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LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: ALAMO AND SILVERTON
by Stu D. Hoss
Stu D. Hoss is a retired Air Force officer and aviator. He has visited and served in over 40 countries including flying combat missions in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Horn of Africa. Most of it under the guise of keeping the world safe for democracy, better blackjack, and for a few other personal reasons. He has been playing blackjack for 20 years, and cut his teeth on the tables of South Lake Tahoe during flight training in Northern CA. Mr. Hoss uses basic strategy and the HiLo count method to give himself a chance against the house edge. He currently resides in NV and is weighing his options for a second career.
Note: The observations of casino conditions were made in February 2013. The casinos visited in Las Vegas were:
Las Vegas Alamo Casino and TA Travel Center, 8050 Dean Martin Drive
Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road
Despite being the shortest month on the calendar, there’s a lot going on in February. Mardi Gras, Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, and even National Margarita Day fill the docket. However, there’s always time for new discoveries.
While much of the nation shivered and shoveled snow, I somehow found myself observing George Washington’s birthday in a truck stop on the outskirts of Las Vegas. How did that happen you ask? Well, it involved "dead presidents" and cards. Read on if you want to know more.
Las Vegas Alamo Casino and TA Travel Center, 8050 Dean Martin Drive
Remember the Alamo? Not the one from history class down in San Antonio, but the Alamo Casino located in Las Vegas. It’s not really located on the outskirts of town anymore (as it once was). Actually, it’s now located about four miles south of Mandalay Bay and the Las Vegas Strip. (Take the Blue Diamond Road exit #33 off Interstate 15.) You can also travel south down Las Vegas Boulevard and turn right, near the Premium Outlets - South, pass over the Interstate, and it’s there on the right, housed inside the TA Travel Center.
Anthony Curtis, of blackjack fame and publisher of the Las Vegas Advisor, featured this small casino several issues ago in his weekly column "The Deal" for Vegas Seven, a free weekly publication about life in Las Vegas. Seems they deal a very playable...
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