First trip to Vegas in many years. Stayed for a week, played in about fifeteen shops from Freemont to the Strip to Red Rock.

My first impression was of the terrible play by alot of the players. Splitting tens with no apparant counting skill. Doubling down on 13 AND 14. Poor soft doubling actions. These were all DAILEY occurances. In the past, I have detected some bias toward the Connecticut Indian Casino's concerning player ability. However, I must say the average player in Foxwoods and Mohegan is vastly superior to the average player in Vegas.

Surprised to find Surrender available at the Hilton and Venetian. Surprised to find the paycheck cashing line about 40 yards long at the RedRock on payday.

There was one shop on Freemont, next to the Las Vegas Club, that advertised "Most liberal rules in Vegas". Doubling on any amount of cards, 6 card 21 automatically wins, etc. I couldn't figure it out. It looked like Spanish 21, but the 10 denomination cards were still in the decks. Anyone know what the catch it to this game?