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[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

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[@sebastianplayz2119]

the title should be: "i made a casino" its the same thing

[@Glorkenborp]

Second 🤓

[@Mrscrub143]

@@sebastianplayz2119true

[@danielnope9138]

As someone who once worked Casino Security, your design theory isn't far off of reality. However they do want the cashiers at the back so you have to walk past everything even after you're ready to leave. You also want a large number of wait staff so that patrons don't have to leave their machines.

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

It was also odd to me that the cage and the cashier were so far from each other. I'm a dealer not security but wouldn't it be a logistical nightmare getting the drop through everything and then downstairs?

[@TheChronova]

so, like, a normal casino then?

[@notahotshot]

Yeah, the title is a bit redundant.

[@RedRingOfDead]

Exactly what i was going to say

[@t_age]

Ye

[@zombiereaperOnXbox]

That's exactly what I said when I saw the title

[@mugbug5]

Literally was on my way to comment this

[@notahotshot]

It's confirmed he is a real engineer, he even built redundancy into his title.

[@aPlasmight]

lmao

[@venisontron]

"A casino that exploits its customers" is like saying "shoes for your feet". It's kinda understood

[@pandoravex4791]

I mean… don’t all casinos exploit their customers? I thought that was the whole gist. 😂 The house always wins.

[@Honigball]

no not always. More like 99,9% of the time

[@josesun2402]

@@Honigball well they have to give some winnings sometime to attract foo... i mean customers.

[@Swaxol]

yw

[@Marshmellow_Cat]

@@josesun2402 Mmmm... customers, yum- I mean profitable customers...

[@trogdore3games498]

Ahh but see if you find a place that gives free drinks then you can go and do a lot of drinking for 20 bucks of gambling

[@ImpmanPDX]

Yes Craps is a game. The people that run it are called "croupier" and losing at the game is called "crapping out".

[@JesusCheeseburger]

I freakin lost it when he said "fancy craps" 🤣🤣

[@gregoryferber3231]

Based on the British game of Hazzard.

[@maximelepage7664]

Croupier is the word for dealer. The blackjack dealer and roulette dealer are also croupier.

[@ImpmanPDX]

@maximelepage7664 If you went to a casino in the U.S and asked to speak to the blackjack croupier you'd get laughed at but yes: croupier is the French word for dealer correct.

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

There's also "come" and "don't come" bets and a fuck ton of other juvenile jokes. I'm a card dealer and terrified of dealing craps (it's regarded as the hardest game to deal because of the sheer amount of math) but my husband deals everything and is now a pit boss and I sat in on his craps school to see if I'd be interested in learning and it was 99% Teacher: the come bet Everyone else: *dead* I love this game it reads like it was designed by a 12 year old

[@Thoran666]

Matt`s plan: Get the customers so drunk they can't even pull the lever on the slot machine without falling on the floor. What could possibly go wrong?

[@dylans5709]

Exactly That’s the infinite money glitch.

[@minili837]

Ya that sounds cheating

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

That was my worry XD. I'm a card dealer I was watching like "if they can't get water they're just going to throw up everywhere and won't be able to remember how the machines work" XD

[@SwampViking122]

Been in the casino business a decade now. Watching these tables and slots be set in such a haphazard fashion made me resent my shift manager and head tech even more. And yes, Craps is the name of the game. It's a New Orleans born game based on the French word crapaud, which means toad. Dock workers would throw their dice while squatting down in a certain way that made them look like toads. Locals would call them crapauds, eventually as it became a popular game the word was shortened to craps.

[@MrBrassporkchop]

I'm picturing them squatting like Russian Gopniks.

[@SwampViking122]

@@MrBrassporkchop Yea I could see that being a change. "Hey man, let's go to the casino and throw some gops."

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

Yessssss. Another casino person. Hello! I'm a dealer my whole brain was just "if you let them get this hammered you're going to need more security" XD I'm going to have to tell my husband about the craps origin. He's primarily a craps dealer when he's not pitbossing. I don't understand it at idk how anyone wins playing craps let alone deals it but I do like that the whole game can be turned into juvenile jokes XD. Come bet killed me.

[@riptide8350]

As someone who worked in a casino. Guests messing themselves on the floor is very real.

[@SwampViking122]

I had one projectile vomiting pink straight into a trashcan a few years back. Horrible sight, but CSM wouldn't put him to the axe.

[@aburidhwan6277]

i remember the video of the woman urinating while playing on the slot machine, its so bizarre

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

​@@SwampViking122 I had someone projectile bright blue right in front of my table! I was starting to think I hallucinate it XD

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

​@aburidhwan6277 it's a combination of things that leads to that. It takes a person with very little respect for themself and others and who can drink a LOT and not realize they're that far gone. Then security should've had them out long before that happened but sometimes they're either busy or just don't care. Then you end up with people puking and pissing everywhere. Source: I'm a card dealer, this is my life

[@cojones8518]

So a regular casino? And yes, IRL casinos do exactly like you did with the slots maze. They put everything, entertainment, food buffet, bathrooms, etc, in the back so you have to go past the games to get there. Even hotels usually have you go through at least the slots to get to the elevators from the check in desk.

[@kl8062]

Craps is pretty fun, especially if you have a good group of people at the table, but I rarely play because I feel like you need a decent bankroll to go for very long. I prefer to slowly lose all of my money over at the blackjack table. Fun fact - there is an automated version where you bet on a screen and two big foam dice are rolled by a machine in a plastic dome, and it's called "Bubble Craps," which just sounds like another name for a shart.

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

I'm a dealer and I sat in on the craps school when my husband took it to see if I figured id could deal it (I do not figure I can deal it, holy crap that is a complex ass game). The only parts that really stuck with me are all the inuendos and juvenile jokes you can make XD. The first time someone said "come bet" like half the class lost it realizing we were all trying not to laugh. Moral of the story dealers mostly have the sense of humor of a 12 year old and craps is catnip for that sense of humor

[@UKMonkey]

So - fun fact about casinos - they're usually red themed and without windows. They want to a) get you to lose track of time. Best way to do that is not let you see the outside. b) be risky. The more risky you are the more you MIGHT win, but the more you'll probably lose. It's been demonstrated that humans are more likely to take risks if surrounded by red. Yeah - it's all a lot more engineered than you think.

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

It's funny to me (card dealer) that people have this notion of like casinos only sometimes employing tricks and stuff. Like the whole thing is based around psychology, thats why it works. You're funneled through the slot machines before you get to the table games, slots make more money faster because they're all set to really low win rates and a hand of blackjack takes way longer than a button push. Whenever you get bored of the slots you take a break with table games. Some of them have a good amount of strategy to them but it does all come down to luck. Either you spend the rest of your money at the tables or you win and head back to the slots or move on and have your luck run out somewhere else. The whole time alchohol is free (at least here in nevada) so you're inebriated but also we will cut you off before you get too drunk (which is actually mostly for us dealers. We get the most vile side of humanity a lot of time and drunk+people who don't respect people in the service industry ends with mental breakdowns and high turn over rates for dealers) so you're never really drunk enough to forget how to play if security is actually working and the pit bosses care. Then you have to walk through more machines to get to the cage to change out your chips and then through even more machines to leave or get to your hotel room. Generally there's also resturants and sit down bars with more games at the bar itself as well as a plethora of other things to do and if you run out of things to occupy yourself at the casino you're staying at they specifically design the exits so you end up close to more casinos because if the dealers are making tips the whole economy goes around in casino towns. The house doesn't cheat or exploit you in any way that you aren't doing to yourself. You aren't at a disadvantage at most games and the ones where you are also are the games that the house can't control the outcome at all (meaning control the way the dealer plays. For instance, we have very very specific procedures on how to play blackjack. I have to hit if I have a soft 17 which is an ace and anything adding up to 6 or less and I have to stay if I have a hard 17 or more. There's zero wiggle room. There is nowhere that I make a choice about what I want to do. I always say "the casino doesn't want to bet money that I'm good at blackjack". So that ones easy, no exploitation, I don't even know what card I have on the bottom, I just have a mirror to check if it's a 10 or ace and that's the ONLY thing I can see. If it's less than 10 I just see a blank white corner of the card. I'm working with the same info you have. Then there's chance games like roulette. There's strategies sure but they don't matter. The ball lands wherever it wants to. A really good dealer could hit a 4 or 5 number chunk on purpose if they wanted to but that's A) difficult to the point that I've only known 1 person who could probably do it and he'd been dealing 30 years and was the best dealer on staff and B) if the casino finds out, wether it was in the houses favor or not, you're fired. If a dealer cheats were sacked no questions asked doesn't matter if we made the house money or not). So yeah, casinos are a dumb place to go if you're not trying to spend money but really they're not these like demonic places people make them out to be. It's entirely psychology and the higher ups don't even try to hide it. It's the same as grocery stores funneling you through produce and the bakery section and the deli and stuff before letting you shop for normal stuff. They're just hoping something catches your eye before you do whatever you were intending to do. Like as a dealer we even tend to go gambling at other casinos for each other's birthdays and stuff. It's when people get hardcore about winning that it starts to be a problem and even then it's law that all dealers are trained to spot both alchoholism and gambling addiction and to let the pit bosses know when we see it. And not so they can funnel them toward more games either. We have pamphlets about places you can go to get help for either issue. Like obviously you'll lose money in a casino and slots are definitely a scam but we're not dishonest. Sorry that was a hella rant. It always bothers me when I'm dealing that people tend to think I'm Satan when they lose and that were trained to screw people over and stuff. I'm a 3rd generation card dealer, my grandmother dealt in a mafia run casino, none of my family want to exploit anyone. We all just like playing the games and having fun with other people. That's why we do it. And actually your dealer makes minnimum wage, most of our pay comes from tips so we do want you to win.

[@addictedfoolgamer1970]

@@kitcat-xn1mn9 months later but I found this fascinating. I’ve never been in a casino. I’m not a gambler, I hate spending money. But the whole thing fascinates me from the TV/movie depictions to the reality, and the psychology. I love Evil Genius 2 and the fact that your casino is a Front for your evil doings. But like you basically said, there’s no need for a casino to be evil. The way it’s set up just makes money through peoples choices and how they are encouraged to make those choices.

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

@addictedfoolgamer1970 I always found it fascinating too. When you have dealer parents you end up growing up in the casinos so I know way more than I should because a little boy running around explaining to people how to play black jack but he "CANT go over the lines because it's/not allowed/" is adorable to basically everyone. If you have any questions about anything I usually either know the answer or know someone who does and I love talking about casinos

[@sigmascrub]

I like how he tries to describe it as a particularly heinous, exploitative casino and then goes on to build literally every casino that has ever existed 😂

[@KatieForeal84]

5:03 Oh ho ho, The Spiffing Brit needs to play this

[@mtreis86]

You'd be horrified by what ends up on the floors of actual casinos

[@yngndrw.]

Hopes and dreams?

[@MrNote-lz7lh]

​@@yngndrw. Close. Battery Acid.

[@Sacsofon]

“Everyone knows that the easiest way to become a millionaire at a casino, is to start as a billionaire” some wise words my man.

[@kakashi_senpai042]

I absolutely love engineering! It is so exciting to create something new and be able to see it come to life with your own hands. As an engineer myself, I understand and appreciate the complexity of the work that goes into each project. And being able to work with code makes it that much more enjoyable. I feel so privileged to be part of the engineering community and experience the unique solutions and advances it brings. Keep up the good work!

[@Никита-г8ъ4ф]

2:04 when did john (lets game it out) entered the chat???😂😂😂

[@LexusLFA554]

The Full Liquor Bar would have been the first thing Gray would have planted xD

[@jacekatalakis8316]

Reminds me of the underrated and quirky Casino Inc from the early 2000s just by the premise. Now if RCE could get that working on modern systems I'd love to see more vids on it

[@MikeDCWeld]

Craps is a real game. It's probably the most complicated game in a casino and definitely one of the most exciting to watch or play. Multiple people will be betting at any time and the betting can be super simple and basic or extremely complex depending on the gambler's level of knowledge and experience. There are a number of great videos on it that explain the rules and layout and even show the game play concepts being discussed in action.

[@kitcat-xn1mn]

You say that like a floor who started out as a dealer. Idk if you're either of those things but as a dealer well done you sound more knowledgeable than 80% of people I interact with nightly

[@MikeDCWeld]

@@kitcat-xn1mn I'm just a reasonably intelligent person with a bit of publicly available information.

[@konstantinstepanov5461]

the moment he built a Slot Machine maze i was like - Huh, Josh from Lets Game it Out sounds different. No joke forgot I was watching RCE for a moment

[@theLOSTranger234]

craps is surprisingly popular / common came in casinos, it is a strategy dice game where people bet on the outcome of the dice, (two 6 sided dice) only one person rolls while everyone else bets,

[@Yuri_R]

I love how matt knows how to gamble properly without us knowing

[@StrangeFall]

Love this ‘lets game it out’ style, with your humour and gameplay style it adds a unique twist!

[@exojzz]

"The only ripping off is of our customers"-RCE 2023

[@gordonfurness6253]

17:58 is a reference to the Star Trek: TNG season one episode The Royale. Commander Riker, Lt. Commander Data, and Lt. Worf must beat the house playing craps in order to leave the casino and return to the Enterprise.

[@loghut]

6:25 nice dad joke, appreciate it

[@ubernerrd]

The maze of slot machines immediately made me think of Ikea.

[@BerzerkaDurk]

Yakshire Tea Gold!! rofl. I love when game devs throw in easter eggs for content creators. haha

[@zachspielberger8737]

Omg this game looks like so much fun! Please do more episodes of it!

[@voguishthrone5887]

When I visited Vegas, I actually stayed in a casino/hotel thingy. The slots and stuff were right in the lobby. It was pretty nice actually. When I visited a different casino, it was overstimulation central. I much preferred the hotel casino

[@kingxz9215]

Would you mind a cup of tea MADE WITH .Architect tears .Architect fears .The milk for engineering

[@callumm5646]

i believe as the videos exploiting people it needs to be Yorkshire tea in honor of spiffco 🤣

[@teganthompson3266]

As someone who now works in a casino, as long as they get drunk in the casino and not before they can come in. You're about right on the whole disorientation thing and slots always go first 😁

[@AirWasTaken]

You literally became Josh from LGIO(let’s game it out) with the slot machines 😂

[@xoxogamewolf7585]

Artstyle: cute Characters: adorable Plot: steal all their money

[@ottovmp]

If you liked this one, you might like Highrise Mogul. It's a indiegame about building the ultimate highrise made by a finnish dude. I really liked it, though it was kinda easy to complete, but I'd love to see you give it a try. :D I'm in no way affiliated with the makers of the game or anything like that, which I say just in case this seems too much like an ad. 😂

[@bigbomb5904]

Love the life hack in the beginning. I never would have thought of that, thanks I'll try that out. 0:00

[@herrdoktorjohan]

5:03 I didn't know Spiff made this game!

[@FatMan2539]

Title: "I built a casino that EXPLOITS it's customers..." Me: "So you just built a casino?"

[@cozenmachine412]

Never heard of Craps? The brothers love it.

[@dgstormzs9545]

As soon as I saw the golden Yorkshire tea I started hearing footsteps in the distance (it’s the spiffing Brit)

[@BennyLlama39]

Matt: "We can hire an engineer; the most important person in a casino." Me: Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't the surveillance team some of the most important people? I mean, without "eyes in the sky" people would pull fast ones on casinos all the time.

[@SilverionX]

I might be addicted to a lot of things, food, video games, dad jokes, procrastinating, but gambling is never going to be one of them. I'm far too risk averse for that. It's like the lottery but for rich people.

[@RedPaladin42]

Yakshire Tea Gold? Yes, this is indeed a perfectly balanced game, with no exploits

[@blitsriderfield4099]

XD

[@phillewis1749]

Just wait until Spiff finds the perfectly balanced exploits 😂, with added war crimes 😂

[@tomykong2915]

@@phillewis1749 was gonna say that title describes something i'd expect spiff to do, not rce

[@LadyLexyStarwatcher]

Oh gods! That joke at the start! Top notch!!

[@TheSecondAlmightyPotato]

Dad jokes are the best jokes

[@tupera1]

Yes, craps is a dice game in the US. You know, snake eyes, box cars, hard eight, seven come eleven...and so on.

[@aaronc1051]

The video is probably the greatest advertisement for architects every created

[@TheChrisclifton26]

Yorkshire Tea Gold? Spiff will be pleased.

[@Moshgra]

I thought I was watching Josh from Let’s Game it out until the janitors got hired to clean up the filth.

[@mugbug5]

Guess you could Matt was 'pouncing' on the cat jokes

[@scoutstewart8464]

The first time in history a guy from the UK chooses coffee over tea

[@vincentandluna788]

I would love to see you play and try to make it look as neat as possible

[@vonwux]

You've not lived until you've done some fancy craps in a casino

[@Ilikestarwars1245]

I know it hasn't been easy for you but you did it!! You created a successful business and all you had was a small loan of a million dollars........ Truly remarkable work!👏👏👏👏👏 😆🤣

[@duncanfather3039]

Hey Rce, a fun video would be if you make a city, made entirely with the roundabout tile in cities skylines

[@Konrad-z9w]

In Germany it's actually the law that if you sell alcohol you also have to sell non-alcoholic beverages and there has to be at least one non-alco that is not more expensive than the cheapest alcoholic beverage.

[@mjrdainbramage]

Dad jokes for the win! 😁

[@DarraghConlon]

6:41 a junior bouncer is 500, but a senior bouncer is only 700! I’m going senior!

[@sammy-the-haze]

I really enjoy watching these types of games

[@minili837]

Rce: hehe ima add no water . then later finally adds water Me: thats what an architect would do *about the no water part*

[@dylanjemyt8481]

Every casino owner explaining their casino:

[@dylanhohn3713]

5:04 the spiffing intensifies

[@kczcb4697]

I think you consulted Homer Simpson exclusively about casino design. His casino on a island was as successful as yours.

[@Void_TheDemon]

So I just randomly found this channel and it's pretty entertaining! I'll be sure to check out more of your content And slightly off topic- I find it cute how all the characters on that game are animals-

[@Ilikepizza114]

The roulette table is looking rather efficient

[@peamee3thepanda]

18:20 bro doesn't see the black and white jumpsuit people robbing the place

[@Jonah-kb2nm]

That opening statement was the best intro I've ever heard.

[@TheInternetHelpdeskPlays]

Its like someone took Evil Genius and made a mod. I love it!

[@Thalatash]

15:54 I've been Googling but, what is craps in the UK like? I can't find any difference, unless he means when you're playing without a table and all the side bets. "Street craps" it says on Wikipedia, but I've never heard it called that before.

[@michaelg7022]

Looks fun! Thanks!

[@ristonthepro8750]

Matts Son: Dad I wanna be an architect just like you Matt: Im gonna go get some milk

[@ixorapeed7038]

Always love any videos you post, keep up the good work

[@leostation2620]

Plz make this a series

[@nickrassi2417]

I love telling dad jokes, it's one of my favorite things to do. Simply because he always laughs!

[@MadCheshireHat]

This game is really cute!

[@captaindelta43]

Gambling addiction with more crippling debts and one' in a lifetime winning chance Sounds like your average casino customer 😂

[@alexhalemba1484]

You made my day with the first phrase😂😂

[@Fh13_D]

you built a casino? so you're an architect now?

[@josearends3221]

We dont say the a word here(its a joke)

[@cripstopheriii3509]

He did it, the man invented a casino!

[@weirdlyfastbear63]

Your my fav youtuber

[@404-AnimationYT]

A wise man once said, "The easiest way to become rich gambling is to start as a billionare"

[@peterlarkin762]

Cheetah joke made the lion's share of viewers laugh. An ocelot of people liked it.

[@VoidMen17]

Great dad joke

[@dracothewarrior4316]

You should do a collab with Spiffing Brit!

[@ArceusReborn-yf8tl]

If he BUILDS a casino, that's architecture. If he added high-tech machinery, that's engineering. Architecture wins.

[@dopesickdog]

ya need engineering to _build_ anything irl and expect it to survive.

[@Bluetaill]

RCE is turning into the spiffing Brit!

[@sleepyboi1350]

I don't know. This sounds like the standard casino. They all exploit their costumers.

[@karie6042]

Craps is a game where you bet on the outcome of the dice That's literally it. You look up craps it shows you what the game is.

[@Daily_Edits-S]

As soon as he started placing down slot machines, I felt like I was watching lets game it out

[@b_c0llins]

funny thing about that dad joke, cheetah’s arent big cats

[@Achates72]

Yakshire gold is obvious a reference to the SPiffing Brit, I assume they sent him a free copy also for sponsorship.

[@azzrinickthegamingangel9121]

Lol that opening statement

[@azzrinickthegamingangel9121]

Those cashiers get paid 2.50/hr... wow

[@alphamike87]

This game looks great

[@GeFeldz]

Not putting in enough bogs is just such a sociopath move, man... They don't take up a lot of space and they don't cost a lot, why not have at least one or two in each room?

[@Ellie_and_kranski.]

Hello keep up the good work man

[@RykerLamond]

Please do more of this

[@droppedpasta]

Matt is the gigachad confirmed