Harrahs VP:
Stopped in into Harrahs to pickup my $5 and enter my football picks.
Took my usual jaunt through the wasteland full -o- ploppies. Low and
behold, techs were in the process of removing the majority of the
UnAmerican Poker $ machines that have only been on the floor for a
couple months. I wonder if it has anything to do with the dust that
was collecting on them from sitting idle for days at a time? New Game
King slanttops were in their place. I'm sure, in keeping with Harrahs
tradition, they'll all be short pay garbage machines. If there are
any surpises, I'll report back. I did find (1) $1 9/7 DB machine on
the progressive back on the Island side near the highlimit room. This
progressive is frequently over $6K, which is the 100% mark when
playing 9/7DB.
Ameristar VP:
The bank of new GameKings on the 2nd floor of the new VP area at
Ameristar are still out of service.
Blackjack notes for anyone who's interested:
Harrahs
Increased the number of CSM's on their BJ tables this month. 3 new
ones on the floor. The 6 to 5 ripoff remains on the Mardi Gras side,
usually with a couple of sheep sitting and getting bled out.
Ameristar
Penetration on the DD game at Ameristar has gotten worse. I did see a
few dealers offering close to 5 deck pen on their shoe games...which
is definitely playable. Beware, they get real nervous if you start
winning and will lower the table limits or pref shuffle on you.
Queen
Now offering slot club points for table games play. I have no clue
what the earning rate is, but their 6dk games still have the pathetic
3 deck cut....so it's not really worth bothering with.
President
All the CSM's were pulled a few month ago. Replaced by 6dk shoes. Pen
ranges from 1.5 to 2.
Alton Belle
6dk shoes with 1.5 to 2 deck pen.
Wish I had some good news to offer...till next time...