Then the other 'player' (still yet to place a chip on the table') said to me words to the effect...
'get lost, she's my girl'

How's that for territorial!

Yes, .... that's a problem on dedicated tables.

There can be quite a lot of that behaviour on tables where every player can see each other's chat.

As there are so many dedicated tables at Evolution casinos, I typically come across at least one player each day there being abusive if you try to talk to the dealer.

Whereas, it never was a big issue at Playtech casinos as it was unlikely there would be another aggressive player from the same casino (so able to see your chat) at the same blackjack table etc. But it is becoming more common now at Playtech with all the new dedicated tables.

I think an option to make your chat only visible to the dealer would help in those situations.