The World Series of Blackjack, filmed at the Golden Nugget and now in its second season on cable outlet GSN, may be a kind of unusual peace offering to the top "advantage players", who use card counting techniques to eliminate the house edge.
The WSOB, seeking to emulate the success of its better-known poker cousin, pits the field of players in a contest to amass chips against a common house. But the fact remains that many of the best blackjack players out there are folks the casinos won't let anywhere near the tables.