Ok, it’s my 2nd time playing craps - Mountaineer Casino WV. I join a $5 min table with about 5-6 others playing. Everything’s fine, I’m playing Pass Line, taking Odds and an occasional Come or Place bet. Eventually the crowd thins out after playing for 1/2 hour and then I’m the only one left at the table. I keep playing figuring others will join.

After about 5, maybe 10 mins the boxman says, “hey buddy - why don’t you give it a rest.” He points to another pit across the floor and says, “Maybe you should try your luck over there.” This was after I had just won several Come bets and Pass Line bets to make back a chunk of my chips. No I wasn’t being an idiot nor had any drinks - just making normal bets and shooting the dice.

And while I was there playing on my own, I placed a bet for the dealers to try to keep them interested until someone else showed up. So, after the boxman’s remark, I colored up my chips, toked them $5 (because a couple other dealers were nice) and left.

Is there some unwritten rule that if you are at table by yourself for a period of time you should move along? Or was this guy just a jerk? BTW, after I left, 5 mins later there was 4-6 players back at the table.

Its too bad you had to experence that.  If I were a dealer i would prefer to to be working over standing at an empty table waiting for players.  The guy was a jerk and should not be dealing.

Next time dont tip the dealers

Good luck
Midnight

Nope - no unwritten rule. Casinos often times close down some of their tables due to inactivity, but usually it happens during a shift change, and the pit boss will give you fair warning ahead of time.

I agree with midnight; this dealer treated you inappropriately and should not be dealing with this sort of attitude.

I agree.  he was a loser.  He just wanted to leave early and wanted you to move so they could close the table.
I would of stayed because i am a controlled shppter and the least players the better
so next time just tell him to fuck off
lol
youre paying money to play and you tipped him so there is no reason that he should of came at you with that crap

I probably wouldn’t have tipped that dealer. His job is to sit there and work the tables and attract more players. If he doesn’t like it, he should look for another job.

I was once playing at a $25 table.  When I was the only player left, they raised the minimum to $100 because a there was a tear in the felt that they wanted to get fixed and didn’t want anyone else joining the game.  I was still grandfathered in at $25 and they did not ask me to leave, but I wanted to cooperate and stopped playing after a few minutes.

karlb6 - 16 June 2009 05:49 PM

Ok, it’s my 2nd time playing craps - Mountaineer Casino WV. I join a $5 min table with about 5-6 others playing. Everything’s fine, I’m playing Pass Line, taking Odds and an occasional Come or Place bet. Eventually the crowd thins out after playing for 1/2 hour and then I’m the only one left at the table. I keep playing figuring others will join.

After about 5, maybe 10 mins the boxman says, “hey buddy - why don’t you give it a rest.” He points to another pit across the floor and says, “Maybe you should try your luck over there.” This was after I had just won several Come bets and Pass Line bets to make back a chunk of my chips. No I wasn’t being an idiot nor had any drinks - just making normal bets and shooting the dice.

And while I was there playing on my own, I placed a bet for the dealers to try to keep them interested until someone else showed up. So, after the boxman’s remark, I colored up my chips, toked them $5 (because a couple other dealers were nice) and left.

Is there some unwritten rule that if you are at table by yourself for a period of time you should move along? Or was this guy just a jerk? BTW, after I left, 5 mins later there was 4-6 players back at the table.

I would have asked for the shift manager, for this is not how an employees are trained in the casino to treat its guests.

... sounds like someone was on The E.O. List.

bek423 - 30 May 2011 05:07 PM

What’s the E.O. list?

Hey BEK looks like you started a new guessing game.The only E.O. I can think of is Employees Only

bek423 - 30 May 2011 05:07 PM

What’s the E.O. list?

I believe that refers to the “Early out list”, as in somebody wanted to go home early.

karlb6 - 16 June 2009 05:49 PM

Ok, it’s my 2nd time playing craps - Mountaineer Casino WV. I join a $5 min table with about 5-6 others playing. Everything’s fine, I’m playing Pass Line, taking Odds and an occasional Come or Place bet. Eventually the crowd thins out after playing for 1/2 hour and then I’m the only one left at the table. I keep playing figuring others will join.

After about 5, maybe 10 mins the boxman says, “hey buddy - why don’t you give it a rest.” He points to another pit across the floor and says, “Maybe you should try your luck over there.” This was after I had just won several Come bets and Pass Line bets to make back a chunk of my chips. No I wasn’t being an idiot nor had any drinks - just making normal bets and shooting the dice.

And while I was there playing on my own, I placed a bet for the dealers to try to keep them interested until someone else showed up. So, after the boxman’s remark, I colored up my chips, toked them $5 (because a couple other dealers were nice) and left.

Is there some unwritten rule that if you are at table by yourself for a period of time you should move along? Or was this guy just a jerk? BTW, after I left, 5 mins later there was 4-6 players back at the table.

So karlb6

Have you gone back to Mountaineer?

I was there 5 or 6 times last year during the daytime (Midweek)  and like you, toke the dealers, and have always found them great and appreciative.  Since the opened tables 3+ years ago, the majority of the daytime dealers are still there.  I will say that a few of the box persons can be “testy”. 

I usually go with 3 other friends and we arrive around 9am-ish and stay until 3pm.  Try to get in a few hours in the am, catch a long, long lunch, hit it again in the afternoon and if its working stick around or if not, head home ( 2 hour drive Cleveland ).

My only real complaint is that they only seem to have 1 table open in the morning, which is packed with locals (mostly retirees sitting on their chairs) and when the do open the next tables, either at noon or 1pm its already packed.  Its funny, in the morning
the old guys fill in and there must be 10 people standing around waiting to play.  Not real smart management, in my opinion.

When the tables first open, fairly bouncy and after year or so, settled in real nice.  I have noticed last year the tables were now on the downside.  In other words, felt worn, divits and some real noticeable uneven spots.  Its not like the dice should bounce perfectly in unison, but you can really tell when they land and one in a “divit” and makes a “hard left”.  Actually, I have not gone back so far this year.  Hate to spend 2 hours driving and find a beat to heck table all filled up.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Eagledice