Hooters casino shows much improvement
Last week I was pleasantly surprised to see all the table games except one, and not counting craps, staffed by pretty Hooters girls in the ubiquitous tight Hooters shirts. Even more surprising, they had a single-deck 3-2 paying game staffed by a lovely Hooters girl. Doubling was restricted to 10 and 11, with no double after a split, and a $10 minimum. The house edge is not the lowest in town at 0.58%, but that is okay. Almost every "pleasure pit" in town is much worse with strictly 6-5 games.
So to Hooters I say bravo! That was a much-needed improvement.
One more question: did you happen to notice the odds they offer in craps? Your review mentions 10x odds, but the craps survey lists them as only having 3-4-5x. It would be a shame if they've lowered the limit.
I have not thought of that before, but yes, Hooters would indeed have the only true 3-2 paying single-deck game on the Strip -- with a Hooters dealer no less. If I were them I would milk that fact for as much publicity as possible. I forgot to check the craps last week, but I would assume my review is correct at 10x.
Quote: teddysWizard, I wanted to ask you something about your reviews that's been bothering me. When you report that you played blackjack for four hours at $100-$150 a hand, do you just chalk those losses up to the cost of the review, or are you counting for the advantage? Just wondering why you play at what seems like quite a high level on games that are negative expectation. Feel free to not answer if you want to keep it to yourself.
How about the idea that the Wizard just likes to gamble, like most everone here. And if his bankroll allows to him to play at a higher limit, so what? Based upon his review he said he bet approx $10k while there, I'm assuming at the game with a 0.4% HA. So that's an expected loss of $40 just playing basic strategy.
Quote: teddysWizard, I wanted to ask you something about your reviews that's been bothering me. When you report that you played blackjack for four hours at $100-$150 a hand, do you just chalk those losses up to the cost of the review, or are you counting for the advantage? Just wondering why you play at what seems like quite a high level on games that are negative expectation. Feel free to not answer if you want to keep it to yourself.
I play at a level where I think I deserve to have all my charges taken care of, to see if the property is generous in doing so. That is an important part of my reviews. Maybe I overplay what I need to for that goal sometimes. If I lose, then I chalk it up as a cost of doing business.
Quote: WizardI have not thought of that before, but yes, Hooters would indeed have the only true 3-2 paying single-deck game on the Strip -- with a Hooters dealer no less. If I were them I would milk that fact for as much publicity as possible.
Exactly!!! No doubt this would bring in gamblers
there ( we got free tickets for joining the player's club )
and I thought he was very funny. Not sure how best to describe
him, but he's kind of an edgy, hippie-ish, adult oriented Mac
King.
Mac King, is by the way, our favorite entertainer. Our daughter
got to be on stage with him at one show.
Did she like the shadow puppet of the bear?Quote: JohnnyQMac King, is by the way, our favorite entertainer. Our daughter
got to be on stage with him at one show.
that she jumped !
Quote: WizardI have not thought of that before, but yes, Hooters would indeed have the only true 3-2 paying single-deck game on the Strip -- with a Hooters dealer no less. If I were them I would milk that fact for as much publicity as possible.
Their website makes no mention of a 3:2 single deck game, which seems like a foolish omission. The other Hooters fun fact missing from their own website is that their pool is open 24 hours a day. To my knowledge, there are no other Las Vegas pools open 24 hrs. (Is this correct?) Most Vegas tourists could probably care less whether their hotel pool is open at 3am, but I like the concept of no sunburns, no sunscreen, and no crowds...
Quote: renoThe other Hooters fun fact missing from their own website is that their pool is open 24 hours a day. To my knowledge, there are no other Las Vegas pools open 24 hrs. (Is this correct?)
I did not know that. Personally, I can't think of any exceptions. Hooters has a lot of good stuff to blow their own trumpet about, but instead they keep pushing that deceptive $200 promotional free play offer.
Quote: WizardI did not know that. Personally, I can't think of any exceptions. Hooters has a lot of good stuff to blow their own trumpet about, but instead they keep pushing that deceptive $200 promotional free play offer.
Yeah, about 2 years ago, I went in for their $100 promotional free play offer, and it was horribly deceptive. I read later that you valued it at about $5, but I think that was too much. The good thing is that I was able to tell the other 12 people I was with at G2E that it was a sham.
Quote: renoTheir website makes no mention of a 3:2 single deck game, which seems like a foolish omission. The other Hooters fun fact missing from their own website is that their pool is open 24 hours a day. To my knowledge, there are no other Las Vegas pools open 24 hrs. (Is this correct?) Most Vegas tourists could probably care less whether their hotel pool is open at 3am, but I like the concept of no sunburns, no sunscreen, and no crowds...
About 3 years ago, pre-renovation, a section of the Tropicana's pool area was open 24 hrs. I don't know if that's still the case with the new ownership.
