Recent content by AR Nick

Quite correct. My memory betrays me. They're 25c, 5 coin machines, for a total of $1.25 per bet. You're correct, though. I don't think they'll be around much longer, and not because of APs either. I have no idea why this is, but even in Boomtown, where they're accompanied by a large sign...

I think this is something floor personnel do when they're suspicious of your intentions but want to find out more about you to be sure. The usual scenario goes like this for me: "Did you have a player's card?" (Knowing full well I don't) "No" "Do you want one?" "No, thanks" "Are you sure...

Correct. With the right strategy, it's a great way to make money, albeit being a bit of a grind. It has none of the heat or high variance of blackjack, nor any of the frustrating suckouts or hands upon hands of folding pre-flop of poker. It's not gonna make you a millionaire, but it's perfect...

Silver Legacy has mediocre (by Reno standards) rules, but they do have FPDW machines. Said machines are right next to the entrance of SL that is right across the road from the entrance to ED that is right next to the high limit room with the occasional deep dealers. To mix things up and avoid...

As OP posted, Reno tends to be dealer-dependent with about 50% to 70%. However, I'd like to add that at El Dorado, in the pointlessly-named high limit room, I've played with a dealer that dealt about 90%. He quite literally dealt until it was impossible to deal another hand with the cards...

But a worthy sacrifice it is. For what it's worth, the migration between level 1 and level 2 is the only difficult part. Once you get the hang of it, it'll feel no different to what you were used to. These days, I have a harder time counting with Hilo than I do with Zen. :p

This is probably just me, but I found the whole counting-down-a-deck-in-25-seconds exercise to not really be helpful. There was too much of a difference between it and actual casino play. Now, don't get me wrong, if you're just starting out and can't do it in, let's say, under a minute, then...

Wow, I envy you. It took me all of a few days to get bored with poker. Still a very low-variance, low-risk way to build up a bankroll, though. Regarding Indian casinos, my own personal experience with them has been that the rules are generally worse than at other casinos, but to compensate...

You can actually use this as cover. [OP's situation or any other where you broke the sacred flow of cards] "You shouldn't have hit that. You helped the dealer beat us all." "You're right, man. Hey, sorry, guys. I got a little carried away." [after doubling down and losing] "Why'd you...

I'm surprised to hear that there seem to be so few counters at the casinos y'all frequent. At my home store in NorCal, I'll share a table with a counter at least every other session. The ones around me are so obvious it almost makes me feel stupid for using any camo at all. I'm talking about the...

And they're not the only ones, sadly.

That's a good idea. It can give us an idea of the how frequently and with what (if any) purpose in mind this is done. Upon cross-referencing the date of my post with my log, it seems the event I was referring to occurred on Sunday, August 7, between 1230 and 1500 hours. My notes say it was...

Reading this is certainly interesting, partly because of the apparent lack of standard protocol at Thunder Valley, and partly because of the revelation that you are a wizard of space and time, informing the fine members of this board about my dishonest recollection of what happened on that...

It's funny you should bring this up. Just last week I was thinking about how sparse info on rules for NorCal casinos is. I was considering a little "tour" of the area with a notepad, but still haven't gotten around to it. The only free and clustered info available for this part of the world -...

Strictly for the sake of playing devil's advocate, couldn't it perhaps just be incompetence? I mean, Indian casinos aren't exactly Vegas, and Sacramento isn't famed for its nightlife and gambling. Granted, I've never spotted a stumbling dealer in this area (sadly), but compared to the heat I got...