I went once last year, and it was decent. I'm going Sun-Wed, and I'm looking for any suggestions about: Food, unique games, comps, etc. I'm hoping to find some relatively cheap table limits because it is during the week, though I'm not sure what to expect. I was there during a very large conference last year, so their table limits were pretty high.
What food is around that is worth getting? I know food closer to the French Quarter, but not around the Casino (outside of the Riverside brunch). There isn't a whole lot around it, anything in the casino worth getting?
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Red Dog
09-16-07, 10:45 AM
I was there last year. Since it is the only casino in/near the Fr. Qtr., table minimums were high. $25 on a weekend night.
pedagogue
09-17-07, 10:57 AM
Craps kicked my ass, I think I lost $600 on the craps tables in a couple hours, I was up and down at roulette...ended up down $100, and BJ I was up $450+ or so. Net <-$300, so not horrible. With higher limits you just need to ride it out. They have $15/$25 craps tables, and I saw a $10 pop up late on sunday night, hopefully it will stick around for mon/tues. Roulette was $15 min, with 1 table at $10, but it was always packed. BJ was mostly $20/$25/$50, with a $15 or two. My typical play starts at $25/$35 anyway, so I didn't much care. My dealer subtly tipped me off a bunch of times, and I hooked him up all night....he probably saved/made me at least $100-$150.
The room is nice (free is good too ;) ), I ate at Gordon Beirsch out of pure laziness, and the burger was decent (it had to be medium...blah!), but the garlic fries were awesome. Drunk and lazy = restaurant in between the hotel area and casino floor. I had some great gumbo while out.
I'm going out to go shoot photography for the day, stop at some hole in the wall places I found the last time I was here, then more gambling. I'm going to stick with BJ and see if I can get back in the black.
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atari2600
09-19-07, 12:20 PM
Craps kicked my ass, I think I lost $600 on the craps tables in a couple hours, I was up and down at roulette...ended up down $100, and BJ I was up $450+ or so. Net <-$300, so not horrible. With higher limits you just need to ride it out. They have $15/$25 craps tables, and I saw a $10 pop up late on sunday night, hopefully it will stick around for mon/tues. Roulette was $15 min, with 1 table at $10, but it was always packed. BJ was mostly $20/$25/$50, with a $15 or two. My typical play starts at $25/$35 anyway, so I didn't much care. My dealer subtly tipped me off a bunch of times, and I hooked him up all night....he probably saved/made me at least $100-$150.
how did he do that?
Flashback
09-24-07, 01:08 PM
how did he do that?
I am assuming that Peda was not playing by "the book" and the dealer was saying not to hit or to hit in certain situations.
I have been to this casino, not bad actually, stayed across the street. Easy walk to the 'quarter'.
pedagogue
09-24-07, 01:27 PM
I am assuming that Peda was not playing by "the book" and the dealer was saying not to hit or to hit in certain situations.
I have been to this casino, not bad actually, stayed across the street. Easy walk to the 'quarter'.
No. I played everything by the book, but he had some very subtle tells of when he'd have something he had to hit. He'd ask if I want to hit, and then he'd move his head just a bit while looking at my cards, other times his inflection was a bit off or his pacing was a bit different. At first I thought it was random, but I started tracking when he did this and saw a pattern. I would tip him randomly,
and it all worked out.
-p
Flashback
09-24-07, 01:38 PM
No. I played everything by the book, but he had some very subtle tells of when he'd have something he had to hit. He'd ask if I want to hit, and then he'd move his head just a bit while looking at my cards, other times his inflection was a bit off or his pacing was a bit different. At first I thought it was random, but I started tracking when he did this and saw a pattern. I would tip him randomly,
and it all worked out.
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