[Gonso]

Accidents happen, but you don't want to make a huge habit of it. Someone would have said something and told her she needs to be more careful if it was discovered later. If it was after the fact where they couldn't recover the $, it could range from a talking to, to a write up, to firing depending on circumstances. You'd be arrested if they believed you were engaging in criminal behavior.

I suspect she might have had 87 and counted 16, instead of 15. New dealers tend to blackjack often enough for this to happen from time to time. Most of the math is pretty easy in BJ but with enough hands anyone can make a mistake here and there.

The supervisors and floors are there (in part) to prevent really big errors (why larger buy-ins and payouts are called to the floor, for example), and to identify dealers prone to making a lot of mistakes in the first place.

A lot of the time when dealing you know you've busted, but won't know exactly what you have - if you have 15 and draw an eight, for example, you know you're busted and there's no point in counting, get people paid and move on.

The clue though is the eerie quiet that suddenly comes up - that and a bunch of wide eyes. If you make a mistake in the house's favor, you hear it immediately, but a lot of the time no one will speak up if overpaid or something.

If you've ever worked fast food as a kid, it isn't much different. If your register was a dollar off here and there, no big deal, but if there was a consistent problem or huge shortages you probably didn't last very long. Same thing.