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In response to "Any of you guys go into a casino. You think if you ask, they're not going to change a shoe on you? Or any other weird request?" by crash davis

They provided the cards. That the cards could be identified from the back isn't Ivey's fault. -- nm

Posted by TWuG, neck model (aka TWuG) Oct 31 '17, 11:14

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It is, because he was the one who requested that certain ones be turned to allow him to do so. -- nm* - znoooooofrii Oct 31, 11:19 17
- But the casino agreed to that, didn't they? -- nm - mara Oct 31, 11:52
- I feel about this the way I feel about card counting. If the casino thinks you're doing it they can kick you out. But if they don't kick you out - TWuG, neck model Oct 31, 11:27 15
  - We discussed this comparison the last time this came up, fwiw. -- nm - znoooooofrii Oct 31, 11:31
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    - here's the thing -- if the company feels i'm cheating them, they'll stop me - Will Hunting Oct 31, 11:37 7
      - "You're doing well." "I'm paying attention to the imperfections in the card edges." "Oh, that's smart, you deserve to win." -- nm - said no employed dealer ever Oct 31, 12:00
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        To your last question, yes. And as I said, it happens every minute of the day in a casino. - David Oct 31, 11:49 4
        
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        No, I honestly don't understand the point at all. This is business as usual. Ergo, it's not illegal. -- nm - David Oct 31, 11:57
        
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        Nothing in the article I read alluded to the casino being in violation of its own policies by making concessions to a whale as to how a game is played -- nm* - znoooooofrii Oct 31, 12:08
    - You'll notice the gamblers are all saying the same thing here. That kind of thing happens every minute of the day at a casino. -- nm - David Oct 31, 11:31 4
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        Yes. -- nm - David Oct 31, 11:39 2
        
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        See above. -- nm - David Oct 31, 11:49
Once I understood, my first thought was "My eyes aren't that good" :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 31, 11:15 1
- Right? -- nm - David Oct 31, 11:21

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