Probably looking to move up the food chain
First off Preston, when you have a home casino that you frequent often, I agree with your method of play there (except for the slots and craps). Toking a little and befriending dealers and pits will give you longevity. I have befriended casino general managers and casino managers in the past and felt no heat at these places. Warning though, things do change and a management change might end your playing days someday but just understand that this can happen and enjoy your longevity as long as it lasts.
Now the dealer who started that thread sounds like a dealer who has plans for move up into management someday. Instead of doing his job at the table and then informing his pit that he suspects a counter, he has taken it upon himself to use countermeasures that are contrary to his usual procedure.
If the casino says deal out 4.5 decks, a dealer is not supposed to question this or alter it on his own. If he deals only 3 decks and then hand shuffles, someone is going to note that the casino lost an opportunity to make more money because he shuffled too often. An even more devious thought would be the dealer making a section of the shoe very heavy in aces and faces, the player (partner with the dealer) cutting that section so it will play early in the shoe and then cutting off most of the rest of the shoe so they do not have to play the section with mostly small cards and can do the same again shortly. What if some casino exec decides this is why he half shoed the guy?
This dealer needs to learn that lesson one in trying to move up the casino food chain is following procedure and the instructions of your boss and not going out on your own to be some kind of casino "hero."
ihate17
First off Preston, when you have a home casino that you frequent often, I agree with your method of play there (except for the slots and craps). Toking a little and befriending dealers and pits will give you longevity. I have befriended casino general managers and casino managers in the past and felt no heat at these places. Warning though, things do change and a management change might end your playing days someday but just understand that this can happen and enjoy your longevity as long as it lasts.
Now the dealer who started that thread sounds like a dealer who has plans for move up into management someday. Instead of doing his job at the table and then informing his pit that he suspects a counter, he has taken it upon himself to use countermeasures that are contrary to his usual procedure.
If the casino says deal out 4.5 decks, a dealer is not supposed to question this or alter it on his own. If he deals only 3 decks and then hand shuffles, someone is going to note that the casino lost an opportunity to make more money because he shuffled too often. An even more devious thought would be the dealer making a section of the shoe very heavy in aces and faces, the player (partner with the dealer) cutting that section so it will play early in the shoe and then cutting off most of the rest of the shoe so they do not have to play the section with mostly small cards and can do the same again shortly. What if some casino exec decides this is why he half shoed the guy?
This dealer needs to learn that lesson one in trying to move up the casino food chain is following procedure and the instructions of your boss and not going out on your own to be some kind of casino "hero."
ihate17
