Aria Table Minimums
April 18th, 2010 at 9:26:37 PM
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Anyone have a feel for what table minimums are like @ Aria on weekends? I've got 3 nights free to use but am wondering how much gambling I'll be doing there if the minimums are high...
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April 18th, 2010 at 9:42:52 PM
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I did a walk through Aria about a month and a half ago and the minimums are about $10 - $15 as the casino is hurting.
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April 19th, 2010 at 12:53:56 AM
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Quote: boymimboI did a walk through Aria about a month and a half ago and the minimums are about $10 - $15 as the casino is hurting.
fri-sat i was there it was like 25 and 50 mins
ive never seen less that a 15 personally
April 19th, 2010 at 3:19:44 AM
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The nights in the hotel are free. The nights in the casino are likely to be rather expensive. You might get low table minimums in the daytime but not at night. Not in the Aria. They want to open strong and not get known for low minimums quite yet. Most blackjack tables will be two-greens and a few will be one-green. Don't expect lower than that at night.Quote: RPToroI've got 3 nights free
April 19th, 2010 at 4:30:51 AM
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Anyone notice the craps tables mins, specifically?
April 19th, 2010 at 6:32:44 AM
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Quote: RPToroAnyone notice the craps tables mins, specifically?
I've only been there once, on a Monday night in January. I played on a $10 table. I don't remember for sure whether I had to check out other tables before finding a $10 one; don't think so. I was playing around 9 p.m., but I expect a Monday night is quite different from Friday or Saturday.
Edit: I should note that had there been a $5 table, that is where I would have played.
April 19th, 2010 at 7:23:47 AM
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I look forward to seeing the Aria and the rest of the City Center soon, but I'm quite sure I woulnd't gamble there. Besides, the Montecarlo is right next door.
Two things come to mind regarding the high end casinos:
1) If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it
2) I wouldn't call $25 a "minnimum" (with apologies for those not into over-literal humor)
Nareed, low roller and proud of it ;)
Two things come to mind regarding the high end casinos:
1) If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it
2) I wouldn't call $25 a "minnimum" (with apologies for those not into over-literal humor)
Nareed, low roller and proud of it ;)
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April 19th, 2010 at 7:24:59 AM
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I played $10 pai gow poker there, it was fun! I also won $30 on quarter video poker there, whoo!
April 19th, 2010 at 8:11:59 AM
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Quote: NareedNareed, low roller and proud of it ;)
Back before TITO took over the slots, I used to walk through all the casinos on the strip, dropping a single quarter into one machine at each place. Then I could return home and report to my friends that, "I gambled at the Bellagio, the MGM Grand, the Mirage, the Venetian, etc., etc." It fit with my juvenile sense of humor.
April 19th, 2010 at 8:24:20 AM
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Quote: DocBack before TITO took over the slots, I used to walk through all the casinos on the strip, dropping a single quarter into one machine at each place. Then I could return home and report to my friends that, "I gambled at the Bellagio, the MGM Grand, the Mirage, the Venetian, etc., etc." It fit with my juvenile sense of humor.
You can do that with low denomination VP and $1 bills. Hmm. it's something to try this trip anyway, it would go wel with the growing player card collection. Even better, you could return home with $0.75 tickets to prove it!
BTW I have played at the MGM grand and The Mirage, also at Caesars, Bellagio and Paris. Not much and not for long, and not at a table.
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April 19th, 2010 at 9:31:53 AM
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Quote: NareedBTW I have played at the MGM grand and The Mirage, also at Caesars, Bellagio and Paris. Not much and not for long, and not at a table.
Actually, Nareed, even though I am truly a low roller, I have played at the tables in all of them, in large part because I like collecting souvenir chips. And I do mean in ALL of them -- every casino in metro Las Vegas that has table games, with the lone exception of the Silver Saddle, for which I am still trying to work up the courage/foolhardiness to enter. Not all of the casinos in town have the same ambiance as the Aria (he said, trying to bring this thread back to its original topic.)
April 19th, 2010 at 10:27:06 AM
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Quote: DocNot all of the casinos in town have the same ambiance as the Aria (he said, trying to bring this thread back to its original topic.)
I'd sort of assumed no true low roller would dare place a bet at a table in such places ;)
I don't even ahve a gambling budget. Rather I have an expenses budget: Whatever money I take with me has to pay all my expenses during the trip, including gambling. I reserve credit cards only to pay for the hotel, shows and if necessary shopping and a nice dinner. Last year I even had money left over...
Anyway, back on thread, sort of, I can understand playing in every casino just to know you did, or just to collect a chip from each. At Hoover Dam I walked to the arizona side just so I could say, truthfully, I've been in Arizona.
But mostly I don't. I reserve my money for places I can get something out of, either enterntainment or the possibility of a payoff. That said, almost all casinos have cheap VP machines, and I enjoy playing VP at Paris (I dind't note the pay table then, though), which by all rights is way out of my budget. I expect I'll visit Aria but not play there, and I already have the MGM card.
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April 19th, 2010 at 11:56:37 AM
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Well, I do consider myself a low roller, but thus far I haven't had any establishment judge me as being such a sleezebag that they needed to eject me.Quote: NareedI'd sort of assumed no true low roller would dare place a bet at a table in such places ;)
My game of choice is craps. While I have encountered games as cheap as $1 at times, a $5 table is what I look for, buying in for $100 to $300 for a session and trying not to let my losses get that high. I play the $10 tables when that is all that is available, and that affects how many wagers I make at a time and my odds multiplier. If the table minimums are all higher than $10, I wait for a less popular playing time, and I don't think I have had to go above $10 min at any place in Vegas.
I just play for the gaming entertainment and the amusement of collecting chips, with no real delusion that I will come out ahead in the long term, or even for any particular trip. I actually am ahead for 2010, after 29 sessions (up 13, even 7, down 9) on three trips (NV-Cal-Ari, MS-LA, and the Greenbrier in WV).
Next trip = next week to Vegas and California. My chip collection now represents 210 casinos where I have played, and I expect to add 5 to 9 on this next trip -- some uncertainty because a few casinos I have been to before are reputed to have changed their official names slightly and might now be using chips representing the new names. I need to check those out.
April 20th, 2010 at 7:20:18 AM
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Quote: DocWell, I do consider myself a low roller, but thus far I haven't had any establishment judge me as being such a sleezebag that they needed to eject me.
Oh, no question of that. I was more concerned about the giggle factor. As in the dealer bursts into laughter when I buy in for way too little ;)
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April 20th, 2010 at 7:30:33 AM
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Quote: NareedI don't even ahve a gambling budget. Rather I have an expenses budget: Whatever money I take with me has to pay all my expenses during the trip, including gambling. I reserve credit cards only to pay for the hotel, shows and if necessary shopping and a nice dinner.
I keep my gambling money totally separate from my other money. I try to get as many "expenses" comped as I can, and I put the rest on a credit card. With experience, I have come to know how much bankroll to take with me on a trip, and I always know where my total win/loss falls in the range of wins/losses in my past. If you treat gambling as just another "expense", you're not managing your bankroll properly. This is important, even for low rollers.
April 20th, 2010 at 7:39:53 AM
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Maybe five or six years ago, I was in a casino where I had often played on a $5 crap table. One time I stepped up beside the side man, dropped a $100 bill and asked for change. He looked at me and said, "This is a $25 table." I interpreted that not as a giggle, that he would have given me 20 reds if I wanted them, but that he wanted to be sure I wasn't stepping into a game where I didn't want to be. I took no offense, thanked him, and went to a different table.
Later I thought that maybe my reply to him should have been, "In that case, just give me a quarter on the come." I likely wouldn't have lasted very long in that game, but it might have been interesting to see whether there was any reaction to a player whose bankroll was only four bets, or maybe one bet and odds. Can't remember, of course, but I probably lost the $100 anyway.
Later I thought that maybe my reply to him should have been, "In that case, just give me a quarter on the come." I likely wouldn't have lasted very long in that game, but it might have been interesting to see whether there was any reaction to a player whose bankroll was only four bets, or maybe one bet and odds. Can't remember, of course, but I probably lost the $100 anyway.
April 20th, 2010 at 8:08:39 AM
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boulder highway in vegas is a great place to go for some frugal gambling. longhorn casino and jokers wild. $2 blackjack with some great rules at longhorn. $1 craps with 10x odds and 25cent roulette at jokers wild.
April 20th, 2010 at 12:11:29 PM
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The only problem with the real old school casinos like Longhorn is the smoke is so thick it just rolls around the room. The food may be plentiful and cheap, but it is difficult to eat with the air so vile. But Longhorn has the $4.99 Steak, Potato, Salad which is what you would expect to pay at McDonald's.
Eastside Cannery across the street is a nice combination of fairly old school prices and a new modern building with decent ventilation.
I actually saw a girl sit down at a blackjack table with $3 at a $3 minimum table at O'Sheas. She was cute and perky and clearly was hoping to get in at least one drink. I think she played for 45 minutes and scored about 5 drinks. It was very funny.
Eastside Cannery across the street is a nice combination of fairly old school prices and a new modern building with decent ventilation.
I actually saw a girl sit down at a blackjack table with $3 at a $3 minimum table at O'Sheas. She was cute and perky and clearly was hoping to get in at least one drink. I think she played for 45 minutes and scored about 5 drinks. It was very funny.
April 26th, 2010 at 9:08:43 PM
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I am a low roller; never leave home without ACG. However I have gambled at Bellagio, Caesars and Aria.
My choice of game is Roullette when the min is $10. I actually won $100 from Bellagio in one Saturday night.
I played two rounds of LIR for $10 each and lost $20 but didn't regret the experience. (I never put any side bets, since I adhere to the Wizard's maxim that all side bets carry a high house edge).
If one wants to be a cheapskate, just buy a casino video game and play at home. You will never lose any money by doing so.
My choice of game is Roullette when the min is $10. I actually won $100 from Bellagio in one Saturday night.
I played two rounds of LIR for $10 each and lost $20 but didn't regret the experience. (I never put any side bets, since I adhere to the Wizard's maxim that all side bets carry a high house edge).
If one wants to be a cheapskate, just buy a casino video game and play at home. You will never lose any money by doing so.
May 3rd, 2010 at 8:10:37 PM
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On a Sunday morning back in February, I found a 5$ Crazy Four Poker table at Aria. After playing 20 minutes, the minimum went up to 10$ and the pit boss told us they don't rate anyone playing less than 10$ a spot on that game.
May 17th, 2010 at 4:34:48 PM
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What is ACG?
Last Man at the Table
May 17th, 2010 at 4:51:13 PM
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ACG is American Casino Guide , which presumably you mine for coupons.
May 17th, 2010 at 4:51:24 PM
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Quote: likeplayingcrapsandbjWhat is ACG?
ACG is shorthand for the American Casino Guide. It is a book that lists the games found at every casino in America, as well as other details. It also features a coupon book. It is produced by Steve Bourie, and its website can be found here
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May 18th, 2010 at 8:23:59 AM
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A couple of friends and I will bhe staying at Aria during the middle of next week (T-Th). Anyone have any idea what likely mins will be for BJ and Craps?
May 18th, 2010 at 8:27:08 AM
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Wed and Thu last week it was $10 Craps during the day.
Last Man at the Table
May 31st, 2010 at 9:08:23 AM
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I was just there Sat night. A lot of $100 mins. Most were $25 with two $10 craps. They had no shortage of rollers. I watched serveral dropping 1k accross per roll.
Last Man at the Table
October 4th, 2010 at 11:57:45 AM
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"A couple of friends and I will bhe staying at Aria during the middle of next week (T-Th). Anyone have any idea what likely mins will be for BJ and Craps?"
Yesterday (Sunday) at Aria the craps tables had one $10, two $15 and one $25 table open during the day.
For BJ, there were 6 double deck games on the main floor (that I saw). Double Deck dealt up, dealer shuffled, sometimes one cut from holder at ~55%, two dealers hand cut about 70-75%, S17, DAS, No Surrender. Of the six DD tables, I believe four were $25, one was $50, and one was $100. Wizard's BJ guide indicated $100 min, but limits for the 2-deck game were much lower. Some of the best rules at those limits I've seen on the strip in a while. I didn't look at the CSM or lower limit games, so I'm not sure what limits/rules were in effect elsewhere on the floor.
Yesterday (Sunday) at Aria the craps tables had one $10, two $15 and one $25 table open during the day.
For BJ, there were 6 double deck games on the main floor (that I saw). Double Deck dealt up, dealer shuffled, sometimes one cut from holder at ~55%, two dealers hand cut about 70-75%, S17, DAS, No Surrender. Of the six DD tables, I believe four were $25, one was $50, and one was $100. Wizard's BJ guide indicated $100 min, but limits for the 2-deck game were much lower. Some of the best rules at those limits I've seen on the strip in a while. I didn't look at the CSM or lower limit games, so I'm not sure what limits/rules were in effect elsewhere on the floor.
