I like to start this thread for me and other AC Comrades to post reports and updates during the competition war among AC casinos.
The competition war has benefited all bj players. It's reported that East Coast players have reaped some handsome rewards so far due to the war. As compared to previous years, players now have been offered many room & food comps from Hilton, Tropicana, Trump Plaza, Caesars, Bally's Park Place, Resorts, Taj, Showboat, Trump Marina, Harrah's, and Borgata. As for me, I've received food & room comp offers from all AC casinos except one --- TROPICANA --- hmmmm, I wonder why! Speaking of Trop, it offers the best of the best blackjack in AC:
1) 4 tables of 4decker game with 1 deck cutoff (currently $25min & $500max most the time),
2) all 6 decker game with decent pen thru out the casino floor, & gone are those monstrous 8deckers, GOOD RIDDEN! and
3) the most simplest shuffle in the world, especially in the 4 decker pit. Some dealers can quickly finish the shuffling within "15 MississippiS". Trop really wants to keep its players at their seats at all time.---No bathroom nor smoke breaks for players when dealers can get the game going within "15 MississippiS" in between shoes.
How great is this 4 decker game, you ask? It's so great that the pit is some times packed with NOT only APs, but with non-Tropicana-PITCRITTERS also, i.e., off-duty-floorpersons/dealers("players") from Trop's competitors such as --- Hilton, Trump Plaza, Caesars, Bally's Park Place, Resorts, Taj, Showboat, Trump Marina, Harrah's, and Borgata. So far, Tropicana's pitcritters are happy to see extra players rolling into their bj pits EXCEPT for one misbehaved Baldy Guy---As soon as he jumped in and out of the 4decker-tables, the catcher showed up quickly at the pit, and the catcher halfshoed or shuffled up againt the Baldy. It seems that catcher has real bad blood lingered against the baldy. I'll post more updates here as the competition war wages on among AC casinos.
