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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I worked at a casino for a few years. They have cameras covering every angle and they have pit bosses also watching in person. I’ve seen a few dealers escorted out in handcuffs for stealing from the casino.

Something to remember is that a casino license is a license to mint money. It’s a big deal to steal from a casino and it comes with a hefty prison sentence. The casinos have the money to make sure the thieves get the maximum possible sentence and they make sure that happens it’s alot cheaper to get one person in prison for 25 years than it is to have every dealer stealing from you.

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