SD vs Shoe - Which Is Better?

I'm kinda new here, but noticed that most guys post about 4-6 deck shoe games. All the stuff I've read says know your basic strategy inside and out, learn to count backwards & forwards, and by all means, stick with single deck games.

So, what's all this about "What should I do if I cannot/will not learn to count?" or "Should I play 4 or 6 deck shoes?"

Am I not understanding something here? Why wouldn't someone play single deck exclusively if they can find a good game with just 1 or 2 other players? It just seems to make better sense to me. I'm open for comments. Thanks!

On the East Coast? AC, Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun all offer 8 deck shoes and high limit 6 deckers. Please let me know where the single deck with 1 or 2 other player games are.

In the Midwest? The Norm is 6 deckers and DoubleDeck.

The South? Some single deck with bad rules and pen. Mostly double deck and shoes.

Also, you could have advantage situations with shoe games that are not possible in a single deck game. The shoe game might actually be more profitable.

You also have to consider that the Pit is probably watching the single deck game closer. At some places, You will be getting heat trying to spread 1:4 in a bad rule, bad pen, single deck game, while you could go over to a shoe and spread widely to your hearts content, with no one the wiser.

I play Tunica. Ilive nearby and go twice a week. Early mornings, very late nights, can always get a great SD game with only 1, maybe 2 other players. 75% - 80% penetration. Spread 1-4 green. Guess my action is too low for any pit folks to look my way, but to make $300 - $500 nine times out of ten ain't bad. So, based on all of this, I really think SD is the best way to go. Am I missing something? Just don't understand all this shoe game talk.

PS...been playing like this (and winning) for about 3 years now.

If everybody was within easy driving distance of a good single deck game, then yes that would be the way to go. Tunica is about a 4 hour plane flight for me. Doubt if I will be doing that twice a week.