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Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by xapata on Saturday October 22, 2016 @06:14PM (#12770810)
I've never played at a place that banned phones. That casino probably wouldn't have many players.
Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by rblatz on Saturday October 22, 2016 @06:24PM (#12770838)
At every casino I've been to they will yell at you if you pull your phone out at any table game. If you want to respond to a text you need to step away from the table and wait a hand/spin to bet again.
Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by xapata on Saturday October 22, 2016 @06:36PM (#12770882)
You shouldn't be fiddling with your phone when the action is on you. Using your phone while you're out of the hand is totally fine.
Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by gozur88 on Sunday October 23, 2016 @04:04AM (#12772529)
Most places I've played won't let you use the phone at the table, and if you're using it they'll deal you out and ask you to get up.

But they don't care if your phone is on the table.

I think this is more to keep the game moving than any concern about cheating.

Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by micaksica on Saturday October 22, 2016 @07:38PM (#12771115)
> any table game

This isn't about the house-run, house-edged table games you find in the middle of casinos; it's about Texas Hold 'em poker rooms. Most poker rooms I've been to let me keep my phone on the table next to my cards. I doubt that'll be the case now.

Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by knowaveragejoe on Saturday October 22, 2016 @08:23PM (#12771239)
I don't see why it would change, this requires a special rigged deck of cards. IIRC card decks are a tightly controlled affair in major casinos.