I used to think it was some kind of process like a cashier till where the dealer would pick up a tray with X amount of chips, and then have to turn it in where everything is counted and reconciled somehow.
But I saw in a movie (never been to a casino myself to gamble) where one dealer would just walk up and tag-out another dealer and take over their spot. It made me wonder how everything was accounted for.
What’s to keep a dealer from slipping an extra $500 chip every once in awhile to their buddies?
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I dealt poker in Vegas for 10 years. You start with a “till” of $500 in chips. When a new dealer takes over (every half hour) the last thing the dealer does is count the chips and mark off its over or under the $500 (you sell chips when people bust, make change, etc).
The first thing the new dealer does when he sits down is count to make sure the previous count is correct.
If you fail to make an accurate count or you were short for any reason, you have to make up the difference at the end of the shift.
All of this is obviously watched by cameras everywhere. Also any time you handle chips (multiple times a hand) you have to reveal both sides of your hand to make sure you aren’t palming chips.
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