5Dimes - What's the catch?

**awstick** · 21st August 2006, 04:52 AM

I just stumbled across 5dimes.com bonus casino which appears to offer several games with player edges. I didn't find much when searching for them in the forum, except for some bonus and software issues from years ago. They posted an audit of their software by the Wizard of Odds, but that was from over three years ago. This seems too good to be true, because I imagine more people would be talking about it if their games were fair and they paid out. Has anyone played here recently? Is it a reputable casino?

**ddice** · 21st August 2006, 04:56 AM

Was emailed a 100% offer to signup.... I wouldnt even touch it with YOUR neteller account.

I have no info to support this however, just dont trust new casinos in general, or ones I havent heard much about.

**winbig** · 21st August 2006, 05:00 AM

Originally Posted by awstick

I just stumbled across 5dimes.com bonus casino which appears to offer several games with player edges. I didn't find much when searching for them in the forum, except for some bonus and software issues from years ago. They posted an audit of their software by the Wizard of Odds, but that was from over three years ago. This seems too good to be true, because I imagine more people would be talking about it if their games were fair and they paid out. Has anyone played here recently? Is it a reputable casino?

I have to agree with ddice. If they're not posting CURRENT audit information, I'd run far, far away, very, very fast

That, plus the screenshot links for the games come back broken...

And in addition, has anyone looked at their JoB payout tables??? I'm not really a VP player, but even I can see they're quite a joke....not even close to 4000 coins for a RF.

**bpb** · 21st August 2006, 05:08 AM

Awhile back I looked at their games and couldn't find one that gave a player advantage. Which game(s) are you referring to?

**winbig** · 21st August 2006, 05:12 AM

I almost forgot the obvious here....why would a [reputable] casino offer games, let alone advertise them, as having a player advantage?

**tennis_balls** · 21st August 2006, 05:12 AM

according to SBR, 5 Dimes has a good rep as a sportsbook........i'm not sure how their bonus casino works, but you can't just open an account and start playing in their bonus casino (which has much better odds than their regular casino)

**awstick** · 21st August 2006, 05:22 AM

I opened an account but I haven't funded it yet. I was able to login to the bonus casino and open games to verify that they have paytables which are favorable to the player. I don't know if there is some type of restriction on putting money into the bonus casino, but so far it seems like anyone can sign up.

Edit: I haven't looked into every game, but I know there are some VP games with +EV paytables. The bonus days promotions for Pai Gow poker is also +EV, and I assume the 2-1 BJ game is also profitable, but I don't know how to figure out the house edge when you can't double at all.

**chuchu59** · 21st August 2006, 05:49 AM

Originally Posted by awstick

I opened an account but I haven't funded it yet. I was able to login to the bonus casino and open games to verify that they have paytables which are favorable to the player. I don't know if there is some type of restriction on putting money into the bonus casino, but so far it seems like anyone can sign up.

Edit: I haven't looked into every game, but I know there are some VP games with +EV paytables. The bonus days promotions for Pai Gow poker is also +EV, and I assume the 2-1 BJ game is also profitable, but I don't know how to figure out the house edge when you can't double at all.

The Pai Gow poker game is excellent for clearing WRs as there are a lot of pushes especially if you set your hands well. However, you are deducted 5% as commission for every hand you win and your lower hand (without a pair) are normally prone to pushes which means you lose the lower hand resulting in either a loss or at most a push for the whole hand. If there is +EV on bonus days does that mean they have lowered the WRs?