Casino Tracked Me Down For Card Counting!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
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Thank you for letting me be a part of your video and showing that I’m truly “not an asshole in real life” 😂 I enjoyed playing with you and watching your journey.
I’m so glad you enjoyed Oaklawn 🎉
Crazy the cool dealer is here in the comments lmao.
@@TheeGlocktopus thanks for hangin in the cool cat section 🃏♠️
@@brandycollins7524 Yeah! Small world...
Oh you're definitely not an a-hole, you could tell by your reaction your fun
I've commented before, but I can promise you as a dealer all of us are rooting for you. We know what casinos can do so it's nice for them to get their noses bloodied for once. Keep it up!
Dealers are cool, Pit bosses are dicks. Dealers of course want you to win for the tips.
@@nateg5505 APs don't tip. 5+ yrs experience
Yeah, fuck the casino. The second we have an edge they're like "😭😭no fair!!"
@@edwardliddymaybe if they weren’t backed off so rudely they would 🤣
Bloody their noses!
It seems so much more classy when the Casino staff are polite, and achieves the outcome quicker. Fantastic series and Happy Birthday
Nah, I think it's more entertaining that they act more hostile. For example throwing Steve's chips in his face and telling him to go cash out at a pawn shop or back alley
Agreed. Even if I still find it scummy, at least it's classy
when that security guard inquired about your passport I was just dying for you to look up and go, in perfect clueless Englishman style 'Oh! Has Missouri declared independence?"
I think one of the things I love most about this series is that it helps people understand that card counting doesn't really fit many of the myths or negative stigmas that the media and casinos would like you to believe. A few of those myths are:
1. Card counting is illegal. (yes, thinking inside a casino is still legal last time I checked)
2. Card counting is "easy, fast money." (posting crushing losses is very educational for people to see that we lose about 48.5% of sessions that we play)
3. Card counting is shady or immoral. (some of the best people I have met in my 1 year as an AP have been card counters.)
Thanks again Steven for the videos. Can't wait for the next. It's amazing to read some of these comments and to see so much positive feedback from this series.
After going through the whole series again, I can officially say it's my Favourite on all of TH-cam!! Keep up the count, mate!!
Honestly that really means a lot! 😃
Genuinely feel the same. I can’t get enough of this series. I hope there’s many more card counting trips to come.
@@stevenbridges it’s so true! I literally light up like a Christmas tree when I see the new video upload notification. Please never stop this channel. Play blackjack around the world!! :) I want to see it all!!
@@AS-mw6pw Hopefully more theatrics in the future too. Such as disguises.
@@stevenbridges Are you related to Karl Rock? You sound like him.
I'm a (professional) mathematician and really enjoy your videos. Whenever I teach undergraduate probability I always use card counting and it tends to land well with my students, and I have your video(s) to thank for that! Keep doing what you're doing, you've made me a huge fan!
Edit: Any happy birthday to you!
Oh that's awesome! Glad it works well for your students as a topic! 😃
If you're so smart, what's 3+2-1÷8*69+420????? 😡
I'm kidding. I bet you get asked dumb shit like that all the time though lol
Our PE teacher, who also lectures maths told us one time he used card counting to mostly finance his way to become a teacher
In 1980 my undergraduate probability used card counting to teach as well. It did seem to hold our attention and feel like we were learning usefull.
Wait, you are a professional mathematician and you follow Fortnite Daily Highlights?
It's funny to see all my local dealers/pit bosses. They tried to pull that ID force on me too with 2 security guards. What surprises me is they brought a gaming agent with them. Gaming agents know full well card counting isn't illegal and that casinos can't Bar you from playing for that reason. Its literally in the gaming internal controls.
I’ve met some sketchy gaming agents in my time
True, but they can throw you out for refusing to show ID. And they have plenty of other paths to "bar" a player.
So I’m confused, don’t you have to show you have your ID if asked? Cuz it’s illegal to be in the casino without an ID.
@@rwlasvegas5989 you don't have to show anyone your ID technically unless it's for a CTR filing. But if you refuse to show it they can ask you to leave. You're only required to show ID to gain entry to the casino floor if they think you look too young. Otherwise you don't have to show it. But if you look really young and you refuse to show your ID. They might try and detain you
@@rwlasvegas5989 No, you have to be 21 to gamble. You don't have to have an ID to be in the casino.
This series is awesome
Play first comment on Brent TV. What’s up man?
In the dim-lit halls where fortunes sway,
There walks a man with cunning play.
Steven Bridges, the genius bold,
With numbers dancing, tales untold.
Through the neon glow of sin's delight,
He weaves his way in the dead of night.
Counting cards with a steady hand,
Each shuffle met with his command.
From Vegas lights to Atlantic shores,
His legend spreads, his winnings soar.
Casinos tremble at his name,
Their profits dwindling, their fear aflame.
With each dealt hand, a calculated move,
He bends the odds, his skill to prove.
A whisper in the realm of chance,
A mastermind in the casino dance.
But as his journey reaches its peak,
The last casino bows, too weak.
For Steven Bridges, with his brilliant mind,
Has left no table, no winnings behind.
The final bastion of chance undone,
As bankruptcy claims its toll,
the last casino in the land is gone.
For genius triumphs in the end,
And even empires must bend.
In the hush that follows, a silence profound,
Steven Bridges, the legend crowned.
With a flick of cards, and a knowing grin,
He fades into the night, then publishes his win.
I will watch every single one of these videos not because its a series, but because they are absolute bangers!!
Thank you so much Aaron!
An inside man - nice! The back-off law in Missouri seems incredibly nice - doesn't create incredibly scary situations. Excited for the next episode - and happy early birthday you legend!
But they can still get a gang of thugs to mess with you, and kick you out but just like about the reason
what an incredibly incredible comment, just incredible!
Man, these videos are great! I love how you tell the story with narration and hidden footage. One of the few YT channels that I genuinely wish the videos were longer just to have more to watch.
This series is so good. I wouldn't be surprised if down the line I see you on netflix. Keep up the great work Steven, and happy birthday!
I'd love that if he did a show Netflix ran with! :)
Netflix is where you go when you’ve sold your soul.
netfilx could only take something like this and make a worse version of it
Never understood dealers ratting out card counters, they don't get paid anymore for this. It's just being a headache for the sake of it.
I ratted out a couple, but only because they were total jerks to both the other players and the wait staff. You'd think people as knowledgeable about casino life as APs would realize that a little kindness (and a couple tips here and there) can go a long way towards extending your trip length
This is gold! I enjoy the honesty and conviction you put into the documentation and the experience itself. I am hooked on your adventures.
This series got me watching and liking every Wednesday .. hope you got more of these videos to come
Thank you! I really appreciate it 😃
I've got a notebook full of ideas, some not card counting but potentially even more tense 😂
That was quite a nice chill episode! Loving these weekly uploads!!
Thank you! :D Yeah less drama in this one but still fun
@@stevenbridges Yeah, great fun. Thanks for the series!
every episode gets more and more tense for me. like i'm expecting you to wrongfully get arrested at one point for some reason.
Tension is part of the fun though ay
@MLG Alexx I know people that have been falsely arrested and every single time the Judges granted the police what’s called “qualified immunity”.It basically allows police to say “oops I didn’t know I violated his or her rights” as a defense in civil court.
@@BrooklynBalla protects police officers from getting sued for it but doesn’t stop the department from getting sued
tied to a chair and cigarettes stubbed out on his forehead!
my favorite series... so well done. Wish I could rewatch all of these for the first time again.
Happy birthday! I absolutely love the series, it's the one thing i'm always excited to see in my subscription feed :D
Great series, great episode. Happy birthday Steven!
Thanks Mika!
Aside from everything else that's great about getting one up on the casinos, the skill of card counting and the effort of traveling for so long, the editing and storytelling in this series is just really damn well done.
Cheers Guy :)
Happy Birthday! What an utterly fantastic series, can't tell you how much I'm enjoying this. Much respect from another Aussie/South African/Not Scottish guy. Have a great day!
hahahhahahah thank you Steve!
@@stevenbridgesWhen is your birthday?
One of my favorite channels that I just recently discovered! I've been waiting all week for the next part of this saga! Good luck, friend!
Woah a country wide alert ? I had no idea they took this THAT serious. I knew casinos would give each other a heads up if they figured out someone was doing this in their area, but damn, I guess surveillance has really stepped up.
Everything is in the cloud now! (and casinos _really_ hate card counters.)
just wait when digital currency replaces cash and the social credit system is put into play.
@@jeffmorin5867 In many ways, we already have that. (credit cards, and cash apps. and credit scores.)
Just shows what scumbags casinos are. Can’t have anyone winning!
Favourite series ever, I could watch this forever. Happy Birthday mate :)
Steven, thanks for posting these videos! This is so entertaining to watch. I was born, raised, and have lived in the Kansas City area my whole life, and I'm glad you stopped by! I've been to all the casinos in the Kansas City area as a recreational blackjack player and have mostly had a good time at each one. Anyways, I love the content and hope you keep with it. Take care!
Ah, didn't catch your video as it got uploaded, happy belated birthday! This series is so good, definitely the best video yet!
Watching several of them back to back, I love how spontaneous the "IT'S TIME FOR THE TEAM GRAPH!" is :D
Cheers!
Nice to see people being more chill with you lol. and the fact that you can say that you are counting and they can not do anything, seems to hurt the casinos.
I think Card Counting Should be 100% allow myself like it is there is Missouri. Because if anyone is able to learn to count they deserve to be able to do so.
Another awesome one. Thanks for the video Steven! And happy birthday!
Thanks so much! 😃
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVEN! Love this series and your content along with the accuracy of all your backoffs! Best of luck beating the casinos and I look forward to your next episode! Robert /:-)
Love this series man, great content! Keep it coming and i hope you can get on top after those REALLY big loses but keep going homie!
Happy birthday for in 35 mins Steve. Have a good one. These videos are insane. Look forward to them each week.
Thank you! 😃 Really glad you like them
You obviously put in a lot of time and effort in your TH-cam videos and above all you are very articulate; this always makes your videos a pleasure to watch.
Thank you very much Danny!
This is a great series so far and very interesting how your channel has impacted your chance to play. Love how people are like yeah I'm a fan. Happy Birthday 🎂
This is my favorite series on TH-cam, keep up the great work!
Best series I've seen on YT. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much!
Your cliff hangers are better than 99% of shows I've ever seen.
Thank you! 😃
@@stevenbridges I know it's probably not something you'd want to do, but maybe purposely involving the police to set the casinos straight when they are hassling you would be an interesting idea. They can argue with you, but not with the police ;)
I haven’t been following your videos for a while (sorry!), but they are still as wonderful as before! So entertaining to watch, and your editing and jokes are getting to the next level too. Keep up the great work. Love your videos.
Absolutely love the editing. Love your take on it - still wish you could give it to the casino way harder than just taking their money but it is what it is. Happy birthday!
It’s extremely hard to keep count in a casino environment. It’s impressive
Such an amazing series, I love that it's back :))
Another great video! You film and edit these so well - I never want to the video to end 😂 And happy birthday! Have a good one!
I actually with an editor this series and he really helped level up these vids!
Happy Birthday Steven! Another great video. Really enjoying your format and cadence. Very entertaining.
Thank you!
I used to work at Oaklawn. It really is an amazing casino, hopefully you come back and see a horse race! Glad you enjoyed your time in Hot Springs, cheers!
I really liked it there. Everyone was so nice! I have a mate that got a harsh back off there apparently which is so different to my experience
Babe wake up, a new Steven bridges card counting vid just dropped
😂
happy bday, love how your channel has evolved over the years. used to watch for the magic
Happy birthday! Just found your channel a few weeks ago and hooked on this series! Keep up the great videos man! 👊
Thanks very much! Once this series is over, go check out Series 1 😃
Awesome series keep it up, love the work.
Thank you!
Can't wait for the next season when Steven shaves his beard and gets an assortment of wigs/prosthetics
Wow you really called it!
Everything about this series is perfect. Nice one Steven 👍
Happy birthday! This is one of the highest quality TH-cam series! Thank you for sharing
Watching these videos gives me anxiety! I love the series though. Keep up the great work, and happy birthday!
Stoked to see you came to Kansas City! I was on the edge of my seat when the back off happened at Harrahs. Long story but I was back roomed by them in 2020 arrested at the table for “felony cheating” I put chips to the left of my bet which happened to be in the bonus spot (idk if that was even the matter) to double down. Gave them a finger hand signal to show I was doubling down. I waved off my hand after receiving a card due to habit. Played for about 3-4 more hands before a sherif came and addressed me by my first and and last name and told me to stand up. To which I replied for what? I was aggressively arrested right there at the table. After reviewing the camera footage and finding that it was indeed a mistake by dealer not catching my hand signal. Im felony free and in the middle of a law suit. Harrahs will find any reason they can to remove you from the table if you’re up big on them. Glad it wasn’t too crazy for you, & happy birthday! Favorite series on TH-cam hands down.
Wow that's a crazy story! Glad that you're suing them! What a massive overreaction on their part!
Thank you 😃
Thank you for making these videos! I love watching these and happy birthday!
Thank you Josh!
Really glad that you're back, I hope you do some more content soon
I'm so hooked on this series. It feels like quality content and very well made. Keep it up Steve!
Thank you!
already watched it on nebula but came here to boost the video for the algo. Happy Birthday Steven!
Thank you! 😃
Happy birthday and thank you for the amazing content continuously! It's like a TV show for me i wait on weekly
This is the one series on TH-cam im really excited for, love these steven
Best series on TH-cam hands down. Bring on the Bad Grandpa style disguises!
Hahah the natural next step
@@stevenbridges Happy birthday dude!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVEN!
Happy birthday
@@aarbaarb8290 Thank you!
@@andrewgoldfarb3431 Thank you!
Happy birthday in 48 minutes
Just fascinating.
Very patient and polite works great. You're on target. 👏👏👏
brilliant episode steven! loved the edits haha
Love this series. I was a professional card counter for several years. Good times !!!
Awesome! 😃
I'm so happy you are back posting videos. I know what you do takes a long time to get videos together and I appreciate you building up a great number of episodes to release them weekly. Just sad for the months in between.
Thank you! Yeah I’m going to see if I can post a bit more regularly between larger projects. But my #1 priority is to always upload quality stuff. I’ve played the ‘upload weekly’ game before and whenever I’ve done that the content suffers.
Thanks for the support!
@@stevenbridges quality over quantity for sure is what we prefer!! Thank you for working hard to bring us enjoyable content!
@@TheManInBush Thank YOU for supporting it, commenting etc. Without that, I wouldn't be able to make what I make. So thank you!
I discovered your channel a couple of months ago and absolutely love the content! The latest series is awesome! Honestly you should have your own tv series, the amount of tension, excitement, danger all in 20 mins is so watchable! I'm almost on the edge of my seat watching!! Keep up the good work mate, looking forward to seeing more videos! Random but if you're ever up in the lake district and fancy doing some metal detecting get in touch!
and also - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :D
i love all of your videos so much man!!! ❤And Happy Birthday!🥳🥳
They way you narrate each video you produce is what makes these the best videos! Keep doing what your doing! You are truly one of the best story tellers ever!
Thank you that’s very kind of you
Firstly, happy birthday!!!
Secondly, on days when you lose big individually, do your team mates ever show disappointment (even though it’s normal to have some bad days) or are they okay as long as you are making a profit overall as a team?
Thirdly, will we ever get to see you do magic again? Loved the series where you film yourself coming up with a magic trick from scratch!
We all feel it when someone loses but the disappointment is always directed towards the game, never the player.
I had a team mate once lose an insane amount of money in a few hours and we were all like ‘that sucks but well done for playing through the pain’
I love this series so much. So intense I love it.
Happy birthday Steven! Your content is seriously unmatched, so so so much love from Australia❤
Thank you Alex! Would love to visit aus one day
I knew there was something on wednesdays that I needed to watch, I forgot it was this😂
hahah, mark it in the calendar
Couldn't handle the wait anymore, so subbed to CuriosityStream + Nebula (using your code of course!) to get a week ahead. Loved seeing the team graph at the end (I won't spoil it for anyone waiting to see the ep).
I'm a semi-pro sports bettor myself (this is my second year of doing it; I'll call myself pro if I have similar earnings to last year), with a similar EV to AP Blackjack, and I will say the lows never get easier even if you trust that you'll eventually get pretty close to your expected value. I can relate so hard to losing sessions, because you spend all that time and your bankroll is even worse than if you took the day off (just had a huge day with about 9 hours of work invested... to end up 6 units down 😅).
But both sports bettors and card counters know it's all about the long run, even if the short run can be psycholigically taxing at times. So from the bottom of my heart, from someone that is doing something similar to what you do (each of my bets is essentially like a hand with a decent true count) and as someone that can struggle with the mental hits from negative variance days, thank you for providing content like this as a reminder that it's a grind, and that bad days will happen but don't define us.
Thank you Jaxson! I appreciate you joining Nebula. Make sure you check out the other extra videos there. Anything with a + on it is not here on TH-cam.
Yeah I'm lucky I've never even had a particularly bad losing streak but some of my friends have and it's just unreal what can happen!
I respect what you do! Good variance to you mate!
Happy Birthday Steven.
We hope you have a wonderful day. Keep the awesome content coming. Me and the mrs love your adventures !
these videos are so good, its an instant click every time I see something from you. Cheers!
so excited to watch! absolutely love the series steven! :) (i have a question- are you planning to go to any conventions next year?)
HmMMmmMM honestly hadn't thought about it. If I'm invited, sure! 😃
I'm booked for The Session Convention but that's a magic con so bit different
Wonder why every casino can't just be like that other casino that backed you off in the kindest way possible. Lower stress, less bad press, nobody will talk smack about you once they're gone...
It seems to make the casino a bit nicer when kicking you put after you're down 12k.
happy bday mate! Nice series, really love it
OMG im geeked to see my city (KC) in your video. im in the process of learning card counting. Very very new and I’m glad to know that it’s illegal to be back off in Missouri.
Hey Steven,
Just wanted to comment about the Bailey's situation..
I know after being backed off so aggressively out of one casino you get the impression of it being that way in all other casinos of the house.
Me personally I am a croupier in a casino in Germany and there's a total of 12 spread around the area that belong to our company.
Eventhough all of us are being "forced" (more like expected) to be friendly and respectful to any guest, one specific casino stands out being rude and unfriendly towards their guests, even us, their collegues, don't really like them :D
So it might be completely different from one to another casino and I doubt there should be big worries, especially because you're a professional and know how to deal with such situations.
Anyways lovely video, really enjoyed it, thanks!
That’s a very good point. Thanks!
It’s almost as if the casino is keeping a count and knows when to back you off ;)
They are.
Happy birthday!! And thank you for the awesome series
Thank you! 😃
Happy birthday man, these trips are going to get tense in next few episodes lol
I really loved the part when the casino tracked him down for card counting 😒
Genuinely going to be upset when this series ends. Going to watch all your card counting videos again after it finishes
Happy birthday mate from a new fan from england! Id love to learn card counting but will stick to matched betting for now! You are My new favourite channel on youtube! Keep smashing it
Thank you dude! Good variance to ya!
I wish you could put out even more videos! I would watch all of them!
Steven I'm so much in love with this series! If you ever do a bj tour in The Netherlands hit me up!
Thank you! :D Would love to visit The Netherlands!
I am really disgusted with the dealer at the casino in Arkansas...Very slimy of him to rat you out. It's not his money you were winning, and the more you make, the more tips he gets. Perfect example of why I always scoff at dealers who try to buddy up with me and claim "I want you to make $$$, it's better for me." In reality, most of them get enjoyment out of taking our $$$
Good on you for the honesty I was loving midway when you say, “ being polite keeps me sane “ 😂🏆🏆😂
Favorite series on TH-cam. My dad is a retired dealer. I have to get him to watch! Hope you have a Happy Birthday as well!
Bruh Steven Bridges, my hero, literally went to a casino like an hour away from me and I didn’t know. You’re the reason I’m a card counter. I’m 17 and I can’t wait to hit a casino!
Thanks Camden! 😃
Please go check out the podcast 'All In - The Addicted Gamblers Podcast'.
It'll give you important awareness about the addictive elements of gambling. Gambling addictions can happen to anyone (even card counters!) so listening to some stories will help you understand the signs to look out for.
That way you can go crush the casinos in full confidence! 😃
Hey Steven I always wondered whenever a casino does not even let you cash out chips without an I.D even though its illegal why not save the hassle and get a friend who does not gamble to cash it out for you?
Happens all the time. Passing chips "under the table" is very common. For larger chip denominations the Casino sometimes asks what table you played at and confirms with security to make sure you actually earned them there but I've only encountered that at a single casino. Steven is solo so he would need close friends or his team members in other areas to come help him as he's not going to hand over thousands to a rando to cash him out
Happy birthday steven, heres to another year of beating the odds🥂🥳
Happy birthday Steven! Awesome episode!
Nobody is asking u if you’re below 21 look at that beard
You are the man Steven! Happy Birthday!
I always look forward to your uploads. Love it.
You do such a great job on building the anticipation!!