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Originally Posted by BDHarrison
It's a dealer whose job is to cheat in favor of the casino and bust out players who have been running hot (or counting cards). Maybe they existed in the days when the mob ran Vegas casinos, but I doubt they are used in corporate-run casinos that have 6:5 blackjack.
Correct. This happened around 1990 at the Flamingo Hilton in Reno. It was early in the AM hours and I was betting $5-50 on two hands with a two deck dealer. There was no shoe. There were very few people in the pit and I was the only one at my table. After an hour or so I had them stuck a little over a grand and they brought in this little Asian (Chinese?) lady. I noticed right away how well she riffled the cards, expertly in her small hands. I was starting each new deck with small bets and when the count got good moving up to $40 or $50 a hand. I wasn't making a killing but it was a winning strategy.
The first time I bet $50 on both hands, she dealt me two pat hands (eighteen or nineteen each) and gave herself a ten up. I faintly heard a very soft sound when she dealt her down card. When it was her turn to act, she slowly looked at the card and lo and behold it was an Ace. I lost $100. A few hands later it came up again. I had two $50 bets and got two pat hands. She also had a ten up. This time I distinctly heard an almost inaudible clicking sound when she dealt her down card. Yep, it was an Ace again. She just smiled at me and took my bets. I was done, still over $900 winner.
When I got up the floorman walked over and asked me sarcastically, "gonna hit and run?" I just smiled back and him and took my chips and cashed out. Later on I talked to a buddy of mine who was a pretty good card mechanic. He said she was probably dealing seconds or possibly even putting the Ace on the bottom. Live and learn. The casinos are not in business to let you win!