Poker Room
How would I talk my local casino into opening a poker room in Nevada?
I live in Hawthorne, Nevada. The local casino here is called the El Capitan. They have blackjack tables but no poker so the locals have to travel to Reno to play. How would I talk them into opening a poker room in the casino or in the bar they own across the street? I don't know much about casino protocol.
It will be tough.
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The El Capitan is a pretty small casino. The gaming commission lists them at 234 slot machines and five table games + sports book. The county of Hawthorne is only about 5000 people. I think it will be a tough sell given such a small population base. Casinos don't make much money on poker so they don't open a table in such a small market.
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I would ask the owner if he is willing to do a survey and ask his customers if he did open a poker table would people make a good faith effort to play a few dozen hands of blackjack before or after their poker game. Most casino owners view poker as a way to get patrons into the casino, but they hope that they will play some other games. Of course, you can't legally require people to also play other games, but since Hawthorne is a small town the casino owner may respond to the wishes of his customer if he thought it would increase business.
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Small casinos may be inclined to purchase a machine. However these machines are pretty expensive.
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The only way I can think of is to convince him that he is losing business that is driving out of town. I think the only way to convince him is to do a survey. Sometimes small casinos open a poker table and then re-evaluate after 4-6 months. If you can encourage your fellow players to give the casino some other business while they are there, the owner may go for it.
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A mini casino opened in Fernley that featured two poker tables so some small casino operators feel that it is profitable.
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