[jmark]

If 6/12 seems like alot of money to you, don't play it (it seems like alot to me, so I stay at 3/6 and below).

If you're just looking for a fun time, you can play 1/2 at the Oaks. The huge time charge and drop don't make it very beatable, but I think it's break evenable.

2/4 at the Oaks is pretty easy to beat. If you want to play 3/6, try the Casino San Pablo -- it's much softer there since 3/6 is the lowest game they have.

Also as someone else mentioned, California Grand in Pacheco has 3/6. They used to have an internet coupon $30 free, which is a great deal. Just go down the 24 towards Concord.

The Oaks has the worst wait out of all of them, 1/2 can easily be an hour wait or more, 2/4 is an hour or less. At the others I've never waited more than 15 minutes.