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Re: Dealer Cheating
Posted by Moe on 21 April 2000, at 4:12 p.m., in response to Dealer Cheating, posted by Randy on 11 April 2000, at 10:41 a.m.
I have always believed the rhetoric allowed by most BJ writers that it doesn't happen. Most logic applied says that it shouldn't happen becasue of the risk/reward ratio.
However.... I've spent a lot of time in LV casinos over the last year and I'll tell you, it sure seems to be there! I am working on a detailed trip report which will include some of the instances I witnessed. Generally, you see it in hand held games.
That said, I must say that I "befriended" a dealer or two and they seemed to be "cheating" to my advantage. When "a-hole" players joined the game, it was like the dealer and I were on a team vs. this jerk. The bad guy would always bust and I'd make a hand or be dealt a 20 or 21!
I've had the most success using Zen against 2-deck games. Since these tend to be hand held, I figure I've gotta work on cultivating dealer friendships or stick with novice dealers.
One 59 yr-old male dealer who had booked 12+ years in a MAJOR LV Casino and now works for a Mandalay property was so obviously yanking the deck around with both hands before cards were dealt that I'd have to say... "cheat happens"
Moe
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