Blackjack on the ship , 7 day cruise

[Terry]

No. I would rig it on the first night. I suspect any experienced scammer would do the same.

They don't "let you win the first one to suck you in" because they have no guarantee you will keep playing. If a game is rigged, the people you see winning are shills -- the mark is never allowed to win.

It is possible they removed more and more aces from the decks each day, but I seriously doubt the game was ever rigged to be +EV for the players.