This one goes back to times before cell\nphones, when casinos didn\u2019t want you taking pictures on the casino floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Partly this was about security and not\nwanting people casing the joint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it was also because the rich and famous,\nor in some cases infamous, didn\u2019t like having pictures of them at the crap\ntable splashed all over the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fast forward to today and all the\ncapabilities engineered into that little computer in your pocket represent the\nmost serious threat to game protection that casinos have ever had to face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can use it to count cards<\/a>, or its camera to catch the dealer\u2019s hole card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can use it to signal what cards have\nbeen dealt to an accomplice who can then use a computer to tell you how to play\nyour hand using code words, all while apparently having an innocent phone conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More recently, there have been apps that can use your phone\u2019s video capabilities to predict what section a roulette<\/a> ball might land in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There was even a group of Russian hackers<\/a> filming slot machines, streaming that to servers back in eastern Europe that could figure out where in the long sequence the machine\u2019s random number generator (RNG) was, and then tell them the exact millisecond to press spin to get a win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Suffice it to say, most casinos do not allow\nyou to even have your phone out while you are at the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you are filming while playing slots<\/a>, don\u2019t be surprised if you are asked to stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While pictures away from tables have become\na little less frowned upon, security may stop and ask you not to if you are blatant\nabout it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you set your phone down on the table or\ndecide you\u2019re going to take a quick call, the dealer or floor person will ask\nyou to step away from the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is just a regular part of casinos\u2019\npolicies and procedures. If security asks you not to take pictures, they are\njust following the rules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t take offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While every casino\u2019s thoughts on phones\nbeing used may be a bit different, any time you have your phone out on the\ncasino floor, someone may come along and tell you this individual casino\u2019s expectations.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just listen and follow their instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In about half of American casinos<\/a>, alcoholic drinks are complimentary. Complimentary doesn\u2019t mean a free, all-you-can-drink buffet of shots and beers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cocktail servers make predetermined rounds\nthroughout the casino, and they will pass by any given slot or table about\nevery 20 to 30 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s quite possible you may have to wait\nthat long to order your drink. The floor person or dealer is generally unable\nto get you a drink any faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You are only allowed ONE drink at a time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You will need to finish or relinquish any drinks\nyou may currently have before you will be served another. Any signs of\nintoxication will result in either the cocktail server or other casino staff\ncalling the beverage manager to do an evaluation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If they decide you\u2019ve had enough, you will\nbe asked to leave the casino floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Too much drinking means no more gambling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The general rule of thumb here is that your\ngood time ends when it comes at the expense of some other guest\u2019s good time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While your significant other may find your\nslurring, table slapping, and foul-mouthed behavior charming, odds are that\nneither the other people on your table nor casino staff will see it in the same\nlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We want all our guests to have a fun,\nexciting night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But once your behavior becomes either problematic for other people at the table or disruptive to the point of holding up the game, the casino is likely to decide your good time has come to an end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Normally when you sit down, the dealer or\nfloor supervisor will ask you for your loyalty card. This card is used to keep\ntrack of your play, average bet and buy-in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The casino will use this info to offer you\ncomps, like food or free rooms, so try to always get a card at player\u2019s\nservices before you begin to play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At most casinos, you can ask the floor\nsupervisor to make you a new account with your driver\u2019s license right there at\nthe table if they aren\u2019t too busy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you play a few hours and gamble a good\nbit, don\u2019t be ashamed to ask the supervisor for a comp for something to eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many casinos are only too happy to offer\nyou a meal in hopes of getting you back to play, and it certainly never hurts\nto ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every table or slot will display its\nminimum and maximum bet clearly. On table games, it is generally found on either\na lighted sign or a placard to the right of the dealer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Check the minimum before<\/strong> you sit\ndown so that you don\u2019t end up playing at a $25 or $100 game when you only plan\nto gamble $50 dollars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wait until the hand is completed, then pass\nyour money toward the dealer, and they will give you casino chips in return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The dealer may ask you what denomination\nchips you would like, but in most cases, they will simply give you what they\nfeel is the right amount of each denomination for the game in question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some players have a habit of coloring up\n(converting smaller denomination chips to easier-to-carry larger value chips) when\nthey\u2019re winning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is disruptive for other players as it\nslows down the game. First when the dealer has to color you up, and then again\nwhen the player must pull those higher value chips back out and have them broken\ndown by the dealer again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It also means the casino has to constantly\ninterrupt the game with fills of lower-end chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People come to play, not watch the dealer\nconstantly making change. Wait until you\u2019re done or for the dealer to ask\nbefore coloring up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you are ready to leave, wait for the\nend of the hand, then push all your chips towards the dealer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Importantly, don\u2019t push them into the\nbetting circle. Don\u2019t worry about stacking or sorting them; the dealer will be\nfar quicker than you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You will then take these higher-value chips\nto the cage to be cashed out for currency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Usually but not always, you can find the cashier in the farthest corner from the exit, this is to give you plenty of time to consider putting some of your winnings down on another table or in a slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roulette chips are called non-value. They\nare unlike other casino chips in that their value is determined by how they are\nmarked up on the roulette wheel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you buy in $100 and ask for $5 chips,\nyou will notice the dealer put one of your color chips by the wheel along with\na lammer (plastic marker) that says 100. That means that every stack of your\ncolor is worth $100. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you buy in for dollars, they will mark\nyour color as 20. $20 dollars a stack, and so forth and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Always color up these chips at the roulette\ntable before you leave as they aren\u2019t worth anything anywhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, to avoid confusion, the casino allows\nonly one person per color, so if you need to buy chips for your significant\nother, you\u2019ll need to get them a separate color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are dozens of different table games\nand thousands of slots. It can be confusing, so if you have a question don\u2019t\nhesitate to ask the dealer or find a slot person to explain the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the case of table games, each casino may\nhave slightly different rules on a table or slightly different procedures for\nhow a game is dealt. But we will cover some of the most common here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most casino table games require you to be\nseated at the table while playing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is simply about the cameras having the\nbest possible coverage of the cards being dealt. If standing and hunched over\nyour cards, it prevents surveillance from keeping track of those cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most blackjack<\/a> and even some carnival games are dealt face-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If the cards aren\u2019t placed in front of you\nand are dealt out on the layout, do not touch them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If dealt to you, you may pick them up. Most\ncasinos will require that you only use one hand on blackjack and even some\ncarnival games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If in doubt, ask your dealer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to signaling, in handheld\nblackjack games you ask for a hit by lightly scratching the corner of the cards\nnext to your bet. You signal to stay by tucking your cards face down slightly\nunder your bet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have a blackjack and want to split<\/a> or double<\/a>, just turn your cards face up, the dealer will know what you require. Try to never cover or block your bet from the view of the dealer with your cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In face-up blackjack games you ask for a\nhit by scratching with your finger. Stay is a horizontal wave of your hand. Split\nor double is just pointing with two fingers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In many of the carnival games the signals\nare similar to blackjack. If you wish to play or need another card just\nscratch, and if you\u2019re done with your hand just set it down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Again, the dealer will be happy to answer\nany questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to the actual play of your\nhand, though, the dealer may not be allowed to offer advice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the case of blackjack, this may be for the best as most blackjack dealers don\u2019t know basic strategy<\/a>, so you can simply print out a basic strategy card before you go play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is also true for the carnival games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find easy-to-understand rules on\nhow to set your hand, what hands to play, and what hands to fold on your phone\nbefore you start playing, instead of having to rely on ill-informed dealers or mistaken\nadvice from other players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s important that when you sit down at a\ntable you have an idea of what you can afford to lose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some people only bring that amount with them\nto make sure they don\u2019t chase losses if things go bad. Others just have the willpower\nto get up and take a break after losing whatever limit they have set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Either is fine as long as you know that\nyou\u2019ll stick with the agreed-upon limit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Having a set amount for each gambling<\/a> session will ensure that you don\u2019t lose everything in the first few hours and that you\u2019ll be able to continue to enjoy your trip even if you lose the first few times you play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It also keeps your emotions in check and\nprovides a circuit breaker for when you just want to keep throwing money on the\nlayout no matter how bad the cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some people also like to set limits on what\nthey would like to win. Perhaps they\u2019ve gotten up a good amount only to lose it\nall back in the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While not as common, having an idea of what\nyou\u2019ve come to win will also make you a more disciplined gambler and help\nprotect your bankroll long term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t tell other players how to play their\nhand as much as you may be tempted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Players get to play their own cards and\nwhile not every dealer may enforce this, it\u2019s still a rule. If asked for\nadvice, be sure to give it, but if not, then just play your cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On some carnival games, you won\u2019t even be\nable to offer advice if asked as house rules prevent you from looking at\nanother player\u2019s hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This may seem extreme if, let\u2019s say, your\nwife doesn\u2019t know how to play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But some of these poker<\/a> games can be beaten if players know too many of the cards that have already been dealt to players, so the rules are made to prevent that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As well as not telling others how to play,\ndon\u2019t ask or give money to strangers at the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s certainly within your right, but the\ncasino will often put out anyone that they believe is panhandling or asking for\nmoney. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That $25 chip you gave someone because of a\nsob story won\u2019t do them much good if they are asked to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There’s a reason why many players feel that craps<\/a> is the best game on the casino floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When a player has a hot hand, and the chips\nare piling up in the rail, it really is a feeling like no other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But when those dice turn cold, you can\nquickly see craps players turn superstitious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s this alternating cycle of hot and cold\ndice that has turned so many lovers of the game into unreasonable believers in\nbad luck and hexes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And while dice is a difficult game to learn\nin the best of circumstances, certain behavior can apparently bring the ire of\nthe Craps Gods down upon the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Chief among these is buying in, in the\nmiddle of a roll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When possible, always wait for a seven out,\nor at least for the player to make a point before throwing your money down on\nthe layout, or you may be faced with an entire table of muttering, coughing\nplayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One trick that seems to assuage some of\nthese old-timers is to buy in with cash at a blackjack or another table on your\nway to dice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It seems it\u2019s the cash hitting the table,\nnot some new player handing in chips to the dealer, which sets off all this\ncalamitous bad luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, right up there with using the Lord\u2019s\nname in vain is saying the actual word \u201cseven\u201d at a dice table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m pretty confident that you can no longer\nbe lynched for this, but I don\u2019t see any reason to put it to the test, either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another common newbie mistake is putting your hands in the way of the dice. Once the stickman calls \u201cdice are out\u201d immediately get your hands out of the layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Should the dice hit your hands, it\u2019s quite\npossible that many of the others will remember you for life and refuse to play\nwith you for years to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Talking to or touching a hot shooter is\nlikely to remove them from their \u201czone.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to ask the shooter a question,\nit\u2019s probably best to wait until they are done shooting to avoid a glare – or worse.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, craps players have some\nidiosyncrasies, but don\u2019t let that stop you from coming by and trying by far\nthe most fun game in the casino. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Stick to these rules, listen to your\ndealer, pay attention, and you too could soon be making new players uncomfortable\nwith talk of jinxes and shouts of \u201cwatch your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I mentioned at the beginning, casinos\nhave a lot of rules. Aside from the important ones we\u2019ve already mentioned,\nkeep in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n No purses, wallets, bags, or anything of\nthe like on the table. They can block the eye in the sky\u2019s view, can be used to\nhide things, or just generally get in the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Always keep your drinks in the cupholders provided.\nOn dice, do not dangle your drinks over the layout, there is a shelf just below\nthe rail for drinks. One spilled drink will stop everything and may even lead\nmanagement to close the table. You don\u2019t want to be the person that ruined everybody\nelse\u2019s good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many casinos across the US have a very relaxed attitude toward dress codes<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Roulette](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/roulette-2.jpg\")
2. Don\u2019t Overdo The Drinking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Side note on comps:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3. Do Make Sure You Buy In And Cash Out<\/strong> Properly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Side note on chips:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
4. Do Get To Grips With Basic Game Rules And Procedures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5. Do Set A loss Limit <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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6. Don\u2019t Tell Others How To Play<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
7. Don\u2019t Upset Superstitious Craps Players<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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8. Don\u2019t Put Your Stuff On The Tables <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
9. Do Dress To Impress<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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