Covid restrictions led to higher table minimums. Fir example $5 games were replaced by $15 minimums at local casinos.
With casinos back to 100% will the pre Covid lower minimums return? Or are we stuck with $15 minimums?
Covid restrictions led to higher table minimums. Fir example $5 games were replaced by $15 minimums at local casinos.
With casinos back to 100% will the pre Covid lower minimums return? Or are we stuck with $15 minimums?
I'm not sure it's supply and demand. I think it's more supply.
When table minimums went up I was told that it was because the casinos needed to increase revenue with fewer seats.
Well now all the seats are back.
But will players return to play at the higher minimums?
For casual players like me there's a big difference between $5 per bet and $15 per bet.
I will be there next month and will report. I suspect that the casino's costs have risen enough they will not be excited at the lower limits. If enough people don't play the higher tables, maybe they open a few up. The trend has been higher limits for years, so bet with the trend, right?
For blackjack, a lot of the local casinos, like all 6 Station properties, inserted those video terminal (stadium type) blackjack terminals during the 3 months that they were closed last spring. This allows for 1 dealer to dealer to 25-50 players depending on number of terminals. In the almost year since re-opening those areas have sat mostly empty, often not even open. My guess is they will try to direct the low limit $5 players towards that, while keeping games in the regular pit slightly higher at $10 or $15 minimum.
Most of the tables here in Vegas only have 5 spots anyway (sometimes 6). So as little as 2 players playing $15 minimum is more than 5 players playing $5 minimum. And if you can gently push the $5 betters toward those stadium blackjack type terminals, you aren't even losing the $5 betters, all while reducing costs and number of dealers.
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Red Rock had all but one craps table open. Players at all tables. And on a Sunday afternoon it was back to $10.
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