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Originally Posted by BK1248
i see all these posts about 2-7, isnt that against east coast gaming commisions still?
Don't think so, the dealers just aren't trained to deal it. That's why management won't run the games. They could train a good dealer on the fly to deal the game, but then you need a floor who knows how the game is played and dealt.
I'm not sure I have ever seen a 2-7 game going at Foxwoods, though I have seen it on the board with one name on it. I have played draw at Foxwoods so I know that they are allowed to play draw games. Mohegan dealers can deal Badugi, but were not trained to deal 2-7 even though it isn't technically different then Badugi.
I may be wrong about this, but I believe gaming commissions are only involved in the physical part of a casino game, how it is set up, how it is raked, and game protection procedures. Casino management decides which games they would like to run, then they send the gaming commission the procedures of how the game will be operated. Casino surveillance then gets the procedures as to how the specific game itself will run. So in order to have a game you have to tell the gaming commission you are going to run it, then tell surveillance how the game is played, then have a floor know how to watch the game and make sure the dealer is doing it correctly, and last a dealer who knows how the game is played.
So it's not that the casino doesn't want to run a game for you, it's just that they aren't prepared to run a game that has very little day to day interest. So they usually just say "gaming commission won't allow it" to pass the blame and not look bad.