Online Card Counting

[RedChief]

Do you think card counting will work in online blackjack?

[Lancelot]

It's harder online but counting cards whether online or off line is better than playing and having no strategy. In gambling strategy is everything!

[SuperMan]

‘Card counting’ wont work in online blackjack because the deck is usually shuffled with every round. Ergo you get a fresh deck every deal.

[johnie]

Quote: " ‘Card counting’ wont work in online blackjack because the deck is usually shuffled with every round. Ergo you get a fresh deck every deal."

is that even legal or a fair move? I mean shuffling every turn drastically lowers your chances of winning in blackjack correct?

[JavaJoe]

maybe it is since most of these games do not have human intervention. they are controlled by computers.

[RedChief]

"You could test for how often the same card appears in two consecutive hands. Considering only the four initial cards dealt and assuming all four are different the expected number of those cards seen in the next hand is 16/52 = 0.307692, assuming the cards are shuffled after every hand. If you see fewer repeats than would argue that the cards are not shuffled after every hand. If the cards are not shuffled between hands the expected number of repeats seen would be 4*(4d-1)/(52d-4), where d is the number of decks. It is easier, but less reliable, to just ask customer support."

from WizardSupport