I knew they were counting because my whole routine would be
Fish out card from the wallet, holding it up as I walked by
Get The Nod from the door person, and hear a little click as they trigger the little counter.
Didn't know they were using it to adjust the registers though, that's smart.
Do they keep track of people leaving too?
No, the border guards are fully equipped with clickers
Which counters? Are you talking about the digital ones? It's just a calculator.
There's stuff like these: http://www.amazon.com/Richards-Company-Counter-Finger-SPR24100/dp/B0008GOGI8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1457999673&sr=8-3&keywords=counters
or just small tokens