From: beers@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Jim Beers)
Subject: Trip report Foxwood Conn. 
Summary: I didn`t see any Indians.
Organization: Cornell Theory Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 00:30:59 GMT

I found myself need the Foxwood casino is Eastern Conn this weekend
and I figure I probably owe a trip report since so many people 
send reports about Vegas, and everybody loves a trip report.

So I made the drive through the lovely Connecticut countryside to
the casino, I arrived in mid afternoon and figured nobody would be
gambling on such a nice day.  The parking lot was not to crouded,
I did not have to park far away.  

But the place was full.  It is a very nice big bright clean casinos.
I was looking for blackjack tables, for a low roller.  $10, $15, ect.
was all I could find, until I got clear acrossed the and found two full
five $ tables.  Shortly afterwards I found two $2 tables, which had
crouds around them.  I went over and started to wait behind one, until
somebody said that there had not been any openings since 10:30, it was now
3:30.

So I hung around the $5 table for about half an hour until it was my
turn to play.  It was during this half hour that I learned about what
I think they called "back betting" where you can place a bet on somebody
who is playing.  That is why the $2 tables were so crouded, they were 
betting three deep.  

So I sat down, 6 decks, (I think) and they dealt about %80.  DAS, one card
on split A's, resplitting, DOA, and there was over/under side bet.

The game went ok, I had ups and downs, people were betting from behind me.
At one point I had $50 in the circle, but only $5 was mine.  You would
thing that with that kind of money they would find a $15 or more table
and play themselves.  Ended $10 up and decided to play craps.

$5 craps were the lowest table limits, and they were crowded.  most of
the tables were $10 limit.  And they were crowded.  $5 craps has way to 
much varience for me.  I started with $65, betting pass/come, with 
double odds.  I had all the money out on the table at one point and
could not take odds on my 4 come bet, the four came up! But so did
the other numbers, soon I stuck $50 in my pocket and had another $75 on the
table.  But my luck turned again, soon I was running out of money and
pulled another $50 from my pocket.  I wanted to get to roll the dice
at least once!  Well I won a little, it got to be my roll, I put a little
extra out because I was rolling, I got out a couple of come
bets and got all my money out on the table, and rolled the seven.  $115 down!
time to go home.

There were lots of poker games, and lots of empty tables, but I noticed most
were $6/$12 holdem.

I did not have a chance to check into the food but heard it was ok.

What I did notice were lots of bad blackjack players.  Nobody at the 
table was playing basic stradigy.  One woman who says she drives 110 miles
three times a week to play was close, others were not ever close.

Also there was very little tipping, however the dealer said she was making
good money, more then she could make anywhere else.  Tips were shared
so she did not really care when she got a tip.  The dealer also made lots
of mistakes, but never in my favor.  The pit critters were watching very
closely and caught several mistakes.

This is not Vegas, but it is nicer then Atlantic City.  I heard that they 
were planning a hotel and a second casino.  They had a shuttle bus
to several motels in the area.

Jim