msfurness
08-22-2004, 02:49 PM
Hi Folks,
I went to Vegas last weekend (second time ever) and I thought I would fill the list in on what I saw.
TI (Treasure Island), the hotel where we stayed, had nothing but that terrible 6:5 single deck blackjack and CSMs everywhere else. Just terrible. The Mirage, located next door had continuous shufflers on every table which was much better. I erroneously thought that continuous shufflers and CSMs were the same thing but they obviously are not. One other thing...am I the only one who thinks all of these Steve Wynn casinos feel the same but with different wallpaper? Go in the Bellagio, Mirage, and TI and I think you'll see what I mean.
I enjoyed excellent double deck games at the Stardust, Barbary Coast, Gold Coast, the Rio, and the Las Vegas Club. At the Rio, the vast majority of the tables offered either 6:5 single deck or even money blackjack. The amazing thing there is that the tables for those games were packed.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Gold Coast casino. The dealers were very friendly there and there seemed to be a large local contingent. The Las Vegas club advertised the most "liberal 21 game available." Upon reading the rules, it did appear quite liberal until I saw that it payed EVEN money on BJ. What a farce.
I checked out Monte Carlo. It was very nice on the inside but it felt dead. And I can't put my finger on why.
For atmosphere, the Golden Nugget gets my vote as the best in Vegas.
My system? I attempted to learn Hi-Lo and gave up trying to estimate the true count. I bought Walter's book but have modified his system. I use a 2-2-3-4-5 approach. Walter claims his system doesn't work well with choppy shoes, but unfortunately this is a reality. Not increasing your wager after a first win appears to minimize losses when you have a choppy shoe compared to Walter's system. I bought the KO and Renzey's book at the Gambler's Book store. I doubt if I'll ever be good enough to use them in a casino however.
Scott
I went to Vegas last weekend (second time ever) and I thought I would fill the list in on what I saw.
TI (Treasure Island), the hotel where we stayed, had nothing but that terrible 6:5 single deck blackjack and CSMs everywhere else. Just terrible. The Mirage, located next door had continuous shufflers on every table which was much better. I erroneously thought that continuous shufflers and CSMs were the same thing but they obviously are not. One other thing...am I the only one who thinks all of these Steve Wynn casinos feel the same but with different wallpaper? Go in the Bellagio, Mirage, and TI and I think you'll see what I mean.
I enjoyed excellent double deck games at the Stardust, Barbary Coast, Gold Coast, the Rio, and the Las Vegas Club. At the Rio, the vast majority of the tables offered either 6:5 single deck or even money blackjack. The amazing thing there is that the tables for those games were packed.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Gold Coast casino. The dealers were very friendly there and there seemed to be a large local contingent. The Las Vegas club advertised the most "liberal 21 game available." Upon reading the rules, it did appear quite liberal until I saw that it payed EVEN money on BJ. What a farce.
I checked out Monte Carlo. It was very nice on the inside but it felt dead. And I can't put my finger on why.
For atmosphere, the Golden Nugget gets my vote as the best in Vegas.
My system? I attempted to learn Hi-Lo and gave up trying to estimate the true count. I bought Walter's book but have modified his system. I use a 2-2-3-4-5 approach. Walter claims his system doesn't work well with choppy shoes, but unfortunately this is a reality. Not increasing your wager after a first win appears to minimize losses when you have a choppy shoe compared to Walter's system. I bought the KO and Renzey's book at the Gambler's Book store. I doubt if I'll ever be good enough to use them in a casino however.
Scott