Harrah's Joliet, IL Casino (Near Chicago)

[Carmine782]

Good Evening Everyone, Anyone here play at harrah's In Joliet, IL which is on the south side of Chicago, I do, I had pretty good luck there, The House edge is about .36 Which is pretty good. Just curious what your guys thoughts are?

Carmine

[deadlywizard234]

I've never been there, .36 you say, interesting.
.36 can't be right, not at a Harrah's casino.

How many decks, what is penetration, what are rules?

[jack,jackson]

Originally Posted by deadlywizard234

I've never been there, .36 you say, interesting.
.36 can't be right, not at a Harrah's casino.

How many decks, what is penetration, what are rules?

Probably meant -.36 (common error)

[deadlywizard234]

Originally Posted by jack,jackson

Probably meant -.36 (common error)

No I know what he meant (that the casino only has an edge of .36 against the player using BS). I'm just saying that that is highly improbable given that it's operated by Harrah's (a casino edge of .65 or higher is way more probable when you're dealing with Harrahs) Harrah's casinos have notoriously bad blackjack conditions from everything I heard

[chichow]

No its true.

According to Stanford Wong's publication, they have
5 tables at .36 edge 6 decks 2.0 deck cut off 25 min 5000 max
with various rules.

Its the best place to play around Chicago from a rules perspective but from downtown Chicago its a long drive. The Indiana casinos are much closer.

[deadlywizard234]

2 decks cut off?? that's awful So I take it's S17, late surrender, DAS....how about mid-shoe entry, that allowed? With two decks cut off, all the good rules in the world don't save it (of course it's not necessarily a bad game if your a ploppy, not gonna get any really extreme high counts or low counts)

[jack,jackson]

  
+ -	casino	loc	tbls	edge	dks	cut	min	max	rules
IL: Chicago		Mar 2007
including Aurora, Elgin, and Joliet.
Empress (AGY), Joliet. Open 0900-0600.
	Empress	Joliet	4	.41	6	2.0	50	2000	s17,ds,nm
	Empress	Joliet	9	.41	6	2.0	10	2000	s17,ds
Grand Victoria (MGM), Elgin. Open 0630-0400. Penetration varies by
 dealer.
	Grand	Elgin	16	.63	6	1.8	15	5000	h17,ds
Harrah's (HET), Joliet. Open 1000-0400.
	Harrahs	Joliet	13	.36	6	2.0	15	5000	s17,ds,rsa,LL9,nm
Ho

[Carmine782]

Originally Posted by deadlywizard234

I've never been there, .36 you say, interesting.
.36 can't be right, not at a Harrah's casino.

How many decks, what is penetration, what are rules?

All the Tables are 6 Decks, They Have 15,20, 25 Dollar Tables, Sometimes I see $10 But thats ususally before noon. Pen is about 2 Decks on the $25 Tables, I think its closer to 3 on the lower tables. There is no mid shoe entry on the $25 Tables only. Re-spilting is allowed, Re-Spiliting aces are allowed as well, (But of course you do only get one card when you spilt aces) DAS is allowed. Dealer hits on all 17's. They also have LL9, Also they have this "Automatic Winner" Which I call the "Automatic Loser" Which is if the dealer is showing a 10, and you have two 10's you can win half your bet automantically, but i hardly see anyone taking that.

[letsdothis21]

isn't lucky ladies supposed to be a really good sidebet?

[chichow]

I think its the RSA that really gives it the lower house edge compared to other Chicago land casinos