bad advice from pit bosses

[RS]

I don't think bosses or even dealers give out bad advice on purpose. They give out the best advice they have, even if it's poor advice. They don't know the game as well as we do, they're just like ploppies. Well, perhaps a step up because they'll (probably) tell you to hit your 15 vs 7-A's. I'm sure there exists some bosses and dealers that give out bad advice on purpose because they "work for the company" and want players to lose quicker and the casino to make more money....but that is not the majority of dealers nor bosses. I have the same opinion regarding misleading BS charts [for the most part]....one guy who doesn't know WTF he's doing decides to print up a chart to be held in the center podium of the pit or to tag onto the back of dealer's badges. He google images "basic strategy blackjack", find one that looks pretty cool (with colors and isn't all pixelated), looks good to him so he prints it out.

[Three]

Smart casino personnel know the house has the edge and an almost unlimited BR and will win in the long run. They know it is good for business to have winners and have people see people winning. The see people lose their money a lot and root to see people win in the casinos short ride to the long run. How many spots at how many tables does the casino have working at any given time? It is like a giant team of AP's working together to hit n0 in a very short number of aggregate rounds. They don't need to cheat or give bad advice. This is actually bad for business. They compete with countless other casinos and want to be perceived as the nice helpful and lucky casino in order to keep as many loyal customers as possible. It is pretty easy to spot the true threats betting big enough to affect the bottom line. The AP's playing under a threshold and leaving before they win a certain amount are actually good for business. First most will bust out due to insufficient BR and second it gives the plops hope to see others winning. They feel the casino is lucky even if they haven't had their lucky run yet.

[bossman]

I posted this a while ago, but I think it still reads the same.
First, most dealers don't have a clue what is going on in their world. They wouldn't spot a circus train in the pit. However, as they watch people play they pick up a few rudiments of the game, as long as that doesn't interfere with their breaks. A few of them actually learn a little bit about the game, but those are very few, and they usually become BJ junkies, playing in other nearby joints until thy go broke and go back home. Most of they can't count a 3-card hand when they start dealing and within six weeks are giving advice or correcting players. It's funny when Slacker says they don't know BS meaning Basic Strategy but in truth that stands for Bull S&^%, and they don't know either. One of my treasures was telling a player as I walked up "The book says" I stopped him and asked him which book he was quoting and he came back with "The blackjack book from the movie." I still chuckle over that one. If only we could teach the orangutan to say "Insurance?" we could get rid of these guys. Just tell him you read a different book than he did.

[bossman]

I have had a lot of players over time ask me the "correct play" on a hand. I carry two charts for blackjack, one is BS and the other is an advanced play chart. If a player asks me for a "correct play" I look at the table and say "What's the count?" Once, and only once, a guy answered me. It wasn't the guy asking, but it was so funny that I used the second chart. Normally when the player looks at me like a deer in the headlights I show the BS chart and say "The correct play in BS is xxxx. Good Luck." I learned decades ago not to tell someone how to bet their own money. If I answer wrong, as this thread suggests, I am exposing myself to an annoyance lawsuit for trying to trick someone into losing. (Yes, it has happened.) I show my reference material, define it, and give the answer as the chart shows. To do otherwise is to set myself in a trap.
You guys must play with some real idiots. You can probably do better with lawsuits than counting.

[stopgambling]

I agreed most dealers/floor are not knowledgeable in their own field . I would say about 1/3 were gamblers at one time. It is just pathetic just watching them play and use their ploppy thinking. There are some sharp and good personnel that do not mind if the player is actually any good as long as they hardly t affect the casino take as they bring some winning vibes into the atmosphere. Is my assumption somewhat valid?