Casino Dealer

Casino Dealer

Roulette Wiz

14 Years Experience

Las Vegas, NV

Male, 37

I am a Blackjack and Roulette dealer in Las Vegas at a major Las Vegas Strip property. I have knowledge of all the table games. I have seen and done it all in over 8 years as a table games dealer here in Sin City. I love my job and industry. I wouldn't trade it for the world! Ask me anything and everything. My life is like a real-life Hangover experience. Well, okay it's not but it sounded good didn't it?

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Last Answer on March 09, 2016

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What's the longest span of time you've seen someone sit a blackjack table for? What about roulette?

Asked by Patrick S. about 12 years ago

I work 8 hour shifts, and I've had people stay at my table for the duration on many an occasion. I hear of people going on 16-24 hour benders. I am very social with my players and establish great rapport, so I tend to have longer stay time than other dealers. I'm not bragging but I tend to get more gratitude from people that I can chat with. I haven't ever gone home and come back the next day to see the same player at my table however. Sometimes I'll work a 3 day weekend, and have the same person or group there all three nights for the duration of my shift. If you're having fun and your dealer is fun and exciting with a hot table, why would you want to go elsewhere?

Have you ever seen two blackjack players get into a real fight because one was making bad plays and screwing up the dealer's bust card?

Asked by Abbas about 12 years ago

I honestly thought at this point in my career, I thought I'd have seen some legit punches thrown. To be honest, I've seen plenty of verbal arguments, cuss words thrown around, yelling, alot of "wtf" moments, but no physicality. When it comes down to it, you're on vacation from wherever. If you punch someone out and get arrested, do you really want to come back for a court date? I've had to use that line more than once. Cooler heads usually always prevail. Ask youself, "Is this really worth it?" next time a douche canoe hits his 14 on my 6 card showing.

When the dealer as an ace or face-card showing and has to check to see if he has blackjack, how does the little "checking" device work? Do you actually see what the card is, or does it just give some kind of blackjack / no-blackjack signal?

Asked by Shemp almost 12 years ago

It's just a window. I do not know what's back there. If I have an ace up, then I will turn the card to the side and feed it into the window then I can see the symbol of a face card. However, if I have a face card and I back it in, I have no idea what the bottom card is, it's just white. Any face card will have markings at the corner of the card, whereas if it's a numbered card, all I see is white.

Some people like to use those cards with the blackjack odds chart to help them make decisions. What's the deal with those?

Asked by ezmoney about 12 years ago

The help cards, which can and SHOULD be purchased at the casino gift shop for about $1.99 are an invaluable resource. Not only do I recommend them, I would recommend anyone playing the game have one at their disposal while playing. I've seen seasoned veterans with these in-hand. It tells you the "right" way to play the game. There are a couple iffy situations and the card will tell you the recommended play. Yes, great question and everyone should have one.

I know some good BJ players that still make some borderline / unconventional plays, like standing with 16 against a 7, or standing with soft 18 against a facecard. Having dealt so many hands, are there any out-of-box plays that you yourself believe in?

Asked by binkmanATL about 12 years ago

Out of the box is a subjective term. It's a great question and here are some of the "out of the box" plays I would make. Keep in mind, not everyone would deem these to be different: Never split 8's on my face card. 90% of the time you'll get two 18's on my 20. When I have a 5 or 6 showing, ALWAYS double if you have an Ace and a 2,3,4,5,6, or 7. I see myself bust a hell of a lot on 5 or 6. When I have a 4,5,6 and you have a 9,10,11 always double. Don't even question it. Just do it. Put your damn money out and do it already lol. Either always or never hit your 16's. Don't flip-flop. This isn't politics and there's no room for emotion. Just do it or don't do it. You don't "feel" like doing it or not. You just do it. When you have a 12 and I have a 2 or 3 up card, hit it. I really never bust on a 2 and RARELY bust on a 3. Bottom line, don't let other people at the table dictate what you do. If they give you shit, don't tell them to F off, just move to another table. My casino has about 80 tables. You don't have to stay there. If you get a bad vibe, move. Be comfortable. Don't let anyone else but you dictate how you play your game. It's your money.

I still don't understand why card-counting is illegal. The player isn't using illegally acquired info, he's just using the same info that's visible to everyone in a smarter way. I can see why that's undesirable to a casino, but illegal???

Asked by Jones almost 12 years ago

First of all, card-counting isn't illegal. There is no law that says you can't count cards. With that being said, the casino reserves the right to throw any patrons out that they feel are a threat to the casino or the customers. So, if you are suspected of card-counting, you could very well get thrown out and banned from a property. But by definition, card-counting is not illegal.

Have you ever caught someone cheating at one of your tables?

Asked by erosPHL about 12 years ago

Yes once I did catch someone counting cards. He was whisked away by security within 3 minutes of my silent notification to my floor supervisor. Surveillance catches them more, and often times I see someone being cuffed or strong armed out of the casino without a scene even being made. The perp knows the risk, and when they get caught they aren't surprised.