Blackjack

A color-up is simply an exchange of lower denomination cheques for higher denomination cheques.

The reason we perform color-ups is two-fold. On one hand, it makes it easier for players to take their remaining cheques to another table or to the casino cage/cashier.

It also reduces the number of fills we need on the game. Keeping more cheques on the game gives us more to work with in our rack and makes our job easier.

Due to these benefits, it is always recommended to encourage players to color-up when they are about to leave the table.

A player can choose to color-up at any time as long as the dealer is not shuffling, opening a table, or dealing a hand.

Remember:
Partial color-ups are generally not allowed. Color-ups are "All or Nothing".

If a player insists on coloring-up only part of their cheques, call your floor supervisor for approval regarding this.

When a player would like to color-up, they will usually push their cheques towards the dealer. This is commonly accompanied with silence from the player as they expect you to know what they intend to do.

Remember:
"Color Coming In" is ALWAYS an APPROVAL CALL and you are not permitted to touch the cheques without floor approval.

There are numerous ways to perform a color-up as displayed in this course. Feel free to choose whichever method works best for you as most casinos don't really care how you go about it as long as it's accurate and efficient.

If the amount being colored-up is less than $100, (this amount is subject to your house rules), for example: The dealer says, "Color-up $75!", this will constitute an ALERT CALL. However; if the amount is $100 or more, it will be an APPROVAL CALL.

Floor is constantly keeping an accurate total of how many black and purple you have in your rack. Because of this, when you are finishing a color-up, you must end your call with the number of blacks and/or purples that are going out.

Color-ups are an extremely common aspect of dealing and should be practiced a great deal before stepping up to a live game. New dealers tend to underestimate how important this aspect of dealing is, and fall on their face when they receive their first color-up. Don't be THAT GUY!

0:00 Intro
1:43 Erika's Example 1
3:51 Erika's Example 2
5:36 Byron's Example
8:56 Outro