Casino Best Bets
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NOTICE: Blackjack rules and conditions are no longer updated on a regular basis on this site. The following recommendations provide historical information only - circa 2000.  We highly recommend the following resources for accurate reporting of blackjack conditions:  Current Blackjack News and Blackjack Forum.  These resources are available from the BJRnet catalog.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - USA  Bellagio - Nice 2 deck game / big action Boulder Station - Lots of double deckers with DAS Casino Royale - Nice for hit and run Continental -Nice nickel double-decker  Fitzgerald’s - Decent game  Four Queens - Decent double decker  Golden Gate - Novice dealers, low stakes  Golden Nugget - Lots of double deckers Harrah’s - OK 6-deck shoe / not like it used to be Flamingo Hilton - Good double deckers  Horseshoe - Worth a pass through  Imperial Palace - All games worth a look  MGM - Lots of tables, easy to table hop  Mirage - Decent double decker  O'Sheas - Better penetration Rio - Now S17, DAS rules.  Slots A Fun - Nice S17 Single Deck  Stratosphere - Good rules  Texas Station - Double deckers with good rules Treasure Island - Good rule double deckers Tropicana - Nice 8 decker	Best places to play poker in Las Vegas are the Bellagio, Mirage, and Binion’s Horseshoe.
LAUGHLIN, NEVADA - USA  Flamingo Hilton  - Good double decker and Over/Under at 6-deck!  Riverside - Still best 1-deck in town!	Best places to play low stakes poker in Laughlin are the Hilton and Riverside
RENO/ TAHOE, NEVADA - USA  Atlantis - Nice Single Deck  Bonanza - Single deck - Low stakes  Caesars & Harrah’s - Best shoes on the lake  Carson Valley Inn - Great rules!  Single deck!  Crystal Bay Club - Best 1-deck on the lake  Fitzergeralds - Improved Pen. at 1-deck  Flamingo Hilton - Good 2-deck in Reno  Nevada Club - A fun place  Peppermill - All 1-deck good rules  Sundowner - Just act stupid	Best place to play poker in Reno is currently at the Cal Neva
NEVADA (OTHER) Oasis (Mesquite, NV) - Good double deck
NORTH EAST - USA  Claridge - Some goods cuts & LS  Resorts - Best game in town	Best place to play poker in Atlantic City is the Trump Taj Mahal
SOUTHERN - USA  Copa (Gulfport, MS) - Single deck w/ S17,Ls,Pk  Horseshoe (Tunica, MS & Shreveport, LS) - Many games are nice!  Fitzgeralds (Tunica, MS) - Best game in area?  Star (Lake Charles, LS) - Nice penetration  Rainbow - (Vicksburg, MS) - Good penetration is possible.	Best place to play poker in Biloxi/Gulfport is at the Beau Rivage and the Grand Casinos.
OTHER USA CASINOS  Empress Casino (Joliet, IL) - Good pen. - Good rules  Majestic Star (Gary, IN) - Reports are nice!  Turtle Creek (Traverse City, MI) - Simple shuffle w/center plug Soaring Eagle (Mt. Pleasant, MI) - Simple shuffle w/no plug And, for you low rollers:  Otto’s & Rohling Inn (Blackhawk, CO) - 6-deckers w/DAS and ES - $5 Max bets and cash back player’s club at Rohling Inn
FOREIGN  Czech Republic - Report of Early Surrender vs 10
ONLINE  No Internet based casinos are recommended, however, all members should read Green Baize Vampire's article on Getting an Edge on the Web for ideas on beating the online casinos.  Also, check out out this link on casino affiliate programs.  Also, Bill Haywood's new book called BeatWebCasino.Com: The Shrewd Player's Guide to Internet Gambling basic winning approach is not to beat the casino but to beat the marketing department.

 
The above casinos are rated as best bets because they meet one or more of the following qualifications: 

• Blackjack rules are good to excellent
• Penetration is good to excellent
• Casino is very tolerant of card counters.
• Conditions are good to excellent for other advanced tactics

Last Update: 01/07/04

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