Delving into the seemingly "seedy" side of card counting appealed to me because it was a subject that could ultimately make me my fortune. I had always heard the term "counting cards" and people being asked to leave casinos for doing exactly that. There was an air of mystery and illicitness surrounding the entire subject that piqued my interest, especially after making contact over the internet with a person called "The GameMaster" while researching this …showed first 75 words of 1953 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1953 total…in an unusual way. His theories and strategies have forced casinos to reevaluate their games (e.g. using multiple decks instead of one) and even to cheat (Thorp, Mathematics of Gambling, p.17). But, as my new friend, "The GameMaster", e-mailed to me, "the cat and mouse aspect of being a counter has become a very appealing part of the game". And remember- "A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned"! (Personal e-mail).