Recent content by geneticfreak

That is how cards come out of a fresh pack straight from the manufacturer. Nothing odd here.

The one in WV is Greenbrier. It is upscale country club style destination. That is nothing like Valley Forge, which is in the middle of a commercial jungle where the Schuylkill Expressway, PA Turnpike and 422 all converge. It is a traffic nightmare and there are no quick ways in or out. While...

They are really big on PaiGow poker and tiles, along with Sic-bo and Mini Bac. They have a huge Asian crowd, and cater to them. There is no Spanish 21, and there are many more tables on the floor than dealers working. I've never seen much more than 1/3 of the tables open during the week.

I found it here: http://www.pgcb.state.pa.us/files/adjudications/Valley_Forge_-_Cat_3_License_-_Order_and_Adjudication.pdf On page 6: "a Category 3 license may only be granted upon the express condition that an individual may not enter the gaming area of the licensed facility if the...

I don't know if this is still attached to the 2 resort licenses or not, but I followed the Wyomissing one rather closely and it was included. Dinner at the restaurant or a show ticket would qualify also. Wyo Gaming had a bunch of other hoops to jump through that the up tight locals added to the...

It might have been changed, but wasn't one of the stipulations of the resort license supposed to be that you had to be a 'resort guest' such as registered at the hotel or patronizing another amenity to be allowed entry into the casino?

Yes, although Total Rewards and Casinos at Sea are two separate systems. I've never used Total Rewards to book a cruise, so those points are never touched. I've seen penetration vary from 60 to 80%, so it isn't profitable, but playable. Breaking even for the week with enough action to comp a...

It's also more of a don't bite the hand that feeds you situation when your cruise is comped, which is worth much more than hustling RFB comps at a land based casino. Give them enough action to want you back, but don't burn them.

You do always have to pay the taxes, but they are not nearly as high as you stated, and they are very dependent on which ports the ship docks in. Daily gratuities are just a part of cruising. I've been a few comped cruises (2 on the Gem and 1 each on Dawn and Epic) directly through NCL's Casinos...

I haven't seen the reamings, but I have seen the corrections, just tamer. I think part of the problem might be that the dealers are so paranoid to hit their hands per hour that they don't concentrate on doing everything right, including misdeals. I've seen hitting a hard 17 to bust and been...

Without going in to details, I've been on the good side of several mis-pays and mis-deals in the last week or so, and you would think by now that would be reduced to a minimum. The only thing that really bothers me there, and now Sands, is no even money. We all know it's the same as taking...

There is no even money at Hollywood either. They claim it is state law, which is simply not true.

As of a couple weeks ago, Mohegan Sun Pocono still only allows one card drawn to a split ace. Also, there are some places that have it printed on the felt that bonuses are not paid on split or doubled hands. Does anyone have a copy of the law for PA?

Sands really doesn't get it at all. The dealers aren't too bright. I mentioned they should put in a couple Spanish 21 tables, and the response was they don't get many hispanic customers.

It doesn't matter if they add more tables. They don't even staff the current ones.