Recent content by rocky

Good Ole Days Your mention of the original Castaways and Silver Slipper failed to give credit to the man that was responsible...the legendary Bill Friedman...great gaming guy, damm fine author(Casino Management/Designing Casino's to Dominate the Competition) and respected educator at UNLV...

self-barring Computer glitch, my ass...this was pure harassment. Since this is a Nevada store, they have to get you to SIGN OFF on your self barring and must be documented by dated photo or surveillance tape. If they allege a computer glitch, then screw with them in return...ask to see your...

Charity Casino Nights Guys, if you're playing for real $ in a charity night, y'all best keep one hand over your wallet and the other hand over your family jewels cuz you're gonna lose one or the other before the nights out. If it's being run by an "outside" party planner, watch carefully for...

Facial Recognition Guys..facial recognition is still far from perfect but it is making great strides since the field test at Palace Station/Rivera/Nevada Palace back in l998. The feds passed on this because the system takes too long to analyze using human input...would be much better if...

Banned from BJ is one thing..."you're welcome to play any other table game, slots, race & sports book, etc." That's the mild one. Being read the trespass act(NRS 203.200) is a lot more serious. It means the hotel/casino HAS to document the incident with A) your photo for ID purposes and B) a...

Re: since you mention with some apparent authority... brill...you should explain why most joints are hiring asian dealers nowadays. With their limited english there is little verbal interaction...no kidding around, no flirting, no laughing...which translates into reduced dealer bets which means...

Re: Cellini rob...my respects to Cellini and all the great info he posts but in my time "upstairs" unless we had been forwarned there's NO WAY the eye is going to pick up on all the subtle "tells" a dealer can give off. Unles Mr. C is has a frigging crystal ball then he's blowing smoke and...

Re: Run While You Still Have Legs! rob...thank you for the voice of reason. What was the problem with my post...did these guys think I advocated green/black action for tokes or do they think dealers are sub-humans? A lousy buck or two every deck/shoe would be fine if everyone on the game did...

Re: I don't feel bad for the overpaid dealers "The skill needed to perform is minimal"...you sure you understand the dealing process? A good dealer on a SD/DD game is a true artist at work...have you ever dealt a hand professionally? With that attitude then the majority of the dealer...

Re: dealers.... Amen to that last sentiment...most dealers view card counters as no big deal...any pit people with SOME smarts also realize card counters are no big threat unless it's outrageous money movement(barred play or bet restriction will take care of that). I once tracked a player on a...

Re: dealers.... you guys all amaze me...dealers make minimum wage from the joint and depend on tokes for 80% of their income. A big fat $2.50 toke...you joking or what? I've been on both sides of the felt and NEVER forgot what a tough grind it is for both sides. Downtown dealers? They're lucky...