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    Ho Chunk changes the rules

    I don't know if this has been posted on here yet but if you're planning on a trip to Ho Chunk by the Wisconsin Dells and you team play you may want to reconsider. If you jump into a game that has already started you can only bet the minimum. No more jumping in when the shoe is hot and placing big bets. You can bet higher after a new shoe. Also if you get up to use the bathroom or whatever it's back to minimum. Not sure if the other casinos have done this or not.

    They try to tell us that the other players were complaining but what I found out is a group from eastern europe came thru and was making big bucks team playing.

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    I predict they'll change back after their revenue tanks. Imagine a high-rolling ploppy taking a leak and getting kicked down to minimum. If he stays at all, he'll be worth a lot less in revenue. Stupid move, Ho Chunk.

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    Do you know if this applies to all the Ho Chunk casinos or just the WI Dells casino?

    This is really nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, on one of my recent blackjack trips in the upper Midwest, I played at a casino where they wouldn't let you sit out hands. You couldn't get back in at any bet amount and this was the rule for both their 2 deck games and their 6 deck games. You had to wait until the next shoe to get back in.

    A few years ago at another Midwest casino which had the same rule. I was playing a six deck game with one other person, and things started to go bad. I got up and went to the bathroom and when I came back the other person was gone. Pit boss says we got a little problem. He says once you miss a hand you can't get back in until the next shoe, but they won't shuffle until the shoe is over. No one was playing, and I had to wait until someone came along and finished the shoe. To top matters off, at the time this was the only blackjack table open. How asinine can they get.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Midwest Player View Post
    Do you know if this applies to all the Ho Chunk casinos or just the WI Dells casino?

    This is really nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, on one of my recent blackjack trips in the upper Midwest, I played at a casino where they wouldn't let you sit out hands. You couldn't get back in at any bet amount and this was the rule for both their 2 deck games and their 6 deck games. You had to wait until the next shoe to get back in.

    A few years ago at another Midwest casino which had the same rule. I was playing a six deck game with one other person, and things started to go bad. I got up and went to the bathroom and when I came back the other person was gone. Pit boss says we got a little problem. He says once you miss a hand you can't get back in until the next shoe, but they won't shuffle until the shoe is over. No one was playing, and I had to wait until someone came along and finished the shoe. To top matters off, at the time this was the only blackjack table open. How asinine can they get.
    It is ashame that the Gaming Control Board would let the casino leave leftover unplayed cards in the shoe after all players have left the time and doesn't require shuffle when no one was playing.

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    Was just there the other day. So now they are talking about about taking off the minimum bet rule for all the low stakes tables. It sounds like they realized they were not making as much money on their tables as they were before the rule was enacted. I don't see why they would keep it on the high stakes tables. They only have 2 of them.

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    Was at Ho in WI a few years ago...what a joke...bad rules (h17, no surr) and bad pen, too....but the most amusing part was the number of tables that had $1-$199 stakes....wtf????..$199...haha....couldn't understand for the life of me....didnt walk away...I RAN!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharky View Post
    Was at Ho in WI a few years ago...what a joke...bad rules (h17, no surr) and bad pen, too....but the most amusing part was the number of tables that had $1-$199 stakes....wtf????..$199...haha....couldn't understand for the life of me....didnt walk away...I RAN!!!!
    I don’t know why you consider H17 and No Surrender “bad rules” as most DD games you will find have those rules. It’s quite common in most casinos in Las Vegas, Tunica, MO etc. it’s the pen that can make a game bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZeeBabar View Post
    I don’t know why you consider H17 and No Surrender “bad rules” as most DD games you will find have those rules. It’s quite common in most casinos in Las Vegas, Tunica, MO etc. it’s the pen that can make a game bad.
    +1 for Zee!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZeeBabar View Post
    I don’t know why you consider H17 and No Surrender “bad rules” as most DD games you will find have those rules. It’s quite common in most casinos in Las Vegas, Tunica, MO etc. it’s the pen that can make a game bad.
    U r a tart w/o bj or reading comprehension skills!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21forme View Post
    +1 for Zee!
    Okay for dd as long as Das. Need nice pen if 6d shoe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21forme View Post
    +1 for Zee!
    U r 2

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharky View Post
    Was at Ho in WI a few years ago...what a joke...bad rules (h17, no surr) and bad pen, too....but the most amusing part was the number of tables that had $1-$199 stakes....wtf????..$199...haha....couldn't understand for the life of me....didnt walk away...I RAN!!!!
    How about this for bad rules.
    2 tables, 2 deck, pen 1.0, min $5, max $200, rules h17, d10, ds10, sc, hide

    No wonder I had such a shitty year a few years ago.

    By the way, those odd ball max limits at least in MN is due to having to have more folks in the pit if higher limits.

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    I always wondered about the odd ball table max of $199 when I played the Grand Casino in Hinckley. The reason for such an odd ball max is in their gaming compact. See the top of page 7 of their gaming compact.
    https://www.bia.gov/sites/bia.gov/fi...idc-038305.pdf

    It says:
    If the maximum bet at any given table is greater than or equal to $200, the Band shall provide the increases surveillance required under section 4.5(7)(B).
    Last edited by Midwest Player; 09-19-2019 at 12:18 AM.

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