As for insurance, casinos like to tell players one important rule: always take even money—that is, insure every natural. "It's the only bet on the table you can't lose." Players who do not always insure their naturals are highly suspect, and showing any sign of intelligence at a blackjack table can be dangerous. Actually, it's not all that expensive to always insure your naturals —if you flat-bet $100 per hand, it would only cost you about $1.35 per 100 hands. That's pretty cheap camouflage for a black chip bettor.
Ironically, it actually costs card counters less than one one-hundredth of a percent of their action to always insure their naturals. This is because counters bet more at higher counts, when more naturals occur.
The best way to insure your naturals is to quickly yell out, "Even money!" Do this before you've even had a chance to look at the other cards on the table. If you're playing multiple hands, take even money for your natural, but don't insure your other hands! This always looks great. (Of course, if the count justifies it, you do want to insure the other hands, but don't insure them if it's borderline.) Other than on this even money play, don't make stupid insurance plays. Follow your count.
I am of the opinion that small-stakes card counters should never make any idiot camouflage plays. Likewise for most hit-and-run counters, who get in and out of games, pits, and casinos quickly. If you don't get rated, don't get a VIP card, and don't give your name, you don't need camouflage; you need Reeboks.
Idiot camouflage is primarily for high stakes players who are going for the comps as well as the money. Even these players must remember that there's no real difference between a player who constantly uses idiot camouflage and a real idiot.
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