Do the casinos cheat?

I play my BJ game in Macau. many small casinos, like in JSM hotels. Sometime I lose, sometime I win, it's the fun of the game. Some time I lose the whole day, and won the next. but one thing That happened to me that any time I play at big casinos... like Wynn, or Galaxy, or City of Dreams... I will only get loosing streaks! And it's no fun!

So, here are the questions. Should I just stick to the small casino? / Or Do the big casinos cheated?

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I play my BJ game in Macau. many small casinos, like in JSM hotels. Sometime I lose, sometime I win, it's the fun of the game. Some time I lose the whole day, and won the next. but one thing That happened to me that any time I play at big casinos... like Wynn, or Galaxy, or City of Dreams... I will only get loosing streaks! And it's no fun!

So, here are the questions. Should I just stick to the small casino? / Or Do the big casinos cheated?

It's probably just coincidence but it doesn't matter what anyone thinks or says here. If you think you're possibly being cheated and you never win, WHY WOULD YOU GO BACK? Why not do what's been working?



Do you want us to convince you you're not being cheated? You will only believe what you see happening.

The casino(s) doesn't have to really "cheat." Yet they can make mistakes I have to admit but since we are dealing with other humans that is not surprising. The gambling industry knows more about you than you know yourself. Their understanding to human psychology is second to none. They are using their best to bring out and exploit your very worst.

Doesn't matter casino is small or big. Stick to the ones that offer great/superior customer service and experience. Casinos like that are generally more flexible and doesn't focus on the "money" too much.

Actually, yes I want someone to tell me that they cheated! . So I'll keep away from those I only had bad experiences. Thank you. for your advice. ^ ^

That's what I thought too! I trust in math, no matter how small or big game situation should be the same, money come and go... and that's the fun of the game. But only since I found I never won at those casinos in weeks.... not even once that result came out a winner.. so I'll have to assume that they cheated.

But still there are some big casino that I still feel good and give out good return and comp... I'll stick to those casinos then. Thank you for your advice.

I can't speak for Macau, but I can tell you that in Nevada the GCB (Gaming Control Board) arrests approximately 600 people a year for casino-related crimes, including cheating.

Want to know how many of the casino-employed cheaters arrested each year are targeting the players? Zero.

The days of the "bust-out" dealer are essentially over. If this was 1966 I'd give you a completely different answer. Four decades ago (and up until the 1980s even) house-employed cheating dealers certainly existed. These days, with no more mobsters left to bury you in the desert, anyone with an eye towards cheating someone typically aims at the entity with the most money: namely, the casino itself!

Is it possible you're being targeted by a casino employee? Yes, using a strict definition of the word "possible."

Is it likely? Absolutely not.

Jason

Ever heard of preferential shuffling?

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Ever heard of preferential shuffling?

The New Jersey court system has. It's not cheating there.

https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/general/22382-what-constitutes-cheating/#post464868

I have read a lot on cheating. From John Scarne to Dustin Marks and others. About 15 years ago at Binion's Horseshoe I saw a male blackjack dealer dealing a SD game. He wore a belt with a rather large silver buckle. He held the deck in such a way that the angle from his eye to the buckle to the top left portion of the deck would reveal the value of the top card of the deck if the top card were pushed off slightly. And the deck was held so as to not reveal the push-off.

I am an amateur magician and I know what to look for in blackjack cheating moves. Was the dealer cheating? I don't think so, because there was no dealing of seconds. I think he just enjoyed practicing the skill. And for those that think that a dealer would never practice this skill for no reward but with the threat of being caught, all I can say is I saw what I saw. And I've been looking for 25 years.

That's pretty interesting, but if the dealer was just peeking at the top card, that isn't actually cheating in Nevada. If he was dealing the cards in the proper order and not tipping off players, there was no effect on the game. The "fraudulent acts" statute requires actually doing something with the surreptitious knowledge in order to be a violation. Technically, you can sit across the casino with binoculars or a telescope and spy on dealer cards without breaking that law.

There's a WoV challenge in there somewhere. How long can you use binoculars before you get trespassed...