Blackjack Devices to Count Cards Barred by Nevada Assembly
A bill barring blackjack players from using hidden card-counting computers won final legislative approval today on a unanimous Nevada Assembly vote.
The card-counting bill is aimed at stopping the use of computerized card-counting devices that can be purchased for up to $3,000 in Southern California and elsewhere.
Under the measure, anyone caught with such equipment could be punished by a prison sentence of up to 10 years and fines up to $10,000.
Another measure, allowing use of cashless slot machines, cleared the state Senate and moved to the Assembly. That bill would allow the use of “credit-card” slot machines. To play, a gambler could establish a credit line with a casino and then get a coded card to be used in place of money.
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