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 Post subject: Casinos
PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 12:16 pm 
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What's the best casino to play at? Is it fair rules? Are there cameras?
Is it 24/7? I enjoy playing blackjack with my buddies and having some drinks in between my sessions.

Staying LA next week


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 Post subject: Re: Casinos
PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:43 pm 
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Colonial next to del ray (attached to sleep Inn) is fairest game in town .. Bj is all electric shuffle ... But fair ... The rest are all fair but ...... Most honest man cheats sometime ... Or cut cornors


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 Post subject: Re: Casinos
PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:03 pm 
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thewolf wrote:
What's the best casino to play at? Is it fair rules? Are there cameras?
Is it 24/7? I enjoy playing blackjack with my buddies and having some drinks in between my sessions.

Staying LA next week

Colonial (next to Del Rey) is a good casino. Mona Lisa is a good casino. Forget Del Rey, they accuse you of cheating if you win any serious money and boot you. Sore losers.

Make sure you are playing blackjack and not Rummy, which is almost identical, except they don't automatically pay you for hitting bj, the dealer can pull 21 and push. And if you win, you don't get paid 3:2, it's only 1:1.

There are 'eyes in the sky' but they are not as advanced as the systems in Vegas or A/C. They sometimes go and check it if there's confusion about whether a player hit or stood. Or bet size.


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:19 pm 
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Thanks for the info. Are these places 24/7? Do they let you play in dollars and cash out in dollars?


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 Post subject: Re: Casinos
PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:56 pm 
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All casinos I have played in take both , just a heads up about rummy it is different than bj you have played , my advice watch for at least a shoe, then play low stakes, there are rules that that are a plus for the player but you must know what they are, you will be pissed the first bj you get and not get paid.


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:29 pm 
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Thanks guys. I have been to CR before and played horseshoe and I do remember RUMMY and will stay away and play traditional blackjack instead. Thanks.


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 Post subject: Re: Casinos
PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:50 pm 
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I think the latest casino hours are 11am-5am. It has changed a few times in the past couple of years. It used to be 24 hours, but they limited it a few years ago.


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:30 pm 
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Orange says: Forget Del Rey, they accuse you of cheating if you win any serious money and boot you. Sore losers.


I remember once I hit them for about 500 pretty quick and said Phuck it. It was prime chica time and I didn't feel like cards. Cash out. They jagged me around for about 20-30 mins, we need this guy, that guy, jefe, go sit at the tables and we'll bring your $$ :roll: So I started getting loud. And louder. And louder. That's back when they had the meathead security. Security came, stood my ground, people watching, just kept saying out loud it's been 30 minutes, I won, pay me, by the cashier and close to the tables so the gamblers could hear. Paid me, escorted me out. Went back in a few days, no problem. The DelRey.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:19 am 
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Yes , you are correct.....they have played " close the cage " on me many times and I play games with them as well, back in one of my early years I hit for 2200 on the tute table and I was concerned the eyes of evil was well aware that I made a score ,,,, I asked if the cage could store my chips/ cash and get a receipt for it and pick it up the next day so I don't get killed walking back to the morzan with it ,,,,, they said no we dont do that......right then I fully understood what a bullshit casino the delrey is.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:35 pm 
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Any of you partial to Texas Hold 'Em? Where's the best game? Special rules?


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:30 pm 
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GeminisC wrote:
Any of you partial to Texas Hold 'Em? Where's the best game? Special rules?

2 places in the gulch: Mona Lisa and Del Rey. Last time I went (August), the ML game was very lively every single day. Don't know about DR.

$1/$2 NL and $2/$5 NL

Same rules as you play anywhere in the US, except same crazy players who have more money than brains. I saw a guy with almost $800 with a pair of kings. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:42 am 
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As you can see they tell it better how it ain't straight up! True casino happy you win!!


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