superd wrote on September 05, 2008 11:23 AM: Saw the tables at excalibur and I think they will be a big hit in vegas, I am guessing they will still have live games but the electronic will steal the blue hairs and the weekenders away from video poker. Innovation in vegas usually creates jobs. I have seen the electonic roulette at harrahs and it is hard to get a seat at night. Low stake table games are hard to find in vegas so I see this as a big breakthrough. This weekend with NFL opening will be a good test

052E wrote on September 04, 2008 08:58 PM: A couple of L.A. poker rooms have 'em. They just sit there, unused.

????? wrote on September 03, 2008 01:05 PM: Excalibur is the "Hot Dog Stand" on the strip. I would never go there and feel sorry for anyone who has to deal(pardon the pun) with these jerks. Sorry for the poor people who no longer have a job.

ex gambler wrote on September 03, 2008 03:04 AM: haven't played them but i wonder how the multi-position electronic roulette games are doing ?

Do you see any around town? That should tell you something. Besides with skimpier casino drops, the freebies, on which you thrive, will all be eliminated. Which means you will have nowhere to go for your dinner but the TV dinner aisle at WalMart.

send us your nuke waste wrote on September 02, 2008 11:36 PM: one trick pony town

grind joints, all of em

douglas wrote on September 02, 2008 10:21 PM: electronic versions of most table games should be in place as casino drop gets skimpier and labor wage expense rises.

could be that casinos in the near future will have a limited number of traditional games just to make the joint look like a casino. mebbe a big 6 by the main entrance [with a good talker], couple of wheel games, couple of dice tables, couple of 6:5 21 games, mebbe a big bac table in some "salon", and a few high house edge carnie games. the rest, electronic versions or new theme slots.

haven't played them but i wonder how the multi-position electronic roulette games are doing ?

as to the poster who tokes *all* food servers automatically, those drive-through fast food, window clerks must like him.

Eric wrote on September 02, 2008 08:42 PM: I see the attitudes about this coming down as one of 2 ways of thinking, one says that this is a fad that will pass away, the other believing that this is a harbinger of things to come, where all casino poker consists of this form of dealerless poker.

I take a different attitude. I believe that this game might have legs at the ultra-low stakes, and possibly in the low stakes games, but at the higher stakes, I believe that players would prefer to play with a live dealer with live cards.

Then again, remember, there was a time when the players themselves were responsible for dealing, and that "form" of poker has gone the way of the Dodo, so anything's possible.

But I don't think the days of dealerless poker are at hand by a long shot. I believe this will find it's niche and will thrive within its niche.

It's like the old debates on whether movies will eliminate radio, or whether TV would destroy both. They all found their specific niche. This is no different.

K wrote on September 02, 2008 07:16 PM: The tire comment is funny! If the public really likes something, great.
If the public does not like it, it
will not sell. The classic flop that
comes to mind is the Edsel car. Betamax and expensively produced movies the public does not like come to mind. All I say is let's not abuse
the human worker. If they are not driving our cabs or bringing our food,
they will be on unemployment or welfare and we will pay even more!!!

Will Happen wrote on September 02, 2008 06:36 PM: This will become mainstream just like the paper printed tickets that replaced dirty coins out of the slot machines. I like the paper.

Look at your local Smiths store. You're checking your own groceries now. I remember the days when I said that I would never pump my own gas too.

When will the day will come when I go to Discount Tire and I have to mount my own tires. Err, don't answer that. HA !

K wrote on September 02, 2008 06:28 PM: Dear jstdatruth, I am sure you are the
one dealers don't want to deal to and players don't want to play with. I'm
sure you stiff the coctail server, food server and the taxi driver. Remember,
what goes around comes around. You may
be out of a job someday and have to take
something waiting tables or driving a cab and then I'm sure your attitude will change. As for me, I tip almost everyone, especially my friendly food
server that brings my order like I wanted it instead of some stupid robot.
Hope your life gets better, you seem unhappy.