Originally Posted by
MaxPen
Their high limit slots were not really comparable to the limits Wynn/Encore has available. The Cosmo has a better high limit game selection than FB as well. Their high limit table games were mostly $100-$10k from what I saw. I found it interesting that they had a full size craps table in the high limit salon. The entry into the table area was very well crafted and nice. All in all I think this property is going to draw in the high end clientele.
And that's one issue including for a special limits player. If the posted table max is lower than at other casinos, then even putting up a lot of front money or getting a big credit line will just take you to where another casino will allow anyone to play.
Venetian used to have a posted limit of $35K on Baccarat. Now it's $25K, same as Caesars. Most of the big'uns on the Strip are at $20K.
If the limit at Fontainebleau is only $10K at Baccarat then it would be in line with Palms and Circa (Red Rock and GVR used to be at only $10K too, now they allow $20K).
Then as far as blackjack, it's $10K at the big'uns, $5K at the smaller fry.
If the posted limit starts out low, then getting for example a $250K credit line might get you only to the same limit at which anyone may play at Caesars or Venetian.
My special limits are extremely high but for a while now I've only been bothering with the casinos that give a lot of value to the line as far as high limits for me on Baccarat and Blackjack. There's no point as far as max bet in going to a casino with a $10K max and getting a big credit line just to be able to play to say $15 or $20K.
As far as whether the sky's the limit - no, it's not. No matter how big your line is, it's hard to get any casino to allow more than $25K per hand at blackjack although they will allow multiple hands. Baccarat may go as high as $500K per hand but that's rare, mostly somewhere around $260K per hand is it. What's interesting is that once you get to that level and have your reserved table, when the max bet is set, the minimum isn't raised- you may bet $100. if you want.
Craps - Resorts World has a craps table in high limit, but it is often closed, along with their double deck table which actually is generally opened only by request to your host.
Venetian has a private craps table in high limit. I know at least one player who opens it for him and his friends.