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Originally Posted by clide9
I can agree with this for the most part.
Keep in mind I’m just saying there is nothing wrong with trying keep things in the best interest of the players.
I don’t believe the room can’t be successful with a lower rake.
And 5+2 just really is a lot relative to the game size.
The rake hasn’t gone up true, but neither have the blinds. Thats an important factor.
I think its easy to think of this in likeness to inflation, but when the price of milk goes up, so does your paycheck (theoretically).
The blinds have gone up in a lot of places; my local MGM's lowest limits are 4/8 for limit games and 1/3 for no-limit games. Compare that to ten years ago when AC was the closest legal poker and the lowest limits were 2/4 and 1/2, respectively.
I expect that in 50 years the lowest limits available might be 5/10 and 2/5. The rake also will have increased.
Casinos will charge whatever they think they can get away with in rake; the best solution if you think the rake is too high is to not play, whether that be taking your business to a competitor or simply spending your time on something else. If players stop playing, then the casino can make a business decision to lower the rake or replace the space dedicated to poker to something more profitable depending on what their metrics say.