11. Any suggestions on locations of low limit bjack to take newbies to
Posted by: "bedioyscans2000" bedioyscans2000@yahoo.com bedioyscans2000
Date: Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:56 pm ((PST))Bringing some absolute newbies to Vegas this weekend and want to sit
them at a bj table where they can make $40 last as long as possible.
They just want the experience of playing.We slum it at Casino Royale for $2 craps and am hoping to find
something similar for blackjack. Slots a Fun seems good but we'd like
to all sit together and tables are always jammed there. Something near
the strip or downtown is preferred - these ladies aren't the
Western/ElCortez type at all.Bad rules are fine - but philosophically I would have a hard time
playing at a devil shuffler table. But on a holiday with the NBA in
town I may have to take $10 limits all day and like it !Thanks for any suggestions
Downtown and off-strip casinos are more likely to offer low-limit blackjack, and more likely to do so on weekdays and off-hours than on weekends and during "prime time". If they are absolute novices, the house edge is about 8% if they play according to the rules that the dealer must follow, and about 0.5% to 2% if they use and play according to a basic strategy card, available at most casino gift shops (and probably online too), which most casinos don't mind.
You can call a casino, and ask for the blackjack pit, and they should tell you if they offer low-limit games. They can't predict how crowded their tables will be, but can guess.
Many casinos also have big signs indicating $1 blackjack, and/or single deck blackjack.
Low-limit games are also the most likely to have unfavorable rules, but if they're novices, that won't add that much to the house edge, compared to their ability to just play the game.
Long ago, I went to Slots A Fun too -- you're on the right track. And I think you can expect the low-limit tables to be crowded, unfortunately. A trip downtown is nice, of course, not only for the casinos, some of which are still nice, and some... -- but also for the light show. There's plenty to do for free in Vegas without even gambling -- and plenty to do for lots of expense as well. If they're low-roller gamblers but otherwise not concerned about spending money, nice restaurants and the better shows are a must.
You are also right that when there's an "event" in town, there are fewer low-limit table games available. I don't know about NBA weekend, but boxing used to be amazing - it was on a boxing weekend that I was first "forced" off the $25 tables up to $100!!!! Fortunately I was counting cards back then, had a good run, and because of all the high rollers at my table, didn't even attract any attention with my betting patterns. But I no longer play much blackjack, having been barred a few places and that took the fun out of it for me as time went on.
Finally, the shuffle machines are not a disadvantage to the player who is not counting cards, and no difference than any other shoe game (you're likely ONLY to find shoe games at low limit tables, and most other tables these days) - except the game keeps moving, without the 10 minute shuffle routine.
--BG
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