Big Opps here......could someone move my thread to the correct forum, please. Sorry about that! Blonde Moment....well I can blame it on that.
We have a trip planned to Harrah's in Cherokee next week for a concert and a one night stay. I've been there several times in the last few years but it's been around a year since I've been. I'm looking forward to it but as I said in another thread it ain't Las Vegas.
For those who don't know Cherokee is a tribal casino owned by Harrah's and the Cherokee Indian's in North Carolina. It is the only casino in North Carolina and it's unique in that North Carolina law is such that the games have to be games of skill, yes even the slots. The way they get around this is the slots give you 2 spins per coin or coins on that play. On the 1st spin you choose the symbols that you want to keep, then spin again to complete that play. Strange uh.
I have searched online and asked but have not found the answer on what their payout % is. I would suspect it is much lower than Vegas or Atlantic City since they are a tribal casino and I think that they are not required to make the payout % public knowledge. Some more FYI about Cherokee....no alcoholic beverages are served in the casino. They did not have any live dealers until a few years ago. They do now but in games that do have dealers, such as blackjack the cards are on video. It has something to do with the laws in North Carolina. Also they are limited in what the payouts are. I know the payouts are much larger than it was when it first opened but it's limited. I don't know what the limit is at now, but I'll ask when I'm down there if anyone is interested. A few years ago, I was playing late at night and started talking with one of the people who worked there and I asked him....do you think the casino has brought more good than bad to the area. His answer was, I don't think it's good. He said I've witnessed several of my neighbors and friends come in here and have a few wins, then the next thing you see is they are here all the time, spending their last dollar. He said I've seen more than a few lose their homes and everything else that mattered to them. After he told me this, I looked around a little closer and I saw more than a few people who looked like this was the last place they could afford to be. It was sad to see some of them who looked like they were on their last dollar.
We have a trip planned to Harrah's in Cherokee next week for a concert and a one night stay. I've been there several times in the last few years but it's been around a year since I've been. I'm looking forward to it but as I said in another thread it ain't Las Vegas.
For those who don't know Cherokee is a tribal casino owned by Harrah's and the Cherokee Indian's in North Carolina. It is the only casino in North Carolina and it's unique in that North Carolina law is such that the games have to be games of skill, yes even the slots. The way they get around this is the slots give you 2 spins per coin or coins on that play. On the 1st spin you choose the symbols that you want to keep, then spin again to complete that play. Strange uh.
I have searched online and asked but have not found the answer on what their payout % is. I would suspect it is much lower than Vegas or Atlantic City since they are a tribal casino and I think that they are not required to make the payout % public knowledge. Some more FYI about Cherokee....no alcoholic beverages are served in the casino. They did not have any live dealers until a few years ago. They do now but in games that do have dealers, such as blackjack the cards are on video. It has something to do with the laws in North Carolina. Also they are limited in what the payouts are. I know the payouts are much larger than it was when it first opened but it's limited. I don't know what the limit is at now, but I'll ask when I'm down there if anyone is interested. A few years ago, I was playing late at night and started talking with one of the people who worked there and I asked him....do you think the casino has brought more good than bad to the area. His answer was, I don't think it's good. He said I've witnessed several of my neighbors and friends come in here and have a few wins, then the next thing you see is they are here all the time, spending their last dollar. He said I've seen more than a few lose their homes and everything else that mattered to them. After he told me this, I looked around a little closer and I saw more than a few people who looked like this was the last place they could afford to be. It was sad to see some of them who looked like they were on their last dollar.
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