Originally Posted by
Alan Mendelson
Wow, I wish I had been there.
As the number of rolls in a shooter's hand grows, it is not unusual for the number of rolls per minute (or per hour) to decrease dramatically. This is because more bets are being made, and there are bigger payouts, and players are pressing or regressing certain numbers.
Even in Vegas after a 30 minute roll it is not unusual to have the next roll come after a minute or even two minutes of betting and players changing their bets.
I recall one time when after about 40 minutes it took almost five minutes for the table to get another roll because so many players were making bets, changing bets, and changing them again.
If you get two rolls per minute at a crowded table it would not be considered unusual.
If you had 78 counted rolls even in Vegas with experienced dealers that "hand" would have been about an hour and 20 minutes. That the roll took an extra 38 minutes in your casino is not surprising.
Was there an Small Tall All or a Firebet?