Damn it Bob. You seem to have the same reading comprehension issues as another banned from this site. You read what you want to read, not what is written. I just laid out in no uncertain terms that I haven't formed an opinion as to whether I believe Joe's story. And if I have, I have no need to publicly share that opinion. It is almost like you are speaking for me, stating what my opinion is. Stop it!
If Joe requested a certain dealer, that would indeed be a red flag. Not only to me but to the casino. The first thing the casino is going to think is collusion. Player and dealer working together and they are going to be damn sure that is not happening. Translation: extra scrutiny. Requested extra scrutiny. Makes zero sense. The only situation where a player could get away with requesting a dealer would be a 'whale' requesting his "lucky" dealer. The casino would grant such a request if possible, but no until they were damn sure the player was in fact a 'whale' and not an AP.
Another of these countermeasures or warning signs is a pit critter coming over to the table and flipping through the discard tray to see if many small cards had come out. Some of these things are as much about just seeing what the players response is.
Take the reduction in penetration for example. Pit walks over and whispers in the dealers ear. At the next shuffle penetration is reduced to an unplayable 50%. If the player has no reaction, they may dismiss this initial suspicion and return to normal. BUT if the player immediately colors up and leaves because the game is now unplayable, he has just confirmed those suspicions. If this situation occurs you might want to consider playing on for at least a bit, especially if it is a regular casino in your location. It really is a cat and mouse game, especially in Vegas, and sadly, achieving longevity is about learning to play the game.
Last edited by kewlJ; 06-13-2019 at 08:43 AM.
Tasha, I am sorry if you are offended that your thread, went in a different direction. That is a frequent occurrence on these forums. It is also a form of the membership deciding what they want to discuss and rejecting what they don't.
Not to be mean, but the fact is that YOUR threads are the threads that are off topic. The name of this forum is Vegas Casino Talk. Most of your topic have little or nothing to do with Las Vegas, Casinos, or gambling topics.
Again, I don't know how to say this without being mean, but this forum as gone down hill, straying even further off topic since you arrived. And I didn't think that was possible. You were tolerated far too long at WoV in my opinion. I guess because some of the membership found you and the situation amusing.
I look at the past few weeks when I have been busy and posting infrequently and I see this site almost dead. A few Tasha nonsensical threads. Mickey laughing at and highlighting the political imbalance at WoV. Dan sharing his losing baseball picks. And I guess some activity in the Monopoly Game thread that I don't read. What a waste of a forum supposed to be on the topic of Las Vegas, casinos, gambling and somewhat related advantage play.
But what do I know. I am beginning a two month road trip across country today, and expect to be checking in very infrequently if at all. So have at it, continue to turn this site into Tasha/Nathan private blog. Maybe you can turn this forum into another Zen Zone, where there is ONE single active poster.
Well at WOV I bent over backwards to suck up to suck up to WOV Posters and Members and try to fit in there. The majority of WOV Members talked crap about The Lottery and Slots , games I actually love, but I talked crap about them too thinking I'd get brownie points and fit in. It didn't work and I even got advice like,"You seem pathetic joining in the trash talking of games you actually love just to try to fit in on WOV. " Definitely not the fitting in I was expecting.
Tasha, the good news is you fit in here. The only way not to fit in here is if you treat someone nice. Lol.
All kidding aside, i think this is a good thread. It has a lot of good tangents throughout, which is a sign of a good thread. As Moses recently pointed out on his island (zen zone), this is a good way to share valuable AP trade secrets without all the casino lurkers knowing what’s going on.
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