They don't want to read the number on the card, they want to be able to count. When I place cards, I have to make sure the cameras can count the spots.

I have to do everything by procedure so the cameras understand. When I go on a break, I have to 'clap off the game.' I clap to show the cameras that I have nothing up my sleeves and that my hands are clean, and then I walk off the game palms up. People will want to shake my hand, but I can't because I might have stolen something off the game and could be trying to slip it to them. If there's a problem customer, the management makes sure the dealers know who it is. There are surveillance cameras on every game. If you're a strong dealer, you take control of your game, and you don't let people try any funny stuff. If I let the customers control the game, they'll take advantage of me. I don't want to run the customers over, but I can't let them slow me down. As a dealer, I have to control my game, meaning set my own pace. Some dealers think a good dealer is a quick one. I have to know what's going on in my game. I have to watch my money, and I have to make sure everyone's playing by the book. I need that break because I'm in the spotlight, and I have to be fresh.

I work nine-hour shifts, and I get a 20-minute break every hour.

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