Here is another of my playing experiences. We had for some time over the years played in Aruba. There was a casino hotel called "The Aruba Palm Beach." When we arrived at the hotel we found out that the casino was in bankruptcy and that the government was operating it. We decided to be cautious with our play and see what they would tolerate. After a while it seemed that no one knew diddly squat about BJ. Usualloy in Aruba they would hit S17. They were not doing that. You ncould also DAS. In spite of that we were losing. (multiple deck) The second day of play I wandered into the casino to look around and lo and behold there were 2 single deck games. The dealer was dealing down to the bottom. I went back to the room and met with my players to give them the good news. When I got to the table I asked what were the rules. The floor person said what do you want. I asked about this thing of "giving up" (surrender) he said OK. I asked if I could "give up" before the dealer checked his hole card. He said "OK" I thought "this is like dying and going to heaven."
Well after 2 days we had recouped all of our losses and had won a substantial amount of money.
This day instead of cashing our chips at the table, the pit boss said we would have to wait for our money as they didn't have enough. They issued us a receipt for the amount. Well we sweated for 2 days until finally they paid us. I decided that I wasn't going to chance another scenario like that and we left the island. I understand that about a week later the place closed. :-( (1985)
Regards
Ralph Stricker "Silver Fox"