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Ohio Blackjack ConvictionWhy You Shouldn't Cheat at BlackjackPosted on June 10, 2008.
It turns out that Roland Chapa isn't just a blackjack cheater. According to the new story at Ohio.com, Chapa admitted to a police office that he'd been a bookie for over 30 years. News reports indicated that he had a previous conviction for gambling, so this time around he faces up to two years in prison. Sentencing will be held on August 6, 2008. The moral of this story is that you should not cheat at blackjack. It's illegal, even in a church sponsored charity event. It's also just really lame, especially in that setting. It's not like this guy was cheating a casino which has more money than it knows what to do with. This was a charity event. Gee whiz. You're taking money from the needy when you do something like this. One wonders too if a person who would cheat at a charity blackjack game is running a legitimate sportsbook, or is he cheating at that too? I don't even know how you would cheat when running a sportsbook, but if you'll cheat at one gambling game, I can only assume that you'll cheat at another gambling activity too. I'd always been taught that cheaters never win. One final comment. It might seem like I'd be down on blackjack card counting, based on this commentary in this article, but I'm not. In my opinion, and in the opinion of most everyone but the casinos themselves, counting cards isn't cheating. It isn't considered cheating to think when you're playing a game, and that's all card counting amounts to: thinking while you're playing. Too bad Chapa didn't limit himself to that. |
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