About this episode
Our guest this week is T Dane, a surveillance expert, and author of "Behind the Black Dome." We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of T. Dane surveillance expert and author of Behind the Black Dome [00:36] The origin of the name T. Dane [01:42] How much of Behind the Black Dome is still relevant? [02:48] T. Dane's employment history [04:44] The impact of Covid-19 on surveillance [08:08] When would surveillance employees want to identify a person [12:36] Do surveillance employees get sent down to the floor? [13:22] How much focus on advantage play? [14:41] Are there incentives from management to catch advantage players? [16:51] Players with tunnel vision [20:01] Database usage and contributions [23:36] What size win would trigger a tape review? [25:21] South Point Casino July Promotions - "Spin to Win," point multipliers on July 4th [26:57] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners [27:54] BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training site and community [28:36] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correct on most games, Game of the Week is Multi-Strike Poker [30:07] Facial recognition technology [33:20] Using social media to identify advantage players [37:01] License plate recognition [41:02] How many advantage players per week did T. Dane see? [41:45] When T. Dane was an advantage player did he park where he played? [43:31] Use of player's card information [46:29] Rat-holing chips [48:00] Cheating incidents [49:51] How many surveillance workers know the basic strategy for blackjack? How many can count cards? [53:54] RFID chips [55:03] What percentage of time is heat generated from the pit boss? Sponsored Links: SouthPointCasino.com Predictit.org/promo/edge BlackjackApprenticeship.com VideoPoker.com/gwae Referenced Links: Other T. Dane Interviews: BlackjackApprenticeship.com/behind-the-black-dome-interview/ LasVegasAdvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/interview-with-t-dane-author-of-behind/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices