How do casinos keep track of the amount of chips in a dealer’s care at a table to make sure the dealer isn’t pocketing them or paying out too much?

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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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In addition to all of the Casino quotes….

If you pay attention the dealer’s hands carefully there are a bunch of little ‘ticks’ and procedures that they do with their hands to show the cameras and bosses that they are counting correctly. I am taking about things like running their fingers across stacks of chips to show that they are the same height, counting money out on the table (and announcing the amount), using that stick thing to rake off the mass of chips in games like craps or roulette (instead of touching them). etc.

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