Electronic signature Presentation for Legal Later

Electronic trial presentation refers to the use of digital tools and software to create and display evidence during legal proceedings. This method streamlines the presentation of documents, making it easier for jurors and judges to understand complex cases. With airSlate SignNow, you can enhance your electronic trial presentation by efficiently managing and signing documents online.

airSlate SignNow offers features that enhance your electronic trial presentation, such as document collaboration, eSigning, and secure storage. These tools allow legal teams to quickly prepare and present their materials, ensuring that everything is accessible and organized. The user-friendly interface simplifies the entire process, making it easier to focus on your case.

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Absolutely! airSlate SignNow prioritizes security, ensuring that your electronic trial presentation materials are protected. With encryption, secure cloud storage, and compliance with legal standards, your sensitive documents remain safe from unauthorized access. This level of security is crucial for law firms handling confidential information during trials.

Key features of airSlate SignNow that support electronic trial presentation include document templates, eSignature capabilities, and real-time collaboration tools. These features allow legal professionals to prepare and present their cases efficiently while maintaining accuracy and compliance. Additionally, mobile accessibility ensures that you can manage presentations from anywhere.

Yes, airSlate SignNow offers seamless integration with various popular applications, enhancing your electronic trial presentation experience. You can connect it with tools like Google Drive, Dropbox, and Office 365 to streamline your workflow. This integration allows for easy document sharing and management, crucial for successful litigations.

ESigning plays a pivotal role in the electronic trial presentation process by allowing legal documents to be signed quickly and securely. With airSlate SignNow's eSigning capabilities, there’s no need for physical signatures, reducing the time spent on obtaining approvals. This efficiency helps legal teams present their cases in a timely manner.

A2A - U.S. perspective(Electronic and other) signatures take effect when they are applied to the relevant agreement.The fact that one of the parties "hosts" the agreement is irrelevant to the effectiveness of signatures.The fact that the party can modify the document at any time is irrelevant.If that party does modify the agreement at a later time and fraudulently presents the modified agreement as the original, that party probably has engaged in an activity that may result in civil and criminal liability - but the validity of the original agreement is not altered.

I agree that in reality electronic signatures offer great speed and flexibility. However, there may be evidential difficulties which mean they cannot be relied on. A number of practical issues are raised in relation to documents being executed remotely by digital means, including:whether the person signing the document was who they purported to be; andwhether the signed document being presented was the same document that was signed or whether it could later have been modified.Therefore the courts look at the facts of the matter before them and in particular for evidence that the signature applied to the document belongs to the party intended to be bound by the document and whether there is any room for argument that the insertion of a name did not amount to signing a document.

Warning: I Am Not An Expert In Anything.  I Am And Always Will Be A Student.My Payments Experience Is Completely And Utterly An Accident.  I know not how to say this in a few words but it may be an interesting journey to share with you.A Nerd, A Geek And The Dreams Of Being A ScientistIt was all an accident while I was on my way to becoming a scientist.  That dream got delayed. I was studying Quantum Physics and on the other end Astro Physics.  This started as a university level course while a sophomore in High School.  At the same time I was rather excited by electronics that start...

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All things considered, there are really just two points of paramount importance that Coin, Inc. faces and just about any company that plans to create a similar solution. These two points are:The merchant The payment card companiesThis posting is not meant to rain on the wonderful success Coin has achieved.  I am a supporter of Coin and other systems that are truly innovative in payments and actually solve real problems.How Dorothea Perry Invented The Modern Credit Card While Ironing Crisp White ShirtsThe payment card has a rich history that spans back to the spring of 1960 when Forrest C. Perry’s wife casually ironed a reel to reel tape strip to the back of a manilla heavy cardboard card [1] and invented the modern payment card. History may not remember Dorothea Perry’s name and contribution, but she solved a huge problem that over 200 types of glues and pastes failed at, to secure the magnetic strip in a manner that it would not bubble.  Doerhea’s iron had just the right amount of heat to melt the tape strip to the card in a very uniform way.  Specimen of one of the first 1960s prototype of a magnetic strip payment card rear and front.  The data on the card was still readable in December 2012.Over 50 years later you and I are still using this technology just about every day. Forrest’s invention was cutting edge and many years ahead of its time.   The company that Forrest worked for was IBM and they did not patent the system because they where the only company with the computers at the time that would be able to process these new cards. One of the unique feature of this new invention was to encode information that was nearly impossible for the average person to mimic. The magnetic strip was just as much a feature for encased speed of processing as it was a security feature. The Merchant: The Code 10 ProblemThe payment card companies, acquiring banks and processing companies see innovation through a completely different set of glasses then most of us technologists. They establish rules and operating guidelines based on history, recent risk management challenges and state and federal laws. One of the first things all new merchants should be trained for when they begin to process payment cards is the ability to identify a genuine card. All of the payment card companies adopted a number of security features that should be noted before a merchant processes a payment card transaction.  As low tech as it may sound, the legacy payment card has a number of very clear security elements. These elements although seeming trivial are really quite important and useful:The payment card logoThe hologramThe raised numbers and raised card holder nameThe signature panelThe cardholder’s signatureThe reprinting of the payment card number and the CVV2 number in the signature panelThe expiration dateStandard issue Visa branded merchant security features flyer. Standard issue MasterCard branded merchant security features flyer. Standard issue American Express branded merchant security features flyer. Thus far Coin card does not have any of these security features.  This may have an impact on acceptance at some merchants.  All merchants agree to examine each payment card for these minimum security features.  If the payment card companies can demonstrate that these features were not examined, they could hold the merchant, even though they swiped the card, 100% fully liable for any repudiation by the cardholder that results as a chargeback.  This means the merchant could face losing the full amount of the transaction plus a penalty fees called “Retrieval Requests” and "Chargebacks” and can cost from $25 to hundreds of dollars.   They can reject acceptance of the card and in some circumstance retain the card under the Code 10 procedure [2] [3].  Visa’s Code 10 Procedures When you suspect fraudIf you’re suspicious of a card or cardholder at any time during a transaction authorization process, you will need to make a Code 10 authorization request.What is Code 10?The Code 10 authorization request alerts the card issuer to the suspicious activity—without alerting the customer. During a Code 10 call, you will speak to the card issuer’s special operator, who will provide instructions on any necessary action. This type of authorization request is the most likely to result in a call to law enforcement.Code 10 stepsIf you receive an electronic authorization, but still suspect fraud, do the following:Keep the card in hand to quickly respond to questions.Call your voice authorization center and say "I have a Code 10 Authorization Request."The call will first be received by your merchant bank who may need to ask you for some merchant and/or transaction details. You will then be transferred to the card Issuer and immediately connected to a special operator. A series of yes/no questions will be asked to determine whether you are suspicious of the card or cardholder.When connected to the special operator, answer all questions calmly and in a normal tone of voice.Follow all operator instructions.If the operator asks you to retain the card, comply with this request only if it is safe to do so.No Matter Which Card Is Presented, Always Follow These Important Play It Safe.1. Slide the stripe through the terminal in one direction only to obtain authorization.2. Check the card’s security features to make sure the card has not been altered.Check the authorization response and take appropriate action.Get the cardholder’s signature on the transaction receipt.5. Compare the name, account number, and signature on the card to those on the transaction receipt—they should match.Code 10 is a way for a merchant to be certain that any questionable element of the transaction is addressed and will leave it to the bank that issued the customer’s payment card to make a final judgement call.  If the payment card issuing banks do not know of or agree with Coin’s system there may be a request to suspend the transaction.Thus any system that mimics an authentic payment card may very well present a problem with merchants that may or may not understand what is taking place.  But moreover may fear loss if they do not have clear guidelines established by the payment card companies in advance. The Payment Card Companies: The Rule And Branding ProblemAll of the payment card companies issue cards through banks.  In the case of American Express  it is slightly different.  This means that to make any changes it takes many meeting with institutions that are known to not change anything that appears to be working.   Even if Visa and MasterCard wanted to make any minor changes to the current system, they would be required to get the vote of support from the bank partners.  This has had a rather deep impact on innovations.  Just getting the US to an EMV standard that much of the rest of the world has in place took over two decades.  The bank that issues a payment card legally owns the card and as a cardholder you are licensed to use it in contractually agreed upon settings.   In a very real way a cardholder does not own the payment card number or another part of the card other then their name when it appears on the card.  There are specific rules about trying to alter or change the card in any way.  There are also rules about trying to decode or encode the magnetic strip.  They are grounds for termination and in some cases fees being assessed.These banks along with the payment card companies will absolutely have to grant Coin a provision that will allow them to operate.  They do have full legal rights (I am not a lawyer) to block any attempt to insert a new system between the card and the merchant.  I can say that I am rather certain that Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express want to see more innovations in the payment space.  They do however need to balance rules, laws, relationships, branding and marketing.  And it may be the last two points that present a more pressing challenge to Coin.Visa and MasterCard are effectively the marketing and branding they have created and invested in for over 50 years.  They work very hard to establish exactly how the brands are positioned and exactly how the use marks are displayed.  Coin currently does not have any payment card branding.   This aspect alone runs counter to the very nature of how these companies market.  There is still power in the prestige of presenting a Platinum or Black card for example.  This broadcasts a big message to the merchant and to the customer.  Present an American Express Centurion Black Card at the Four Seasons and see what I mean.  The Distillation   Thus we have two issues that really can be distilled down to one issue.  Will all of the payment card companies issue a provision that will allow Coin to produce these cards and will they encourage and endorse the idea?I have thought considerably about this subject for the last three years and have some ideas and some solutions.   There are a number of ways the company should be addressing these challenges.  I can say very clearly, ignoring them or using social media pressure is not one of them.   This challenge will require some of the best minds in payments to address in my view.  I think it is better to address with experienced professions, sooner rather then later and learn from the challenges that Square is now facing with the pricing fiasco that did not need to happen[4].There Are Always SolutionsI have been a champion of creativity in payments for a very long time.   There have been a lot of companies that have had profoundly great ideas but faded into history with little more then a footnote for any number of reasons. I have made it clear, I ordered a Coin card and stand with the company as they face these challenges.  There are solutions to all of the issues I presented here.  I look forward to seeing this innovation in the market and hope it sparks a revolution of creativity and the solving of real problems. Keep your mind and heart open, true innovation can come from the most unlikely places, like Dorothea Perry’s iron.___________[1] When was the first credit card with a magnetic stripe issued?[1] Code 10 | Visa USA[3] Page on Visa[4] Square Turns Its Back On Small Businesses by Janet Yurcik on Accepting Payments

Selling online: an overview of the rulesThis is an edited version of a guide for businesses.E-commerce TMT & Sourcing TMT Retail Education UKThere has been a steady growth in the variety and volume of goods and services which are available on-line to both businesses and consumers, and on-line selling is increasingly seen as a major way for all businesses to save costs. Almost inevitably, as the practice of on-line selling proliferates so does the amount of legislation governing it. This article provides an overview of the law governing on-line sales in the UK and an analysis of the issues that a business should consider before setting up an on-line sales process.The law governing online salesThere are two distinct types of legislation that affect on-line retailers. Firstly, traditional consumer protection regulations apply to all consumer sales made on-line. These regulations are well established, but it is important to remember that they apply to on-line retailers as much as they do to traditional ones. Secondly, there are regulations designed specifically to deal with problems and issues facing retailers on-line.Traditional consumer protection regulationsThese protect purchasers and consumers whether they are buying the goods over the counter of a shop or over the internet. For instance the Sale of Goods Act gives certain rights to purchasers about the quality of the goods they receive, and their rights if the goods fail to live up to these standards. The Consumer Credit Act protects consumers' rights when they enter into an agreement for someone to provide them with loans or credit facilities including circumstances where they buy goods or services using a credit card. The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations protect consumers' rights where they enter into agreements with retailers who try to impose unfair terms in the agreement. There are also numerous other pieces of legislation, many of which will apply to different contract and product types.Online regulationsThese regulations are new, and were brought into force largely to protect consumers' rights when they buy products either over the internet or by telephone. They largely derive from EU Directives, and include the E-commerce Regulations , the Distance Selling Regulations and the Electronic Signatures Regulations . These are the regulations that control the actual on-line sales process and they provide the starting block from which we can consider the practical business requirements of on-line retailers.Although the traditional consumer regulations are important for all sales processes, this article focuses on the on-line regulations and how they affect the various stages of the on-line sales process. The next five sections take you through what the regulations require including information that must be provided to a purchaser, the use of electronic signatures, contract formation issues and ensuring your contract is legal.Information that must be suppliedThe various regulations share a central theme: companies should not hide themselves from purchasers, and should provide as much information to purchasers as possible.Company information that must be supplied under the E-Commerce RegulationsThe E-Commerce Regulations require that all commercial web sites make the following information directly and permanently available to consumers via the website:the company's name, postal address (and registered office address if this is different) and email address;the company's registration number;any Trade or Professional Association memberships;the company's VAT number.All of this applies regardlessof whether the site sells on-line. In addition, any commercial communication – that is any email or even SMS text message – used in providing an "Information Society Service" must display this information.The E-Commerce Regulations also require that all prices must be clear and unambiguous, and web sites must state whether the prices are inclusive of taxes and delivery costs.Contractual information that must be supplied under the E-Commerce RegulationsWhen it comes to actually going through the contractual process the requirements for information increase once again and the consumers must be told:the steps involved in completing the contract on-line;whether the contract will be stored by the retailer and/or permanently accessible;the technical means the site uses to allow consumers to spot and correct errors made while inputting their details prior to the order being placed;the languages offered to conclude the contract;The website must also provide links to any relevant Codes of Conduct to which the retailer subscribes and set out the retailer's Terms and Conditions, in a way which allows users to save and print them.All of this information must be provided before the purchaser selects the product and starts the contractual process and it is possible to convey it early on in the sale, without deterring users with an unwieldy sales process. The most common route is to bundle as many of these details into the terms and conditions as possible, and ensure that consumers are appropriately directed to read them.Information that must be supplied under the Distance Selling RegulationsThese Regulations set out the information which must be provided to a consumer prior to the conclusion of the contract.The information must be provided in a clear and comprehensible manner which is appropriate to the means of distance communication used. This means that the information can be set out on a web page, provided that the information is brought to the attention of the consumers before the contract is entered into. The information to be provided includes all of the information which a supplier should, in any event, wish to provide in relation to:the identity of the supplier;the main characteristics of the goods or services;their price;arrangements for payment and delivery; andthe existence of the right of cancellation created under the Distance Selling Regulations.Information that should be set out in the terms and conditionsThe terms and conditions should:make it clear who is selling the product, together with the geographical and email address;describe clearly what the customer is getting and what it will cost, including all taxes and delivery costs; andidentify the arrangements for delivery of the product.The terms and conditions of the site are very important, and will vary for every retailer. It is important that the terms and conditions are properly drafted, as poorly drafted terms and conditions will expose the retailer to unnecessary risk.Electronic signaturesThe Electronic Signature Regulations apply to any contract and not just those entered into with consumers. In order for there to be a binding contract the following essential elements of a contract must be present:an unconditional offer;an unconditional acceptance of that offer;consideration passing from both parties other than in Scotland where consideration is not a requirement; andan intention to create legal relations, i.e. the parties must intend to enter into a legally binding contract.There must also be certainty as to the terms, parties and subject matter of the contract. For the majority of contracts there is no legal requirement for a signature.Whenever a person buys or sells something he or she is entering into a contract, no matter how small the purchase. In the newsagents, when a person buys a newspaper he or she contracts with the newsagent for the purchase. The newsagent makes an 'Invitation to Treat' by placing the publication on sale. The person offers to purchase it from the newsagent, proffering money, and the offer is accepted (concluding the contract) by taking the money. This is still a contract, although not a word needs to be said, and nothing is written down. However, the essentials of a contract have been formed: an offer (to buy, or sell), an acceptance of that offer, and (everywhere except Scotland) consideration (whether money being paid, or some other form of consideration) for the sale. The various stages of the contractual process will be discussed in more detail later, as it is important to distinguish between who is making the offer and who is accepting it.Signatures are not actually necessary for the conclusion of every contract (your visit to the paper shop could become a chore), but they can have three essential functions when we consider on-line contracts:To identify the person who has bought the product;To indicate a personal involvement, or trustworthiness; andTo indicate an intention to be bound to the contract.The principal, and simple effect of the Electronic Signature Regulations is to make electronic signatures legally valid. Most of the discussion, and further interpretation of electronic signatures actually comes from a report published in December 2001 by the Law Commission entitled "Electronic Commerce: Formal requirements in Commercial Transactions", and in subsequent guidance from the DTI.Depending on exactly what is being sold the method of collecting the electronic signature will vary. In most cases, the function required of the electronic signature is the third one listed above – indicating that the purchaser is making an offer to contract. However, for more complex products being sold on-line, for instance financial services products, the role of the signature may become more important for one or both of the first two reasons.Depending on the value and/or importance of the transaction the parties may want a greater degree of certainty as to reliability of the signature. This may involve the use of public key infrastructure, for example.Contract formation issuesThe main issues considered in this section are how, when and where the contract is formed. This involves an analysis of the contract formation procedure based on the principle of offer and acceptance and the significance of the "country of origin" principle.The offer and acceptance procedure onlineStep 1: Establishing the offer and acceptance procedureThis is where the E-commerce Regulations can be used to the seller's advantage. It is possible to sell on-line and take payment by credit card without concluding the contract on-line. The solution is to provide that the customer is making an offer on the site and that the contract will be formed only if the customer's order is accepted – and that taking payment from the customer's credit card does not indicate cceptance.On-line merchant accounts provide for making refunds to a customer's credit card. Therefore, the terms should explain that, while the customer's card may be debited before the contract is formed, if the customer's order is ultimately rejected, a refund will be made immediately.Step 2: Completing the order formThe customer is taken to the order form where he completes the quantity of goods and his delivery details. It would be good practice to offer three buttons: submit, clear and cancel. The "clear" button is needed because the E-Commerce Regulations require a means for the customer to correct any errors.Step 3: Incorporating the terms and conditionsAt the bottom of the terms and conditions page the purchaser should, ideally, be required to check a box to indicate that he or she has read, understood and accepted the terms and conditions, before clicking the "Accept" button. The "Accept" button should not work until the box has been checked. Equally the page should be designed in such a way that the consumer cannot check the box and click "Accept" until the page has fully loaded onto the screen. By doing this, you improve your position in the event that a purchaser claims there was no opportunity to read your terms.While there is no responsibility on the retailer to ensure that the consumer has in fact read them, following this procedure will demonstrate that reasonable efforts have been made to bring them to purchasers' attention. The terms and conditions should be in a format that can be printed or saved – therefore avoid pop-up windows and ensure that they fit within the width of the page and are presented in a way that they will print properly.It is wise to also include a term like the following:"By clicking the 'Accept' button you agree to these terms and conditions. By completing and submitting the following electronic order form you are making an offer to purchase goods which, if accepted by us, will result in a binding contract."The words, "if accepted by us," are very important.This approach is the suggested 'best practice' approach for relaying the terms and conditions, and ensuring that the consumer has read them. However, it is not the most consumer friendly approach to present the purchaser with a screen of 'small print' in the middle of what, to the consumer, was an otherwise normal shopping experience. Therefore a number of on-line retailers adopt a second-best approach, which is to include a link to the terms and conditions, and make the consumer tick a box to confirm that they have read and accepted the terms and conditions, before they click the main button to buy the product. This approach, while not as legally secure, is probably acceptable in a number of purchasing models.Step 4: Taking the consumer's credit card details on-lineAt this stage, the user should be taken to the page on a secure server where his credit card details are taken. This page should state: "Your card will be debited with the sum of £X when you click the Submit button. This will be refunded if your offer is refused." Repeat the choice of submit, clear and cancel.Step 5: Acknowledging receipt of the orderWhen the card details are validated, the E-Commerce Regulations require that you give the customer an acknowledgement page and send an acknowledgement email. This should not confirm a contract; it should instead confirm that the order has been received and that the order is being "processed". It is helpful to give the customer an order number at this stage so that he or she can chase-up any problems. It is good practice, though not legally required, to ask the user to click a button on a confirmation page to indicate that he has read the confirmation – e.g. a "Continue" button, linking to the homepage of the site.Step 6: Providing confirmation of the information provided and the right to cancelThe Distance Selling Regulations now require the supplier to provide the consumer in writing or in another durable medium confirmation of the information provided prior to the conclusion of the contract and details of the right of cancellation. Generally a consumer has a period of seven working days within which to cancel the contract and return the goods to the supplier. The only cost to a consumer will be the cost of returning any goods received by it to the supplier.A consumer will not be entitled to cancel a contract after it has been entered into, where the supplier has commenced the provision of services with the consumer's agreement prior to the end of the cancellation period then the consumer will not have the right to cancel the contract for the provisional services. However, in order to benefit from this exception, the supplier must have advised the consumer that the consumer will not be able to cancel the contract once the performance of the services has begun with the consumer's agreement.It is not possible to contract out of the Distance Selling Regulations. Any term which attempts to do this will be void to the extent that it is inconsistent with the provisions of the distance Selling Regulations.Step 7: DeliveryFinally, dispatch the goods. If a typo mislabelled an item costing £200 at £2 and someone ordered 500 of them, the site could politely – and legally – refuse the order. This is because by following the procedure set out above the dispatch of goods is in effect the acceptance of the offer made by the consumer at the start of the process. Until this point there has been no acceptance and only an acknowledgement.The "country of origin" principleThe E-commerce Regulations apply a "country of origin" principle. In its simplest form, this means that as long as a UK business complies with UK laws, it can "ignore" the laws of other Member States. In general terms this is a definite bonus for on-line retailers. However, recognising that such an approach would be bad news for consumers, this basic rule is qualified.The E-Commerce Regulations do not apply the country of origin principle to the terms of consumer contracts. In practical terms, this means that a UK-based e-commerce site's terms and conditions should meet the laws of every Member State in which consumers can buy its products, not just UK laws.As a result of the consumer contract exception, any site selling to French consumers must provide its terms and conditions in French – otherwise they may be considered invalid. If selling into Denmark, consumers must be given a 14 working day cooling-off period during which the consumer can change his or her mind about the purchase and return the goods for a refund. In the UK, the cooling-off period is only seven working days. These are only examples, of course there are many other differences.Despite this signNow qualification, there are still advantages in the Regulations' country of origin principle that can benefit a UK-based business. For example, the UK's retail laws are among the most relaxed in Europe. This can give UK businesses advantages over, say, German competitors. A German e-tailer must comply with any German restrictions on promotional offers; its UK rival escapes such restrictions, even when selling to German consumers.Ensuring your contract is legalIt is important for e-commerce retailers to ensure that the contract which is formed with the consumer under the process described above is both legally correct and also affords the retailer the maximum protection. There are various ways in which the contracting process can be structured to be legally correct, and it is important to balance absolute best practice, and a more commercial approach which is still legally correct. Equally, it is surprisingly easy to structure the process in a way which is legally incorrect, and which exposes the company to more risk than is necessary.

As a dealer, your first priority is to protect your game. Every move you make is designed with that aim in mind.There is a precise movement for handling checks and cash, making payouts, picking up losing bets, making check change and coloring up. Blackjack dealers deal one-handed; every move must be visible and clear to the eye in the sky. Craps dealers deal two-handed; they must make their actions understandable to the box man.Here are some specific examples of game protection procedures used by dealers:When players buy checks from the dealer, the checks should be stacked in a specific way, so surveillance can read them clearly. A $100 stack of $5 chips will be broken down into four stacks of five chips. A $500 stack of green chips will be broken down into five stacks of four chips. Whenever a player bets a black chip, the dealer announces "black in action," loud enough for the floor supervisor to hear.When you pay a bet on a game like blackjack, you size into the bet with a small stack of chips, dragging your fingernail across the tops of the bet and the payoff to show the eye that they are the same size.A dealer should never go "hand to hand" with chips. If you have to pick up a losing bet from one or two seat, you pick it up with your left hand, set it down in front of you, then pick it up with your right hand and go to the rack. You deal out of the right side of your rack, so it's bad form to go straight into the left side of your rack with chips. A blackjack dealer should never have chips in both hands simultaneously. In blackjack, as you deal around the table,  you rotate your body in the opposite direction of where you're looking. This is called "walking the game." Dealers must be on the look out at all times for players past posting, picking up losing bets before the dealer can collect them, switching or holding out cards, etc. The problem is, you can only look at one place at a time. If you're paying a bet on first base, you don't want to turn your back to third base and give that player an opportunity to take a shot at you. We are trained to have our body facing the opposite direction of our face. So your body is facing third base while you're looking at first base.Casino uniforms do not typically have pockets. At my casino, we were required to wear a small apron to cover our waste bands. This was to make it harder for us to sneak chips off the game.Most places have mirrors on the table to allow the dealer to "peek" the cards when there is a ten or an ace showing. That way, the dealer won't have to pick the cards up off the table, potentially exposing them to someone at or behind the table.Players are often not allowed to handle the cards. This is to prevent holding out, switching or marking the cards. The cards are changed periodically throughout the day for the same reasons. Dealers are not allowed to take something out of a player's hand, or hand anything directly to the player, shake a player's hand, etc. These are just a few examples. There are dozens if not hundreds of other procedures and moves, especially when you add in craps, roulette and other games. These procedures are not always followed, but they are definitely taught. If something goes down on a game and you aren't following procedure, it could cost you your job.