I'm surprised that the monthly conditions letter does not show whether games are face up or face down. For instance, at the El Cortz, the two deck game is face up. Are there any other LV small $ games that are also face up?
Shoe games are typically face up. Hand dealt 'pitch' games are typically dealt face down. That is why CBJN lists 'shoe' for the games. For the game you mention it shows: h17,ds,shoe. Thus a face up game. Hope this helps.