This weekend, at a lesser casino of a major chain in LV, I made a huge mistake. I normally have played using a players card and doing short sessions. However, in this one place I arrived, the walk from the parking lot, the breezy cold outside in the early morning and a quick downhill drop of about $1600 made me stay and try to recoup. I knew I was likely making a mistake, the pit was an old lady not paying much attention to me. A big player on another table was attracting much attention. I kept going up and down after going down $1600, then mostly fluctuating between $200 and $1100. I guess I just wanted to get to even and head to the airport.
The thought of walking back to the parking lot, driving to another casino when I had just 3 hours before I had to go return my rental car, and so I stayed. Played about 3-4 hours. Then I saw a suit talking at gthe pit desk. He looked at me but since I was losing and there were a couple of big players at another table betting blacks and winning, I assumed he had come for one of those.
In any case, he comes to my table, leans close to me, he points to my two hands (both had $25 each), says 'I am the casino manager, we have made a business decision and we will not allow you to raise your bets while playing Blackjack. You can stay and play but you cannot raise your bets".
I had thought of the possibilities and had all sorts of stuff I would say (I play streaks, switch from one to two hands to change flow, lower my bet after a BJ etc.,) but at that moment, all I said was 'ok". After the next hand, I left, changed my chips at the cashier and walked out.
I did go to its casino in MS and used the card without any problem so I am assuming, they did not do anything to change anything. They did not back me off, let alone trespass me.
My trip of 3 days to Las Vegas went okay. Played about 15 hours, won about $1500 after playing 18 sessions, and after expenses, probably won $900.
Given all the comments on the other thread and this experience, I think I will play anonymously in the future. I will take a break from Las Vegas for about 2-3 months and avoid a couple of places where they might recognize me.
The thought of walking back to the parking lot, driving to another casino when I had just 3 hours before I had to go return my rental car, and so I stayed. Played about 3-4 hours. Then I saw a suit talking at gthe pit desk. He looked at me but since I was losing and there were a couple of big players at another table betting blacks and winning, I assumed he had come for one of those.
In any case, he comes to my table, leans close to me, he points to my two hands (both had $25 each), says 'I am the casino manager, we have made a business decision and we will not allow you to raise your bets while playing Blackjack. You can stay and play but you cannot raise your bets".
I had thought of the possibilities and had all sorts of stuff I would say (I play streaks, switch from one to two hands to change flow, lower my bet after a BJ etc.,) but at that moment, all I said was 'ok". After the next hand, I left, changed my chips at the cashier and walked out.
I did go to its casino in MS and used the card without any problem so I am assuming, they did not do anything to change anything. They did not back me off, let alone trespass me.
My trip of 3 days to Las Vegas went okay. Played about 15 hours, won about $1500 after playing 18 sessions, and after expenses, probably won $900.
Given all the comments on the other thread and this experience, I think I will play anonymously in the future. I will take a break from Las Vegas for about 2-3 months and avoid a couple of places where they might recognize me.
