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SugarHouse Casino in Philly Fined $100K for Dealers Failing to Shuffle Deck
Is this fine appropriate for the charge?
Is this fine appropriate for the charge?
From what perspective are you asking the question? I feel like license revocation might be more appropriate - at least if it happens more than once. Anything short of summary execution is fine by me. This is actually hard to believe. Casinos are generally "easy money" for the owners. All they have to do is make everything run smoothly, maintain security, and do the little things like SHUFFLE THE F*CKING CARDS!!!SugarHouse Casino in Philly Fined $100K for Dealers Failing to Shuffle Deck
Is this fine appropriate for the charge?
From what perspective are you asking the question? I feel like license revocation might be more appropriate - at least if it happens more than once. Anything short of summary execution is fine by me. This is actually hard to believe. Casinos are generally "easy money" for the owners. All they have to do is make everything run smoothly, maintain security, and do the little things like SHUFFLE THE F*CKING CARDS!!!
A green or red blinking light means there is a problem? Perhaps having a green light meaning something bad is not a good idea. Of course if the casinos wanted to be thorough, they could have the light where everyone could see it and have signs explaining what to look for. Players would self regulate.
Yup. this is the part of the problem that scares me. When Bad Beat Jackpots of hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not millions) are at stake, do you really want a machine that can "sort the deck by suit" dealing your hand?!?! There seems to be a slight conflict of interest here. But don't worry, it's being done by a machine that no one notices. And, said machine gives off a warning if it's not functioning properly. The fact that absolutely no one notices the warning when the machine fails to do its job is OK because if it's setting up the deck as the house wants, then it is doing its job - right?A green or red blinking light means there is a problem? Perhaps having a green light meaning something bad is not a good idea. Of course if the casinos wanted to be thorough, they could have the light where everyone could see it and have signs explaining what to look for. Players would self regulate.
Yup. this is the part of the problem that scares me. When Bad Beat Jackpots of hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not millions) are at stake, do you really want a machine that can "sort the deck by suit" dealing your hand?!?! There seems to be a slight conflict of interest here. But don't worry, it's being done by a machine that no one notices. And, said machine gives off a warning if it's not functioning properly. The fact that absolutely no one notices the warning when the machine fails to do its job is OK because if it's setting up the deck as the house wants, then it is doing its job - right?
Why would a poker room want to pay out a bad beat for $100K ten times when they can pay out $1M one time? Which is better advertising for their (zero) dollars? Which scenario creates more buzz/draw?I just don't agree MTL.
Poker rooms WANT to pay out the BBJ. As you probably know, some rooms use an insurance company to pay out the prize. So, the money is not really out of their pocket. And it is a player funded promotion.
The publicity of a big win is like free advertising - with a hook!
Players flush with cash like to spend it in their favorite poker games.
A well-tipped dealer is motivation for the rest of the dealing staff.
Why do people think that a poker room doesn't want to pay out a BBJ?
If it is a 6-table room and it gets hit 3 times in one week....then I can understand an investigation.
Good luck !
Why would a poker room want to pay out a bad beat for $100K ten times when they can pay out $1M one time? Which is better advertising for their (zero) dollars? Which scenario creates more buzz/draw?
Why wouldn't timing factor into your thinking about BB payouts? If a cardroom hosts a major event (tons of pros, visitors from around the world), isn't that a much better time to have someone win a jackpot than a random Tuesday morning at 6AM?
There are many, many reasons why a free promo that can be well timed is advantageous over a randomly timed event. It would clearly be better than advertising that costs lots of money.
This does not even begin to consider to whom the bad beat is paid.
I think it is the essence of the OP. Punishment must be appropriate for the level of negligence. If negligence was the result of "the machine does everything, I (the dealer) just look at the lights (or not)", it opens a whole can of worms involving the liability of the house and the ability of the house to manipulate the action. That gaming license of theirs better have some pretty specific rules about how they are allowed to manipulate the cards, and I, for one, have always hoped that the shufflers were not capable of the level of manipulation needed to sort cards and determine card order. If they can do this, and with the accidental touch of a button (and/or ignoring of a light blinking), this changes everything that I considered to be the fundamental nature of live poker with shufflers.If it is possible to access the BBJ data and see if the payouts are at random times to random players - per capita.
I appreciate the discussion and just realized we are devolving the conversation away from the original post.
Good luck again !
I think it is the essence of the OP. Punishment must be appropriate for the level of negligence. If negligence was the result of "the machine does everything, I (the dealer) just look at the lights (or not)", it opens a whole can of worms involving the liability of the house and the ability of the house to manipulate the action. That gaming license of theirs better have some pretty specific rules about how they are allowed to manipulate the cards, and I, for one, have always hoped that the shufflers were not capable of the level of manipulation needed to sort cards and determine card order. If they can do this, and with the accidental touch of a button (and/or ignoring of a light blinking), this changes everything that I considered to be the fundamental nature of live poker with shufflers.
Edit: You can't prove "random".