The Math of Counting Cards

With tools like BlackJack Consultants Simulator, you can put practice strategies for playing blackjack into play.  But ever wondered what is the math behind all this?  Is the roulette better or worse than blackjack?  What do the numbers actually say?  I found this video on YouTube that I liked so much I had to share it in my blog.



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