Cherokee North Carolina

[Preston]

Just passing word not to bother with Harrah's in Cherokee, NC.

First and foremost: It is ALL digital. Absolutely no way to shuffle track.

I asked how many decks it used. They claimed 6. DAS, No surrender, No resplit aces. S17.

When I finally got adealer who could answer the question, I found out the 3 decks are actually dealt out before shuffle.

I counted how many hands on average were played per shuffle. I counted 6 rounds played with only 2 other players at the table. I doubt this hit the 3 decks he claimed.

The table minimums are too high. The lowest I usually see has been $15. A couple times $5, but usually nothing lower than $15.

They have another game called "blackjack bonanza" the difference is there is a sidebet for getting dealt a matching suited pair and the dealer has a matching card to go with it. Pays out $10000.

Same deck, same rules but h17. I think the dealer said there was also no DAS. So because of a really poor sidebet option they give themselves more of an advantage.

Overall strikes me as a greedy casino judging by various other games I looked at (i.e. paytables on video poker.)

Also, it's a pain in the ass to get to.

[shadroch]

I think its the laws for table games in NC that cause the casinos to have games that suck.

[sagefr0g]

Originally Posted by shadroch

I think its the laws for table games in NC that cause the casinos to have games that suck.

i believe you are correct. in the case of Cherokee i heard there is a law that dis-allows playing for money with cards. so the way they get around it is using these digital tables.

[21forme]

I was there a few years ago in my pre-counting days, not to gamble, but that's where we stayed when we went to Great Smokey Mtn Natl Park. I played some BJ and did pretty well. Luck of the variance!

They do have some strange rules (state-mandated.) The "cards" are digital. Another wacky thing is those under 21 are not even allowed to walk through the casino. What that meant is 2 of the restaurants in the hotel were off-limits to kids, because the only entrance was through the casino (and they where nothing fancy where you wouldn't want kids.) How dumb is that?

OTOH, it is a beautiful hotel, and I'd recommend it if you want to visit the Natl Park. Beats staying in honky tonk Gatlinburg, IMO. About a month after the trip, I got a letter from them offering me a 3 day comp. They must be hurting!

[squaredancer]

agree about all tables. place is out of the way. rules are set the tribe, remember this is native casino on thier lands. comps are really bad. asked for 2 meals after playing over $600.00 out of pocket and told i did not have enought play time or high enough buy-in. this was about 18 months ago.:

[ZMan]

Originally Posted by Preston

...The table minimums are too high. The lowest I usually see has been $15. A couple times $5, but usually nothing lower than $15.

When is the best time to find the LOWEST table minimums. Was considering a weekend trip there, but now I'm having second thoughts. Since I only know BS, I've only played $5 or $10 minimums. Using just BS, I can usually last pretty long just flat betting $5.

I can only go on the weekend and chose Cherokee because it's the closest. I'm in GA near Atlanta.

Thanks for any advice.

[ChefJJ]

Originally Posted by ZMan

When is the best time to find the LOWEST table minimums. Was considering a weekend trip there, but now I'm having second thoughts. Since I only know BS, I've only played $5 or $10 minimums. Using just BS, I can usually last pretty long just flat betting $5.

I can only go on the weekend and chose Cherokee because it's the closest. I'm in GA near Atlanta.

Thanks for any advice.

I moved from Knoxville about 6 months ago and my last time at Cherokee was on a Sunday afternoon...there was only 2 $10 tables open, but there was also a $10 gimmick table--Roundup or something. If I remember correctly, $10 is the lowest they go, and that may require patience or going on off-times.

Another thing, they only let you double on 10, 11 and I can't remember about DAS. Make sure you go through the hotel part--there is some nice Native American art and architecture.

good luck

[TENNBEAR]

Originally Posted by ZMan

When is the best time to find the LOWEST table minimums. Was considering a weekend trip there, but now I'm having second thoughts. Since I only know BS, I've only played $5 or $10 minimums. Using just BS, I can usually last pretty long just flat betting $5.

I can only go on the weekend and chose Cherokee because it's the closest. I'm in GA near Atlanta.

Thanks for any advice.

I am from Chattanooga, and I will never go to Cherokee again. The closest place for us is Pearl River in Philadelpthia Miss. There they have plenty of 5.00 minimum 6 deck shoe games, and 10.00 minimum 2 deck hand held with good rules. I can leave home @ 5:00 Am and be at the Casino Buffet while they are still serving breakfast.

[mac]

I go to Cherokee fairly often and find that the comps are structured around their players card so asking for comps unless you bet big is a waste of time. Last 3-4 times I was there I noticed they had 1 $5 table(out of about 10 tables). I asked a PB about this and he said that they try to have one $5 table open all the time now.
I don't count so the Digital BJ play doesn't bother me.

[Kasi]

Originally Posted by Preston

First and foremost: It is ALL digital.
I asked how many decks it used. They claimed 6. DAS, No surrender, No resplit aces. S17.
When I finally got adealer who could answer the question, I found out the 3 decks are actually dealt out before shuffle.
I counted how many hands on average were played per shuffle. I counted 6 rounds played with only 2 other players at the table. I doubt this hit the 3 decks he claimed.

Ok, have to ask, what the heck is this digital stuff all about? No cards? - you look at some display like video poker? But the dealer handles money like normal. What do u do - push a hit, stand, double button?

As to when they shuffle, I guess you're just taking somebody's word on that? Along with the number of decks too for that matter? I mean can u even tell when the cards are shuffled somehow? I guess u can, since u say u counted 6 rounds before the shuffle. What do they do - push a button? Like u say, 6 rounds with 4 people ought to be about 65 cards.

Thanks - now I know I'll stick to golf when I get to North Carolina.