Is this common?

[StepBangin]

Do most casinos allow dealers to play at the casino as well?

I saw the story about the dealer playing $1/$2 during his break and wondered how many casinos allow this.

[KreellKeiser]

No idea what the standard is. At my local card room it's allowed and I don't have a problem with it at all.

[LasVegasMichael]

Very common in Las Vegas.

Poker rooms in Vegas, by and large, allow poker dealers to play in their games, on or off the clock. Usually, they must cover up or take off their uniform top and change into street clothes.

They always are playing with their own money.

I also have no problem with it at all (and in fact, like it, as many dealers are donking it up when playing, or are just bad players).

This is direct contrast to pit games, where dealers are not allowed to play in the same house (obviously because poker is not against the house).

There are a couple random casinos that do not allow their delaers to play in Vegas, but those are few and far between.

[Percula]

I haven't been to one yet that do not allow employees to play.

However there are generally rules involved, e.g. in AZ the floor staff can not play in the games at their room, but can play at other rooms. Or employees must wear their ID badge if they are on the clock, and must identify themselves if they are on the clock or not.

[LasVegasMichael]

There is a thin line between a dealer playing on the clock and a traditional paid prop player. Technically, a dealer playing <u>on the clock</u> is a prop player, and must be identified as such <u>when asked</u>. There is no name tag requirement (and in fact, like I said above, they usually remove their uniform top or cover it up).

[Mike Gallo]

Atlantic City casinos do not allow their poker dealers to play in their room.

Before the poker boom the Sands had the best games because all of the dealers played there.

The Sands hosted the first pot limit game in Atlantic City. That game has now morphed into the $10-$25 no limit game at the Borgata.

The game got started on a Friday night afternoon around 3 or 4 and went until Sunday night early Monday morning. The game had a $500 minimum buy in and two $5 blinds.

[AKQJ10]

Pretty common in Tunica. Not sure about AC -- I've seen Borgata dealers at the Trop, so I think they may have to pick a different room.

Foxwoods dealers absolutely may not experience "the wonder of it all," which sucks for them since the nearest poker room is 300 miles away!

[pfapfap]

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There is a thin line between a dealer playing on the clock and a traditional paid prop player.

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Yes, if your skinny little line includes the range from "overly-aggressive mule" to "tight and shrewd player".

Props are paid significantly more per hour than dealers and are told where to play by the house. Dealers are paid crap and play wherever they want.

[Jeffage]

Yea, by rule AC dealers can play in any casino but their own.

Jeff

[VORP]

Unless it's changed recently, Harrah's dealers in Vegas can't play at their own property, but can play at other Harrah's properties.

The other day I heard that Mandalay has a rule that dealers are not allowed to check/raise in their own house. That sounds absurd to me to have an actual written rule like that. Then again, it's MB, so I don't know why it suprises me.