Will be traveling in a few weeks to the wine country near Santa Barbara and try a hand at the casino in Santa Ynez. My issue of CBJN shows lousy pen but maybe somebody has a recent experience re heat and pen?
Pen is very dealer dependent, between .8 and 1.5 cut on six deck. Recently added back one $25 DD game cut .8 with notch. Does sweat mod to heavy green action when slow. Weekend evenings are crowded and the pit seems less concerned with bigger bets.
The one DD game was quite delightful. Fair pen and only 5 spots on the table. I broke even on about 6 hours of play but that included subsidizing the family with chips and cocktails, and tokes. And losing the monster count homerun play with $300 bet, doubling on the 11 vs the 8 but catching the "guaranteed" big card of Ace.
I would go back but very disappointed in the lack of comps. They said no, which was a surprise. I know they prefer slot play but maybe they didn't like my spread so prefer to not have me return. I believe we would all get some comps at most other places with that kind of play.