Back from AC, looks good

[Automatic Monkey]

I visited Atlantic City recently, my first time since the law changes, and I like what I saw.

There seems to be more tables open. AC stores (like so many others now) have the habit of keeping as few tables open as possible, to the point where it looks like they're not really interested in dealing table games. In the past I'd been told the problem is not wanting to pay the floor personnel, rather than not wanting to pay dealers, and my observations support that.

Another thing I noticed was the dealers seem a little more relaxed, and that makes sense as they don't have as many suits behind them, jerking them around and trying to look busy. They seem to be calling to the floor for fewer things now, but that is compensated for by slightly longer waits for buy-ins and all the things they do call in for. But overall, conditions seem slightly improved, for us, by the changes.

 

[kewljason]

I visited Atlantic City recently, my first time since the law changes, and I like what I saw.

There seems to be more tables open. AC stores (like so many others now) have the habit of keeping as few tables open as possible, to the point where it looks like they're not really interested in dealing table games. In the past I'd been told the problem is not wanting to pay the floor personnel, rather than not wanting to pay dealers, and my observations support that.

Another thing I noticed was the dealers seem a little more relaxed, and that makes sense as they don't have as many suits behind them, jerking them around and trying to look busy. They seem to be calling to the floor for fewer things now, but that is compensated for by slightly longer waits for buy-ins and all the things they do call in for. But overall, conditions seem slightly improved, for us, by the changes.

I know this law transfer authority from casino control commission to dept of gaming enforcement, but for those of us out of the loop with the AC game what all has changed? and how do we expect it to impact the games? something about less floor people?

 

[Automatic Monkey]

I know this law transfer authority from casino control commission to dept of gaming enforcement, but for those of us out of the loop with the AC game what all has changed? and how do we expect it to impact the games? something about less floor people?

Well that's exactly it- the law doesn't require as many floor people per pit anymore so they seem to keep more pits open now. Before they were cramming everyone into one pit to save management payroll. They're not as concerned about dealer payroll because that almost all comes from the gratuities anyway. The dealers might take a little bit of a hit on tips because there will be more dealers splitting them, but at least they won't have the suits clamoring for a share of the tips too, which is what all the labor disputes with the dealers have been about.

 

[ChefJJ]

Wow! Thanks for the good news, AM. I'll look forward to seeing these changes this week.

 

[Ferretnparrot]

I just got back from AC, shopped a round the games a bit, and played some.

The lack of presence in the pit is noticable, even if you wernt looking for it.

It did slow down the time it took for buy ins, and coloring up. Also for disputes.

The PCs were using it as an excuse for everything. And if you tried to even talk to them, they would more or less try to ignore you generally because they were too busy. To me this seems like they wouldnt be as likely to detur from their daily takss and analise your play as in the past. Not that they woudlnt, but ti seems they were all very occupied and tasked more than usual.

 

[FLASH1296]

Yes, I too just spent some days in A. C. and A. M. is fully correct.

Also, there are far fewer slot players crowding the casinos.