Hey, I threw out my two cents on the topic in which the OP asked if anyone has heard of asking to see the burn card. I recently read Ian Andersen’s book “Burning The Tables in Las Vegas” and he actually talked about this topic, which I also found interesting.

I won’t go into much detail but there is a chapter in the book called “The High Roller”. In this section he describes the characteristics of the high roll gambler. He apparently studied their actions because he wanted to seem like a “gambler” rather than an advantage player.

He noticed the majority of these high rollers were Asian and they had quite a few superstitions while gambling; one of which was the burn card. If the burn card was an 8, then this was supposed to be a lucky shoe.

I’m not claiming Ian Andersen is an “expert” in Asian culture. Simply explaining my understanding on this subject.. take it or leave it.

Cheers!