Originally Posted by
stevenash
Three days/two nights at Atlantis cost me and the Mrs. six grand, and we had meal comps.
It's beautiful, but absolutely no value.
I'm, as you probably know in Connecticut, I'm an hour by car away from Mohegan Sun, and eighty minutes from Foxwoods.
I play a monthly guaranteed prize pool poker tourney at Mohegan Sun, voted second nicest brick and mortar hotel/casino in the US, and rightfully so, it's gorgeous.
I'm spoiled, the food is amazing at Mohegan Sun and reasonably priced, tons of variety, free general parking, valet parking is also reasonably priced, same with the room rates, sure prime weekend and holiday room rates will cost you, but that's the norm all over.
The tribes will let you gamble and the tables for the most part are card friendly.
3:2 payout for blackjack, unless you're playing at the five dollar tables then it's 6:5, which I'm OK with because I'm not going to be playing at a five dollar table, the max bet I believe they'll let you play a hand of blackjack for is 5,000.
I've never seen a higher limit than 5,000.
Foxwoods is almost as nice, the spent a ton of money renovating their poker room.
Now having said all that I love playing Omaha and Omaha high/low, and the casinos here just won't spread the mixed card games, except on weekends where you can find maybe four Omaha cash game tables.
I'm flying out to Las Vegas next summer for a couple of WSOP events, but that's a trip with a purpose.
I'm not a local, I'm in New England, but I've been to Las Vegas at least 20 plus times, I'm hardly a tourist either.
This much I can tell you, I love to gamble at Orleans, it's a locals joint, that gives you a great 2 deck blackjack game, 3:2 payout, no early shuffle, dealer must stand on soft 17, all the rules that benefit the player.
The poker room is big, and spreads just about every mixed card game imaginable.
It's not glitzy by any stretch, but ask yourself this, do you want a honest card friendly game, or do you want chandeliers hanging from the ceiling?
Stay off the Boulevard for the love of God is my best advice.