he European-style layout has a single zero, and the American style layout is usually a double-zero. The origin of gambling is considered to be divinatory: by casting marked sticks and other objects and interpreting the outcome, man sought knowledge of the future and the intentions of the gods. This article presents no existing or new counting method but a program to calculate the best strategy upon the momentary distribution of cards in the shoe. Between the transition from the suit of bells to ...