“Dice sliding is so obvious that it is easy to stop,” he (Alan Mendelson, a former Los Angeles television reporter who has covered gaming issues) said. “It makes no sense they could get away with that much money unless they had inside help.
While Wynn claims there were people distracting dealers, there is no mention in the RJ report on whether or not there were similar dealers on duty they may have been involved. It’s easy to assume that this was not an inside job by the information provided, but this story reads as if it was written by someone on the staff at Wynn as a public relations piece.
I’m always skeptical of the media, but something with this story doesn’t sit right with me. I don’t see dealers and pit bosses and security all missing the answer.
I asked Jeff Simpson why this wasn’t looked into by the reporters and he mentioned that there may have been time constraints on the story. That’s certainly possible, but it only makes me more skeptical. If the story wasn’t finished it should not have been printed. I think the Review Journal is better than that.
There are too many smart people involved not to have a real answer. Viva la cheaters!
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Casinos fear Dealer-Player collusion and the primary reason for rotating dealers is to defeat such collusion efforts. Yet many major scams have involved corrupt dealers. The late-bets at Craps gang often paid a Box five grand and it is no secret that the entire crew was usually in on it. The recent unshuffled “slugs” in a mini-Bacc game were certainly courtesy of tainted dealers.
A dice-slide is immediately knowable and immediately curable by the box.
Wynn doesn’t want to put anything about collusion or Wynn’s actions in the press release and will probably try to keep it out of any court proceedings but it will be an uphill battle.
FG, I’m pretty sure you’re right regarding Wynn’s spin on this. I’m surprised they even discussed this with the press.
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