RFID in Blackjack

There’s been a lot of talk recently since the Mohegan Sun has decided to start using the new blackjack tables from a company called MindPlay in Bellevue, WA, just outside Seattle. MindPlay has been purchased by Bally’s, so you know where they stand.

The tables from MindPlay/Bally’s track everything. EVERYTHING. ALL cards played, all wagers spent, in what denominations. EVERYTHING.

According to the casinos this is supposed to be a boon for players because now it’s efficient for them to trace comps on the lower ($5-$10/hand) players. Except it’s really just another way to screw the player in favor of the casino.

Can you imagine being able to track the cards – exactly – while also tracking each player’s bet strategy – exactly? This is just another gimmick that is sadly somehow catching on, because the casino VPs are calling the shots and not paying a damn bit of attention to the marketing people who are seeing the real blackjack players run away from these tables in droves.

Trust me. If you play the Mohegan Sun, stay away from these tables like the plague. No. Even worse. Stay away from them as if they pay 6-5 on blackjack.

These mindplay tables failed in the Las Vegas Hilton, despite the claims of Bally’s marketing staff.

Once RFID is instroduced into the cards, this will be the end of counting. As soon as the casino can determine when the deck becomes heavily stacked to the player, POOF, reshuffle.

Not as bad as the tables I saw in a casino in Longview, WA, which didn’t use cards but a video screen for each seat….but in any case. Play MindPLay tables at your own financial risk.