Quote Originally Posted by JamesonDetroit View Post
My guess is it increases the overall EV for the pit while keeping seats/tables accessible for smart players (the ones who know and care about the payouts) rather than effectively showing them all the door. Want a better hold for a pit? Add a couple 6:5 tables. No reason necessarily to switch all at once, especially if both tables still get traffic.
That is exactly what the new Hard Rock in Atlantic City did. There are two separate pits of 7 tables each. Both have 4 ASMs and 3 CSMs. There are no hand shuffled games on the main floor. Those CSMs were up to $50 minimums last Saturday night and were getting plenty of play.

What's interesting is that the ASMs in these 2 pits only are 6 decks while the rest of the main floor is 8 decks. There is one S17 pit at higher minimums but they are 8 decks.

I'm wondering if they have those pits at 6 decks because they were afraid that someone would try to jam 8 decks into the one2six machine.