Is this a common rule?

I was playing some DD this weekend at the Orleans. It seemed like a pretty decent game to a beginner like me (about 65% pen). I pulled a pair of Aces and was lickin my chops. However, they had a rule that you could only draw one card per split Ace. Naturally, I pulled a duece on one of the Aces and lost that one. I just wanted to know if this rule was only for Coast Casinos, or has anybody seen it in other places?

Thank you,
Tim

Unfortunately, casinos are realizing the more bad rules they can insert and still get away with. Ploppies still play bad games, and as long as they continue to do so, bad games will exists.

I thought it was a big insult to the Vegas locals community when the Station Properties started to offer 6:5 SD. I figured the game would be unplayed and soon dead. I was wrong. Vegas doesn't always need tourists to supply the casinos with idiots, we have them living here. That game is real popular, even in Henderson. You would think that with gaming as such an integral part of the community, that the locals would know a bad bet when they see one.

Eventually, when all the rules equally suck, APs will be few and far between, and the smart ones moved on to other things. However, ploppies will continue to play suck games. If any of them ever do look for a better game, I'm sure the conversation will look like this, "...hey, this one doesn't charge a 5% commission on winnings!"

AP's, I imagine will only be left with one positive expectation game: Investing in Gaming Corporations and benefitting from the suckers that continue to play.

he of the "only way to make money in a casino is to own it" quote from years and years ago - unfortunately, you may be right from all I've read on this board as of late

one card to split aces? I've played many casinos and everyone of them will allow only one card on split aces. Very, very few of them will allow you to re-split aces, but one time only.

Yes there are: online: all Microgaming BJ allow you to take more than one card after splitting aces, but then they do not alllow DAS, and I think their game is more rigged than others, but you can still make money on it with the bonuses, if you don't get greedy, or try to recoup your losses by using a progression. I think they are programmed to resist progressions. I only raise from $2 to $4 after several losses and then I wait for a win before raising just to make sure. After all they are programmed to win a certain percentage, a little like slot machines. Does anyone else have any inputs on Microgaming software?
I also found that Casino-On-Net and Real Time software casinos (Golden Comp, Five Rose...)have an honest game, which means you can have unbelievable winning sequences, but I suspect also the reverse, althougn I have experienced only good luck at both of the above-metioned....

One card on each split ace is the industry standard, at least in the U.S. It has been so for years.

This means at casino on net you can also hit split aces which i think adds .11% to your edge.

As for the honesty of microgaming I am not sure.
I would have to add up all my results but i dont thinkl it is the .2% house edge as the single deck game should be.

One group i am suspect of is playtech,i have played 20 of thesae and have never cashed out >bonus+deposit,it is always a struggle to even keep the bonus.

I'm mildly suspicous of MG too, but I've never seen data backing up the accusations of cheating often levelled at them, and I've seen some data suggesting the game is honest. You have to give them the benefit of the doubt. Don't trust, but verify, to pervert a Reaganism.

The one case I know of where cheating is beyond doubt (casino bar and affiliate/s), the game is still actually advantageous to the skilled player with the bonus. That is how valuable a bonus is.

I think the playthru at casino on air is 12X200 for the 100$ bonus.I think you can cashin the initial deposit anytime.
A lot of casinos say in there terms that you cant make any cashins before meeting the reqs,like at Odds on.But a few days ago i played at silver dollar and lost the bonus really fast but tried to cash in anyway.I then got an email saying that the money had been put back into my casino account as i did not meet the terms,but also in the email it said i could email the casino and ask them to manually cash in the money if i did not want to wager anymore!
That was nice of them,i have never seen this before at an odds on casino.
Actually i wonder if the terms of not being allowed to cash in your deposit anytime are legal?Especially when the reqs are quite high.

Actually i wonder if the terms of not being allowed to cash in your deposit anytime are legal?Especially when the reqs are quite high.

Internet gambling itself enjoys at best murky legal status, and is illegal in the US. Britain & Ausralia do have regulations about this sort of thing, but most casinos are still licenced in places like Costa Rica and Antigua which have little effective regulation.

I dont understand what this means,if you are playing a casino and betting at a sportsbook say in an internet cafe,can the police charge you with a crime?

Anyway if you do it at home how can you be caught?Do the police have a right to enter your home on grounds that they suspect you of having illegal net casinos downloaded?

Does it mean that if you register at an online casino and give your address as in the US that they wont let you play?

How is this law enforced?Seems daft to me.

I dont understand what this means,if you are playing a casino and betting at a sportsbook say in an internet cafe,can the police charge you with a crime?

Technically, yes.

Anyway if you do it at home how can you be caught?Do the police have a right to enter your home on grounds that they suspect you of having illegal net casinos downloaded?

I believe the police can do what they want with sufficent reason. Its unlikely this would ever occur though.

Does it mean that if you register at an online casino and give your address as in the US that they wont let you play?

No, the casinos don't care about US law. They are not based in the US. Only a handful of online casinos prohibit US players.

How is this law enforced?

It isn't.

Seems daft to me.

It is.

Enforcement against doing bad things on the internet isn't going to involve someone looking over your shoulder, whether at an internet cafe or at home. If the government wants to stop people from gambling online they will put packet sniffers on the line or use snooping equipment installed at the ISP.

Most gaming traffic on the internet is probably encrypted, but I get plain text emails from casinos that have all kinds of incriminating information in them.