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G2E REPORT
by John Grochowski
John Grochowski writes a weekly column that is syndicated to newspapers and Web sites throughout the United States (example: Detroit News at
http://www.detnews.com) and at http://www.frankscoblete.com/. John's books are available through his own site, http://www.casinoanswerman.com/.Editors Note: The G2E (Global Gaming Expo) is the world’s largest gaming event that is attended by tens of thousands of gaming executives from around the world. Over 750 exhibitors showcase their new products for the casino industry. The G2E is held each November in Las Vegas. John Grochowski attended this year’s G2E and wrote this special report for BJI.
Toward the back of the main display hall at the annual Global Gaming Expo, past the hustle, bustle, glitz and noise of the major slot machine manufacturers and their latest and greatest ways to separate you from your money, Joe Awada had a message for table games operators.
"Because you have so much riding on blackjack," was the theme of his Gaming Entertainment Inc. booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It was a slogan written large on the sign behind the tables.
Awada, a former no-limit seven-card stud champion, has had success devising and marketing combination games such as 3-5-7 Poker and side bets including High-Tie Blackjack. In the booth he shared with Schreiner Gaming Concepts, blackjack was at the fore, in part because Awada thinks table games managers are on the wrong track.
"In my opinion, the casinos have been going the wrong way with the 6-5 payoffs on blackjacks and even money," he told me, echoing the sentiments of every knowledgeable blackjack player. "It’s a mistake, squeezing the game instead of growing the action."
Many of the games at the GEI booth this year had been seen before, but Awada introduced a new side bet that he says actually gives a little back to the player, Double Draw Blackjack.
In Double Draw, the player may wager an amount equal to...
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