Spotting fake hundos

[sternroolz]

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Just a word of caution, I recently had a casino reject a fake new-style 100 that I'm 99% certain they gave me 3 days before when I cashed out (since I keep my gambling bankroll separate and I had just had a big cashout a few days earlier, and I put recent money on top and take it off the top).

Also, they kept the bill, so I was out $100 (and went in their records for trying to pass counterfeit).

By the way, I remember the bill felt kind of funny in my hand, as someone mentioned above. Like it was too thick or something.

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Yeah, this is the real problem.

The guys arguing that there are lots of counterfeit bills and by implication therefore we ought not worry about the possibility are throwing out a red herring.

The real issue to anyone of us is that we pocket the bill, and then at some later point in time attempt to buy chips or deposit it in the bank, it is discovered by someone trained to spot the fakes, and we are out the $100.

[chillrob]

If I have a lot of red chips and the dealer is getting short, I don't want to really slow the game down by needing a fill soon, so I will sell someone a stack or two, then immediately hand the dealer the bills and ask for green $25 chips, which they usually have plenty of. Doesn't take any more time, the table won't need a fill soon, and I don't have to have cash on the table which could be fake or stolen when I go to the bathroom.

[pfapfap]

As a dealer, THANK YOU to people who sell chips when we need them. I had a heck of a time at a 15/30 game this morning. A lot of fish buying in short, people insisting on holding onto those $100 chips until the last minute, and the night shift rotating with the daytime shift. Also crazy mad action, lots of side pots. The chip runner was having a hard time keeping up, and I only had at most a stack in my rack at any time. At the same time, I had to fix up a rack left as a mess by the previous dealer and deal with some late time charges. So, er, I was busy.

A couple of people stepped up and sold many stacks as needed, then got them from the chip runners. This made what would've been a headache a total breeze... well, okay, that's not true, but at least not a headache. It also went a long way towards happy cooperative feelings at the table in general, which leads to more action... I do ask people to do it, too, but sometimes as a dealer it can be awkward to encourage a cash transaction between strangers.

Okay, hijack over, carry on.