Dealer Cheating for you

[jeff]

Hi! I'm new to this board and I just wanted to know if anybody has ever had an experience like this:

I was at The Las Vegas Club in downtown Vegas about 10 years ago playing bj. I had played for a while for several days but I didn't really get overly friendly with any of the dealers. The dealer I had at this point was an attractive woman but I wasn't flirting. I had played for a while and an old man joined us betting $2 or $3 a hand as I recall. I bet $30 on one hand and got an 11 total. The dealer had a 6 showing so I doubled down and got a 6 for a total of 17. I was sitting at 3rd base and had a good view of the cards coming out of the shoe. The dealer turned over a 3 and then a 5 giving her a 14 total. She then did something very strange. She took the next card out of the shoe and turned it so she could see it. Sitting at 3rd base I could see it too. It was a 5 plain as day. I just lost $60 right? Well not exactly. The dealer let the card fall back down on the table face down and kind of shrugged her shoulders like "oh well I bust". She paid us both and then scooped up the cards really quickly never turning that card over.

I was afraid that the cameras saw this and would accuse me of cheating with the dealer so I think I only played maybe one more hand and then I left. Oh yeah, I did tip the dealer a red chip.

Anyway, since I have read a lot about dealers cheating I just wondered if anybody has ever had one cheat for you. If the Mayor reads this, don't you think i did the only thing I could do under the circumstances? I know we are suppose to play fair but it may have got the girl fired if I had said something.

 

[Rob McGarvey]

Three Times

I have had dealers "helping me out" which I found rather interesting. All were in LV, and probably didn't like their job, or were hustling for chips. One in particular would ask me "one more hand?" to which I would tell her yes or no depending on the count. When it was posi I would tell her I feel luck is on it's way and play a $ for her to help her out.

 

[Shoeman]

Interesting you should post such an inquiry. I have encountered a few circumstances where the dealer was clearly cheating the house, in all likelihood as an inducement to increase their tip take. In one such instance, the dealer was showing an Ace up. In the casino I frequent, they use a mirror to check, but after they have asked if anyone wanted insurance. On this occasion, she checked for a BJ first, and then inquired. She specifically asked twice, the second time quite pronounced. Being fairly new to the game, I did not pick up on it. Two of the others at the table clearly picked up the hint and took the insurance. Sure enough, she had a BJ.

In another instance, while playing craps in LV, a dealer would occasionally over pay me on a winning bet after I had tipped the crew a few times by playing for them. At first I thought I was mistaken, but it happened a few times in a way that was clearly unmistakable that the dealer was cheating the house.

In these instances, I felt uncomfortable, but did not really know what to do other than remain silent and proceed to play and tip in my customary manner.