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I saw the Undercover Boss show last night where the president of MGM Grand went undercover with his employees and I must say that there were some parts that seemed totally scripted and they couldn't possibly have happened naturally.
One was when he dealt blackjack. He went to the table as a complete novice and didn't even know how to shuffle cards, much less deal them, count them up and pay off the winning hands.
Also, the blackjack table was full of players and they didn't seem to complain too much about him.
First of all, I don't know of any casino, especially a major Strip casino, that would send a dealer to a table full of players that hadn't undergone some previous training. There are dealer schools that teach the basics to future dealers and I am sure that no casino would ever hire a dealer unless he had this basic training.
Second - the MGM Grand is one of the nicest casinos on the Strip. There are plenty of dealers at lesser known casinos in Vegas with many years of experience that would sell their right arm to get a job at the MGM Grand and the Grand could have their pick of hundreds, if not thousands of experienced dealers. Any of the people working the tables at the MGM would know this and they would have to be highly suspicious as to why this one particular guy was given a job with zero experience. They had to know somethig "funny" was going on.
Third - If you've ever played at a blackjack table you know that the players have very little patience for inexperienced players, much less for an inexperienced dealer. To believe that a table full of players would pleasantly sit there and watch some guy try to deal a game for his first time, is very hard to believe. In my experience, all of those people would have quickly left the table as soon as they saw how bad he was at dealing. Therefore, I believe that the TV people must have done something for those players to encourage them to stay at the table.
Another part of the show that seemed totally phony was when he worked as a slot host on the floor tyring to sign up new players.
The lady that was teaching him that job mentioned that she does some volunteer work at a nursing home by bringing them flowers. She then asks him if he would like to go along with her to see what she does. He agrees and she then says that they will do it on her break and they will be back to finish her shift.
Then they show them driving to the nursing home and there are two different shots of them taken by cameras inside her car. Well, if this was supposed to be a spontaneous event, how did the camera crew know to put two cameras inside of her car before the evnt was planned?
Also, how long was her work break? If you've ever been around the MGM Grand, or anywhere on the Strip, you know how bad the traffic is. To believe that she could use a work break to drive to the senior home, go inside, and then return to work before her break is over seems to be a little much.
Did anyone else see that show and make any other observations like that?
One was when he dealt blackjack. He went to the table as a complete novice and didn't even know how to shuffle cards, much less deal them, count them up and pay off the winning hands.
Also, the blackjack table was full of players and they didn't seem to complain too much about him.
First of all, I don't know of any casino, especially a major Strip casino, that would send a dealer to a table full of players that hadn't undergone some previous training. There are dealer schools that teach the basics to future dealers and I am sure that no casino would ever hire a dealer unless he had this basic training.
Second - the MGM Grand is one of the nicest casinos on the Strip. There are plenty of dealers at lesser known casinos in Vegas with many years of experience that would sell their right arm to get a job at the MGM Grand and the Grand could have their pick of hundreds, if not thousands of experienced dealers. Any of the people working the tables at the MGM would know this and they would have to be highly suspicious as to why this one particular guy was given a job with zero experience. They had to know somethig "funny" was going on.
Third - If you've ever played at a blackjack table you know that the players have very little patience for inexperienced players, much less for an inexperienced dealer. To believe that a table full of players would pleasantly sit there and watch some guy try to deal a game for his first time, is very hard to believe. In my experience, all of those people would have quickly left the table as soon as they saw how bad he was at dealing. Therefore, I believe that the TV people must have done something for those players to encourage them to stay at the table.
Another part of the show that seemed totally phony was when he worked as a slot host on the floor tyring to sign up new players.
The lady that was teaching him that job mentioned that she does some volunteer work at a nursing home by bringing them flowers. She then asks him if he would like to go along with her to see what she does. He agrees and she then says that they will do it on her break and they will be back to finish her shift.
Then they show them driving to the nursing home and there are two different shots of them taken by cameras inside her car. Well, if this was supposed to be a spontaneous event, how did the camera crew know to put two cameras inside of her car before the evnt was planned?
Also, how long was her work break? If you've ever been around the MGM Grand, or anywhere on the Strip, you know how bad the traffic is. To believe that she could use a work break to drive to the senior home, go inside, and then return to work before her break is over seems to be a little much.
Did anyone else see that show and make any other observations like that?
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