Paris Power Outage
Construction hit the major power line "including that of the back-up generator" and knocked out power for a good chunk of the morning/afternoon. Unbelievable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddlrGkeOzsI
Memory chips are supposed to keep status for several days with on board power. The damage was so bad the fire supression system's battery back ups couldn't last until power was restored, so they emptied the joint. Does anyone know where Danny Ocean is? Best to keep an eye on him and his 10 friends...Quote: billryanSo what happens to the money in the slot machines?
We had to wait 10-15 minutes to resume play after power was restored to ensure security was back up and running.
My friend and I weren't sure the craps superstition for power going out mid roll. Shooter made his point on the first roll so I guess that establishes it.
The second the power went out the dealers slammed the chips cases shut and locked them. I had a feeling it wasn't the first time they saw it happen. They told everybody to not touch any chips or cards still in play. Then, one table at a time, supervisors came around with flashlights to finish any hands in progress. Only once the supervisors did this to your table were you allowed to leave. It took about an hour for them to get to my table. I don't know what they did with the slot players.
More recently I was at Arizona Charlie's Decatur during a total power outage. It lasted about 10 seconds. Then everything came back. The slot machines clearly came back on showing the proper credits of anybody playing, as evidenced by nobody complaining. During the ten seconds it was strangely quiet for a casino.
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The second the power went out the dealers slammed the chips cases shut and locked them. I had a feeling it wasn't the first time they saw it happen. They told everybody to not touch any chips or cards still in play. Then, one table at a time, supervisors came around with flashlights to finish any hands in progress. Only once the supervisors did this to your table were you allowed to leave. It took about an hour for them to get to my table. I don't know what they did with the slot players.
I was at one of the local casinos during a power outage, myself. Unfortunately, I wasn't there when the power initially went out, so I don't know anything about that. What I do know is that they have some sort of generators at that casino, or alternative means of getting power, and the place was running basically at bare minimum.
All of the machines were on, but the floor lighting was very low (even by casino standards) because they just had their dim bulbs (might even have been emergency lights only) going and no lights flashing (other than from the machines). There was absolutely no music, which is one of those things that you usually stop noticing from time to time anyway (unless a song you like OR REALLY HATE) comes on, but it definitely jumps out at you when the music is just gone. Other than that, just extremely quiet, good time to play Video Poker, very peaceful. There may have been ten players in the entire place, but that number was probably fewer.
Some machines will have cards in them, but many won't.
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The second the power went out the dealers slammed the chips cases shut and locked them. I had a feeling it wasn't the first time they saw it happen. They told everybody to not touch any chips or cards still in play. Then, one table at a time, supervisors came around with flashlights to finish any hands in progress. Only once the supervisors did this to your table were you allowed to leave. It took about an hour for them to get to my table. I don't know what they did with the slot players.
I wonder if casinos run some kind of drill for their floor employees for this kind of thing? I am sure there is procedure for some of it because we have all heard stories about players collapsing at the table or other, smaller problems. But what about for big things? Surely after the MGM fire there was a realization that a casino needs train for disasters.
Quote: AyecarumbaMemory chips are supposed to keep status for several days with on board power. The damage was so bad the fire supression system's battery back ups couldn't last until power was restored, so they emptied the joint. Does anyone know where Danny Ocean is? Best to keep an eye on him and his 10 friends...
When I was at GLI, the standard was for critical data to be stored on EEPROMS, which would hold the data indefinitely. Many games use flash or some other solid state storage now.
Quote: AyecarumbaMemory chips are supposed to keep status for several days with on board power. The damage was so bad the fire supression system's battery back ups couldn't last until power was restored, so they emptied the joint. Does anyone know where Danny Ocean is? Best to keep an eye on him and his 10 friends...
When I was at GLI, the standard was for critical data to be stored on EEPROMS, which would hold the data indefinitely. Many games use flash or some other solid state storage now.
I'm a member of the Tournament Director's Association, and participate in their forum.Quote: AZDuffmanI wonder if casinos run some kind of drill for their floor employees for this kind of thing? I am sure there is procedure for some of it because we have all heard stories about players collapsing at the table or other, smaller problems. But what about for big things? Surely after the MGM fire there was a realization that a casino needs train for disasters.
A few months ago, there was a discussion about emergency procedures.
One member said that they got self-locking rack covers so in an emergency, the dealers can lock up their chips without need for a key. The covers always stayed near the table, but formerly needed a key to lock or unlock.
Quote: AZDuffmanI wonder if casinos run some kind of drill for their floor employees for this kind of thing? I am sure there is procedure for some of it because we have all heard stories about players collapsing at the table or other, smaller problems. But what about for big things? Surely after the MGM fire there was a realization that a casino needs train for disasters.
Never been a floor person. But dealing at 2 different non-related casinos, never once was I given instruction on what to do in any form of emergency. Fire, power outage, crazy gunman, or even 2 players fighting at the table. Never heard any of the supervisors talking about any kind of fire-drills or anything like that. I'd guess they are quickly briefed on what to do in an emergency, but don't have actual training....I'd imagine they'd be running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to figure out what to do.
Wow, that's ridiculous and seems (rightfully so) like an invitation to a huge lawsuit if any dealers were injured in an emergency due to a lack of training. I would think there would at least be a page in some kind of employee handbook.Quote: RSBut dealing at 2 different non-related casinos, never once was I given instruction on what to do in any form of emergency. Fire, power outage, crazy gunman, or even 2 players fighting at the table.
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Never ... once was I given instruction on what to do in any form of emergency.
When Scarlet Pearl Casino opened in Biloxi not too long ago, I played there on the first full day it was open. As one might expect, it was crazy, with LOTSA players leaving so little room it was hard to breathe, and with LOTSA new staff trying to figure it all out as they went along. For example, I had to summon adult supervision from the floor when the MS Stud dealer tried to take my money because the pair in his 3-card hand beat the pair in my 2-card hand.
Apparently, the mechanical systems were having problems also. At one point, the Fire Alarm sounded, and all the staff looked like deer suddenly caught in car headlights. Floor staff directed dealers to protect the money while they "checked it out." Players all had $$ in the (interrupted) current hand in play, so they weren't going anywhere, either. Things might have changed if we started to smell smoke, but after about 10 very loud alarm-ringing minutes, the noise stopped and play resumed.
Another time (don't recall the casino), power went out just for a few seconds. In subsequent discussion about what one should do in such a situation, the dealer said her training was to fall forward on the table, using her body and arms to block anyone removing chips from her chip tray.
It gives me a warm feeling to know how safe and protected I am by the well-trained casino staff.
