How many casinos have you been to?
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January 11th, 2019 at 4:45:18 PM
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Simple question. How many different casinos have you been in?
I think my total is around 75.
I think my total is around 75.
January 11th, 2019 at 5:13:36 PM
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I'm about 60 to 65
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January 11th, 2019 at 5:46:02 PM
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How many have I been to? Just over 100, but that includes the same casino under different names (e.g. Las Vegas Hilton, LVH, and Westgate count as three).
How many have I gambled in? That's an entirely different question! Here are the ones I can name off the top of my head:
TI
Mirage
Planet Hollywood
Bally's
Cromwell
Binion's
Fremont
Golden Nugget
The D
Downtown Grand
a couple in Reno, but it was 30 years ago and I'm not sure which ones (Circus Circus and Harrah's, I think)
Star City (Sydney)
How many have I gambled in? That's an entirely different question! Here are the ones I can name off the top of my head:
TI
Mirage
Planet Hollywood
Bally's
Cromwell
Binion's
Fremont
Golden Nugget
The D
Downtown Grand
a couple in Reno, but it was 30 years ago and I'm not sure which ones (Circus Circus and Harrah's, I think)
Star City (Sydney)
January 11th, 2019 at 6:06:56 PM
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Here are my Casinos I have visited.
Calder
Casino Miami
Dania Beach(Had a REALLY bad time there. I had a truck splash water all over me from a puddle just minutes before I arrived there when I had JUST gotten my hair done the same day. Ouch. Besides, I got a scratch off saying "0 free play" as a new Player. So messed up. Seriously, 0 free play is beyond insulting. Never went there again)
Gulfstream Park
Hialeah Park
Hard Rock Hollywood
Hard Rock Seminole
Isle Pompano
Magic City
Mardi Gras/The Big Easy
:)
Calder
Casino Miami
Dania Beach(Had a REALLY bad time there. I had a truck splash water all over me from a puddle just minutes before I arrived there when I had JUST gotten my hair done the same day. Ouch. Besides, I got a scratch off saying "0 free play" as a new Player. So messed up. Seriously, 0 free play is beyond insulting. Never went there again)
Gulfstream Park
Hialeah Park
Hard Rock Hollywood
Hard Rock Seminole
Isle Pompano
Magic City
Mardi Gras/The Big Easy
:)
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January 11th, 2019 at 6:31:47 PM
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I counted properties once so my number is higher the 60 to 65 I posted earlier
A lot of these casinos I never gambled in by the way
Take Belterra Park Casino outside Cincy.
I was in town just to see Dead and Company at the Riverbend amphitheater.
The casino was next door. Walked over, asked about new player promotions, sign up, get a free buffet
Perfect, pigged out then walked next door to see the concert :-)
A lot of these casinos I never gambled in by the way
Take Belterra Park Casino outside Cincy.
I was in town just to see Dead and Company at the Riverbend amphitheater.
The casino was next door. Walked over, asked about new player promotions, sign up, get a free buffet
Perfect, pigged out then walked next door to see the concert :-)
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January 11th, 2019 at 6:32:02 PM
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I counted 47 casinos from the Hotels section of this website that I have gambled at. I can add a few defunct Vegas casinos to my list, including the Westward Ho and the Barbary Coast. I have been to a few other casinos in northern Nevada that weren't on the list: Peppermill, Fandango, Reno Hilton (now the GSR), plus one in Ely that I can't remember (it was 25 years ago).
11 on the MS gulf coast, and 8 in Tunica. 3 in St. Louis, 3 in Illinois, 2 in Indiana, 2 in Louisiana, 2 Hard Rocks in FL, and Harrah's Cherokee.
Internationally, I've been to Fallsview and Casino Windsor in Canada, and Atlantis and Baha Mar in Nassau.
If you are counting cruise ships/gambling boats, that would be about 11 more.
That would put me at about 100, but I'm probably forgetting one or two.
11 on the MS gulf coast, and 8 in Tunica. 3 in St. Louis, 3 in Illinois, 2 in Indiana, 2 in Louisiana, 2 Hard Rocks in FL, and Harrah's Cherokee.
Internationally, I've been to Fallsview and Casino Windsor in Canada, and Atlantis and Baha Mar in Nassau.
If you are counting cruise ships/gambling boats, that would be about 11 more.
That would put me at about 100, but I'm probably forgetting one or two.
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January 11th, 2019 at 6:41:02 PM
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Um... just under 800 lol.
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January 11th, 2019 at 7:15:49 PM
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No clue. But if I had to guess I would be in the 26 to 50 range. Probably closer to 50.
January 11th, 2019 at 7:23:18 PM
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What is a casino? If full gaming, I've been in about 700 & gambled in about 625. If anything with slots/VP is a casino, both numbers are much, much higher.
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January 11th, 2019 at 7:31:53 PM
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I am such a slacker! For me, it's just over 500 since I have been bothering to keep souvenir chips from them. No idea how many before I started collecting, since I wasn't keeping any gambling records back then either.Quote: PokerGrinderUm... just under 800 lol.
January 11th, 2019 at 9:23:22 PM
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I've been to most of the casinos in the US.
I've also been to all in the Bahamas, and some in Canada.
I've also been to all in the Bahamas, and some in Canada.
January 11th, 2019 at 10:06:08 PM
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About 55 in Vegas.
All 6 in STL metro
All 5 in KC metro
All 9 Chicagoland metro
Ho-Chunk Wisconsin Dells
Four Winds (New Buffalo. MI)
Pair-A-Dice (Peoria, IL)
Isle of Capri Boonville
Isle of Capri Cape Girardeau
All 9 in Tunica area (including Harrah's Tunica)
Isle of Capri Lula
Horseshoe SI
Harrah's Metropolis
Indiana Grand
Hollywood Lawrenceburg
JACK Cincinnati
Belterra Park (Cincinnati)
Miami Valley Gaming (Cincinnati)
Harrah's Cherokee
Victoryland casino/dogtrack (Alabama/closed)
Southland Park (West Memphis, AR)
So roughly 100?
All 6 in STL metro
All 5 in KC metro
All 9 Chicagoland metro
Ho-Chunk Wisconsin Dells
Four Winds (New Buffalo. MI)
Pair-A-Dice (Peoria, IL)
Isle of Capri Boonville
Isle of Capri Cape Girardeau
All 9 in Tunica area (including Harrah's Tunica)
Isle of Capri Lula
Horseshoe SI
Harrah's Metropolis
Indiana Grand
Hollywood Lawrenceburg
JACK Cincinnati
Belterra Park (Cincinnati)
Miami Valley Gaming (Cincinnati)
Harrah's Cherokee
Victoryland casino/dogtrack (Alabama/closed)
Southland Park (West Memphis, AR)
So roughly 100?
January 12th, 2019 at 12:16:35 AM
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Not sure but I'd set the line at around 300.5
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January 12th, 2019 at 3:52:29 AM
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Under 50 for sure, over 30 for sure. It would be about 15 without AC and Vegas.
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January 12th, 2019 at 5:47:09 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderUm... just under 800 lol.
That is insane. Is there a US casino you havent been in?
January 12th, 2019 at 6:18:16 AM
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Many years ago when we lived many many miles closer, we liked Ho-Chunk. Brings back some good memories. Duck Rides and the Train Ride on the edge of town come to mind.Quote: tringlomaneHo-Chunk Wisconsin Dells
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
January 12th, 2019 at 8:53:13 AM
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Quote: FinsRuleThat is insane. Is there a US casino you havent been in?
100s actually. I have a few hundred USA casinos left on my chip collecting list. Ive only been to about half of the California casinos, half of Arizona, almost one in New Mexico, none in Oregon, 75% Washington, no Maryland or Delaware, no Florida, no North Carolina, and then I have a few missing from parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.
Of my almost 800 I think about 60 are from Canada, and 120ish from outside of North America.
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January 12th, 2019 at 9:57:42 AM
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Been in, or gambled in? Or our choice?
January 12th, 2019 at 10:16:52 AM
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Been in is fine. But I think a casino that changes names/ownership only counts as 1.
January 12th, 2019 at 10:18:09 AM
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Quote: FinsRuleBeen in is fine. But I think a casino that changes names/ownership only counts as 1.
Then you can knock about 10-15 off my number.
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January 13th, 2019 at 6:38:58 AM
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I've not bee in enough casinos to impress you 'real gamblers' and certainly not enough to impress you globe trotting chip collectors, but when I used to carry all my cards on one key ring, the pit bosses/floormen often looked thru them out of curiosity. One poor floorman was heard to comment how the venetian had emblazoned my card with 'fleastiff', not realizing I had filled out the form that way intentionaly.
some bj tablemates flipped thru my cards as did some newfound drinking companions on occasion, so it impresses some from time to time.
I do NOT carry cards from the Vegas joints that either frisked me or ridiculed me for wanting to cash in my last chip rather than lose it.
I've been in quite a few places where I lost my money faster than I could get a card and in NLV I had spotted a bullet casing on the ground and lost my bankroll so soon that I decided to leave and not wait around for any momentoes.
some bj tablemates flipped thru my cards as did some newfound drinking companions on occasion, so it impresses some from time to time.
I do NOT carry cards from the Vegas joints that either frisked me or ridiculed me for wanting to cash in my last chip rather than lose it.
I've been in quite a few places where I lost my money faster than I could get a card and in NLV I had spotted a bullet casing on the ground and lost my bankroll so soon that I decided to leave and not wait around for any momentoes.
January 13th, 2019 at 9:02:14 AM
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Borgata, Harrahs (AC), Trump Marina, Trump Plaza, Taj Mahal, Showboat, Revel, Resorts, Sands(AC), Ballys(AC), Cesars(AC), Tropicana, Hilton(AC), Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun(CT) , Seminole, Seneca Niagara, Horsehose(Baltimore), MGM National Harbor(Virginia), Hard Rock (FL), Sands (PA), Mount Airy, Parx, Empire City (NYC) , Resorts World(NYC), Resorts World (Monticello), Potawatami, San Manuel, Atlantis, Flamingo, Bellagio, Circus Circus, MGM Grand, New York New York, Paris, Cesars(LV), Ballys (LV), Rio(LV), Venetian,
Just under 40... I need to get Traveling!
Just under 40... I need to get Traveling!
January 13th, 2019 at 9:05:23 AM
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Quote: ThatDonGuyHow many have I been to? Just over 100, but that includes the same casino under different names (e.g. Las Vegas Hilton, LVH, and Westgate count as three).
How about the International? Did you ever visit the property when it was first built? Too young for that I'll bet.
So I just looked up on my spread sheet from all the casinos I've played in and it's over 90, if I include places like Pops Oasis and the Silver Slipper, Speedway, Barcelona; and that small casino across from Silverton--can't remember its name. We're not counting gas stations with slot machines, right? Oh, and there's also that Paiute casino about 28 miles south of Bishop. And Diamond Jim's in Rosamond, CA. And Commerce casino. And a casino in Searchlight. And there's Hacienda (where Mandalay Bay is now, not the one near Hoover Dam--been to both). And there was a casino in London I played in when I was too young to do so.
Might be over 100.
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January 13th, 2019 at 9:35:43 AM
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Wow I'm trying to make a list (not gonna post it) of salooneries I've been in but I forget half of the names. Oooof. They're basically all, "That s***-hole casino in ______ that had the XYZ machine". This gon' be tough.
January 13th, 2019 at 9:52:30 AM
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I counted 93 for sure outside of LV/jean/primm. I'm missing several though because plenty of times i've walked into a casino and walked out in like 5 minutes and don't remember. and forget some places i've been probably. and just going on trips and going into many places like bruh how am i supposed to remember stuff that happened so long ago
January 13th, 2019 at 12:48:22 PM
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I have no clue how many casino I have been to. If had I to guess, I would say about 375. I assume I have visited at least 90% in Nevada, and many casinos in other states.
I have been going to LV grand openings since the early 90's and only missed a few recent ones, such as Lucky Dragon. I have been to a few grand openings in other states as well. Obviously, I'm not including turn key places like Wild Fire( I don't think I have ever been to one of their grand openings).
I got invited to walk the red carpet at the Palms grand opening. I'm not dazzled by stars, but it was kinda fun. My GF was a little envious since my +1 was another AP, but she understood since she is now my wife. Come to think of it, she wasn't even 21 at the time.
It used to be that going to a casino grand opening party was a bid deal and great value for an AP since you got in early and all the machines were on, and in many cases playable. You had time to scout for mistakes and good machines before the crowd piled in. Nowadays, the machines are usually off and they just flip a switch for the machines to come on, so your value drops dramatically.
I have been going to LV grand openings since the early 90's and only missed a few recent ones, such as Lucky Dragon. I have been to a few grand openings in other states as well. Obviously, I'm not including turn key places like Wild Fire( I don't think I have ever been to one of their grand openings).
I got invited to walk the red carpet at the Palms grand opening. I'm not dazzled by stars, but it was kinda fun. My GF was a little envious since my +1 was another AP, but she understood since she is now my wife. Come to think of it, she wasn't even 21 at the time.
It used to be that going to a casino grand opening party was a bid deal and great value for an AP since you got in early and all the machines were on, and in many cases playable. You had time to scout for mistakes and good machines before the crowd piled in. Nowadays, the machines are usually off and they just flip a switch for the machines to come on, so your value drops dramatically.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
January 13th, 2019 at 3:27:28 PM
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Let me think: 9 in Ontario, 2 in Quebec, 1 in Alberta, 1 in BC, the two in CT, probably 7 in AC, 3 in Chicagoland, 3 in California, 4 -5 in Reno, 2 in and around Tahoe, 2-3 in downtown, RR, Ellis Island, the Airport, Rio, 12 on the east side of the strip, 11 on the west side + the Stardust and Sratosophere. Oh and 1 in Oregon and 1 in NY. I have not set foot in Circus Circus. I forgot Cincinnati.
So 70.
So 70.
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January 13th, 2019 at 9:14:54 PM
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In the words of Axel's cabana boy djatc... "A S#@% Ton!"
January 14th, 2019 at 1:11:37 AM
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Quote: rainmanIn the words of Axel's cabana boy djatc... "A S#@% Ton!"
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January 14th, 2019 at 10:31:01 AM
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The prospect of counting is daunting. I'm not near the higher numbers thrown out here, but I have gambled at most of the Vegas casinos on the Strip and downtown. Plus a bunch in WA state. A couple in AC. I think just one in Canadia?
I could go through my spreadsheet logs, but I'm too damn lazy right now. I would estimate between 50-100 and have voted as such.
I could go through my spreadsheet logs, but I'm too damn lazy right now. I would estimate between 50-100 and have voted as such.
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January 14th, 2019 at 10:56:06 AM
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January 14th, 2019 at 12:57:07 PM
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I really have no idea on how to even estimate how many casinos that I have been to. Probably between 200 and 400.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
January 14th, 2019 at 1:31:23 PM
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I think I am only in the 50-75 range. There are casinos in Vegas that I still have never been in.
January 14th, 2019 at 7:55:31 PM
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Im in the 26-50 range. I could definitely count 30, and then Ive probably missed a couple or three or more.
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January 14th, 2019 at 8:39:49 PM
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Not sure exactly but probably around 400.
Just in Washington state I went to over a 100.
Just in Washington state I went to over a 100.
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January 15th, 2019 at 1:01:55 AM
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Quote: HunterhillNot sure exactly but probably around 400.
Just in Washington state I went to over a 100.
So Washington has over 100 casinos in it? All with table games, or are these just a store with slots in them?
How can they make money with all that competition?
January 15th, 2019 at 4:49:54 AM
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Quote: FinsRuleSo Washington has over 100 casinos in it? All with table games, or are these just a store with slots in them?
How can they make money with all that competition?
Actually the opposite - the majority of casinos in WA state are only table games and poker, and I believe they are limited to 15 tables. No machines, no dice, no wheels. Only card games (sometimes they are called card rooms instead of casinos for this reason). Because of the table limit, there are many, MANY of these small casinos and plenty of players to go around since there are limited seats.
I'm not intimately familiar with the gambling laws, but I believe this is what is allowed on non-tribal land. There are also a bunch of tribal casinos which have full Vegas-style gaming (cards in addition to craps, roulette, slots, etc.). Although there is no true VP in even the tribal casinos, they are all VLTs (video lottery terminals).
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January 15th, 2019 at 11:50:23 AM
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It depends on how you count them.
Does Wynn & Encore count as two?
Does Imperial Palace, Quad and Linq count as three?
Frankly, I don't know how many I've been to. But I do have a data base of my casino chip collection. 331 chips with a total face value of $896, from a total of 102 casinos. 66 of the casinos are in the Vegas area.
And it occurs to me that I havent updated it in a while.
So, based on all that, I selected 100+ in the poll.
Does Wynn & Encore count as two?
Does Imperial Palace, Quad and Linq count as three?
Frankly, I don't know how many I've been to. But I do have a data base of my casino chip collection. 331 chips with a total face value of $896, from a total of 102 casinos. 66 of the casinos are in the Vegas area.
And it occurs to me that I havent updated it in a while.
So, based on all that, I selected 100+ in the poll.
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January 15th, 2019 at 3:41:03 PM
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Quote: FinsRuleSo Washington has over 100 casinos in it? All with table games, or are these just a store with slots in them?
How can they make money with all that competition?
Yes a lot of them were cardrooms,some with only 3 or 4 tables,some had 15 tables and what was strange was they allowed dealers to gamble on the tables after ,or before they worked their shift.
I actually was playing with a dealer ,he got tapped out for the end of his shift,put his coat on,and walked right around and sat down and started playing on the same table he had been dealing on.Very Strange
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January 15th, 2019 at 8:10:54 PM
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Quote: FinsRuleSimple question. How many different casinos have you been in?
I can now officially state that I've been in at least 101 casinos! (Not that anyone cares, but you asked!)
I created a list by region, and I counted only true casinos that I clearly remember visiting (not including cardrooms, which would bump it way past 100), though I did count Dotty's locations. I didn't count places like Golden Nugget, which I've probably visited, but don't have a memory of doing anything there. And I didn't count cruise ships, tiki bars, or the CVS Pharmacy.
Reno/Lake Tahoe: 32
Las Vegas: 43
California: 13
Other U.S.: 7
Canada: 2
Europe/Asia: 5
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January 15th, 2019 at 9:32:43 PM
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Quote: smoothgrhI can now officially state that I've been in at least 101 casinos!
102! How could I forget the Boardwalk Casino in Las Vegas?!
January 15th, 2019 at 11:43:15 PM
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Since I started going in 1975? A better
question would be how many have
you been in that are gone now. Or
how many have you been kicked
out of.
I was asked to leave the Klondike
in Vegas, which is also long gone
now. It was a fluke, they were doing
poorly and sweating the money
and I won too much at BJ by luck,
and they thought I was a counter.
They told me to leave, but my wife
had a buffet coupon and as we
were standing in line the floor
manager who kicked me out
actually grabbed the coupon out
of my hand and said security would
escort us out. I didn't even know
how to count cards, and all I'd
won was like $150. I guess that
was a lot to them. They closed
for good a few months later.
question would be how many have
you been in that are gone now. Or
how many have you been kicked
out of.
I was asked to leave the Klondike
in Vegas, which is also long gone
now. It was a fluke, they were doing
poorly and sweating the money
and I won too much at BJ by luck,
and they thought I was a counter.
They told me to leave, but my wife
had a buffet coupon and as we
were standing in line the floor
manager who kicked me out
actually grabbed the coupon out
of my hand and said security would
escort us out. I didn't even know
how to count cards, and all I'd
won was like $150. I guess that
was a lot to them. They closed
for good a few months later.
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