prop players in vegas

[rexcharger]

was wondering which, if any, poker rooms in vegas have props (proposition players) in their games.

[Photoc]

None anymore. Sam's Town was the last one to actively pursue prop players.

Now if you're talking about dealers playing in games, this is different. A prop player is now defined as someone employed by the house strictly to play in games at the time and stakes they are told to by management. Dealers do not fit into this categorie.

[psandman]

Sam's Town used to, I don't know if they still do. I don't know of any other rooms currently using true prop players though many rooms will allow dealers to play on teh clock (effectively making them props though typically dealers on the clock are not forced to play in a game they don't want to)

[redfisher]

Is the house required to identify these players as props if asked by a player? Every room in Vegas I've been in has a sign indicating they will identify props or shills on player request.

[psandman]

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Is the house required to identify these players as props if asked by a player? Every room in Vegas I've been in has a sign indicating they will identify props or shills on player request.

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Yes they are required to identify these players on request. I have never heard a formal request, though I have on occasion heard a player ask if a specific player was a house player.

I would fully expect this to apply to dealers playing on the clock becaus ethey are in fact playing as props even if they are not hired full-time in that capacity.

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Is the house required to identify these players as props if asked by a player? Every room in Vegas I've been in has a sign indicating they will identify props or shills on player request.

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Yes they are required to identify these players on request. I have never heard a formal request, though I have on occasion heard a player ask if a specific player was a house player.

I would fully expect this to apply to dealers playing on the clock becaus ethey are in fact playing as props even if they are not hired full-time in that capacity.

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there was a prior thread regarding casino and poker room employees working on the clock while playing with their own money, they are not considered props in the state of Nevada and therefore they do not have to be identified. This also means the house cannot dictate when, where or how an on the clock dealers plays, nor can the on the clock dealer play with the houses money.

A little known fact, prop players are forbidden by law to check-raise. Any employee playing with his or her own money is however allowed to check raise, there is no commission ruling or law that states otherwise.

[psandman]

Though i am not aware of any rulings made on the issue, it would appear that onder the plain language of the gaming regulation a dealer playing on the clock is at the time he is playing a proposition player.

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9. Proposition player: A person paid a fixed sum by the licensee for the specific purpose of
playing in a card game who uses his own funds and who retains his winnings and absorbs his
losses.

[/ QUOTE ] At the moment the dealer is playing he is being paid a fixed sum by the casino (hourly wage) for the specific purpose of playing in a card game. The fact that at other times he is paid for other purposes doesn't change that. Unless you have seen a ruling otherwise by gaming or by a court I would tend to suspect that it would be best for a cardroom to identify these players on request.

Secondly you are wrong that a proposition is not permitted by law to check raise. While the cardroom policy may prohibit it, the law does not. The regulation you are referring to refers to shills, not props.

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23.065 Restrictions on use of shills and proposition players.
1. Shills may not check and raise or play in any manner between themselves or in collusion
with others to the disadvantage of other players within the game.
2. Each establishment employing shills or proposition players shall identify such shills or
proposition players upon request and shall display a sign clearly legible from each table which
states:
“Nevada gaming regulations allow the use of shills and proposition players. Shills and
proposition players shall be identified by management upon request.”
3. Each licensee shall maintain, in a manner as in the case of all other employees,
employment records on each individual engaged as a shill or proposition player; additionally, a
list of all shills and proposition players shall be maintained at the card room bank and shall be
readily available for inspection.
4. Persons who participate in the management or supervision of games subject to this
regulation shall be permitted to act as a shill or proposition player in the establishment where
employed if supervision is otherwise provided.
5. All advances to and winnings of a shill shall be utilized only for wagering in card games or
turned into the card room bank at the conclusion of play.
6. No more than two proposition players may play in a card game. No more than a
combination of four shills and proposition players may play in a card game.
7. Shills may only wager chips or coins.

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psandman - thanks, your 100% correct. I got my terminology confused today.

[fishyak]

Dealers play @ MGM all the time. It looks like Nevada rules makes these not props. Also, many are of the opinion that dealers are so bad as players that who cares. So this is just an FYI. On my last trip, I encountered my first dealer who are really good. Table change, please!

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On my last trip, I encountered my first dealer who are really good. Table change, please!

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You got a table change because 1 player was good? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] Time to re-think that strategy, lol.