The First Computer-Assisted Card Counting

[Karma]

As the game of blackjack evolved, so did the techniques used to gain an edge. In the late 1950s, a group of individuals developed a groundbreaking technology for card counting: the first wearable computer. They designed this device to help players keep track of the remaining cards in the deck and make more accurate betting decisions.

The device was a massive breakthrough and demonstrated how technology could be used to beat the odds at the blackjack table. However, casinos quickly caught on and implemented stricter countermeasures to detect and prevent the use of such devices, leading to legal battles and making the use of wearable computers in casinos a rare and short-lived phenomenon.

 

[James108]

The first computer-assisted card counting system was developed in the 1970s by Stanford Wong. Wong's system used a primitive computer, which he used to track the cards that had been played in blackjack games.