{"id":121792,"date":"2021-07-01T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=121792"},"modified":"2021-07-01T18:48:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T01:48:36","slug":"podcast-former-surveillance-operator-junior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-former-surveillance-operator-junior\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast – former surveillance operator Junior"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our guest this week is a former surveillance operator named Junior.\u00a0 For the last 15 years Junior has worked in surveillance rooms on the Las Vegas Strip. We will be having Junior on again soon, so if you have more questions for him, send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com.<\/p>\n

We welcome your questions – send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Click to listen – Alt click to download:\u00a0podcast<\/a><\/div>\n
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Show Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

[00:00] Introduction of former surveillance employee, Junior
[00:17] Junior’s gambling experience outside of surveillance
[00:57] Getting into surveillance
[03:23] How much attention do casinos pay to slot and video poker players?
[04:59] Hustlers
[06:35] Multi-carding
[07:47] Facial recognition
[13:26] What information is shared across company properties and with competitors
[14:31] Ted Whiting
[15:49] Techniques used to identify card counters
[18:09] Methods used to identify other forms of advantage play
[23:21] Surveillance-room culture
[25:57] How much time is spent monitoring casino employees?
[29:05] Cheating and theft by employees
[34:22] South Point Casino July Promotions – Free Play with a Kicker starts July 5th
[35:08] BlackjackApprenticeship.com<\/a> – card counting training site with software, tools, and members-only forum
[35:41] VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a> – Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners
[36:41] False positives
[39:50] Playing uncarded
[41:29] Is wearing a hat a red flag?
[41:55] Other plays
[43:19] Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun
[46:36] Famous players
[51:57] Did Junior ever contact a player who was generating heat?
[53:02] Age, race, and gender stereotypes
[57:30] Recommended: No Stupid Questions podcast, The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson<\/p>\n

Sponsored Links:<\/b>
SouthPointCasino.com<\/a>
VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a>
BlackjackApprenticeship.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Recommended:<\/b>
Freakonomics.com\/nsq<\/a><\/p>\n

The President is Missing<\/i> by Bill Clinton and James Patterson\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/3dyzqdM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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