The dealers who run the tables at a casino are trained professionals who know every nuance of games like blackjack, poker and roulette. They are at the centre of play, as they typically go about their business quietly and professionally, trying to make as good of an experience for the players as possible.
But do they care whether you win or lose a game? They are sort of like a referee in a football match, who is there to enforce the rules of play and direct players as well when needed. But referees are, of course, impartial to what happens and can’t bring any bias to the game.
The same is true of casino dealers, be it at high or low minimum deposit casinos. They should have no vested interest in who wins and who loses during their session and you are certainly not going to see them cheering on a particular player, for example. But why do results make no difference to them?
Are They Interested in You?
Casino dealers see a lot of people during their long shifts. It is worth remembering that they are human beings with feelings as well, and probably throughout the night, will have people they like more. It’s only natural that a dealer would build up a better rapport with some players than others.
That could be finding out that they have something personal in common, maybe being from the same town, or liking the same sports team. But it’s also important to understand that it is all surface-level engagement, and once a player leaves, they are out of sight and out of mind.
This is true for live dealer games as well. Live dealers are simply trained to do a job and because there is even more anonymity in terms of players at online tables, the dealer is going to be even more disassociated.
So while a dealer may have a passing interest in some people and not others, that is not going to affect how they run the game. Everything will be the same, but will they care whether you win or lose?
Professional Level
At a professional level, no. They may be cheering inside if someone lands a brilliant hand of poker, for example, and feel that rush of adrenaline in a tight finish. But they are not going to express it and they won’t show favouritism for any player at the table.
Dealers are paid to do the job, and most are on a set wage. So it’s not a commission-based job where who wins what is going to have any kind of effect on what the dealer takes home at the end of the night.
What the dealers will care about is tips, which is why you will see professional dealers being helpful and courteous to all players, to earn a nice tip whenever a player gets up and leaves the table. But that’s a general experience, because the better the atmosphere at the table they can create, the higher the probability of better the tips and it won’t be focused on anyone winning or losing.
It’s Not Personal
If you consider blackjack and baccarat, those are games where the dealer is directly involved. In blackjack, you are trying to beat the dealer, but because of the house edge, they are also the ones holding an advantage of having greater odds of winning.
Even though dealers beat players, it is nothing personal, although for a player it may feel a little bit like that at times. It’s just part of the process and as long as dealers are standing there doing their job and getting paid a salary for doing so, who wins and who loses is irrelevant.
The House Edge
Having mentioned the house edge, it’s something that all gamblers should understand. It is where the odds that a paid out is not a true value. Gamblers and casinos are constant dance partners but the longer any gambler plays, the more the casino benefits from the edge.
Even if one player wins, for example, the casino knows that the losses of other players are more than going to cover what they have to pay out. It’s the long-term gain that sustains casinos and roulette is a good example of this.
Roulette typically pays out 35-1 odds on a single number when there are 37 or 38 numbers on the wheel (including 0 or 00) so the game pays out at odds of less-than-true value. The same principle is in effect for all games to secure long-term profit. It’s that profit which feeds back into the operational costs of running the casino, including paying the wages of the dealers.
