Blackjack Heat Radar
If you are going to get away with counting at high stakes, you must be sensitive to "heat." More and more these days, counters are identified by electronic surveillance, but there is almost always some sign that the guys on the floor suspect something before the heat comes down. This is a letter I received from a player a few years ago:
How does a card counter know when he's getting heat? I play at moderate to high stakes ($25 -$500), but I've only been doing this for a short time—a few weekend trips so far. I get very nervous whenever the pit boss seems to be looking at me, or even in the direction of my table. I do try to be friendly toward the bosses and floormen, and I believe I act like nothing is bothering me, but I often have the urge to bolt out of there as soon as any conversation with pit personnel is over. I feel like they are also just acting nonchalant when they're actually scrutinizing my play. A few times I have left tables for no other reason than the floorman came over and watched my table for a while, scribbling notes. I feel like he's recording what I'm doing and that I'd better leave before his notes get too detailed. I've walked out on a number of pretty decent games, and it irritates me whenever I feel I must do this when the count is high. I haven't had any trouble so far, but am I being too cautious? It sure would be nice to relax a bit more and hang in there when I've got an otherwise profitable situation.
I suspect that this player was being overly cautious, but I can't know for sure, not without having seen for myself if he actually had reason to feel uncomfortable. He might've loosened up just a bit and gotten barred. Perhaps his radar is working perfectly. Also, as I have never observed his casino play, I really can't judge if his style of betting is too obvious, or his demeanor too telling. Some players project their paranoia, and this in itself makes casino personnel suspicious.
Any player who bets in the $25 to $500 range may expect to draw pit attention and should assume that the eye in the sky is monitoring him. Once a blackjack player's bets go into the $100+ range he becomes a serious concern to the pit. Their primary concern with big players, however, is that they keep them as customers. They do not automatically assume such players are card counters, and most are not—most are actually big losers.
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