Using Your iPhone in Vegas? Be Careful!
March 10, 2009
Nevada Gaming Officials has issued a warning to casinos to be on the look out for people using their iPhones whilst at the tables, after Californian officials found players using the devices at Indian Casinos. The reason for this is the release of an app which can be used to count cards whilst playing blackjack - a strategy which has for a long time caused concern for casinos.
Whilst counting cards in itself is not illegal, casinos do frown upon it and are likely to escort you from the premises if they have rason to suspect you. Using an electronic device however is illegal under many gambing authority rules. In particular Nevada Statute NRS 465.075 states:
Use of device for calculating probabilities. It is unlawful for any person at a licensed gaming establishment to use, or possess with the intent to use, any device to assist:
1. In projecting the outcome of the game;
2. In keeping track of the cards played;
3. In analyzing the probability of the occurrence of an event relating to the game; or
4. In analyzing the strategy for playing or betting to be used in the game…
So there you have it, be careful using you phone in Vegas - and not just keeping it safe from muggers!
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