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- From: weinstoc@sei.cmu.edu (Chuck Weinstock)
- Subject: Good Rules in Chicago
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.161823.3697@sei.cmu.edu>
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- Reply-To: weinstoc@sei.cmu.edu (Chuck Weinstock)
- Organization: Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:18:23 EST
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- During my recent visit to my folks in the Chicago area I came across some
- information about local "Las Vegas Nights". These gambling events happen
- virtually every night, somewhere in the Chicago area. They are charity
- events, with the profits going to the sponsoring organization. The games I'm
- describing are run by an organization called Rockford Casino Players. They
- make their money by renting equipment and operating the games for the
- charitys.
-
- You can buy-in for as much as you want but can only cash out for $200 more
- than you bought in for (though there are obvious ways around this). Bets are
- limited to $10 maximum. Most casino games are offered including blackjack,
- craps, and roulette. In addition, live poker is offered.
-
- Here are some specifics:
-
- Craps: single odds only. All standard bets are offered.
-
- Poker: Hold'em, Omaha and some stud games are offered. Rake is 10% up to
- $5.00 which is quite steep. House dealer.
-
- Blackjack: single deck and shoe games. Standard rules plus DOA, DAS, LSR.
- Limits: $3 to $10. One catch: when you double down your total bet
- can't exceed $10 (that is, if you've already bet $10 on the hand
- you can't double down). On the otherhand, split hands are considered
- separate hands, each of which can go up to $10. Another catch: they
- don't have any 50 cent chips, so in order to get proper payoff on a
- blackjack, bets have to be even amounts.
-
- Call Rockford Casino Players at 708-228-9021 for where games are being held.
-
- Some interesting tidbits: on a given night the charity can expect to gross 30%
- of the buy-in. Buy-ins of $40,000 a night are not uncommon. Poker is a big
- money maker. There is no house risk. Craps is riskier than one would expect
- for the house because of the $10 limit. It tends to limit the wild action and
- a good hand can really hurt the house. The craps table occasionally loses
- money and has to be shut down! The operators aren't concerned about counters
- (not surprising given the limits). They've also started running poker
- tournaments.
-
- Chuck Weinstock weinstock@sei.cmu.edu
- Software Engineering Institute (412) 268-7719
- Carnegie Mellon University (412) 268-5758 (Fax)
- Pittsburgh, PA 15213
-