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Originally Posted by sirpupnyc
It's $1 that most rooms don't take. There's the beef.
Sure, it's all money that would have been in the pot on the flop if there had been a flop, so it's a pretty slim argument that the house isn't entitled. But NFND is reasonably standard, so it doesn't seem unreasonable to hold it against the outliers.
The rules of the game are pretty standardized by the state gaming commission. It is my understanding that it took AC years to allow a single straddle because they had to amend these rules. I'm sure that the rules give the casinos an option on whether to rake no-flops or not, since it is happening.
As a player, however, I want to win the most money and the casino to shave the least money. A raise to $15, 2 callers, and a squeeze means $5 bucks disappeared. I could've won $48, but get $43 instead. It is probably no coincidence that highest raking venues - like Sugarhouse - are full of short stacks as money disappears from the tables very fast.
As for outliers, it is Atlantic City that is the outlier. In Vegas, most (all?) casinos have a NF-ND.