I'm at CT now. The problem seems tobe with the state of WVA. They are holding up dealers' clearances because the investigations of their backgrounds is taking so long. There's no telling how long the state will drag it's feet.Zero said:I also went by Monday morning and left without placing a bet. Does anyone have any updates? Have they opened more tables? Is it less of a circus or will it take more than a few days or a non-holiday weekend to settle down there?
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Is there a high-limit room with quicker access?VA Player said:couldn't get on a table.
There are four pit areas, but only one of them is open, and it is only partially open. The designated HL area is not open. But for all intents and purposes, the area that IS open is a HL area since the only games are $50 and $100.KimLee said:Is there a high-limit room with quicker access?
Who'da thought! I took the opportunity to converse with a number of people around the casino and discovered an amazingly high number of what I'd describe as rural accents--in fact, the vast majority. But to answer your question, I don't know. lol One fellow I talked with drove with his friends from Charlottesville, VA, about a two hour drive, but still in the realm of rural America. Since Rt 81 is not that far away you have a wide swath of territory to draw from--from NY to TENN. I'm guessing the number of slot players from a 50 mile radius is much higher than the number of blackjack and craps players--but that's just a guess. I have never seen so many full $50 and $100 tables anywhere. It has to peter out soon, because these people definitely are not winning.kewljason said:Are the people that are standing in line several deep to play these $50 and $100 games, locals or have they made the trip from Washington DC/Northern Virginia? Not to sound ignorant, but I wouldn't have thought a state that ranks dead last in average income, with an unemployment rate higher than the national average would produce that many high rollers.
That was a cheap shot, but let me tell you a story. :grin: I had a friend by the name of K. Fatkin. We drove up to W VA looking for his aunt and uncle, and throughout our journey, everywhere we stopped (and I mean everywhere) we found someone to whom he was related. It was hilarious. This was over a distance of a couple of hundred miles. We finally found his aunt and uncle living in Frostburg, MD midway between Mount Savage and Cumberland. :grin::whip:21forme said:Problem is everyone in WV is related to each other, so they are having problems avoiding conflicts of interest. :grin:
Are the people that are standing in line several deep to play these $50 and $100 games, locals or have they made the trip from Washington DC/Northern Virginia? Not to sound ignorant, but I wouldn't have thought a state that ranks dead last in average income, with an unemployment rate higher than the national average would produce that many high rollers.
I think this is another classic case of a casino that is being penny wise and pound foolish. If the bulk of the players of these games are locals, then this joint is seriously burning out the local ploppies....unless they are serious degenerates (quite possible BTW :laugh, if I took a bad loss (at these stakes unless they are flat betting and playing perfect BS they are almost assured to in a few hours of play), I wouldn't go back for a good long time. Such shortsightedness is not a way to generate any kind of loyalty with the local ploppies.Who'da thought! I took the opportunity to converse with a number of people around the casino and discovered an amazingly high number of what I'd describe as rural accents
Don't know if they're mainly local, but burn them out they will in short order.boneuphtoner said:I think this is another classic case of a casino that is being penny wise and pound foolish. If the bulk of the players of these games are locals, then this joint is seriously burning out the local ploppies....unless they are serious degenerates (quite possible BTW :laugh, if I took a bad loss (at these stakes unless they are flat betting and playing perfect BS they are almost assured to in a few hours of play), I wouldn't go back for a good long time. Such shortsightedness is not a way to generate any kind of loyalty with the local ploppies.
It's unbelievable that the state is not even allowing a few more dealers to trickle in. I was tempted to visit this weekend, but I strongly suspected exactly what you have reported. Anyway, good news that the HL area will feature S17 tables. Thanks.Zero said:Update from yesterday: mostly still the same.
Stopped by yesterday morning. 8 tables (2x25min, 4x50min, 2x100min) running, all full with 6+ waiting on the $25 tables and 4+ waiting on the $50 tables. I didn't notice any backline betting (does CT even allow that?). There were 2 baccarat tables open in the high limit area but none of the BJ tables (which are S17 vs H17 on the floor) were open. But considering 2 out of 8 tables on the floor were $100min and full , why would they open them? About 3:30 the 2 $25 tables were bumped up to $50, no grandfathering.
Guess I'll check back in a couple of weeks.
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Good point, FP. But I think the anger and disappointment will be short-lived. When a person in Fairfax, VA, has the choice between AC, 3 1/2 hours; xxxDelParkxxx, 2 hours; xxxHarringtonDelxxx, 2 hours; and xxxCharlesTownxxx, a little over 1 hour, I think the initial disappointment and angry feelings will soon dissipate provided the CT games live up to final expectations. The games seem decent enough and the tables are plentiful. What they don't have are competing area casinos and hotel comps (could be wrong about this), and as my wife points out, outlet shopping for the missus. (Of course, there's Hagerstown, MD, and its outlets some 38 miles away.) And for me, the allure of CT and the xxxDelxxx casinos is the fact that you can easily make it a day trip, not an over-nighter (or vice versa :laugh.fredperson said:What's difficult to understand is the saturation of TV commercials for this casino on Washington DC channels. There are spots on all channels at all times, featuring table games.
People responding to these ads and driving to xxxCharlesTownxxx may never return if disappointed by the lack of facilities to play.
Sorry, but unless someone says things have drastically improved there, I won't be planning another visit until early August. Perhaps by then they'll have their act together.hopson77 said:Any updates on Charles Town?
OMFG. Shades of the dealer telling Chevy Chase, why don't I just take you out back, beat the crap out of you, you give me half your money, and we call it even?Thunder said:Also they're going to be charging 10% up to $7 for rake in poker.