Dummy Up And Deal Inside The Culture Of Casino Dealing H Lee Barnes by H. Lee Barnes 9780874175066, 9780874176223, 0874175062, 0874176220 instant download after payment.

Told in the voices of
dozens of dealers, male and female, young and old, DUMMY UP AND DEAL
takes us to the dealer's side of the table. We observe the "breaking in"
that constitutes a dealer's training, where the hands learn the
balletic motions of the game while the mind undergoes the requisite
hardening to endure long hours of concentration and the demands of often
unreasonable and sometimes abusive players. We discover how dealers are
hired and assigned to shifts and tables, how they interact with each
other and with their supervisors, and how they deal with players-the
winners and the losers, the "Sweethearts" and the "Dragon Lady," the
tourists looking for a few thrills and the mobsters showing off their
"juice." We observe cheaters on both sides of the table and witness the
exploits of such high-rollers as Frank Sinatra and Colonel Parker,
Elvis's manager. And we learn about the dealers' lives after-hours, how
some juggle casino work with family responsibilities while others
embrace the bohemian lifestyle of the Strip and sometimes lose
themselves to drugs, drink, or wild sex. It's a life that invites
cynicism and bitterness, that can erode the soul and deaden the spirit.
But the dealer's life can also offer moments of humor, encounters with
generous and kindly players, moments of pride or humanity or
professional solidarity.

Barnes writes with the
candor of a keen observer of his profession, someone who has seen it
all-many times-but has never lost his capacity to wonder, to sympathize,
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