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submitted 8y ago by [deleted]
I was thinking of visiting Las Vegas in the next few months, but I haven't been since I've lost most of my vision.
I'm not a huge gambler, but I do enjoy playing blackjack. Does anyone have any experience at a casino without vision? Are there any casinos that cater to the blind, or is it just finding a nice dealer who will read what the cards are?
I'm not a huge gambler, but I do enjoy playing blackjack. Does anyone have any experience at a casino without vision? Are there any casinos that cater to the blind, or is it just finding a nice dealer who will read what the cards are?
bondolo 1 points
Casinos will always deal multi-deck blackjack face up if you ask. If the dealer at table you sit down at doesn't know or refuses just ask for the pit boss. We've never had a problem. There has been increasing reluctance to deal single deck face up in recent years. Some places still will, others will not.
Poker is harder. I haven't heard, outside of specific tournaments for blind players, of any solution for reading players their hole cards.
Poker is harder. I haven't heard, outside of specific tournaments for blind players, of any solution for reading players their hole cards.
[deleted] [OP] 1 points
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bondolo 1 points
The cards are dealt face up and the dealer announces the cards, both yours and theirs, as they are revealed. Not all dealers are good about remembering to do this, but it is something they have all been trained to do. If you have a crummy dealer, move to another table.
The dealer is under no obligation to tell you your total unless you've busted though some will read the hand rather than the specific cards, ie. They will say "16" rather than "9 and 7" or "7 or 17" rather than "ace and 6". This can be good and bad. We have had dealers who read a pair of 8's as "16" and failed to mention it was a very desirable pair against a low dealer card. Others at the table spoke up and urged us to split rather than stand.
The dealer is under no obligation to tell you your total unless you've busted though some will read the hand rather than the specific cards, ie. They will say "16" rather than "9 and 7" or "7 or 17" rather than "ace and 6". This can be good and bad. We have had dealers who read a pair of 8's as "16" and failed to mention it was a very desirable pair against a low dealer card. Others at the table spoke up and urged us to split rather than stand.
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