Internet Poker and its impact on B&Ms

[GHL]

I used to go to a local casino in the Chicago area once or twice a week (Trump.. now the Majestic Star). It has a good 20+ tables and is probably one of the biggest rooms in the chicagoland area. For one reason or another I stopped going...

My question is what impact on B&Ms does the internet have?

I went back to the majestic star today and they spread only 2 NL games

100 max 1-2 blinds
300 max 2-5 blinds

both short stacked games... 50/60 BBs is a push fest and as expected the game was played that way.

Also.. the seat fee charged there is completely outrageous.... I only brought $400 so I had to sit in the $100 game...... the seat fee is $6 / half hour...

They are raking 1.2 stacks off the table per hour!!!!!!!!

Although the players were your random collection of degenerates and drunks.... and they were beatable (I pulled out $600) I question how beatable a game where the rake is more than 10% of a stack per hour... it could almost be worse than playing blackjack!!!

Any thoughts? Are other smaller local casino poker rooms this way all over the country?