How should I spread my bets with....
- Thread starter Vuu2002
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Don't play the DD game with that poor penetration.
Here's an idea.
Find a crowded DD table with only 1 open spot. Squeeze in. Cash in all $2000, then flat bet $5 each hand till they get to the shuffle. When the dealer starts shuffling, say hey what's going on here I thought this was a double deck game? If I wanted to play single deck, I'd play single deck. I'm going over to wherever where they have a much better game. Color me up with thousand dollar chips. Then head straight to the cashier. Take your money & head out the door and don't go back till the penetration improves.
8+)
Another idea;
go to bj21.com & find SW's current bj news, click on the sample & find your area. Look for a decent penetration game in your area. The sample is over a year old, but it will give you an idea. If there's nothing in your area, go to vegas or laughlin.
Here's an idea.
Find a crowded DD table with only 1 open spot. Squeeze in. Cash in all $2000, then flat bet $5 each hand till they get to the shuffle. When the dealer starts shuffling, say hey what's going on here I thought this was a double deck game? If I wanted to play single deck, I'd play single deck. I'm going over to wherever where they have a much better game. Color me up with thousand dollar chips. Then head straight to the cashier. Take your money & head out the door and don't go back till the penetration improves.
8+)
Another idea;
go to bj21.com & find SW's current bj news, click on the sample & find your area. Look for a decent penetration game in your area. The sample is over a year old, but it will give you an idea. If there's nothing in your area, go to vegas or laughlin.
Felix Rue-de-Guerre
Well-Known Member
Absolutely!!!
This is something I had to come to terms with myself. If there was ever a blackjack commandment it would be this:
DON'T PLAY A BAD GAME JUST BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE TO WHERE YOU LIVE!!!!
Whew!... that felt good!.. Sorry about the screamin'!
I could re-post volumns of me ranting about this. The value of a well planned plane/hotel charter package to Las Vegas is almost always worth the time/money, no matter where you're from.
-Felix
This is something I had to come to terms with myself. If there was ever a blackjack commandment it would be this:
DON'T PLAY A BAD GAME JUST BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE TO WHERE YOU LIVE!!!!
Whew!... that felt good!.. Sorry about the screamin'!
I could re-post volumns of me ranting about this. The value of a well planned plane/hotel charter package to Las Vegas is almost always worth the time/money, no matter where you're from.
-Felix
right on.
i look at far more games/tables than i play, even within clark county. obviously in the olden days when "strip rules" prevailed, you could sit in any game within your bankroll.
kinda like shopping only sales, today's 21 player has to shop. and just like the gas prices in furnace creek, lack of proximity to competitive venues usually results in poor games.
were you punters to be casino managers, why would you offer attackable 21 games/"full pay" video poker slots, when the guest would have to drive maybe a hundred miles to "shop" ? examples might be tribal or cruise ship casinos.
i look at far more games/tables than i play, even within clark county. obviously in the olden days when "strip rules" prevailed, you could sit in any game within your bankroll.
kinda like shopping only sales, today's 21 player has to shop. and just like the gas prices in furnace creek, lack of proximity to competitive venues usually results in poor games.
were you punters to be casino managers, why would you offer attackable 21 games/"full pay" video poker slots, when the guest would have to drive maybe a hundred miles to "shop" ? examples might be tribal or cruise ship casinos.
Here's Why.
"were you punters to be casino managers, why would you offer attackable 21 games/"full pay" video poker slots, when the guest would have to drive maybe a hundred miles to "shop" ? examples might be tribal or cruise ship casinos."
Example::
Family of ploppies go to sole casino stuck out in the middle of nowhere.
Family has sucker games to play. Family goes broke very quickly.
Family decides to never come back to Nowhere Land Casino.
Family would rather drive the extra mile of where the action is. Family gets bigger bang for BUCKS. Family goes home happy. Family returns for next trip.
The End
"were you punters to be casino managers, why would you offer attackable 21 games/"full pay" video poker slots, when the guest would have to drive maybe a hundred miles to "shop" ? examples might be tribal or cruise ship casinos."
Example::
Family of ploppies go to sole casino stuck out in the middle of nowhere.
Family has sucker games to play. Family goes broke very quickly.
Family decides to never come back to Nowhere Land Casino.
Family would rather drive the extra mile of where the action is. Family gets bigger bang for BUCKS. Family goes home happy. Family returns for next trip.
The End
"never return" ? hah !
speaking with significant experience in midwestern tribal joints...
most "ploppies" were "regulars" at these games because they were the closest games...closest by 50 or 100 miles. thus the poor game rules never seemed to deter the same, losing customers.
speaking with significant experience in midwestern tribal joints...
most "ploppies" were "regulars" at these games because they were the closest games...closest by 50 or 100 miles. thus the poor game rules never seemed to deter the same, losing customers.
Felix Rue-de-Guerre
Well-Known Member
Yes
Mountaineer Gaming Resort is by far the closest gaming venue to Cleveland, Wheeling, Pittsburg and everywhere in between. And it is without competition. Horrible, Horrible games (No tables), and it is always packed with what I am sure are repeat customers.
While I'm on the subject of Mountaineer:
There was an article in the LV Review Jounal that stated one of the reasons MTR was allowed to buy the H-Shoe is because Mountaineer turned a high profit. I wonder if this is good reasoning.
To jump to the conclusion that the place is making so much money because it is well managed, which may or may not be the case, is wrong. Last time I checked, the 3000 plus slot machines(Or...uh...I mean lottery terminals) were mandated by the lottery comission to be set between %80 and %95 payout. Also, on any given peak weekend time it can be hard to find a machine. EVERY one is in use (or, so I hear. My parents go there a lot. I always try to set them strait about the place). I can't imagine the take from something like that. I'm not sure how any management could really screw up to the point where they didn't turn a huge profit.
-Felix
Mountaineer Gaming Resort is by far the closest gaming venue to Cleveland, Wheeling, Pittsburg and everywhere in between. And it is without competition. Horrible, Horrible games (No tables), and it is always packed with what I am sure are repeat customers.
While I'm on the subject of Mountaineer:
There was an article in the LV Review Jounal that stated one of the reasons MTR was allowed to buy the H-Shoe is because Mountaineer turned a high profit. I wonder if this is good reasoning.
To jump to the conclusion that the place is making so much money because it is well managed, which may or may not be the case, is wrong. Last time I checked, the 3000 plus slot machines(Or...uh...I mean lottery terminals) were mandated by the lottery comission to be set between %80 and %95 payout. Also, on any given peak weekend time it can be hard to find a machine. EVERY one is in use (or, so I hear. My parents go there a lot. I always try to set them strait about the place). I can't imagine the take from something like that. I'm not sure how any management could really screw up to the point where they didn't turn a huge profit.
-Felix