If you could go?
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I'd go with that...
Fremont is a blast (I answered you on another web site as well). Plaza for DD and Binions for SD. I was able to find $5 min tables at all times of the day for both type games. Shoes are easy to find of course.
If you like shoes, vegas blvd and tropicana intersection has the MGM, then across Vegas blvd to NYNY, across tropicana to excaliber, luxor, mandalay, then across Vegas Blvd to the tropicana and a couple of small casinos right behind it. Lots of good 6D shoes there, with $10 mins usually available.
Another interesting place is Laughlin. Laid-back. Low table mins. Several casinos within walking distance.
But if you want to "walk" nothing beats Fremont street...
Fremont is a blast (I answered you on another web site as well). Plaza for DD and Binions for SD. I was able to find $5 min tables at all times of the day for both type games. Shoes are easy to find of course.
If you like shoes, vegas blvd and tropicana intersection has the MGM, then across Vegas blvd to NYNY, across tropicana to excaliber, luxor, mandalay, then across Vegas Blvd to the tropicana and a couple of small casinos right behind it. Lots of good 6D shoes there, with $10 mins usually available.
Another interesting place is Laughlin. Laid-back. Low table mins. Several casinos within walking distance.
But if you want to "walk" nothing beats Fremont street...
do not forget the lowest of the low
They may not be the place you take your lady friends but I have played them when I was a red chipper, though I did not go there alone.
The Western, a good low roller single deck game.
The Gold Spike a good low roller double deck game.
Both places will back off red chippers so short sessions and a good act help.
Oh and up a few levels, do not forget to play the single deck game at the Sweaty Spaniard or as a few people call it the El Cortez. A place I think is better than its rep but has earned its nickname.
Victoria
They may not be the place you take your lady friends but I have played them when I was a red chipper, though I did not go there alone.
The Western, a good low roller single deck game.
The Gold Spike a good low roller double deck game.
Both places will back off red chippers so short sessions and a good act help.
Oh and up a few levels, do not forget to play the single deck game at the Sweaty Spaniard or as a few people call it the El Cortez. A place I think is better than its rep but has earned its nickname.
Victoria
"el kotex"...
I didn't find any decent games when I went thru there. We parked in the deck attached to the kotex, and that was the first place I scouted. I don't remember what I didn't like about the games since Southwest delivered me back home fine, but apparently delivered my suitcase to Sri Lanka or some such place, never to be seen again (along with my trip notes). I generally looked at penetration for a first cut, and I don't remember playing a single round at the EC. Played a decent game at the BC the year before but got tossed for flat-betting before the count even budged, simply because I won a few hands in a row at $25 per flat... Craziest thing I have ever seen. They wanted me to "follow them" but I was having none of that. Got ugly for a couple of minutes, but I finally just walked out and challenged the two to try and stop me....
I will say that on the "el-cortez" end of the downtown "strip" and beyond, things can be pretty seedy. Never like to see groups "running around", yelling, starting a fight here and there, etc...
I didn't find any decent games when I went thru there. We parked in the deck attached to the kotex, and that was the first place I scouted. I don't remember what I didn't like about the games since Southwest delivered me back home fine, but apparently delivered my suitcase to Sri Lanka or some such place, never to be seen again (along with my trip notes). I generally looked at penetration for a first cut, and I don't remember playing a single round at the EC. Played a decent game at the BC the year before but got tossed for flat-betting before the count even budged, simply because I won a few hands in a row at $25 per flat... Craziest thing I have ever seen. They wanted me to "follow them" but I was having none of that. Got ugly for a couple of minutes, but I finally just walked out and challenged the two to try and stop me....
I will say that on the "el-cortez" end of the downtown "strip" and beyond, things can be pretty seedy. Never like to see groups "running around", yelling, starting a fight here and there, etc...
I have stayed there..
The room was clean and nice and looked fairly recently remodeled. The maid service was outstanding. If you come and go through the Southwest corner you have very little nastiness to walk through headed to the Experience. It does get a bad rap.
It's easily as nice as many hotels under the dome. I've stayed in every hotel downtown except HS, Fremnt and LL. The Kotex is as nice as any. By far the worst was the GG. It was tiny and filthy. It was worse than the Gold Spike, which is also a bit better than most think.
The room was clean and nice and looked fairly recently remodeled. The maid service was outstanding. If you come and go through the Southwest corner you have very little nastiness to walk through headed to the Experience. It does get a bad rap.
It's easily as nice as many hotels under the dome. I've stayed in every hotel downtown except HS, Fremnt and LL. The Kotex is as nice as any. By far the worst was the GG. It was tiny and filthy. It was worse than the Gold Spike, which is also a bit better than most think.
No real secrets in this thread
Joker
He states he is a red chip counter who wants to walk from casino to casino easily. This is not top secret info we are giving him. Any blackjack site talking about single and double deck games would mention downtown. A map would tell him how close these places are and a subscription to something like CBJN gives him more game info than is in this thread.
Victoria
Joker
He states he is a red chip counter who wants to walk from casino to casino easily. This is not top secret info we are giving him. Any blackjack site talking about single and double deck games would mention downtown. A map would tell him how close these places are and a subscription to something like CBJN gives him more game info than is in this thread.
Victoria
I agree
Before going to Vegas in June, not having been to Fremont in 20+ years, I started asking around. Even sent an email to Henry Tamburin, and he promptly replied that I ought to check out the Plaza first since I had mentioned SD/DD and they had a good DD game. Discussions with Arnold Snyder added Binions to my list of games to check (SD).
I didn't find it hard to be a good boy scout (be prepared!) and have some focus points of interest even though I did scout everything on Fremont while I was there...
Before going to Vegas in June, not having been to Fremont in 20+ years, I started asking around. Even sent an email to Henry Tamburin, and he promptly replied that I ought to check out the Plaza first since I had mentioned SD/DD and they had a good DD game. Discussions with Arnold Snyder added Binions to my list of games to check (SD).
I didn't find it hard to be a good boy scout (be prepared!) and have some focus points of interest even though I did scout everything on Fremont while I was there...