Favorite Place in Vegas

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Big Cowboy

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So I love reading how you guys like to go downtown even though it seems to be a pit based on your descriptions. Very colorful indeed. I'm just curious though if there is a favorite place and why where people like to go play BJ. I'm heading out to Vegas in the fall and am curious. Personally, I like to play at Mandalay Bay because they have a lot of tables. It is comfortable, not too smoky, and clean. And I've never had heat there. I play even though it is with six deck shoes with pretty good rules and 75% penetration but sometimes on the weekends their minimums are a little out of my league.
 
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The Mayor

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Goals change -- places change -- and because of this constant change it is impossible to say anything today that I would stick to tomorrow.

On the last trip my favorite place was a dumpy little casino not actually in Las Vegas (but close).

--Mayor
 
Sonny

Sonny

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Re: Favorite Place in Vegas *LINK*

Downtown is great because it is like a big shopping mall of casinos. This means that they have to stay competitive (to a degree) since people can walk 10 yards down and be at the door of another casino. It also means that you can marvel at the spectacular "wall-to-wall lights and sights."

Like the Mayor said, conditions change from day-to-day and shift-to-shift. Your best bet is to just walk up and down Fremont St. and walk through EVERY casino there. Stick your head in and see what games they offer and what kind of penetration you can get. Since it is your first time there, you will want to see all of the sights anyway!

It's also a good idea to have a "bible" with you on your trip. Before every trip I always go to Trackjack and print a copy of the conditions (rules, table limits, average pen) at all the casinos there. Then I will go through and mark the ones I want to visit and why (maybe because they have good rules, good pen, low limits, lots of tables, or whatever reason). This way you can have a good idea of where to check first, and you can also know the house edges when you walk into any other casinos.

If you don't want to pay for Trackjack, check out http://blackjack.skister.com/ for a free (but rather outdated) list. It will at least give you an idea of what to expect.

Give us a full report when you get back!

-Sonny-
 
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FLA Player

Member
I tend to stick to the strip (MGM, Palms, Mirage, Bellagio, etc) based on Trackjack and BJF reports on conditions (I play 6 deck).

I did go downtown on my last trip based on comments from LTC and The Mayor, it is well worth it- but I wouldn't go to the Western or the El Cortez too late at night, at least without a semi-automatic weapon.

I think the best combo of conditions and atmosphere is The Palms, probably my favorite place.... and when you throw in the hotties hanging out, it is pretty hard to beat

FLA Player
 
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learning to count

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I gotta agree with FLA-Player the palms is the place for chicks. My buddy PJ scored two nights in a row there! One night with two swedish twins and one night with a starlet. PJ is a chick magnate >: ). All in all the Palms is a fun place to party and play. They have mainly six decks with up to a one or less deck cut off. Great place to Wong but keep your time playing to less than two hours if you are showing a definite win.

If you are looking to play seriously then follow the Mayors advice and be on the track for good games. Sonny does have a point you need intelligence; track jack or cbjn are excellent sources for intell. The Western is very sweaty right now and will shuffle up on you if you raise a bet on a climbing count. The El Cortez is the prime place to learn about heat and sweat. Go there and test the waters. The average back off level for the el cortez is to be 30-35 dollars. Then the mama sans will be on you.

I like the LVC in the early morning. They have 3 and 5 dollar single deck and you can play heads up for an hour or so. The average pen is RO5 which sux but you can get RO6 plus from time to time. This is if you play heads up. The restuarant at LVC has a great breakfast for a reasonable downtown price and the pit critters are easy with the food comps.
 
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MLB Scout

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:: Palms :: "mainly six decks with up to a one or less deck cut off".

Learning to count, are you sure about this? "or less"?? I have never seen less than a deck cut off there. Mostly 1.4 - 1.6. Regardless of the rules, this possibly could be the best game in Vegas, if not the world.

mlb
 
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learning to count

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Its not the standard for sure but it is there if you look. In the mornings from 2 am till 900am you will see it. Also just try asking the dealer. I had them cut one deck off many a time just by asking. Some will say all I can do is 1.5 per the boss but others will extend the courtesy. A couple of times they have ciut real thin for the guys and I. We saw 75% cut off on some two deckers but that will remain a secret as to where. As I said is is not the norm. Watch out for heat if you take advantage. When the tables are full in the eveningthen you will get 1-1.4 cut off depending on the dealers who's working. A lot of AP"s have been complaining about the palms and heat. If your a nickle player and spread 1-20 you should not get heat. I was spreading two hands of 45 -65 with no heat. I took an arse kicking but no heat. I like the Palms but it is a tough game.
 
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PJ

New Member
Re: Olympic Gardens :)

Hey for the money you blow there ya mind as well get a hooker.
 
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