What casino's are you guys actually left with?. I moan very vocally about casino's on a whole, but coming from the uk I couldn't actually be more lucky with the choices of money drainers i can choose from.
My knowledge is limited but Codeta...Dublinbet and House of Jack are goers.
Both Codeta and Dublinbet are right up there when it comes to Live Dealer Tables with a myriad of choices. If Roulette is your thing...there are even single zero wheels with the La Partage rule which pays 50% of stake on all even money bets on zero, which effectively gives the House only a 1.35% edge which is comparable to Baccarat.
House of Jack sounds OK but not for me with their Live Dealer Baccarat. They appear to utilise Microgaming and over the years Microgaming have reduced the length of their shoes considerably which is no good for a serious Baccarat Player. I'm guessing that this is designed to screw with your head as it reduces the standard Baccarat Shoe length by 20+ hands and has you thinking that the shoe will end soon and maybe force you to rush into making a bet when you shouldn't.
So saying...Online Casinos aren't the only ones who try to screw with your head. Bricks and Mortar Casinos do the same...maybe even more so.
A friend of mine was playing a major US Casino and picked up 64 units ($120K) just last weekend playing Baccarat and was taken aside and they insisted that he would have to stop making selective bets and would have to bet every hand even though they agreed that there was no advantage play in Baccarat. He said "That's OK...I'll bet Table Minimum until I see a better opportunity." That also was given the kibosh with management insisting that he could only bet a minimum of 50% 0f his highest bet...which for him with a highest bet of 3 units ($6K)...he would have been forced to bet every hand at a minimum of $3K and not raise his bet higher than $6K. He didn't create a fuss...just cashed in his chips and caught the next flight outta there.
I'm guessing that was the last thing they wanted or expected. They were trying to screw with his head which would have given them a good chance of getting their money back...but he... "took the money and run"...LOL
He's a lot more mild mannered than this crusty old Aussie...I'm afraid I would have been saying something like..."OK...let me get this straight... you expect me to play under different rules to every other Baccarat Player in your Casino...You want to choose how often I bet and how much I bet...How about we just cut out the middleman and I just give you my Debit Card and Pin?"
Basically that particular Casino was saying..."There are no betting restrictions here as long as you don't win"...A pretty dangerous position to take in this day of the Internet and Social Media where word amongst the gambling community would spread like wildfire.
My friend is heading back to a different Casino (but still owned by the same group) this weekend coming, to check if he has been "Black Listed" or if as he suspects...this was just a reaction from a lower level bottom feeder that hadn't thought through the possible consequences to the reputation of the Casino (when a good reputation is money in the bank)
Funny thing though...a close friend took the same casino for over $2 million and not a peep out of them, and I hear that he was thought of so highly that a few of the Casino Executives even attended his funeral....Go figure...
BTW:I'm a vindictive old bastard...If he finds he is Blacklisted by this particular Casino Group...I will make it my personal crusade to "Name and Shame" them on every gambling Forum on the planet.
