Popularity of blackjack in Vegas

"Baccarat is only available in a few places in the country like the high end casinos on the strip, and possibly Foxwoods casino in connecticut."

I think Baccarat is becoming more popular outside of Vegas too. The Harrah's here in St. Louis has 4 tables for it and draws a pretty good (mostly asian) crowd. Last time I was in Tunica they had it at Sam's town too.

Mini baccarat has not been very successful in Vegas, largely because the players want to tear the cards up and do other things that fit their superstitions.

Quote: pacomartin

Mini baccarat has not been very successful in Vegas, largely because the players want to tear the cards up and do other things that fit their superstitions.

Why is Vegas attracting players with such childish behavior? Does the casino really want their action at all?

If the casinos can impose 6:5 at Blackjack can't they impose proper decorum at the Baccarat and Mini-Bacc tables as well.

The casinos have a mix of games and a mix of slot machines and try to attract various segments of the market. Currently carnival games are on the ascendancy. Fine. Its a mixture of player ignorance, player sobriety, whims, social factors, etc.

MiniBacc is fun for me. Its a question of luck and table limits. I don't mind the constant chatter in a foreign language, I don't mind floormen insulting me by handing me a pad and pencil as I sit down, ... I do mind high table limits and I would also object to any rowdy behavior at the table.

Some casinos attract crack sellers other casinos attract crack users but I expect proper behavior from each group. Give me a huge bankroll and a bimbo in an evening gown and I'll be happy to join a Baccarat table in some swanky joint's chandeliered-alcove but I'll leave if the players want to throw fits and tear up the cards or otherwise engage in histrionics.

They don't permit tearing the cards in mini-baccarat, However, if you pay full scale baccarat no one cares what you do.

>They don't permit tearing the cards in mini-baccarat,
No, gamblers don't even touch, much less cut, tear, bend, fold, staple or mutilate the cards at a Mini-baccarat game.

> However, if you pay full scale baccarat no one cares what you do.
Full scale baccarat means a bigger table, a swankier atmosphere (crew in evening dress, chandeliers, etc.). Now it also means Asian players with lots of money who like to scream out Monkey from time to time.

I know casinos want a mix of games and a mix of players ... but I think that just as casino will rue the day they let these yuppie screwing clubs hustle those drunken brats, the casino will rue the day they let Baccarat players misbehave. Just think: you can now wait on line for over an hour, get fondled at an xray machine, get long-hauled at the airport, ... and wind up at a Baccarat Table with a group of loud mouthed charting idiots. Makes you sort of want to stay home.

The tearing of the cards is more of a Chinese tradition, often undertaken with the same kind of concentration as if they were reading a stock report.