Our last trip to Belterra was in February,2005. They have both shoe games (8 deck) and Continuous Shuffle Machines (5 deck). All games are Stand on 17, Double on anything, only split aces once and no surrender. The shoe games are generally $10 or more minimum. The CSM games are sometimes $5 minimum. However they are understaffed to the point that it is sometimes difficult to find an empty seat. My wife and I like to play at the same table together. After 4:00pm it is imposible to find a table with two seats.
When we first started going there last in 2003 they were very friendly toward seniors and generous with comps. After new managers took over last year, all senior promotions stopped and comps have become very scarce. Last year we were generally comped a room and at least one meal each based on our level of play. On our last previous trip in 2004 we only qualified for a "casino rate" on the room and one meal. On our trip in February we were told we did not qualify for any comps, even though we played nearly 6 hours of blackjack each and about 5 hours of video poker in the 24 hour period and lost more than $700.
When we first started going there last in 2003 they were very friendly toward seniors and generous with comps. After new managers took over last year, all senior promotions stopped and comps have become very scarce. Last year we were generally comped a room and at least one meal each based on our level of play. On our last previous trip in 2004 we only qualified for a "casino rate" on the room and one meal. On our trip in February we were told we did not qualify for any comps, even though we played nearly 6 hours of blackjack each and about 5 hours of video poker in the 24 hour period and lost more than $700.