Taiwan lifts gambling ban!

[SuperTrump]

News that Taiwan is lifting it's draconian casino gambling ban and planning to build many offshore casinos:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...bCZeUYGaacKe_g

[StudiodeKadent]

Originally Posted by SuperTrump

News that Taiwan is lifting it's draconian casino gambling ban and planning to build many offshore casinos:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...bCZeUYGaacKe_g

Thats a good thing to hear. I hope they have house edges that are competitive with Macau, too (there is a roller coaster in Taiwan I want to ride... if I can add "gambling" to the list, maybe I can go for more than 1 reason).

And what Singapore is building on Sentosa looks cool too, but I doubt the Blackjack rules will be good (2 casinos only, so little competition. This means consistently high house edges. Plus, Sands is one of the operators and they seem to demand relatively high table minimums in Vegas and Macau so I doubt that we will get cheap BJ with good rules there). I will, however, go to Sentosa's resort for the Universal Studios and the water park!!!

[Pelerus]

Originally Posted by StudiodeKadent

I hope they have house edges that are competitive with Macau, too

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that all Macau casinos used CSMs, rendering their games useless. Or are you a basic strategy only player?

[StudiodeKadent]

Originally Posted by Pelerus

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that all Macau casinos used CSMs, rendering their games useless. Or are you a basic strategy only player?

I'm a basic strategy only player. And yes, Macau casinos are all CSM, so Advantage Players are "screwed."

(although, at the Wynn Macau, played cards go into a discard tray and the discard tray is only reshuffled and placed back into the CSM after a few rounds, so technically it would be possible to accumulate a small count at the Wynn, but given it is six decks I doubt it would have a extremely large effect).

Personally, since I gamble for fun rather than monetary profits, I'd rather a house edge of 0.08% with a CSM than have a shoe game with a house edge of 0.26%. My money lasts longer, I get more time at the table (and therefore more complementary drinks), and I have an overall larger chance of being able to walk away with my money, or a small profit I can blow at the nearest bar/restaurant.