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security in the high rollers areas was there to make you feel unwelcome as a gawker, but can't technically force you to leave. Is there any truth to this? I didn't find anything conclusive in the regs.

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I wouldn't push this, doing so may cause you to get trespassed.

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Is it actually ok then, to stop by the glass and check it out for a second or two, so long as I'm not standing there for an hour?

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It's ok, only if they let you. Someone mentioned that security could not technically get you to move....bullsh*t!! Casinos have virtually unbridled authority to dictate who can watch what games...after all, they can kick you out of their casino all together for good cause, bad cause, or NO CAUSE AT ALL!!!!

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Watching any big game is usually a strict no-no. There are lots of reasons for this, but the most imporant one is to prevent people from "taking off" the hole cards of the parties in the game. Plus, the losers want to be left alone, not gawked at by some non-player. There are other reasons, too, but I'm not gonna talk about those.

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what is the drop on the big game?

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[quoteIt's essentially free money. Who turns down free money?

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In a 4000/8000 game it's normal for these guys to have swings of half a million dollars in a given night. Any money they would make from tickets after splitting it with the house and then splitting it up among all of the players would be such an incredibly miniscule and insignificant sum that it wouldn't be worth putting forth two minutes worth of effort to get it going.

No offense, but it's a ridiculous idea.

If you figured you could make an extra 10 cents a night selling tickets to watch your 4/8 game, would you even bother?

(I hope you don't say yes)

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i think its $10 per half.

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You wont be able to watch. Unless you're playing in it, you're not getting anywhere near it.

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I heard a rumor that something in the Gaming Regs prevented casinos from having truely private gaming rooms, and security in the high rollers areas was there to make you feel unwelcome as a gawker, but can't technically force you to leave. Is there any truth to this? I didn't find anything conclusive in the regs.

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Its private property. They can have you escorted off the premesis if they want. Ive had it happen before (nasty incident with blackjack and alleged card counting... [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img])

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I was in Bellagio Saturday night around 10pm and the big game was going. Chip Reese, Minh Ly, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Gus Hanson and Doyle Brunson were all playing.

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All day all night. At least it appeared that way during the WSOP....

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I was there 2 nights last week: saw doyle, phil ivy, jen harman and some oriental dude... Chao Yang? I'm sure I butchered his name to hell. In the high limit area I saw Sklansky, Johnny Chan and I'm pretty sure Fischman. It was some dude with his glasses, facial hair and goofy brown trucker hat. I got some looks from the staff hanging around the cash-out desk, but only hung around 2-3 minutes while stretching my legs.