There’s no doubt that you can get rich cheating at casino games. Many have done so in the past. Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo and his family made $1.5M cheating at roulette, and card sharps like Ken Uston and Ida Summers made fortunes counting cards and shuffle tracking on the blackjack tables.

It takes a lot of ingenuity to come up with a system that can beat modern security in today’s casinos. Even if the house can’t figure out how you’re winning, they will still stop you from playing if you win too much. You won’t get roughed up like in the old days, but you’ll get blacklisted and will have to disguise yourself to find action.

And if you get caught, you can bet that the casino will charge you to the limits of the law. Card counting may not be illegal, but cheating is. And law officials frown on it in Nevada.

The World Series of Blackjack is a tournament of 40 competitors vieing for the top prize of 500 000 dollars. The tournament features 40 top Blackjack players from 14 casinos from around the US. The tournament is being hosted this year at the Las Vegas Hilton and is being televised on the Game Show Network.
Some of this year’s top pros include Anthony Lu, Jeff Bernstein, Randy Driggers, Tony Duong, John Grannis, Angie Hardy, Mikka Padilla, Charlie Montoya, Dominick Haven and Shawn Crowder.

The WSOB is broken down into eight 5 player preliminary rounds followed by two semi-final rounds. Wild card rounds follow with the tournament wrapping up with a Final round to determine the champion.

Getting rich playing blackjack requires one of two things. First, you can have a big bankroll and play at high stakes. If you play at optimum strategy you will certainly have times when you’re up some money. If the stakes are high enough you can get rich. The only problem is getting your hands on a big bankroll with which to play. That can be achieved if you show that you have the skills at the game to someone who’s willing to back you for a share of the winnings.

The other way to get rich at blackjack is to learn how to count cards. Once you know how to do it well you can beat any blackjack game in any casino. The problem is you have to count the cards without the experienced casino staff detecting what you’re doing. If they do suspect you, you’ll be out on your ace.