The first day of class was interesting. The topic was radio frequency table games and the technology behind it. We learned how to install radio frequency antennas and how to set up the system that works behind the scenes. Every poker chip will have an RFID chip in it (like the anti-theft devices in retail stores), so that when you lay your chips down on the poker table (or baccarat or roulette or other gaming tables), the system automatically takes an accounting of your chips and credits you for the player tracking system. Then you earn rewards on the casino’s in-house accounting system, just like when you use a player’s card. It doesn’t help the house or the player to win or lose more effectively (depending from whose perspective you are viewing the winning or losing). It is all about better accountability and rewarding of customers. Interesting.
When I left the training center and got in the rental SUV, the ambient temperature was 109° and it was still windy. I heard that the reason it is so comfortable out there is that “it is a dry heat!” Yeah, and in Minnesota, when the air is stifling, everyone says, “It’s not the heat; it’s the humidity” and that is just as goofy. Any way you slice it, it is just hot and uncomfortable, but what are you going to do? That is why we have air conditioning!
The drive to the office is not too long. It takes about fifteen minutes from the hotel to the training center. The only comment I have about driving in Las Vegas this time around is that the locals drive as if they are in the hunt for the pole position on a NASCAR track. I have driven in enough big cities that I have learned that when you are in an unfamiliar city, you have to drive just like the locals, and if that means you get a bit pushy or cut in close when you change lanes, and then you learn to adjust. I have not crashed so far, so I guess that mindset is working.
When I left the training center and got in the rental SUV, the ambient temperature was 109° and it was still windy. I heard that the reason it is so comfortable out there is that “it is a dry heat!” Yeah, and in Minnesota, when the air is stifling, everyone says, “It’s not the heat; it’s the humidity” and that is just as goofy. Any way you slice it, it is just hot and uncomfortable, but what are you going to do? That is why we have air conditioning!
The drive to the office is not too long. It takes about fifteen minutes from the hotel to the training center. The only comment I have about driving in Las Vegas this time around is that the locals drive as if they are in the hunt for the pole position on a NASCAR track. I have driven in enough big cities that I have learned that when you are in an unfamiliar city, you have to drive just like the locals, and if that means you get a bit pushy or cut in close when you change lanes, and then you learn to adjust. I have not crashed so far, so I guess that mindset is working.
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