Vegas games

After reading a lot of posts in various forums, it seems the overwhelming opinion is that Vegas has the only blackjack games worth playing in the US. Can someone post and please refute this?

Of all the areas in the US, Vegas has the largest quantity of decent games. Comparable games can be found, in smaller quantities, in other regions. The consensus that I have been able to gather is that East coast games pretty much suck, and from my personal experience, I saw really bad games in the Midwest. However, I think that Tunica and other areas have games that are as good as Vegas.

Far better games than Las Vegas, but only for lower stakes players. Excessive heat at full green and above.

as good as Tunica is, there are still more good single deck games in just downtown Las Vegas alone(even today) than in all of Tunica. There are maybe 5 single decks at Grand, 2 at Bally's, 10 at Horseshoe, and 3 at Gold Strike...there are more than that just at the downtown LV Horseshoe, not to mention all of the smaller clubs in the immediate area.

Then when you get to the Strip, there are still plenty of the classic 1.5 cutoff S17 DAS LS RSA (once known as "Strip Rules") six deck shoe games. So I'd say that Vegas is still king (but overall game quality in Vegas and elsewhere is down trememdously from what it was just 3 or 4 years ago). I think consolidation has had much to do with this.

cosolidation has had much to do with it. Do you mean less tables designated for BJ? thanks B-B

... the consolidation of casino chains. For example, Mandaly Bay properties are now all connected to one another and use the One Card for all comps. Harrah's properties have done the same. As this type of consolidation occurs, it seems the individual properties have less of their own identity and more of the corporate tone. He may also mean the merger of various companies, such as MGM and Mirage Resorts.

of various casinos into groups owned by just a few chains has changed the competitive balance. Fewer competitors means less competition. Harrah's no longer competes for high-end players at Rio which means that MGM/Mirage has less to worry about. If, for example, Bally's, Flamingo, Caesars, Bellagio, and Mirage had different owners it would follow that competition between all of them would lead to better games, better slot payouts, and more aggressive marketing.