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The casino opened Monday, October 8th. I stopped in for a quick look. Blackjack- Eight decks, DOA, DAS, H17, no late surrender. I'm going to assume split 4x and no RSA. Nearly all tables were $25 min. Saw two $15 tables. No CSM's, no 6/5 games. Many slow, inexperienced dealers. Crappy game, but did observe some opportunities for advantage play.
Craps- $15 min. 2x odds. Seriously, 2x odds! They should be ashamed!
Non-smoking (awesome!), Beers around $4 not including tip (cannot comp alcohol). Very nice facility, but located in the ghetto. They should have built the casino in downtown Columbus.
'I am a man devoured by the passion for gambling.' --Dostoevsky, 1871
WongBo
Sounds like yet another reason to avoid Ohio...
PA blackjack rules, (mandated by law: 3:2, S17, late surrender)
no need to play anywhere else.
PA blackjack rules, (mandated by law: 3:2, S17, late surrender)
no need to play anywhere else.
Ibeatyouraces
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MakingBook
Correct, no surrender or RSA at Columbus. Have to remember though, MOST bj players think surrender is a bad rule for them
Absolutely. I asked the dealer if surrender was available, and was told no. Another player made the comment 'that's good because surrender is a sucker bet.'
'I am a man devoured by the passion for gambling.' --Dostoevsky, 1871
EvenBob
Very nice facility, but located in the ghetto. .
Yet another reason to avoid OH.
'It's not enough to succeed, your friends must fail.' Gore Vidal
Tiltpoul
The casino opened Monday, October 8th. I stopped in for a quick look.
Blackjack- Eight decks, DOA, DAS, H17, no late surrender. I'm going to assume split 4x and no RSA. Nearly all tables were $25 min. Saw two $15 tables. No CSM's, no 6/5 games. Many slow, inexperienced dealers. Crappy game, but did observe some opportunities for advantage play.
Craps- $15 min. 2x odds. Seriously, 2x odds! They should be ashamed!
Non-smoking (awesome!), Beers around $4 not including tip (cannot comp alcohol). Very nice facility, but located in the ghetto. They should have built the casino in downtown Columbus.
Blackjack- Eight decks, DOA, DAS, H17, no late surrender. I'm going to assume split 4x and no RSA. Nearly all tables were $25 min. Saw two $15 tables. No CSM's, no 6/5 games. Many slow, inexperienced dealers. Crappy game, but did observe some opportunities for advantage play.
Craps- $15 min. 2x odds. Seriously, 2x odds! They should be ashamed!
Non-smoking (awesome!), Beers around $4 not including tip (cannot comp alcohol). Very nice facility, but located in the ghetto. They should have built the casino in downtown Columbus.
I'm heading out there to check it out (I used to live there but moved for work recently). I imagine it looks like EVERY OTHER HOLLYWOOD, so I'll be more surprised if it doesn't.
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2x odds??? My low opinion of Penn just somewhat sunk lower... I guess they don't want to jeopardize Hollywood Lawrenceburg.'One out of every four people are [morons]'- Kyle, South Park
toastcmu
Sounds like the exact rules at Hollywood Charles Town - they must be standard Penn National Rules - esp if there's no competition.
Yet, they still have packed casinos...
-B
Yet, they still have packed casinos...
-B
Tiltpoul
I just flew into Columbus for work and stopped at Hollywood Casino...It looks pretty much like every other new or renovated Hollywood, though the middle bar is called O.H. (with respect to the O-H-I-O chant OSU fans are crazy about). Layouts and payouts are near identical to Toledo (except for the 2x odds, which still floors me. I mean, even VEGAS CET properties offer 3x-4x-5x odds). Most standard carnival poker games are offered, nearly all at $15 minimums, though I did see a few $10 Four Card tables.
The poker room looks huge, and I saw a bunch of people I recognized from Gemini Players Club. It's only a matter of time before either 1) Hollywood goes after the individual clubs or 2) The weight of the competition bears down on the clubs. When it's all said and done, I'd be surprised if 2-3 clubs survive.
I did see 7-5 Bonus Poker on a $1 progressive. I didn't have much of a chance to check out anything else. One thing I did notice though is that aren't a lot of the big community gaming slots that are popular now, i.e. Clue, Deal or No Deal, Leprechaun's Gold. The layout reminds me of Toledo, though it feels like Toledo has more space. One of the pit supervisors I recognized from Toledo felt that Columbus felt bigger to her.
I agree the dealers are mostly new, but they did get some people who transferred, so it's spotty. Procedures (like at Horseshoe) are kind of whatever the dealer wants to do.
Supposedly, the cards for Lawrenceburg, Toledo, Columbus, Grantville PA and Charles Town, WV are now all linked. I opted for that, got Producer status. Then when I asked about comps, they said I had none. They said it may take 24 hours to update though, so I'm not upset yet... well, more than I ever am when I go to a Hollywood property.
'One out of every four people are [morons]'- Kyle, South Park
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MakingBook
Hollywood Columbus claims to have over 200,000 square feet of gaming space. MGM Grand Las Vegas checks in at 171,000, which is the largest in Las Vegas (I think).I've been to both, and I think MGM Grand's casino is way bigger than Hollywood Columbus. Can anyone confirm the 171,000 square footage for MGM Grand? I suspect it's much bigger than that.
'I am a man devoured by the passion for gambling.' --Dostoevsky, 1871
MakingBook
10 people accused of cheating at Columbus casinohttp://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/11/28/casino-indictments.html
I have no idea why anyone would feel the need to cheat at Hollywood Columbus???
The dealers are so incompetent, anyone with a pair of eyes (actually one eye is enough),
and a brain can be an advantage player at this place.
'I am a man devoured by the passion for gambling.' --Dostoevsky, 1871
Hollywood Casino offers a variety of Blackjack tables including, six-deck shoe games, four-deck continuous shufflers, and double deck pitch.
HOW TO PLAY
Blackjack has been played in many forms for over 200 years. Blackjack, or '21' as we know it today, has become the most popular of the Casino table games. The object of the card game is to have your cards total as close to 21 as possible without going over. We offer six-deck shoe games, four-deck continuous shufflers, and double deck pitch. Everyone plays against the Dealer.
The Dealer starts the game by dealing each Player two cards face up. The Dealer gets two cards, one card face up and one face down (called the Hole card). Cards are counted at their face value. Kings, Queens, and Jacks count as 10. Aces count as either 1 or 11.
Once two cards have been dealt to both the Players and the Dealer, each Player's point total is announced at which time the decision to Stand (not receive an additional card) or Draw (receive an additional card or cards) is determined. A Player indicates a decision to Stand by waving a hand, palm down, over the betting area. A Draw, or Hit, is indicated by Players drawing or scratching their index fingers toward themselves. Players lose or Bust when they take a Hit and the point total exceeds 21.
A Dealer must Draw on any point total of 16 or less and must Stand on any point total of 17 or more. If a Dealer's point total exceeds 21, all Players win who have a point total of 21 or less. Otherwise, the Dealer pays all hands that exceed the Dealer's point total, takes all bets that are less, and leaves all bets that equal the Dealer's point total (called a Push). All winning bets are paid even money (1 to 1), except Blackjacks, which are paid 3 to 2.
If the first two cards dealt to a Player are an Ace and a 10-value card, the Dealer announces the hand as 'Blackjack' and pays the bet at 3 to 2 odds, unless the Dealer also has Blackjack, in which case the hand is a Standoff (Push). Blackjack is the point total of 21 reached in the first two cards of a hand. Blackjack beats a total of 21 reached in three or more cards.
OPTIONS
SPLITTING PAIRS
If a Player is dealt two cards of identical value, the Player may elect to split the pair into two separate hands. A Player must place a bet on the split hand equivalent to the original bet. The two hands are then played as separate hands. A Player may elect to split Aces only one time, but all other pairs may be split three times for a total of four separate hands. When Players elect to split Aces, only one card will be dealt to each Ace.
DOUBLING DOWN
Except with a point total of 21, a Player may elect to Double Down on any two cards. Players electing to Double Down make an additional wager not in excess of the original amount wagered and receive one card. A Player may also Double Down on the first two cards of any hand after splitting pairs, except when splitting Aces.
INSURANCE
When the Dealer's face up card is an Ace, each Player has the right to make an Insurance bet. Immediately after the Dealer gives a second card to all Players and receives a Hole card, he/she announces 'Insurance.' Players may make an Insurance wager by placing an amount not more than one-half of the amount of the original wager on the Insurance Line. (The Insurance Line is directly in front of each Player.) An Insurance wager wins if the Dealer's second (Hole) card is a King, Queen, Jack or 10 and loses if the Dealer's second card is an Ace, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 or 9. Insurance pays 2 to 1. Tables offering surrender will have a sign posted. (Rules differ for Pitch)