"card counting" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} card counting (uncountable)
  1. A strategy, in pontoon or blackjack, in which a player keeps a mental tally of the cards played in order to calculate the probability of certain cards being dealt and therefore obtain an advantage. Wikipedia link: card counting Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Gambling Related terms: card counter, count cards Translations (strategy): 算牌 (suànpái) (Chinese Mandarin), korttien laskeminen (Finnish)

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