According to CBJN, there is a reasonably high density of desirable games on the UP of Michigan. That's a reasonably easy trip for me so I'm considering a raid. Anybody ever play there? Are they tolerant?
No... I mean around the Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie area. Also a few in the northern part of mainland Michigan, right under the UP. I counted 5-6 places I could drive to in a long weekend.
Looks like they have some 4/1 shoe games with very desirable rules. Although it looks like most of them are run by the same people, so if I get booted from one, I'll be booted from them all. Just wondering how the heat is up there.
... if you happen trek out that way, please fill us in. I have been meaning to hit that market myself. As you say, CBJN reports unusually good games for the midwest, but they have report dates that are 5 months to a year(or more) old as of the April issue. I wonder to what extent they are still available?
"Looks like they have some 4/1 shoe games with very desirable rules."
I'm not sure what a 4/1 shoe game is but I was just up there last week. I went to two casinos in the UP (Sault & Ignace) and they did have a good 6 deck shoe with very favorable rules. (S17 DA2 DAS DSA LS house edge 0.223%) and also a hand dealt double deck with lesser rules (S17 D10&11, LS).
Also stopped at Turtle Creek and they no longer have double deck and do not offer LS on the 6 deck game any longer.
Best dealer line of the weekend on double deck: "Now don't you guys take too many hits or I'll run out of cards!"