This dealer is not the only one employing this tactic. A lot of my friends use this kind of trick as well against mostly rich idiots (who almost never pay attention to $$$). Some of them are dealers, some of them are cashiers. I can assure you, this trick works every time but once. The probability of getting caught is very slim, assuming that the person masters some tricks such as sleight-of-hand.

EDIT: Most of these dealers/cashiers steal from the rich. They normally do not steal from the poor. They just want the money to buy stuff. Very few do this for a needy cause, such as feeding their family. I can't comment much about Tony's case, but stealing $1K chips? That's too excessive. He got greedy, I guess and paid the ultimate price.

hmm, I disagree. I think most dealers have grandiose plans to become captains of industry

so sick

I can't imagine any dealer can get away with this indefinitely, and I doubt any ever quit once they start doing it. I'm pretty sure your gaming license is terminated forever if you do anything like this in AC.

Any independent verification on this story? Was someone booked on this?

Additional description of the dealer?

the insight demonstrated in this post is staggering

That would work, but you don't have to use any fingers. Just scoop the chip up with your palm. Very easy to do if the chips in the pot are stacked up like in split pot games. Just palm it, scratch your chest while slipping it in your shirt pocket, or scratch the back of your neck while dropping it down your shirt.

if he was into a bookie for a good sum, he just lost his way to pay the weekly vig. Consequences for this could end up dire indeed.

I knew live was rigged

Fail. The analogy is just fine... you just don't want to admit it because you've got a vendetta against AP/UB.

must be ****ing ******ed to do something like that when you actually are a bobby's room dealer. I mean those guys make insane amounts of tip? I recall that lady that got like a couple of hundreds in tip for 20 min of dealing or so and she whined in the bar afterwards... "how much should you have gotten?" "atleast 6000". Scum.

any dealer in that room would gladly not deal in Bobby's room if given the choice.

edit: unless they are stealing chips of course

anyone hear of any stories like this happening at commerce? time to start paying attention to the pot and dealers.

LOL. Not anything even close. We'll start with people being arrested....

I knew of a dealer in a canadian casino who got caught stealing chips off of the table dealing BJ. He would act like he was coughing and slip them down his shirt sleeve.

When you employ someone and put them in positions of trust, you're assuming responsibility for their actions.


The principle behind people who refuse to give AP/UB action is that they wont give their business to a company that lacks integrity. Bellagio choosing to not compensate victims is outrageous even if they're not legally obligated to. Even AP/UB managed that, with admittedly less than pure intentions.


But no one will stop going to the bellagio for doing something filthy like that, because no one in their right mind is going to **** themselves out of playing in all the biggest, best games around just so they can stick it to the man.

maybe he needed the money?

As somebody in the industry, I will tell you that the rate of dealers getting fired for stealing is alarming... i know of like a half dozen or so this year

to buy stuff? good point

Guys, as a live player for a loooong time I can be somewhat nostalgic. With that said, I really think we are past the need for dealers. It's really effecting the game.

I'm gonna miss a lot of them, but can no longer justify their presence, especially with how much they take off the tables directly, and indirectly. I CAN tell you I never thought I would say something like that, guess online has changed me.

Edit: just want to add that there is something pimpin' about having a live dealer, so maybe keep'em in high stakes, but for tourneys and mid/low stakes it's just no longer justified.

Yes you right i am sure dealers take out alot directly and indirectly in tournements.

Meaning tips/and indirectly in "staff fee's"

In these cases i suspect it's prison

FYP

So shady.