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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
[Re: genio67]
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01/17/2015 11:10 AM
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While we were staying at Club O in October, we wanted to go to a Casino to do a little gaming, and also to watch football on TV. Our cab driver we used for the entire stay (Mr. Wilfred Brooks a TTOL Sponsor) recommended Atlantis (near the Airport). It was very clean, the drink girls were always close by, and we had a very good time. We don't play table games, only slots, and didn't feel like we did any worse there than when we play in the U.S. ***edited to apologize to OP since I didn't answer his question as to which Casino is closest, only my thoughts of the Casino we visited.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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Yes, that would probably be your best choice if you would like a taste of Maho nightlife and dinner. Casino Royale is right there, they have valet parking and numerous surrounding restaurants.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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Maho would have the most choices of different places to eat within walking distance, with Hollywood probably being second, or Atlantis. You said you play tables, including blackjack. One problem with Casino Royale to me personally is that their table limits are normally higher than most other places. Generally they have a $10 minimum on table games. Being a cheapskate, I much prefer $5. Normally you can get $5 tables at either Hollywood or PDP, and probably Atlantis, although it's been years since we've been to Atlantis.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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Oh, one other thing, I HEARD that they had taken out the roulette tables at Casino Royale?? I don't know that for a fact, but heard it here I think.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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01/17/2015 12:52 PM
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Like I said, I heard that, can't confirm it myself, as we only went to Hollywood in December.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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All the blackjack tables at PDP use shufflemasters. They're evil.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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Forgot about the Westin. Do they get ANY action there? The only time we ever went there, it was totally DEAD.
Maybe what I heard was incorrect with regard to the roulette table at CR, or maybe they put it back in. What were the table limits, if you remember? Every time I've been to CR, it's always been $10, so we usually just walked back out.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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Carol_Hill said: Sorry, as in, they shuffle after every hand or what? Continuous shuffle machine: Cards are drawn from the machine and fed back in after each hand, where they are randomly reinserted back into the deck. Makes it impossible to count cards and eliminates the delay needed to shuffle the deck. It doesn't otherwise increase the house edge, but in my experience (or maybe I'm just imagining things), games have a different feel when these machines are used instead of a shoe or deck.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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Yes. Doesn't take nearly as long as if the dealer shuffled, but they place the played cards into the shufflemaster and they are shuffled into the remaining cards. Kinda like playing a new shoe every hand.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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The few times we've been in the Westin (and granted, it's been a while), the casino has been dead. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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When we were there in December, Hollywood now is $10 minimum on the blackjack tables.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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It was $10 when we were there between Christmas and New Year's, yes. In June 2014, it was $5, so I'm hoping that it was just for the Christmas time, as it was packed in there.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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There is a Casino at Great Bay Resort in Phillipsburg. That might be the 2nd closest in terms of driving time from Orient. No traffic jams.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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Never been there, or any casino that remember in SXM, during the day, and we don't normally go in the evening until after dinner, so at least 8. We don't go there much, but like I said, never saw $5 tables there.
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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Couple years ago, Great Bay went all video. Are dealers back?
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Re: Closest casino to Orient Beach
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01/19/2015 07:26 PM
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OK, not sure when the Westin gets action, as basically everyone else has said it's dead, unless there is a convention there.
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