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Originally Posted by answer20
Times are a changing ... In the last two years or so the number of chip runners and casino's Dealers selling chips to players has decreased and probably will be eliminated. There is some Federal law about counterfeit cash that's being touted as the reason why. Casinos are supposed to control who handles the cash, so they push all the poker players to the cage with no cash being allowed on the table anymore.
My most visited casino wont even allow players to give other players cash at the table in exchange for chips. Chip for chip, fine ... cash for chip, no!
Now I don't really understand how 'every' table game can take in cash but not the poker room but that's what's been going on. I'm sure there's a labor savings portion of that for some rooms.
As far as Floors .. I don't think you will find too many Floors jumping up to handle Player's cash chips in most any room without first calling in the camera when they are removing a player.
Most of us remember the event at the WSOP at Rio where a 10-20 player handed a 'runner' $10K and the guy just walked out the door with it, never to be seen again ... now that's a good runner! GL
I generally don’t mind this as I never ever buy chips at the table anywhere. If I want to top up I go to the cage because I want it in reds and don’t want to be bothered with a dealer who wants to give me 200$ in green or black. I’m definitely that guy who never colors up in a 1-3 or 2-5 game and refuses black or green chips. I guess I should correct that and say if it’s a new table I will get them at the table because I know they are bringing over racks of reds but that’s the exception generally.
I also witnessed disaster fill situations in 1-3 and 2-5 at Bellagio several times