Casino Countermeasures

I rarely played there early in the morning, but one day at F) A.M. I found myself in the casino after saying goodbye to a couple of friends who were staying at the hotel. I went over to an empty $25 table and sat down. The dealer shuffled up the cards, I cut them, and the game began.

From the moment I sat down, a floorman came over and watched my game. He had the usual floorman smirk, waiting for a loser to get tapped out. I made a $50 bet, won my first hand, and the deck became slightly favorable, so I raised my bet to $75. As I did this, the floorman walked by the dealer's side, tapped his arm, and the cards were reshuffled.

I brought my bet down to $50 and again the cards were cut and dealt out, with the floorman watching from about six feet away. I lost this hand; the deck became unfavorable, and I lowered my bet to $25. Again the floorman came by and tapped the dealer's arm, and the cards were once more shuffled up.

On my next $50 bet, it was a standoff with a neutral deck, so I left the $50 bet stand. This time the floorman did nothing. On the next hand I lowered my bet to $25, and back came the floorman, with the cards shuffled up again.

I realized that every time I altered my bet, whether up or down, the cards were going to be shuffled up. I didn't know why this was being done. I had never seen this particular floorman before. Perhaps he was playing a little game with me to pass the time of day, or perhaps he was a sadist at heart.

The casino discourages winners

steps the player

dealer shuffled up the cards

the floorman conferred