Biloxi update, some bad, sum good!
Some bad....lost!
Sum good....Casinos and games doing well!
Well I went to Biloxi this past week. I lost again. Nothing accomplished by boring you with or sharing a negative experience! All I will say is that just like one of my other posts, THE CARDS JUST WEREN’T THERE! The few times I did get a positive count, and increased my bets, the blackjacks and twenties came as expected, but the dealer or another player got them. ENUF!
The casinos I visited on this trip were Island View in Gulfport, then in Biloxi I was at the Beau Rivage, Isle of Capri, Imperial Palace and Boomtown. I didn’t have time to go to the Palace, The Grand or Treasure Bay.
Island View had DD pitch with $25 min, BJ pays 3:2, ins. pays 2:1, dealer stands on 17, double any two, double after split, no surrender, re-splitting allowed except with aces. They had two of these tables open the whole time. When it slowed down, they remained open. They do not have a high limit room, so when a high better arrived, one of the tables was converted to min $200, max $3,000 and security would stand close by. They also had one or two single deck games but both paid BJ at 6:5, so I never checked the rest of the rules. They also had several tables with 6 or 8 deck shoes. The shoe games were $5 and $10 min, BJ paid 3:2, ins. pays 2:1, dealer stands on 17, double any two, etc., same as above. What I call all the good rules, except for no surrender. The wait staff and the dealers were very friendly. They have an enormous construction project underway (outback) that will be an addition to the existing casino. The expansion is a long way from being complete but should more than double the current casino. The newly remodeled rooms are real nice with big flat screen, HD televisions. The phone system is a computerized Cysco system that is extremely nice, for what its worth! The buffet was below average. I’ve heard only good things about their buffet so I will try it again next trip.
Beau Rivage was the same as last trip. They had between five and ten tables with DD pitch with $25 min. All the same rules as above. Again, what I call all the good rules. They had a separate pit for their CSM games, Circus games, and 6:5 SD games. I didn’t check the rules or conditions for these games. In another pit they had plenty of 6 or 8 deck shoe games with $5, $10, $15 and $25 min. They were mostly 3:2 and good rules also. I used their comp chips this trip and found them to be a disappointment. Here is why, and how… I would use a $25 comp chip for a bet, single hand, if I won, I received a $25 chip for the win and the dealer took the comp chip. There was no chip for chip and then the win as most casinos do with comp chips or coupons. Also the chip was good for only one bet, win or lose, where most casinos allow you to let the comp chip ride until you lose! I used the remaining chips on very high counts and hoped for a black jack so I could at least get the 3:2. Never happened. Have not checked their rooms out yet, so no report. I plan on using comps next month to see Imaginaya and to get some rooms. I’ll report on the rooms then. There buffet and the café were both excellent.
The Isle of Capri in past visits has been very crowded and for good reason. They had good games and a wonderful staff, not to mention good comps, a good buffet, GREAT restaurant, and good rooms. The last report I made from Isle the new casino manager had diluted some of the game rules. Bad decision, it ran the players off, the place was empty. The good rules on the games have been put back in place and maybe even improved upon. The DD pitch pays 3:2, ins. pays 2:1, and all the good rules from above. The table min when it was slow was $15 (WOW). I hope for their sake the players return and that too much damage hasn’t been done. I hope the players return, but not to fast, that way I have more time to take advantage of a good game at a good min. The rest of the games are much the same as before. The 6 or 8 deck shoes have all the good rules and plenty of $5 and $10 min tables. They have one single deck table that is 6:5, $25 min.
Imperial Palace has not changed a thing. They had $25 min DD pitch with all the good rules. They had plenty of $5, $10 and $15 min 6 or 8 deck shoe games with all the good rules. The buffet was good as usual. Before Katrina they couldn’t give away the food at their buffet, but now it is about the best in Biloxi.
Boomtown also has not changed a thing. They still have their one table with DD pitch for $25 min and all the good rules. They have a bunch of circus games and few more that I didn’t check out. They do still have a few $5 and $10 min 6 or 8 deck shoes, all the good rules.
Hope this is useful!!
The DD pitch games for $5 and $10 are extinct. :cry: