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I agree.PRIORITY. DOUBLE FIRST FOR THE SANDS Bertha Young, first Black Woman dealer on the strip who was hired by the sands in october of 1971 is shown displaying her coupier talents at one of the hotel's "21" games, Prior to becoming a dealer, Bertha was a checker-cashier at the Desert Inn. She is married and has two children and 4 grandchildren,