Recently while playing at a local Indian casino a smart-aleck dealer starts talking about counting. Tells me he's an expert counter and can spot counters at his table. At first I'm worried, but I play dumb and ask him what this counting is all about and act impressed by his knowledge. I realize I've been making pretty good money for a couple of hours and he has not shuffled, changed the penetration, or any other counter moves so I figure he's just blowing smoke.
THEN, the pit boss hears the conversation, comes over to join, and I continue to act dumb asking questions like how does a player get an advantage by counting and finally how do you stop them. Pit boss tells me all the regular tricks, but she likes to engage the suspected player in conversation, since no one can count and talk at the same time. It takes all the self control I can muster to keep from replying, "I don't know, we've been talking for a good 15 minutes and right now the running count is -2 but the true count is only about -1" Walked away about an hour later up about 40 units with a fun story to tell about sharp casino employees.
THEN, the pit boss hears the conversation, comes over to join, and I continue to act dumb asking questions like how does a player get an advantage by counting and finally how do you stop them. Pit boss tells me all the regular tricks, but she likes to engage the suspected player in conversation, since no one can count and talk at the same time. It takes all the self control I can muster to keep from replying, "I don't know, we've been talking for a good 15 minutes and right now the running count is -2 but the true count is only about -1" Walked away about an hour later up about 40 units with a fun story to tell about sharp casino employees.