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A few interesting tidbits from the recent trip to Northern NV:
Overall trip outcome:
Net: +10 units
High: +33 units
Low: -2 units
Most interesting occurance:
Dealer at a cheap local joint cursed out my buddies for not tipping when they won (not all that much). Eventually tells them straight up that its their job to tip when they win. Then tells a ploppie that its a good thing he's there, b/c without him, she'd get no money at all. My friend, face burning in rage, tells her to go to hell and leaves the table. Play resumes. I join the table later, and the new dealer hears teh story. Eventually, pit boss gets involved and the end result was a sincere apology from the casino and a meal for all 5 of our party. Not bad food, either.
Closest thing to a backoff I've gotten yet:
At another joint, I am taking a break from counting, chatting with a cute dealer and hanging out with my buddy at his table. Its just us three. I drop a $25 chip on the felt every time the count gets high trying to look like I'm just fooling around. After about the 5th time doing this, she laughs and says "I saw that coming." After the hand (I lost) she leaned over and said "you probably want to stop jumping in in the middle of a deck. The casino thinks that SOME people might be doing that to, uh, improve the odds, and wouldn't like that very much." She noticed the heat coming before I did.
Best buffet in Northern NV:
The P-mill. Hands down. Mmmm...
Best odds in downtown Reno:
That remodeled casino/hotel just West of the strip has D9, NDAS (-.26%) single deck to go with its 10x/$2 craps. Ro7 pen. Nice if you can't/won't drive out to Sparks. This hotel also has the best rooms for the best prices for low rollers in town.
RC
Overall trip outcome:
Net: +10 units
High: +33 units
Low: -2 units
Most interesting occurance:
Dealer at a cheap local joint cursed out my buddies for not tipping when they won (not all that much). Eventually tells them straight up that its their job to tip when they win. Then tells a ploppie that its a good thing he's there, b/c without him, she'd get no money at all. My friend, face burning in rage, tells her to go to hell and leaves the table. Play resumes. I join the table later, and the new dealer hears teh story. Eventually, pit boss gets involved and the end result was a sincere apology from the casino and a meal for all 5 of our party. Not bad food, either.
Closest thing to a backoff I've gotten yet:
At another joint, I am taking a break from counting, chatting with a cute dealer and hanging out with my buddy at his table. Its just us three. I drop a $25 chip on the felt every time the count gets high trying to look like I'm just fooling around. After about the 5th time doing this, she laughs and says "I saw that coming." After the hand (I lost) she leaned over and said "you probably want to stop jumping in in the middle of a deck. The casino thinks that SOME people might be doing that to, uh, improve the odds, and wouldn't like that very much." She noticed the heat coming before I did.
Best buffet in Northern NV:
The P-mill. Hands down. Mmmm...
Best odds in downtown Reno:
That remodeled casino/hotel just West of the strip has D9, NDAS (-.26%) single deck to go with its 10x/$2 craps. Ro7 pen. Nice if you can't/won't drive out to Sparks. This hotel also has the best rooms for the best prices for low rollers in town.
RC