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7. Body Type: You put a fat man and a thin man at the same table, and the lanky guy will draw the heat first.
Now I'm aware of the fact that there are many exceptions to all of these prejudices. I know that fat counters, and female counters, and non-white counters have all been discovered and barred at one time or another. And I'm sure there are some pit bosses and surveillance personnel who will state emphatically that they only watch for playing styles to determine which players pose a real threat to their tables. But all of these prejudices do exist. I've heard so many stories from so many players who have found that one or more of these factors have helped keep them at the tables (or gotten them booted) that I believe these biases to be real—and many, as a matter of fact, aren't unwarranted.
Looking at these biases, we can now draw a picture of the player most likely to be suspected of card counting, as well as the player least likely to be marked.
Most likely card counter: A young, white, American male, who is thin, stylishly dressed, and playing quietly by himself.
Least likely card counter: A heavy set, gray-haired, nonwhite woman, who speaks with a foreign accent, is loud and talkative, and dressed unusually, even badly.
The more a player looks like the "most likely card counter," the more he will have to use costly misplay camouflage. The more a player fits the image of the "least likely card counter," the more freedom he/she will have to play accurately, and with a wide betting spread according to the count. Just walk in looking like a seventy-year-old grandmother, wearing a sari or a babushka, ranting loudly in some strange language, and you can really take the casinos for a ride!
Obviously, there is only so much you can do to disguise yourself. There are stories of young pros who have colored their hair gray and shaved themselves receding hairlines in order to appear older. I know one very famous counter who attempted to pass himself off as female with a wig and a dress. (He didn't fool anyone.)
I know another counter who dyed his skin in order to pass for black. Whether you think you could get away with such radical disguises will depend on a combination of what you look like, how far you're willing to go, and your acting talents. It is always wise to keep these prejudices in mind, however, when you are getting ready to head out to play blackjack.
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All betting and playing camouflage comes with a price tag. When you make dumb plays for the purpose of confusing the bloodhounds on your trail, it costs you. Holding down your betting spread, insuring your blackjacks, not taking advantage of surrender or soft doubling opportunities, et cetera, are all excellent ways of hiding your counting abilities because, in fact, you are relinquishing some amount of potential gain from counting. But if you make too many of these types of camouflage plays, you will no longer have any advantage at all over the house. What's the value of eliminating the possibility of discovery if there is nothing worth discovering? If you don't utilize the information you gather, then gathering the information in the first place was a waste of time. Use it or lose it.
Some camouflage, however, is free; and ironically, this free-ride deception is often the easiest to pull off. Misplays, as a form of disguise, require a knowledge of, and attention to, how much these plays cost, so that you don't kill your edge. Cost-free camouflage, on the other hand, is not based on misplaying hands, so it's a no-brainer exercise.
What is cost-free camouflage? Rather than misplaying your hands, you allay suspicions by projecting an image, by the way you look, by exploiting prejudices and preconceived notions among pit bosses and casino security personnel. Let's dissect these biases.
1. Age: If a young man and an old man are playing at a blackjack table, all other factors being equal, the younger man will be suspected of card counting sooner than the older one.
2. Sex: If a man and a woman are playing at the same table, all other factors being equal, the man will be suspected first.
3. Race: A white player spreading his bets will be suspected before a black or Asian player using the same spread. This racial prejudice, as a matter of fact, even extends to casinos in other countries. Asian card counters often find the casinos of Korea, Macao, the Philippines, and other Asian countries to be profitable, heat-free venues for their action. Their betting spreads and strategy variations are virtually ignored. Caucasian players, on the other hand, and especially Americans, are immediately suspected if they play for big money, and they often find themselves persona non grata if they spread their bets even moderately, or win any substantial amount of money.
4. Nationality: This is tied into the previous factor. Most of the notable books on card counting have been published in America, and few are available outside the U.S. This fact does not escape the notice of casino management here and abroad. In fact, there have been some very sophisticated and well-bankrolled Asian and European counting teams that have attacked casinos all over the world, including those in the U.S. In some cases, these teams have gotten away with incredible betting spreads for lengthy periods of time before anyone in the pit took notice.
5. Demeanor: You put a quiet, thoughtful player at the same table with a gregarious, talkative guy, and the quiet one will be suspected of counting first.
6. Dress code: A player who is nicely but casually dressed will be suspected of card counting before any other fashion type. Card counters don't wear 3-piece suits, nor do they dress like outlaw bikers. They don't look like hippies or punks. They're not decked out in Western gear. And they're usually not shabby, not if they're playing for serious money. That's a mistake on the part of these card counters, for real gamblers include all these types.
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