Originally Posted by
Archvaldor
No that was not the whole premise. In fact it was not a premise at all. I never said any such thing.
Your simulation indicated a play-all approach. There's no reason not to skip hands outside of being timed out. That's a major advantage of online play. So your numbers are way off.
Game speed: I said that online games are 2 to 5x slower. That is true of online blackjack generally.
Now there are games which equal or exceed 50 hands per hour and obviously all things being equal a counter seeks those out. As you do with speed, better penetration and rule sets in real casinos.
You don't seem to know that many online games deal a single hand to all players which is generally a much faster game. But still very easy to count comparative to real world games. Obviously that is a type of online blackjack a counter would focus on.
Generally speaking counting online is more profitable than in the real world. Especially when you factor in the horrendous cost of downtime travelling to casino locations and the cost of expenses.
I won't even get into the physical risks involved with offline play such as having your money stolen by policemen, being thrown out of your hotel at 3 am, back-roomed, or even physically assaulted / wrongly arrested. That stuff is very expensive and time-consuming to deal with.
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