Hollywood casino, Joliet craps and blackjack "survey"

Even though I said I'd never set foot in the place, owing to the fact that they have horrible 6:5 blackjack, I went there the other day with my dad (He's a huge slot player, and had to get his $10 in free play.) I did a little scouting of the blackjack and craps tables.

First, the craps tables have three new side bets. Bonus Craps they call it. These three sucker bets are easily avoided. I also noted that they reduced the odds down from 100X last time I was there, to 20X. Not a biggie for me, as I never had enough to back up more than 2X anyway.

As for the blackjack, I noted that the only table that had the payout for a blackjack imprinted on the felt was for the horrid 6:5. The unmarked tables I asked at do pay 3:2 however (I didn't ask at all of them. Just a few.) Many of these tables are dealt by celebrity look alikes. I did notice one table for double deck blackjack. I didn't notice a shoe, so that's a good sign. An even better sign was that, upon asking, it paid 3:2. A terrible sign was that table minimum was $25.

I also noted that almost all tables were 21+3 game.

Well, there ya go. I know I could have gleaned more info, but dad wanted to move along so we could eat cabbage rolls in the VIP lounge.

Thanks for the report (though brief), I'm hoping to make it out there soon to check it out.