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June 1st, 2013 at 6:40:52 AM permalink
JB and I worked hard on this, so I hope you'll give it a try. Check out our new Name that Casino game. Actually, there are five different games.

As always, I welcome all comments. Let me know how you did.
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June 1st, 2013 at 6:46:28 AM permalink
It doesn't work - when you click on the picture, you get 5 radio buttons with no text.
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June 1st, 2013 at 6:48:44 AM permalink
Quote: boymimbo

It doesn't work - when you click on the picture, you get 5 radio buttons with no text.



It works for me. What do the rest of you say?
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June 1st, 2013 at 6:52:35 AM permalink
I got an 80 on the first test. I'll do the other tests later. I need to get ready to go to the beach and I don't want to rush through them.

edit - I use Chrome, the text and pictures appeared just fine for me.
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June 1st, 2013 at 6:58:05 AM permalink
Quote: boymimbo

It doesn't work - when you click on the picture, you get 5 radio buttons with no text.


What browser are you using? It works in the latest version of Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Safari, and on the iPhone.
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June 1st, 2013 at 7:40:25 AM permalink
I got 8 right on the first 1. I got the last question right, but it didn't say correct. The final score was updated. iPhone 3GS if that matters.
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June 1st, 2013 at 7:53:54 AM permalink
24 out of 25 on Test 1. Said Mandalay Bay for TI pool!

Will try for 100% on the other tests later!

Nice game! Good mix of toughies with some easier ones.
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June 1st, 2013 at 9:04:26 AM permalink
Got a 92% on test 1. Many of my answers were just trying to match the expected style or theme and not a straight out knowledge of the casinos.
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June 1st, 2013 at 9:07:30 AM permalink
Quote: teddys

24 out of 25 on Test 1. Said Mandalay Bay for TI pool!



Congratulations, but I would expect no less from you.

I tried to not have too many pool pictures, because one generally has to be a guest to go to them. However, I don't have any TI pool pictures in any of the tests, unless you count the "lake" the pirate ships are in. There is another indoor picture with the pool in the background. That is one of the toughest ones and I thought a while if it was fair. A problem is I have so few TI pictures to begin with.
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June 1st, 2013 at 9:26:08 AM permalink
Quote: Wizard

Congratulations, but I would expect no less from you.

I know, right? Anything less than 100% is a disappointment for me.

Just took the second test. You got me again. I didn't know if the tattoo shop was Hart & Huntington or Vince Neil Ink, and of course you put both of their casinos in the answer choices. Guessed wrong.

24 out of 25 on Test 2.
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June 1st, 2013 at 10:11:26 AM permalink
20 of 25 on test one. I like the idea!
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June 1st, 2013 at 10:52:33 AM permalink
I viewed it in Firefox and in order to get to the Proceed button I constantly had to use the mouse but was forever using the scroll arrows by force of habit which of course changed my selection, usually from wrong to right.
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June 1st, 2013 at 11:53:57 AM permalink
I got 18 out of 25 in the first one. Not bad since
I've never been in Cosmo, Aria, Palazzo, Encore,
Palms, Gold Coast, and have no intention of ever
going into them. I'm a Downtown guy and hate
the rest of Vegas. I haven't been a tourist since
1979.
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June 1st, 2013 at 12:12:26 PM permalink
working for me in safari, except you get no feedback as to whether the last question was answered correctly.


also having never been to vegas i am not doing well on these.
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June 1st, 2013 at 12:13:21 PM permalink
8 out of 25....first test. I'm an outsider everywhere I go.
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June 1st, 2013 at 12:20:11 PM permalink
This was awesome. MORE!
Best was 22/25, worst 18/25. Some of them were quite tricky, especially for someone who doesn't live close enough to see every aspect of the casinos.
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June 1st, 2013 at 12:20:36 PM permalink
Quote: teddys

Just took the second test. You got me again. I didn't know if the tattoo shop was Hart & Huntington or Vince Neil Ink, and of course you put both of their casinos in the answer choices. Guessed wrong.



That was just your bad luck you got both options. The way it works is the four wrong answers are randomly chosen from among all the casinos represented in the test.
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June 1st, 2013 at 12:25:58 PM permalink
Do one for Downtown, I'll ace all of them. You almost
have to live in Vegas to be all that familiar with all the
Strip and off Strip casinos. I haven't been in LVH for
30 years, or the Trop for 20. I was there for 10 days
last month and saw Paris, Flamingo, Harrahs and Rio.
Thats it, the rest of my time was Downtown. And I
regret the Strip casinos I did go to, the action was awful.
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June 1st, 2013 at 12:41:09 PM permalink
So who are the babes in the photos?


My results:
Test #1: 21/25
Test #2: 18/25
Test #3: 23/25
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June 1st, 2013 at 12:52:26 PM permalink
Here's one for Atlantic City!



Revel
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June 1st, 2013 at 12:55:52 PM permalink
Quote: sodawater

Here's one for Atlantic City!



Revel



Thats Revel 2016, don't get ahead of yourself.
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June 1st, 2013 at 12:56:38 PM permalink
25/25 on test 3. Yay. There were a couple little hints that probably should have been blacked out, but nothing too glaring.

The babe from the Hard Rock pool photo shoot is quite comely. I'm surprised she was only in one review.

Edit:
Test 4=25/25
Test 5=24/25. Saw the Britney Spears display and thought it was either Hard Rock or Planet Hollywood. Guessed wrong.
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June 1st, 2013 at 1:37:47 PM permalink
Quote: EvenBob

Do one for Downtown,



We'll do that one next.

Update: I just chose the pictures. There are 50 of them, so we'll have two downtown tests as soon as JB can make them.
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June 1st, 2013 at 2:01:06 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

We'll do that one next.



I've been thinking about this since I got back. I
like action, and Downtown the action can change
very fast because the casinos are easily accessible
to foot traffic. If there's no action in a Strip casino,
you can sit there for an hour and watch your
fingernails grow and there will still be no action.
The Strip ebbs and flows, Downtown is subject
to radical changes in action, you never know what
will happen.
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June 1st, 2013 at 3:12:33 PM permalink
I had fun. Thanks wiz/ jb
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June 1st, 2013 at 3:26:27 PM permalink
Quote: teddys

The babe from the Hard Rock pool photo shoot is quite comely. I'm surprised she was only in one review.



She is Susan, and a one-hotel wonder for all my casino pictures. At the time I took the pictures, four years ago, she was a pool cocktail waitress.
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June 4th, 2013 at 2:27:23 PM permalink
Two new tests were just added for downtown.
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June 4th, 2013 at 2:34:58 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

She is Susan, and a one-hotel wonder for all my casino pictures.


I like Susan. ;)
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June 4th, 2013 at 2:42:11 PM permalink
Another hot model? I think you have way too much fun
doing what you do..
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June 4th, 2013 at 3:06:04 PM permalink
I missed a good portion of them but remember all those girls from the hotel reviews.
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June 4th, 2013 at 3:29:54 PM permalink
Quote: sodawater

Here's one for Atlantic City!



Revel



That looks just like a bar I hang out at when I am in Corvallis Montana. BTW, they don't have any good games either.
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June 4th, 2013 at 3:35:52 PM permalink
Just took downtown test 1. Did OK. Lots of "I've SEEN that! Where was it..." but good guesswork, I guess. 19 of 25.

Can't help but notice that Lisa is in 24 of the 25 pictures. Did you ask her to pose in the pic in the men's room? :-)

Edit: totally bombed test two. 9 of 25. At one point, I truly forgot what I was doing. distraction-by-blonde is a real challenge to overcome!
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June 4th, 2013 at 4:11:45 PM permalink
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Can't help but notice that Lisa is in 24 of the 25 pictures. Did you ask her to pose in the pic in the men's room? :-)



No, I was tempted, but didn't ask.

Quote:

Edit: totally bombed test two. 9 of 25. At one point, I truly forgot what I was doing. distraction-by-blonde is a real challenge to overcome!



Yes! The distraction is deliberate.
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June 4th, 2013 at 4:23:28 PM permalink
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I got an 80 on the first test. I'll do the other tests later. I need to get ready to go to the beach and I don't want to rush through them.

edit - I use Chrome, the text and pictures appeared just fine for me.

Test 2, 80%
I seem to have hit a stride.
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June 4th, 2013 at 4:24:19 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard



Yes! The distraction is deliberate.



I fully expected to see at least one of her in
a thong bathing suit. Too many years of looking
at soft porn. Sigh.
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June 4th, 2013 at 7:43:29 PM permalink
DT 1 = 25/25. Tough! Some of things aren't even there anymore, like the crappy snack bar at the _____. (That's where the new sportsbook is now).

DT 2=22/25. Super tough! That hint on the paytable for the 10/7 DB is clever. The image that shows the Market Street Cafe didn't give me the correct answer choice. I picked Main Street Station, which it said was correct. That's not Main Street Station.

I spend way too much time downtown.

Edit: Bob, did you ace all of them? ;)
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June 4th, 2013 at 7:52:44 PM permalink
Quote: teddys

25/25 on test 3. Yay. There were a couple little hints that probably should have been blacked out, but nothing too glaring.



The first picture in Test 3 has a pretty glaring hint. What's that banner say?

EDIT: the picture order in each test appears to be random. So... I'm referring to the bowling alley picture.
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June 4th, 2013 at 8:03:09 PM permalink
Regarding Teddy's post: I fixed the casino for that picture.

Regarding dwheatley's post: I fixed the picture for that casino.
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June 4th, 2013 at 9:42:45 PM permalink
Quote: EvenBob

I fully expected to see at least one of her in
a thong bathing suit. Too many years of looking
at soft porn. Sigh.





Ask and ye shall receive. Well, almost, just not a thong. Click on the image for a larger version.

It wasn't in any of the tests because the picture was taken at the M.
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June 4th, 2013 at 9:48:06 PM permalink
Thanks for posting the downtown games, Wiz & JB. I still got a bad score but it was fun guessing on less questions compared to The Strip tests.
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June 4th, 2013 at 9:51:43 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard



Ask and ye shall receive. Well, almost, just not a thong. Click on the image for a larger version.



C'mon. And some guy goes home to this every
night. Runs home..
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June 4th, 2013 at 9:56:09 PM permalink
Quote: EvenBob



C'mon. And some guy goes home to this every
night. Runs home..



Easy, big fella. "Love the one you're with."
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June 5th, 2013 at 7:39:37 PM permalink
On the strip test 1, when you zoom into the sign on the Jubilee Theater, you can see the casino name.

On the strip test 2, you can make out a sign at "The Shoppes at ______". You can't see the whole word, but you can figure it out. There is a scene with a portrait of some entertainer with a red background, and I could only get the answer by looking at the letters in the circle above the frame.

On the strip test 3, In the picture of the lady sitting in an orange chair, I saw one word of the casino name on a sign.

In test 4, there is a sign at the Shark Reef where you already blocked out some words, but they appear again at the bottom of the sign.

In test 5, there is a picture of a pool where the name of the pool is on the glass behind the lady and it is casting a shadow of the name.
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June 5th, 2013 at 8:47:39 PM permalink
Thanks CM! All 5 are now fixed.
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June 5th, 2013 at 8:51:34 PM permalink
Good catches, CM, thanks.
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June 5th, 2013 at 9:24:49 PM permalink
You're welcome, guys.
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