Gambling room all but gone at the expo?

[trob]

I’m heading there tomorrow so this is from a friend who’s been there all weekend but the gambling room which used to be packed with bar box’s only has 1 bark box and a couple 9 footers ? While I’m fine with that because i think the gambling holds the game back to get bigger I’m wondering why that is? It was always a big part of the expo

 

[jasonlaus]

I’m heading there tomorrow so this is from a friend who’s been there all weekend but the gambling room which used to be packed with bar box’s only has 1 bark box and a couple 9 footers ? While I’m fine with that because i think the gambling holds the game back to get bigger I’m wondering why that is? It was always a big part of the expo

It sucks. If you wanna play on the BB you gotta bring balls

 

[Icon of Sin]

Yeah was there yesterday. 5 9footers and a box. Got on the 20 dollar 9 footer. Had to wait about half hour. Won 3 racks then lost the 4th. Signed back up but there was at least 12 people ahead of me at that point.

They need more tables. Like 15 would be perfect, hell even 10 or 12 is better then 5.

Hopefully this is someting that gets corrected for future events.

 

[jasonlaus]

4 9footers and a box with no balls

Yeah was there yesterday. 5 9footers and a box. Got on the 20 dollar 9 footer. Had to wait about half hour. Won 3 racks then lost the 4th. Signed back up but there was at least 12 people ahead of me at that point.

They need more tables. Like 15 would be perfect, hell even 10 or 12 is better then 5.

Hopefully this is someting that gets corrected for future events.

 

[EL'nino]

Looks like a nice place for an ICE raid.

 

[maha]

20 dollar a game at the expo on tables.? that kind of small bets ruin the gambling aspect. take those bets to the local bar or pool room.

instead of hogging tables.

 

[JAM]

20 dollar a game at the expo on tables.? that kind of small bets ruin the gambling aspect. take those bets to the local bar or pool room.

instead of hogging tables.

If you’ve ever been around the action table at the SBE, you know the posted game is almost beside the point. $20 a game? Sure. But that’s just the surface. The real action is in the side bets, $40 on the breaker, $100 on the racker, sometimes well over $1,000 flying around the rail while the actual players are only in it for $10 or $20. The goal isn’t just to win a rack. It’s to hold the table. Because there’s always a list of challengers waiting, and the longer you stay up, the more the side action builds. That’s what creates the buzz. That’s what makes the action table the place to be.

Big money sets between two players do happen, but honestly, that’s not the norm. The energy usually comes from the crowd, the betting, and the constant rotation of players trying to get a shot, which is why I was surprised to hear the action table had no balls this year. No balls?! That’s like a card game with no deck. Sure, someone could bring their own, but who actually does that?

Kind of hard to have an action table without the most basic ingredient. Definitely changes the whole dynamic.

 

[trob]

Yeah was there yesterday. 5 9footers and a box. Got on the 20 dollar 9 footer. Had to wait about half hour. Won 3 racks then lost the 4th. Signed back up but there was at least 12 people ahead of me at that point.

They need more tables. Like 15 would be perfect, hell even 10 or 12 is better then 5.

Hopefully this is someting that gets corrected for future events.

They used to .. for the entire time I’ve been going to the expo which is a couple decades. I have no idea what the sudden change it.

 

[trob]

4 9footers and a box with no balls

really? What in the hell. There has to be a reason like the local authority came down on him for gambling. I have no problem with it because imo it’s horrible for the game but there has to be a reason. It’s no like Allen is against gambling lol