Originally Posted by
Aslan
From what I read here, this is either a proven fact, or the posters here have entered the Twilight Zone where the highly improbable has happened, over and over and over again.
Being that it is a hand shuffle, it would be difficult to false shuffle leaving the tens compacted behind the cut card, and surely you would have noticed one or two decks of high cards not being mixed with the rest of the cards, depending on whether all or just many of the tens are being isolated behind the cut card.
Possibly strippers could be used to facilitate the isolation of tens, but that would have a telltale sign, the "pulling" or "stripping"of the tens out of the cards being shuffled in a manner that mimicks shuffling, and the consolidation of tens from various piles if needed by the same procedure.
Any attempt to isolate tens in a legitimate set of decks could be easily foiled by a cut in the right place bringing the tens into play. One mistake (an undesirable cut) and suddenly the dealer is dealing ten after ten after ten. That would be a fine shoe to play, except for the fact that if aces are not isolated with them, it would result in push after push, but a most noticeable push scenario, one in which everyone has twenty for the longest time. Even ploppies would notice.
So, the scenario the posters have put forth is the most plausible one IMO, that is, that many tens have been taken out of the game, likely replaced with lower valued cards (no replacement would be noticeable), resulting in consistently skyrocketing plus counts. This is permanent and incontrovertible evidence of a crime, and securing the discarded cards when new cards are brought into play would put someone in the clink (almost) for sure.
I would notify the National Indian Gaming Commission, it's Indian Gaming Work Group, and the FBI. It would be easy enough for them to monitor the game where the alleged crime is taking place, and step in and confiscate the cards for evidence of criminal activity. I certainly hope the posters notify these organizations to bring this to an appropriate conclusion.
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