VCUSkyhawk
Can anybody let me know the conditions (ie table minimums, tables open, ect) of casinos in DE, I am specifically thinking of Harrington and Dover Downs. I have never been before and I am thinking of heading up there next weekend. If any forum members are nearby, it would be cool to meet up with any of you.Dec 23, 2014 spent the day at delaware park for the first time today. The best BJ is on the machines of course. Look them over carefully, all of them have different rules. Some shuffle every hand, some dont, some are 2 3rds of a 6 deck shoe like some NV casinos, and as far as i know, DE dont have the same funny rule on this PA has about everyone needing their own shoe?
Just as a side question...who the hell came up with 'Belly full of beer and a possum in a sack' as the tag line for the Eastern Casino sub forum. The song specifically says its a 'Louisiana Saturday Night', Louisiana is not on the east coast LOLI got a plan, we take all your picks we reverse them like one of those twilight zone episodes where everything is the opposite. You say 'black' we go white.
Sandybestdog
Delaware has pretty standard decent black rules. They all use 6-8 decks with a mix of csm’s and shoes. They all stand on 17, 3:2, resplit to I think 4 total hands. Delaware Park has surrender. Also they all have a lot of Spanish 21 and people seem to like it. They usually have maybe 5-12 tables open and usually always have $10 tables available. They all start sweating when black chips hit the felt. I’m probably headed out there tomorrow for a day or two. South of Harrington about 50 miles you have Ocean Downs which is in Maryland. Pretty much the same rules, maybe they hit 17. I think they use all csm’s.
gamerfreak
Delaware Park is the sweatiest casino I’ve ever experienced
VCUSkyhawk
Delaware Park is the sweatiest casino I’ve ever experienced
Why do you feel it is a better casino than say Dover Downs? Are the minimums roughly the same?
I got a plan, we take all your picks we reverse them like one of those twilight zone episodes where everything is the opposite. You say 'black' we go white.
gamerfreak
Why do you feel it is a better casino than say Dover Downs? Are the minimums roughly the same?
I’ve never been to Dover Downs. I really only know PA and NJ casino’s with any familiarity.
I believe Delaware Park often has $2 blackjack.
But I have experienced Delaware Park sweating even the smallest action
wrxrob
Dover is my favorite of the three. Craps and BJ can almost always be found at $10. Harrington has $5 craps most weekdays and weeknights (sometimes Sunday night). Word to the wise, don't eat the buffet at Harrington unless it's free. Harrington is worth a visit if you play slots as they seem to have a good variety, but Dover's older reel machines seem to give me better luck, especially in high limit.
VCUSkyhawk
So on my trip, I hit National Harbor, Harrington, and Dover. MGM was probably the most beautiful of the three. Dover was probably my favorite though. Harrington is like a hole in the wall.For the very limited play that I did, Dover sent me some nice mailers. I will probably be back either this month or the next.
I got a plan, we take all your picks we reverse them like one of those twilight zone episodes where everything is the opposite. You say 'black' we go white.
wrxrob
This all sounds about right. Dover is probably the best of the three for free play offers. Harrington seems to give the regulars between $10-20 free play, and $50 food comp each month which keeps us going back. Dover definitely seems to calculate your free play based on not only your theoretical loss, but whether or not you lose or win. I had some great offers for a while, then I started winning and not giving it back, and the offers went flat pretty quickly.
bj4fun
Delaware State Park Casino
I'll be staying about 1/2 in between these 2 casinos next weekend. While its really not a gambling trip, I'll probably have some time to head to one of these for some blackjack. I understand the rules are similar (3/2, S17, Surrender), but what about table mins? Drinks? Anyone who has been to both have a preference?
bj4fun
As expected, we had some free time this afternoon, so chose Delaware Park. Grabbed the shuttle 'trolly' from the parking lot and headed on inside. Casino is set up narrow, but long (follows the home stretch). Plenty of $10 tables available with nice rules. 6 Decks, S17, DSA, noRSA, SUR, 80% pen. Was up a fair amount when some bad variance kicked in and I ended the day at even (ok up $2). Sad hand of the day...Mid size bet out, A7 vs dealer 4, double 10 for 18, dealer flips over 8, 2, A, A, 5 UGHHHH!!!! In that shoe at one point dealer pulled 21 6 out of 10 hands (Where is Ace when I need him!)
My wife (the slots player) ended up $300, so it was a fruitful quick trip from that perspective.
The casino was nice, 2 levels, so its bigger than it appears. The dealers were ok, not super friendly, but after one ploppy hit 14 vs dealer 3, he double checked before hitting (she still hit), and he ended up making his hand. He looked at a couple of us and said best I can do is ask :/
Looked for some VP, but during our short search came up empty (strange) must be there somewhere.
All in all a nice was to spend a couple of free hours this afternoon.
My wife (the slots player) ended up $300, so it was a fruitful quick trip from that perspective.
The casino was nice, 2 levels, so its bigger than it appears. The dealers were ok, not super friendly, but after one ploppy hit 14 vs dealer 3, he double checked before hitting (she still hit), and he ended up making his hand. He looked at a couple of us and said best I can do is ask :/
Looked for some VP, but during our short search came up empty (strange) must be there somewhere.
All in all a nice was to spend a couple of free hours this afternoon.
ahiromu
Thanks for checking back in about your trip, a little too far North for me to have chimed in. I'm not sure video poker (even with bad returns) is worth it for some of these states with confiscatory tax policies on gaming. I know that Charlestown WV's terrible video poker is hidden in a corner.Its - Possessive; It's - 'It is' / 'It has'; There - Location; Their - Possessive; They're - 'They are'
ahiromu
http://www.vpfree2.com/casinos/by-region/east.htmlLooks like they, at least, have some full pay JoB at the $5 level.
Its - Possessive; It's - 'It is' / 'It has'; There - Location; Their - Possessive; They're - 'They are'
bj4fun
Thanks Ahiromu - Glad I didn't find them... I'm a much lower roller than $5! They must have been tucked away somewhere though, we walked through the 2nd floor for a while.
nickolay411
Yep Deleware Park has great penetration and great rules for a low minimums. Way better than MD LIVE as far as blackjack goes.
Only thing is they are on the prowl for counters... They have a silly rule there that says you can't split 10's! LMFAO... So throw out those index plays.
They watched me spread like a madman but I wasn't rolling high enough for them to tell me to stop playing but I was receiving constant attention from the pitboss. Came over to talk it up throughout the shoe.
As far as Perryville hollywood it's not a bad joint joint either. But its much smaller than Deleware park and you'll be backed off from Bj soon after stepping through the door.
Only thing is they are on the prowl for counters... They have a silly rule there that says you can't split 10's! LMFAO... So throw out those index plays.
They watched me spread like a madman but I wasn't rolling high enough for them to tell me to stop playing but I was receiving constant attention from the pitboss. Came over to talk it up throughout the shoe.
As far as Perryville hollywood it's not a bad joint joint either. But its much smaller than Deleware park and you'll be backed off from Bj soon after stepping through the door.
sevencard2003
spent the day at delaware park for the first time today. the best BJ is on the machines of course. look them over carefully, all of them have different rules. some shuffle every hand, some dont, some are 2 3rds of a 6 deck shoe like some NV casinos, and as far as i know, DE dont have the same funny rule on this PA has about everyone needing their own shoe?
theres enough machines where at the slow time of day u wont have to worry about other people sitting, if they do theres a machine to move to. they give comp points, and they pay 3-2. some stand on soft 17, some dont, like i said look the rules over carefully. im sure some u can get over 100% payback on. but id like a chance to meet a local actually doing this and consult with him about other VBJ machines anywhere in the Northeast coast.
surely some of u readers are beating these machines right?
theres enough machines where at the slow time of day u wont have to worry about other people sitting, if they do theres a machine to move to. they give comp points, and they pay 3-2. some stand on soft 17, some dont, like i said look the rules over carefully. im sure some u can get over 100% payback on. but id like a chance to meet a local actually doing this and consult with him about other VBJ machines anywhere in the Northeast coast.
surely some of u readers are beating these machines right?
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