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[tekn0wledg]

Finally Caesar's is jumping on the bandwagon along with the MGM Grand.

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New poker rooms in Las VegasDecember 01, 2004Elkan AllanCaesar's PalaceThe poker boom is coming home to Las Vegas. Caesar's Palace will open its first poker room in the spring and the MGM Grand is also opening a poker room.And the Bellagio and Bally's Las Vegas are likely to be expanding their poker areas.Many casinos closed their poker rooms years ago, preferring to install more profitable slot machines. But proliferation of television coverage on poker has changed that equation and more poker space is expected soon.The poker room at Caesar's will be around 15,000 square feet.

[Sidrat]

15,000 square feet is HUGE!!As long as there's a low limit poker room at the Excalibur then it's good. It says there's poker, but if anyone can tell me more about the ins and outs of playing in a casino I'd be greatful. i.e, is it like a public table where people can come and go, or are they more along the lines of S&G's. Or are there a mixture of both.Is there a charge? Is tipping the dealer a good idea? Is there a rake off the pots, when is the rake taken? Wow, so many questions, but I've only played poker online before.

[bmwguy525]

Playing at a casino is just like playing in online cash games. People may come and go as they chose, and if there is not enough room at a certain table a waiting list is started. There is no fee to play, but a rake is taken from every pot. This rake varies from place to place so check with the brush before you play. Tipping the dealer is nice whenever you win a pot, but don't tip too much, that's your own winnings your giving away.

[Sidrat]

Thanks for that, are there blinds involved to stimulate action? if so what's stopping people from leaving the table and coming back after the button has moved two or three places? Sure you might lose your seat and it's not very sportsmanlike, but it is human.

[cardtarget]

I played a lot a Bally's and they seemed very layed back about "posting" when you came in. Generally there was a wait to get a seat at the table, so you couldn't leave and come back after the blinds without waiting for a seat again. If you are at the table and miss the blinds (go to the bathroom or whatever), they put a little puck in your spot that says "missed blind" and you have to post the blinds when you get back.As far as rake goes, Ballys was 10% up to $4 per hand I believe... which is probably pretty high.

[Jonnydanger]

Ballys Poker "room" is more or less a half dozen tables on the Casino floor. It's still a decent game, but it's nothing like Bellagio that has one of the nicer rooms around. And it's an actual room seperated from the slots and table games.As for the blinds, it's the same as any place. If you sit down in a seat you have to pay the blinds or wait for the button to come around. You can't sit down in a spot for 'free'. That was a horrible way to describe it but you'll understand when you get there. :?

[tekn0wledg]

Sidrat said:

Thanks for that, are there blinds involved to stimulate action? if so what's stopping people from leaving the table and coming back after the button has moved two or three places?  Sure you might lose your seat and it's not very sportsmanlike, but it is human.

They have a missed blind button which you are then required to pay upon returning to your seat. This is only at some card rooms though and does apply to all online sites.

[VegasCanadian]

The poker room at the MGM Grand is going to be nice. They are renovating their dome area, and it will include a bar in the center (the Centrifuge Bar), a sports book (with what looked to be box seating), and their poker room.If you visit the Grand, head to the 2nd level of the dome, and you can watch a video presentation of the renovations.

[tekn0wledg]

Oh that seriously kicks ass. When did they start those renovations? I was out there in September and saw a show there and didn't notice anything then.... *shrug*I'm going back in January so I'll have to take a look if I'm near the MGM.

[Miklos]

Played a lot of poker at Caesar's Palace during the year's 1978,79,80.Back then it was mostly 7-card stud.Was a very nice room with exceptionally hot cocktail waitresse's. Ken Flatton at the time was one of the best 5-10,10-20 stud players of the room.During fight nights the room would be a very exciting place to play in.Larry Holmes and his manager at the time,I believe his name was Richie Giachetti used to play a lot of poker there.I will be looking forward to playing there again when the room re-opens for nostalgia reasons.Across the street at Bally's(formally called The MGM Grand)used to be a fairly busy 7-Stud poker room around that same time period.Many nights late at night Red Foxx used to show up(after his late night XXX show at The Hacienda) and play and keep everyone in stitches while he kept the Keno runners busy with his many Keno plays while he played Poker,lots of laughs.

[VegasCanadian]

tekn0wledg said:

Oh that seriously kicks ass.  When did they start those renovations?  I was out there in September and saw a show there and didn't notice anything then.... *shrug*I'm going back in January so I'll have to take a look if I'm near the MGM.

Not sure when renovations started exactly as I just moved here in November, but the entire dome section is under construction. You can still access Studio 54, the Rainforest Cafe, and a few slots, but it's mostly walled up.

[doublesuited]

im not that excited about all of the new rooms. bottom line is that only 2 casinos offer consistent middle limit action and i don't see that changing any time soon.

[Ctown Chadly]

Aladdin's New Room is really nice. Great $1-2 No Limit games. Good action. Good AM No Limit Tournaments at 10:00. $30.00 freeze-out.Get there early during the weekGood Luck!

[PestoSauce]

With all the poker rooms in Vegas (including the new Wynn Resort one which is supposed to be nice also), will poker ever hit a "plateau" causing poker rooms to close after the popularity wanes (which it possibly could)? any opinions are appreciated. Thanks.

[Wilderness]

PestoSauce said:

With all the poker rooms in Vegas (including the new Wynn Resort one which is supposed to be nice also), will poker ever hit a "plateau" causing poker rooms to close after the popularity wanes (which it possibly could)?   any opinions are appreciated.  Thanks.

Certainly. At some point in the future, poker will lose at least some of the enormous popularity it has gained over the past couple of years, and that in turn will mean that at least some poker rooms will close down because they will no longer be profitable or profitable enough to maintain. Its basics economics really, supply and demand.

[The Insider]

... the funny thing about poker is that once you 'get it' you get it. You might get rusty, but the game is always there, and its very easy to come back to. Fortunately, games of chance will always have losing players, and if any of those losing players are former poker players, they'll come back to the game of skill. Sure, it will die down a bit, but I doubt that many places will have to scale down their rooms any time soon whatsoever.

[CanAmericanpoker]

Any idea when these new rooms open up?And oh ya when does the Winds open......I might take a job there dealing in the poker room.

[Smasharoo]

Cesars is a dive.Hopefully they'll upgrade the rest of the place, too.