Last nite, I attended a local Fire Departments Las Vegas Nite. It's the third nor fourth time I've played there, and had small wins the other times. They use four decks, but shuffle after three or four rounds so counting is kind of futile. Play for about fifteen minutes, thru two shuffles when I suddenly hit a seriously on fire streak. I win every hand on the next two shuffles and something like 13 out of 14 hands. i'm flat-betting $5 and am up over $100 for the night. I'm hitting on 16 and pulling a 5 or staying on 16 and the dealer is busting. Simple BS but the cards are just falling perfectly.
Suddenly, the guy walks up to the table and announces the game is closed. Tells me and my friend( who is not on any such streak) to remain seated if we want to be able to cash in our chips. Everyone else is told to go.
First they count the cards to see if they are all there, then they break down the decks to see if we had put in extra faces while removing other cards, then they start examining the backs to see if they are marked in any way. I ask how long is this going to take and am told we can leave at any time, but if we left they would not honor the chips. I ask why my friend is being subjected to this and am told that scammers work in teams and everyone saw the two of us come in together.
Next they ask to examine our chips to make sure they are all legit. This is all being done at the BJ table with a poker table on one side and a roulette wheel on the other. Fully half the people in the hall are paying more attention to us than to their own games and money.
Finally, after some thirty plus minutes, the guy says to us- I'm not sure what you were doing, or how you were doing it, but don't think about coming back here again and pays us our money. I'd cashed in for $75 and cashed out for $200, my friend cashed in for $70 and out for $55.
I can only imagine what was said after we left. What truly sucks is that at least one person there and most likely several belong to the same club as my mother.
Suddenly, the guy walks up to the table and announces the game is closed. Tells me and my friend( who is not on any such streak) to remain seated if we want to be able to cash in our chips. Everyone else is told to go.
First they count the cards to see if they are all there, then they break down the decks to see if we had put in extra faces while removing other cards, then they start examining the backs to see if they are marked in any way. I ask how long is this going to take and am told we can leave at any time, but if we left they would not honor the chips. I ask why my friend is being subjected to this and am told that scammers work in teams and everyone saw the two of us come in together.
Next they ask to examine our chips to make sure they are all legit. This is all being done at the BJ table with a poker table on one side and a roulette wheel on the other. Fully half the people in the hall are paying more attention to us than to their own games and money.
Finally, after some thirty plus minutes, the guy says to us- I'm not sure what you were doing, or how you were doing it, but don't think about coming back here again and pays us our money. I'd cashed in for $75 and cashed out for $200, my friend cashed in for $70 and out for $55.
I can only imagine what was said after we left. What truly sucks is that at least one person there and most likely several belong to the same club as my mother.
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