For a two deck game, DAS, S17, 6 players:

This might be greek to some folks, but those knowledgable in the stats of blackjack, it says Speed Count works (look at the similar EVs), and delivers comparable win rates. And, this data is for a 'pre-release' version of Speed Count without insurance, no 'Wonging' or hand spreading! The HL comparison is similar, and both used no **play indices** in the data above. Once you add aggressive play strategies (such as wonging, hand spreading), Speed Count yields close to 1% expectation in good games, still without complicated play indices or other complexity.

"Why should I spend 700 bucks on a 2-day course, instead of spending $20 on a good blackjack book like Wong's or Renzey's?"

The Golden Touch Blackjack Course, the exclusive licensee of Speed Count, provides detailed training, including actual table playing time to make sure players master the system. Until now, no effective blackjack card counting system has been easy enough to learn that it could be mastered in a one or two day seminar.

Our goal is to help average blackjack players become advantage players, rather than flood the shelves with yet another book about blackjack.

If books about card-counting alone were a sufficient tool to become a skilled advantage player, there would be millions of card counters and casinos would have stopped peddling blackjack years ago. The ideas behind card counting are easy and well known... mastering the skill is not!

I personally use High-Low, with all the play indices from -3 to +3. It took over 100 hours of training time, and I have to practice at least 4 hours before every trip. If I don't do this, I may well think I have an edge, but testing in my 'Blackjack Expert' software shows that in fact I'm making mistakes and playing at a loss.

Current card counting systems are either very hard to master, or too simple to provide any valuable edge.

Speed Count is a powerful system, that is trivial to learn. If you already know basic strategy, you can master the method in a few hours of practice, without committing errors. It's that easy, and that different.

"What type of player would benefit from Speed Count?"

Speed Count is for average blackjack players who have been leery of learning card counting, or who have tried already and failed. It's trivial to learn and use, yet delivers most of the advantage of good count systems.

For expert players already playing a high-end system well without errors, Speed Count will not provide further advantage, but could provide good cover since the casinos will not be familiar with it's different characteristics and uniquely optimized playing strategy.

"What does Shackleford have to say about Speed Count?"

We are currently having some well-known blackjack experts comment on Speed Count. We are providing full details and data on the system (under non-disclosure, of course). Michael is in the process of reviewing Speed Count. We'll provide his formal comments and quotea once they are available.

"Who is Henry Tamburin?"

Henry will probably post and reply on his own, but I'll add a few comments here.

Henry is one a well known blackjack expert and columnist, writing fantastic literature and guidance on gambling and blackjack for average players. He has 30 years experience teaching card counting to players in courses, videos, books and seminars.

Henry and I hooked up years ago, and quickly realized we shared a common view of blackjack... that the game is beatable, yet very few manage to do it! We both strive to teach more regular players to become skilled advantage players, through books, software, and our popular free blackjack e-newsletter "Blackjack Insider" (www.bjinsider.com).

After I came up with the idea of Speed Count quite a while back, Henry colaberated with me and helped evolve the system into the precision card counting system that it is today.

"What is the REAL cost for the GTB course?"

I'm just the creator of the system, not the marketing company! But I can say that all Blackjack Insider subscribers can sign up for $695, for a limited time. Note also that Blackjack Insider is a free e-newsletter, so there are no tricks attached to this deal! Just call the GTB order line (1-866-WIN-BJ21) to sign-up for the course, and mention you are Blackjack Insider subscriber.

You can subscribe to BJI at: www.bjinsider.com.

"What about the Optimal Basic Strategy in Speed Count?"

Speed Count does not use play indices, but instead uses a fully optimized set of basic strategy tables that delivers the greatest possible player advantage. Hal Marcus, maker of the Blackjack 6-7-8 Strategy Cards, hit on this novel idea for card counters who don't use play indices. This approach is highly dependent on the count system and characteristics (such as bet spread), and the Optimal Basic Strategy (OBS) for Speed Count is unique and exhaustively tested for maximum player advantage.

Mastering the skill of tracking a complicated plus/minus running count is bad enough, but adding play indices pushes today's card counting systems into the league of elite and devoted trainees. Sped Count replaces play indices with an amazing OBS that is simple to learn, yet delivers incredible performance.