As the casinos in Atlantic City have failed to rebuild the city, they have also failed to provide adequate gambling facilities for us common folk. The minimum table limits have been too high from day one. During a weekend or holiday a player is literally forced to play at a $10 or $25 table. One New Year's Eve the lowest minimum bet table Robin and I could find open was $25. We saw hundreds of poor souls milling around hoping to find a $5 table, which did not exist. The state has always had very strict control over the Atlantic City casinos. All games must be dealt from a shoe and must consist of six or eight decks. There are no variations of the rules from one casino to another. Double-downs are only allowed on a ten or eleven. When Atlantic City first opened its casinos in 1978 "surrender" was offered. In 1982 the casinos terminated the option. To put it bluntly, compared to gambling in Nevada, Atlantic City sucks!