I have been pretty successful at persuading dealers at Foxwoods to push the cut card back.
They told me that they were instructed to cut out two decks. I’ve had discussions/debates back and forth with the dealers on the thickness of two decks. Several of them said, “Okay, I’ll do one and half, but that’s it.” The excuse that I always use is, “I hate wasting time watching the shuffle. I’m sorry for being impatient.”
At Mount Airy Casino on the opening week, I got a dealer to cut out one deck.
The most amazing thing at Mount Airy Casino was that I was able to persuade an inexperienced dealer to play one more round *after* the cut card came out.
That’s why I was nonchalant about asking the Sands dealer to push the cut card back. The dealer at Sands was a very young Asian girl with a broken accent.
I know that the burn card doesn’t contribute much, but I’ve been able to see the burn card all the time at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, Mount Airy, and Sands. There was absolutely no suspicion what so ever. When the dealers change (for breaks), my usual excuse is, “Did you burn his blackjack Ace?”