The technique of counting cards in blackjack is as old as the game itself. It consists of counting the number of high and low cards that appear in the table. If you have left many low cards, the player has an advantage because probabilities may appear more high cards and thus increase their chances to obtain the expected 21 or Blackjack.

Because applications for the iPhone are transverse to life itself, was only a matter of time it debuted a program for this purpose, such as thread. Pressing the touch screen is going high and low card counting, you can even leave stealth-mode with the display off-not to alert anyone.

The application includes 4 different methods for the bill, depending on how aggressive the player's strategy. The software can be downloaded from the App Store for $ 1.99 and also serves for the iPod touch.

Its existence also realized the gaming control authorities of the State of Nevada (where Las Vegas), who in a statement recalled that although card counting is not a crime, yes it is a device used for this purpose, at least in the law of your state. It is punishable by imprisonment of 1 to 6 years or a fine of up to $ 10,000 if the first offense.

The application was detected by casinos in California, who gave the first alert to find gamers using thread in their facilities. While not the only software for the iPhone that has letters, it is the first to have the stealth feature to hide its use, making it doubly dangerous. And attractive, is in the eye of the beholder.