Re: Q: dealer's viewpiece

Peaches <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

: Wouldn't the dealer also know when he has a 20?  It seems he must.   I
: hope so cuz I think I found a dealer who 'tells' . . . when he checked
: for BJ I could tell be his mannerism that what he saw was not good for
: the players, and sure enough - 20.

Not all casinos use the same technique.  With some, they print the Aces
with the letter A on all 4 corners, the other cards are normal.  When the
dealer has a 10 up, he slides the downcard so that one of the "special"
corners is in the viewer.  If it's an Ace he'll see the letter A, anything
else it's blank.  If the upcard is an Ace he'll slide the normal corner of
the card in which will reveal it's value.

Here, the dealer will be aware of the downcard if there's an Ace up, but
not if there's a ten up.  The dealer won't get enough information to be
able to tip off players.  There are 4 tens for every Ace, and the most
important thing, knowing there is a small downcard (6 or less) under the
tens, he won't be able to know this.

Some devices use an electronic reader to do pattern recognition on the
cards.  The machine can recognize the number or letter printed in the
corners of normal cards.  A red light will come on for blackjack, a green
light means OK to deal.