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In this post I’ll talk about note keeping for live casino plays — table games and promotions. I’ll also tell you the safest ways to make multiple trips to a casino employee to redeem a promotion or cash chips or sports betting tickets under more names than your own.
Disclaimer: This is just advice. Don’t come at me about terms and conditions and illegality. I’m just a Substack writer with an imagination.
Notes
My team made money in live casinos several ways — hole carding, edge sorting, and promotions were our three biggest money makers. Each required different kinds of notes to keep the plays, our names, and faces alive.
When I first started out, I carried printed sheets with me. I had a phone, but I preferred paper. I still do. If I’m on a call about a creative project or talking with partners about plays, I’m still taking notes on paper.
I don’t voice record conversations, even when the other person is fine with it. It feels strange to me, and I’ve found that writing something down helps me remember it better.
If you do record your partner, or potential partner, and they aren’t aware of it — even if you’ve convinced yourself it’s only for the benefit of your memory so you can be the best advantage player you can be — it’s not cool. It’s sketchy. An invasion. Don’t do that. If they ever find out it will make their impression of you untrustworthy in addition to anyone else they tell about it.
Dealer Dependent Games
For dealer-dependent games, my lists are organized by city, then casino, then dealer.