madscout1996 said:
This is my first post in this forum!
A casino near me for a long time had 8 deck games that were $10-$25 min. and were H17. They had 6 deck games that were $25-up and S17.
Just a month ago, they switched ALL their tables to 6 decks. Why would they do this? Isn't this better for players?
Some possible explanations:
1) For many asian cultures, '8' is a lucky number, and too many of their asian customers were getting lucky. Switching to '4' decks (since '4' is considered unlucky) would have been too bold, so '6' decks was a reasonable compromise.
2) They got tired of playing "416 pickup", and made a change to accomodate dealers with smaller hands.
3) Their counter catcher in surveillance is incapable of counting down 8-decks, but can keep track a 6-deck shoe no problem.
4) They've switched to a shuffle machine which has a 6-deck capacity.
5) They want to screw the players on a popular side bet, where the 6-deck paytable offers a higher house edge than the 8-deck paytable.