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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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.
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.
I work as a table games floor supervisor at a casino. We regularly track the count in the tray (and on the table in front of players), along with buy-ins and player totals, in the computer, entering notes when somebody hits something big, changes their play strategy oddly, gets on a streak, etc.. Every floor is in charge of 4 tables/dealers, and we watch the games to make sure they’re being dealt correctly and paid properly. We require the dealers to get approval from us before sending out any payouts over a certain amount, or to provide change/color-ups. There are also cameras EVERYWHERE, and surveillance can catch things the floor misses.
I work as a table games floor supervisor at a casino. We regularly track the count in the tray (and on the table in front of players), along with buy-ins and player totals, in the computer, entering notes when somebody hits something big, changes their play strategy oddly, gets on a streak, etc.. Every floor is in charge of 4 tables/dealers, and we watch the games to make sure they’re being dealt correctly and paid properly. We require the dealers to get approval from us before sending out any payouts over a certain amount, or to provide change/color-ups. There are also cameras EVERYWHERE, and surveillance can catch things the floor misses.
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.
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.
It’s extremely easy to watch someone doing something sneaky if they don’t have pockets to put stuff in. As a company you supply uniforms to your employees that don’t have any pockets.
It’s extremely easy to watch someone doing something sneaky if they don’t have pockets to put stuff in. As a company you supply uniforms to your employees that don’t have any pockets.
Dealt for 10 years, the floor supervisors regularly check what’s in the computer system and compare what’s in the dealers rack. As long as the dealer keeps their rack nice and tidy a floor can literally glance at a color and know a very close estimate. They spend more time checking the higher values, 100, 500, 1000 etc but will guesstimate the smaller
Dealt for 10 years, the floor supervisors regularly check what’s in the computer system and compare what’s in the dealers rack. As long as the dealer keeps their rack nice and tidy a floor can literally glance at a color and know a very close estimate. They spend more time checking the higher values, 100, 500, 1000 etc but will guesstimate the smaller
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