now. Sometimes we got to take one step back before we can take two steps forward.
I was referring to standard slots and those types of games but I am glad you brought up the "live dealer".
STANDARD GAME
"some game providers allow casinos to pick up the preset RTP value. The casino decides between e.g. 94, 95, or 96% RTP for slots."
Are you saying the casino has a chance to set the RTP once or they can change between those numbers at will? Cause if it is the latter, that's kind of shady. I would like to see the RTP set and verified by a third party and the same goes for the RNG.
LIVE DEALER
Blind Cards?? I am not sure what you mean here so please, explain some more.
I played live dealer Black Jack a few hours ago. I was the only player at the table and I quit when I noticed that my totals were summing up before she turned my card over.
For example, I had a 6 and 4 so the software displays a 10 total under the cards. The dealer shows a 6. When I pressed the "double down" button my total went to 15 before she turned my card over. She had the card out of the shoe and was sliding it across the table when the total changed. Could have been a video delay but immediately I think, How the Filth-Flarn-Filth did they know what was coming before the card was flipped? I know it made me feel uncomfortable.
May not have been anything shady going on at all but they lost me as a player for at least tonight. At that point, I was still up on the table like $30 but I was too busy being suspicious to have fun anymore.
Are there microchips in the cards and sensors in the table? How does the software get the info so quickly? If so, what advantage does that give the house? Does it even matter? My cards will be face-up anyway. The house has rules on how they must play (hit 16 and below, stand on 17 and above). As long as the shoe is shuffled and cut right, there shouldn't be an issue. Right?
I'm very interested in what blind cards are and how they could give the house some advantage over the player. I also wonder, does this type of play gives new life to the card-counting player? You can take notes instead of keeping it all in your head.
The math tells me if I stay long enough, I will lose. I guess I do it cause it's fun and exciting. So, I feel the industry has some responsibility to make sure I stay excited and keep having fun. A little transparency and education for the Public on the House's behalf would go a long way, I think.