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Ever since the emergence of card counting, the brick and mortar casino have dreaded the thinking blackjack player.  Card counting, without the aid of a machine, is not illegal.  It can however get you pretty rude treatment at a casino.  You will be thrown out if you are lucky, worse treatment has been known to follow in places like Vegas.

So, you can imagine that the brick and mortar venues did not react kindly to the new iPhone application that aids players in counting cards.  The application even helps gamblers cheat the watchful eye of security by disguising itself by sending the phone into vibrate mode.  Needless to say, iPhones are banned in many brick and mortar casinos.

Online casinos do not have a physical security presence to protect themselves from the terrible iPhone card counter.  So what will they do?  Nothihg!  Online casinos are not worried about the iPhone card counter application in the slightest.  As a matter of fact many online casinos have software available so that player can play at their online casinos from their mobile iPhone.

Card counting with a device is illegal in most states and is often considered a felony, depending on where you are.  But even when a player has a card counting device it does not guarantee success.  The only thing card counting can do, even for an expert card counter – which are few and far between – is help them level the playing field between themselves and the house.

Online casinos have a much lower over head than brick and mortar casinos and do not have to spend as great an expense to stay in operation.  So if players have a nifty little toy that may improve their odds of winning, online casinos are all for it.

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