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May 8th, 2012 at 10:32:42 PM
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Quote: WizardI'm pretty sure there is no such restriction at the Four Queens or El Cortez. My instructor said the only casinos he knew to post a rule against firearms are the Station properties.
So you'll be carrying under your Hawaiian shirt.
In a casino. Seriously.
I have a permit to carry, but I only use it at
gun shows to get around the laws everybody
else has to obey when buying a new hand gun.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
May 8th, 2012 at 11:42:58 PM
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Quote: WizardBe careful with your Hawaiian shirt and Darth Vader uniform comments. I just got my license to carry a concealed weapon today, and I just might be packing on Saturday.
I like a challenge. I practice my draw watching Gunsmoke.
I have a bewitched egg that I use to play VP with and I have net over 900k with it.
May 9th, 2012 at 12:05:58 AM
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Quote: WizardI'm pretty sure there is no such restriction at the Four Queens or El Cortez. My instructor said the only casinos he knew to post a rule against firearms are the Station properties.
The only places I have seen posted against "weapons" are Sam's Town and Main Street Station. Both Boyd properties.
Quote: EvenBobSo you'll be carrying under your Hawaiian shirt.
In a casino. Seriously.
I have a permit to carry, but I only use it at
gun shows to get around the laws everybody
else has to obey when buying a new hand gun.
I carry all the time. What better place to carry than in hives of scum and villainy?
May 9th, 2012 at 12:11:52 AM
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Quote: QuadDeucesI carry all the time. What better place to carry than in hives of scum and villany?
They're going to Caesars? I thought they were going
to the Four Queens.
Whats the Wiz carrying, a 9mm? Those little .22
magnums pack quite a whallup, and you can put
them in your khaki shorts pocket..
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
May 9th, 2012 at 12:15:16 AM
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Is it just me? or is anyone else a little nervous about going to a city where a guy wearing a hawaiian motif shirt, packing heat, and calling himself the wizard roams the streets.
May 9th, 2012 at 12:21:16 AM
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I had a $5 flat bet match at The Plaza. I was downtown and decided to go play it. Plaza parking was $5. Nope. I found a place in front of the hotel, took a look around, and told myself it is not worth $2.50 to park here, get out, and leave my car for 10 minutes.
They try to keep a radius around FSE fairly clean (by downtown standards) but you don't have to stray far outside the perimeter to find the Real Downtown.
No way would I go there without the company of Gaston Glock.
I don't even care if they're posted. All they can do is tell you to leave - just like a card counter.
They try to keep a radius around FSE fairly clean (by downtown standards) but you don't have to stray far outside the perimeter to find the Real Downtown.
No way would I go there without the company of Gaston Glock.
I don't even care if they're posted. All they can do is tell you to leave - just like a card counter.
May 10th, 2012 at 3:00:32 AM
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Quote: TiltpoulQuote: AcesAndEightsI'm bummed that I'll be missing this, so I'll propose a WVCon ][.6(b) (Midwest Edition). If anyone wants to meet up at the Par-A-Dice Casino in East Peoria, IL on Friday or Saturday night, let me know and we'll throw some dice together!
That's MY old stomping ground! I used to live in Peoria (for about 5 years actually), and I would play there a lot. I knew most of the dealers. That's a dump of a boat and property, but they do have decent rooms, albeit a bit of a walk from the casino.
im from the midwest too and still occasionally refer to going to the casinos out here as going to the boats :)
May 10th, 2012 at 9:15:33 AM
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I better bump this since Doc and Nareed are both in Vegas now... where I will be in T-minus 12 hours!!!
Friday night- TBLWIT at Plaza- 7pm; Main Street Station at 9pm for some low-rolling craps.
Saturday- 12 pm, Four Queens WoVCon ][ at the Chicago Brewery for good pizza, trivia and fun times. This is followed by a trip to El Cortez for Single Deck BJ
Sunday- 7pm, trek out to Fiesta Henderson to heckle PaiGowDan.
Friday night- TBLWIT at Plaza- 7pm; Main Street Station at 9pm for some low-rolling craps.
Saturday- 12 pm, Four Queens WoVCon ][ at the Chicago Brewery for good pizza, trivia and fun times. This is followed by a trip to El Cortez for Single Deck BJ
Sunday- 7pm, trek out to Fiesta Henderson to heckle PaiGowDan.
"One out of every four people are [morons]"- Kyle, South Park
May 11th, 2012 at 3:26:41 AM
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For the record almost ever place in Laughlin has a no weapon sign. Sorry Wiz.
I have a bewitched egg that I use to play VP with and I have net over 900k with it.
May 11th, 2012 at 6:07:17 AM
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Can we have someone live blogging all of the events?
"We're at Main Street Station"
"WOV Con member thinks he can influence the dice"
"Member rolls a 4"
"Member rolls a 7"
"Everyone wins their don't bets"
"We're at Fiesta"
"Dan is dealing blackjack"
"Dan accidentally pays someone on a push"
"Everyone throws all of their chips to Dan in fear/guilt" (A joke, not meant as an insult at all - I need to write that disclaimer now)
"We're at Main Street Station"
"WOV Con member thinks he can influence the dice"
"Member rolls a 4"
"Member rolls a 7"
"Everyone wins their don't bets"
"We're at Fiesta"
"Dan is dealing blackjack"
"Dan accidentally pays someone on a push"
"Everyone throws all of their chips to Dan in fear/guilt" (A joke, not meant as an insult at all - I need to write that disclaimer now)
May 11th, 2012 at 9:19:34 AM
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You are welcome to zip out here and give that a try yourself. I'm finding it's difficult to make a standard post on my phone. I think you'll have to wait for the follow-up thread and pretend that there is a time warp that makes it "live." I plan to post a photo or three, but someone may have filed a report before I get back to my computer.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:02:50 AM
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I can do a blow-by-blow account, lol, as my WinPhone7 is pretty good for forum posting..
Fwiw, I'm in the car driving down...about 3/8 way there!
Fwiw, I'm in the car driving down...about 3/8 way there!
Gambling calls to me...like this ~> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nap37mNSmQ
May 11th, 2012 at 11:27:43 AM
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Quote: WizardBe careful with your Hawaiian shirt and Darth Vader uniform comments. I just got my license to carry a concealed weapon today, and I just might be packing on Saturday.
Congrats Wiz, and also what a coincidence as I just got my WA state CPL (Concealed Pistol License is what they call it here) yesterday. Although according to this graph (not guaranteeing it's accurate), that wouldn't allow me to carry in NV. I don't even own a handgun yet though, I'm still test-shooting a bunch of stuff and trying to find out what's the best fit for me. If you don't mind me asking, what is going to be your regular carry gun? Sorry for the thread drift, I would start a new thread on guns if I weren't running to the airport as soon as I post this.
To everyone heading to Vegas this weekend, good cards and good luck!
"So drink gamble eat f***, because one day you will be dust." -ontariodealer
May 11th, 2012 at 5:10:04 PM
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5pm and I just got into Vegas...party time baby!
Gambling calls to me...like this ~> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nap37mNSmQ
May 11th, 2012 at 8:08:29 PM
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8pm and inline to get MSS buffet...
Gambling calls to me...like this ~> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nap37mNSmQ
May 11th, 2012 at 8:57:51 PM
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Quote: TIMSPEED8pm and inline to get MSS buffet...
I like the updates. Have a great time.
May 12th, 2012 at 12:53:35 AM
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As Kramer said "I'm out". Having great time in Laughlin. Host is treating us well. Asked her if we can get the suite for another night. She said yup. We still want to meet up for the Fiesta on Sunday.
Everyone DT tomorrow night don't forget the StrEats fest. Lots of great food trucks
Everyone DT tomorrow night don't forget the StrEats fest. Lots of great food trucks
I have a bewitched egg that I use to play VP with and I have net over 900k with it.
May 12th, 2012 at 11:45:20 AM
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overslept. dont think ill make it down there in time. if anyone sees this there were some pretty good progressives at the bar in four queens near the entrance to fremont street when i was downtown yesterday. if i recall the paytable correctly for a deuces wild game i think it was 15-10-4-4-3-2-1 which pays back 99.42% and had a royal at $1560 for 25cent denomination last i saw. progressive adds about 1.1% return to the game.
May 12th, 2012 at 12:04:35 PM
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That's a 99.9% paytable. I think the Four Queens is 15-9 at the bar which is 98.91%. So you're about at a breakeven game. The 100.17% quarter DB is better with the cashback and lower variance.Quote: rudeboyoioverslept. dont think ill make it down there in time. if anyone sees this there were some pretty good progressives at the bar in four queens near the entrance to fremont street when i was downtown yesterday. if i recall the paytable correctly for a deuces wild game i think it was 15-10-4-4-3-2-1 which pays back 99.42% and had a royal at $1560 for 25cent denomination last i saw. progressive adds about 1.1% return to the game.
The bar at Four Queens is almost always a good play. Golden Gate and Ditz's are good, too.
"Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe." -Rig Veda 10.34.4
May 12th, 2012 at 7:07:33 PM
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Rudeboyio made it while we were still at Four Queens for lunch. We couldn't all sit at one table for lunch & trivia, so the interaction was less than hoped for. Then, some people had to depart before we went down to El Cortez and even before the group photo, but the rest of us continued the fun, with several experiencing favorable variance.
I will post a full report when I get home to a real computer. If anyone else would like to start that, I think it should be a new thread named something like WoVCon][ Wrap-up. If someone else gets it started, I will add comments and photos when I am home.
I will post a full report when I get home to a real computer. If anyone else would like to start that, I think it should be a new thread named something like WoVCon][ Wrap-up. If someone else gets it started, I will add comments and photos when I am home.
May 12th, 2012 at 7:14:33 PM
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Favorable variance, hey hey! Keep it up!
May 13th, 2012 at 12:14:32 AM
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i think purple monster guy shouldve at least been worth half a point for the mcdonalds character trivia question. i still wouldnt have won but would have at least beat my friend who i came with by half a point instead of tying him.
May 13th, 2012 at 12:28:10 AM
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Quote: rudeboyoii think purple monster guy shouldve at least been worth half a point for the mcdonalds character trivia question. i still wouldnt have won but would have at least beat my friend who i came with by half a point instead of tying him.
Well, I was the one who graded your answer sheet, and since I didn't know the answer myself, I specifically asked the Wizard about your answer. He would not accept it, but you did as well as I did. (Which means "terrible.")
May 14th, 2012 at 10:16:49 AM
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It was a lot of fun, and it was a pleasure to meet and play with everyone (in spite of the cold craps table at the Fiesta)!
Thanks!
-Dale
Thanks!
-Dale
May 14th, 2012 at 1:02:14 PM
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It must have been boring as hell, nobody has said squat about it.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
May 14th, 2012 at 1:08:23 PM
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I think it's the opposite. Everyone is still recovering from all the fun.
If it was lousy, people would be on here complaining about it.
If it was lousy, people would be on here complaining about it.
May 15th, 2012 at 7:21:28 AM
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Quote: EvenBobIt must have been boring as hell, nobody has said squat about it.
Exactly the opposite. Free wi-fi service I think is a bit more spotty. I wasn't in my room much, and when I was, I was sleeping (about 12 hours the whole trip!!!)
I'll post reports and stuff in my blog later. I have to work today and I'll probably crash tonight. I might start on my lunch today.
"One out of every four people are [morons]"- Kyle, South Park
May 15th, 2012 at 7:46:12 AM
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Quote: EvenBobIt must have been boring as hell, nobody has said squat about it.
Turns out the casinos don't like it when you try to post to a gambling-related internet forum from the tables. Who knew?!? :-)
It was great meeting/seeing and playing with everyone. I'll try to do a writeup and/or blog once I've slept.
Has anyone started the wrap-up thread yet?
"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett
May 15th, 2012 at 8:54:18 PM
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Never boring to meet the Wiz in person.
Thanks everyone for their hospitality. Thanks Wizard for the book prize and for his time. Thanks Nareed for the Mexican Candy. Thanks to El Cortez for backing me off.
Thanks everyone for their hospitality. Thanks Wizard for the book prize and for his time. Thanks Nareed for the Mexican Candy. Thanks to El Cortez for backing me off.
May 15th, 2012 at 9:47:59 PM
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Hey, I just stumbled upon an internet connection!
So, I'll post full reports when I get home, or rather a day or so after I get home. In the meatnime some highlights:
WoVCon 1.5 was a fun, tiring evening. I met Doc and his charming wife for dinner before the show, then rejoined them and Tiltpoul. At the MSS we joined up with rdw4potus, Timspeed and Loach (sorry if I left someone out). We dug up a site lurker whose name escapes me at the moment, but that was a nice fnd. alas, he dind't join us the next day.
woVCon2 (sorry, I can't find some characters in this laptop) went well enough, within limitations imposed by my choice of meeting place and gambling activity. I'll post more on that later, when I set up tentative plans for WoVCon3 ;) I had a great time, and I think everyone else enjoyed themselves. Oh, here I want to thank Doc's wife for letting us borrow Doc for three days straight and putting up with us. Everyone seemed to like the candy, too. Of course, someone won the Wizard's trivia game <w>
WovCon 2.1 didn't quite go as planned. Dan's table, he was dealing his EZ PaiGow game, was packed solid he whole evening. So some of us went to play craps while waiting for Dan to go on break. Simple version, we got killed at the table (or we wished we had been). But we did meet Dan, posed for pictures with him, and a few of us managed to squeeze in to his game for a bit (alas, not while he was dealing).
Well, that's it for now. Expect more details around the 19th or 20th.
So, I'll post full reports when I get home, or rather a day or so after I get home. In the meatnime some highlights:
WoVCon 1.5 was a fun, tiring evening. I met Doc and his charming wife for dinner before the show, then rejoined them and Tiltpoul. At the MSS we joined up with rdw4potus, Timspeed and Loach (sorry if I left someone out). We dug up a site lurker whose name escapes me at the moment, but that was a nice fnd. alas, he dind't join us the next day.
woVCon2 (sorry, I can't find some characters in this laptop) went well enough, within limitations imposed by my choice of meeting place and gambling activity. I'll post more on that later, when I set up tentative plans for WoVCon3 ;) I had a great time, and I think everyone else enjoyed themselves. Oh, here I want to thank Doc's wife for letting us borrow Doc for three days straight and putting up with us. Everyone seemed to like the candy, too. Of course, someone won the Wizard's trivia game <w>
WovCon 2.1 didn't quite go as planned. Dan's table, he was dealing his EZ PaiGow game, was packed solid he whole evening. So some of us went to play craps while waiting for Dan to go on break. Simple version, we got killed at the table (or we wished we had been). But we did meet Dan, posed for pictures with him, and a few of us managed to squeeze in to his game for a bit (alas, not while he was dealing).
Well, that's it for now. Expect more details around the 19th or 20th.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
May 16th, 2012 at 7:17:43 AM
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Sorry, this happens when I post in a hurry:
Thanks to everyone who showed up for any part of the WoVCon weekend. You guys make the event, and it was a treat meeting you all.
Thanks to everyone who showed up for any part of the WoVCon weekend. You guys make the event, and it was a treat meeting you all.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
