question about tunica and casino's in general

[phairdon]

Hello,

I made my first trip to a live cardroom in Biloxi and played 1/2 NL at the IP. The IP makes you pay $6 every 30 minutes just to sit at the table, in addition to the rake. With how long it takes for some hands to play out and then for the dealer to shuffle and deal, I barely got inbetween 1 to 2 orbits every 30 minutes. $6 every 30 minutes seems ridiculous. Is it like this at most casinos? I'm looking to make a trip to Tunica soon and am interested in how much it costs just to sit at the poker tables there.