Chase

These excerpts are from Roberts Rules of Poker used at several casinos I frequent.

“The following actions and conditions are improper, and grounds for warning, suspending, or barring a violator from the game or gaming room:

* Collusion with another player or the means to do so are prohibited, to include but not limited to use of signals or a language not understood by all players.
* Creating a disturbance or diversion, i.e.: excessive noise, distracting motions, movement of table or chairs, disrobing, etc.
* Making statements or taking action that could unfairly influence the course of play, whether or not the offender is involved in the pot.”

The above are often cited when deafies (or those speaking a foreign language) converse at or around a gaming table. Management will often try to get around ADA (which actually doesn't apply to many casinos) by offering to set up a separate poker table for deafies where verbal talking is prohibited.

I’m totally deaf, though I have an advantage to speak and speech-read.

I tell friends never to sign to me, because I try to pass as only a bit hard-of-hearing. The reason is my greatest advantage is being able to read hearies. They all have multiple “tells” that give away many of their thoughts and actions.

So I give up my “right to sign" so I can WIN!