I just came from two Midnight Madness sessions (Midnight to 4am every Saturday and Sunday early morning) at Isleta Casino, just south of Albuquerque New Mexico on I-25. There are 5 tables of 7 people available for the promotion. We got there an hour early and there were lots of spots. But by midnight, the tables were mostly packed. You must have a player's card. Every 15 minutes, the pit boss spins a wheel with specific promotions: free ball cap with suited BJ, free t-shirt with suited BJ, "joker's wild" (in this case, 5's are wild...make them what you want...and Ace and a 5 is a BJ, a 10 and a 5 is a BJ, a 7 and a 5 can be made a 10 or 11...double down, etc., blackjacks pay 3 to 2, but max bet $25), double exposure...ties are NOT won by the casino!! $100 max. Split up to 4 times, DAS, BUT BJ's pay 1 to 1. No surrender. (There is usually surrender available in the other promotions.) These 4 options are fairly evenly represented on the wheel and near the end of the 4 hours, the pit boss CAN be persuaded to end with a double exposure! One more option is a "Frenzy table." $25 max bet. One slot on the wheel for each table. Only one table gets this promotion if it lands on their table number. It includes every 7 of diamonds gets $25 for the recipient and $5 for everyone else at the table, any 2-card 20 gets paid 2-1 before dealer plays. Any suited 2 card 20 gets paid 3-1 before dealer plays. Blackjacks get 2-1, and 3-1 if suited. 2's are wild. Usually only one table per night comes up on this, but it's a great deal! Other than cruise weekend, Randy and I will be there the entire time for as long as they hold it. This past year, they did it every Sunday afternoon for 6 months! We've heard a rumor they're going to continue this into March, but don't know, yet. If you're passing through ABQ, keep this one in mind! We'll post if we hear an end date to this. PM us if you have any questions. See you there!
Nice deal How many decks are used? How are the games dealt, hand, shoe, or machine? Good luck and hit them hard, see you and Randy in a couple of weeks for the Blackjack Cruise.
Hand dealt They use six-deck hand-shuffled shoes with about 75-85% pen, depending on the dealer. Oh and loud music, lots of screaming and "Party atmosphere." Some people get so excited with their $3 bets!:joker:
