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1	How the Casino XYZ operates with regards to suspected card counters:
2	At the XYZ, a C\T [count team] member works by himself.
3	and are subject to requests from Pit Bosses, Shift Managers, etc to "run down" players.
4	They carry a beeper (before cellphone was invented)
5	C\T is suppose to wander through the pits
6	looking for activity that warrents a "run down" or to spot known counters.
7	Some of the things they look for are bet spreads,
8	deviations from bs, and either present big win
9	or cumulative wins in recent trips.  Sometimes,
10	a request to run down a player will be
11	just because the player bets large amounts.
12	Once C\T has made an assesment,
13	they will place a "note" on the computer for rated players.
14	Unrated players do not have anyway to save that info
15	except in the memory of the C\T member. Also,
16	C\T keeps a log book of their daily activity
17	and all run downs are recorded there as well.
18	Photographs are kept of all confirmed counters
19	and sometimes, suspected ones.
20	I know they have at least 6 or 7 photo albums
21	we called "family albums"
22	In those books were photos and any information
23	we have of the confirmed counter, including
24	birthdate, ht, wt, date of birth, city
25	where player lives and known associates.
26	Mind you, some of the info such as dob and city,
27	come from the players themselves
28	when they signup for the CompCard--the Claridge rating card.
29	So what will alert a C\T member to you?
30	It can be something as simple as catching a glance at you,
31	near the end of a shoe, betting $100 and standing 12-2.
32	One of the biggest factors of whether you will be "looked at",
33	is how busy the C\T member is.
34	If you are a lower limit counter, this time of year [winter]
35	is the most dangerous part for you.
36	The casino is slow and C\T needs something to do----
37	the job gets EXTRMELY boring this time of year!
38	But, they will get called normally
39	if, you are unknown to the Pit Boss
40	and you buyin $1000+, bet $100+, or you start winning $1000+.
41	If you are a "known" player, they will check the computer
42	to see if you had been "looked at" recently.
43	Now, by procedure, ALL Floorpeople should check the computer
44	when they open your CompCard.
45	In practice, not all do it.
46	But the better ones usually will check the CMD\7 or message screen.
47	There is where C\T puts the message if you had been checked out.
48	If you are listed as a confirmed counter or a "Possible Skilled Player",
49	the computer will flash a message on every screen.
50	In the "High Limit Pit" known as Pit 7 [mezzanine pit]
51	(the Pit up the stairs in the middle of the main floor above the Asian Pit)
52	things are a little different.
53	First, $1000 buyins or $100 bets won't attract attention.
54	However, there was 1 female PB on day shift whould would call C\T
55	if a refusal bought in no matter what amount.
56	On the 4 deck $100 minimun game,
57	a mere 5 unit spread might get you looked at.
58	But on the $25 game, it usually would take a little more.
59	All of this is superceeded by winning!
60	If you start winning $1500, $2000 or more,
61	expect C\T to be called.
62	If you had been looked at and cleared
63	but start winning several thousand dollars,
64	C\T will be expected to re-evaluate.
65	Marker or Credit players fall into a different catagory.
66	By procedure, C\T can NOT confirm a credit player.
67	Only the Casino Manager can.
68	To confirm a credit player,
69	C\T needs to document shoe after shoe of player,
70	then the member submits it to the Shift Captain who,
71	if they concur,
72	will file a report to the CM along with the documentation.
73	If the CM agrees to confirm, you credit line will then be cut.
74	However, if the C\T member can convince the Shift
75	that the player counting and is "dangerous".
76	Countermeasures can be ordered by the Shift temporarily.
77	The countermeasures of breaking the shoe,
78	cutting in half limiting to one playing spot
79	or low maxing the table have a set of guildlines for use
80	but are not "set in stone".
81	If you are a red chip player,
82	breaking the shoe usually occurs at $100.
83	However, at times $75 has been used
84	but usually for players the thought were "trouble makers".
85	Green chip players can expect a shuffle at a bet over $125.
86	Black chip players they are more discrimminating with
87	if they are in Pit 7 or not and moreso if they are on the $100 game.
88	Surveillance people do NOT run down players
89	except in a very special circumstance.
90	C\T can go to surveillance to do run downs however.
91	Also, C\T can request that your play be filmed for later review
92	if the are too busy with someones else.
93	The shifts and times C\T work are:
94	Day Shift: 10Am-6Pm Sun-Thurs  12Pm-8Pm Fri-Sat
95	Swing Shift 6Pm-2Am Sun-Thurs  8Pm-4Am Fri-Sat
96	Grave Shift: None However,
97	the Shift Mgr and Asst Shift Mgr are both former C\T Administrators
98	and 3 Pit Bosses are former C\T members.
99	Also, 3 Floorpeople are trained C\T members.
100	Two are usually in the Asian Pit
101	and the other is off weekends but normally works in Pit 7 Mon-Fri.
	
	
Written by a turncoat who called himself "Ken".