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Re:Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at ... by wincy on Sunday May 28, 2023 @07:27PM (#36108801)
I watched a documentary on this the other day, with a guy traveling around the country playing blackjack. Multiple times he had to call the gaming commissioner or the sheriff to get his $40,000 in chips cashed. Even one time when he hadn’t played a single game.
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Re:Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at ... by shocks on Sunday May 28, 2023 @07:37PM (#36108879)
Documentary name?

I’ve also been following Steven Bridges on YouTube and it’s super interesting!

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Re:Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at ... by tdub311 on Sunday May 28, 2023 @07:54PM (#36108987)
Inside the Edge most likely
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Re:Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at ... by wincy on Monday May 29, 2023 @12:30AM (#36110650)
Yes, that’s the one. Very eye opening.
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Re:Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at ... by shocks on Monday May 29, 2023 @04:14PM (#36117606)
Thanks both!
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Re:Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at ... by kelnos on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @02:36AM (#36121798)
Wait, I don't get the last bit. Did he go to the casino, exchange $40k in cash for chips, not gamble at all with them, and then take the chips to the cashier to get it changed back to cash?

That's... weird? I feel like as a casino it'd not be unreasonable to think something fishy was going on, like the guy was making a (somewhat clumsy?) attempt to launder money.

But overall... yeah. Certainly a casino has the right to refuse service to whomever they want -- such as someone who's counting cards (not that counting works at blackjack these days, since no casino deals out a single full deck at a time anymore) -- but the idea that they don't feel they have to honor whatever payouts owed up to the point of kicking someone out... messed up.

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Re:Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at ... by umanwizard on Sunday June 04, 2023 @05:45PM (#36189887)
The chips were probably from a previous session.
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