binion's horseshoe is closed
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Re: a dull lad i'd be indeed...
I am sure most have other interest but an AP would likely make an AP website one of his first visits. You seem like a halfway intelligent individual. I think you named 20 languages that you speak. You spoke of several forums. I would assume you weren't just introduced to the World Wide Web. I just find it strange that you've waited so long to visit an AP forum.
I am sure most have other interest but an AP would likely make an AP website one of his first visits. You seem like a halfway intelligent individual. I think you named 20 languages that you speak. You spoke of several forums. I would assume you weren't just introduced to the World Wide Web. I just find it strange that you've waited so long to visit an AP forum.
John Lewis
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Re: only one on 21 boards.
"on various boards in other languages, i have used other names, merely so as to be understood in those cultures. (viz. chinese, where "gehrig" makes zero sense)" -- gehrig
I see you are familiar with chinese blackjack? -- John
"on various boards in other languages, i have used other names, merely so as to be understood in those cultures. (viz. chinese, where "gehrig" makes zero sense)" -- gehrig
I see you are familiar with chinese blackjack? -- John
John Lewis
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Binions
The worst of the problems was the rude table game personel.
Old carpet and sunlight deprivation I can overlook if the people are courteous.
The worst of the problems was the rude table game personel.
Old carpet and sunlight deprivation I can overlook if the people are courteous.
huh ?
in china i saw lots of illegal gambling. it seems that the asians have some innate need to gamble. walking the back streets of beijing for example, you'll always find some card games. the "table" a cloth on the dirt and a half dozen lads on their haunches. at some shop, i did buy a dozen or so decks of chinese playing cards though i haven't opened them.
what the games are, i don't know. 21 or poker they aren't. next visit, i'll ask. the guys i saw didn't mind being photographed though none of the games i observed had english speaking contestants. a form of dominoes (not pai gow) and chess are popular in the public parks, usually by elderly folks. would that my zhongguohua be adequate to easily converse, but i'm still working on it. the back streets, alleys, and lanes of most large cities are most interesting.
in china i saw lots of illegal gambling. it seems that the asians have some innate need to gamble. walking the back streets of beijing for example, you'll always find some card games. the "table" a cloth on the dirt and a half dozen lads on their haunches. at some shop, i did buy a dozen or so decks of chinese playing cards though i haven't opened them.
what the games are, i don't know. 21 or poker they aren't. next visit, i'll ask. the guys i saw didn't mind being photographed though none of the games i observed had english speaking contestants. a form of dominoes (not pai gow) and chess are popular in the public parks, usually by elderly folks. would that my zhongguohua be adequate to easily converse, but i'm still working on it. the back streets, alleys, and lanes of most large cities are most interesting.
surly staff can be an asset.
first from the joint's perspective... i think the old adage "dummy up and deal" was born at the horseshoe under benny. i get along with all dealers, even the crass ones with a burr under their saddle. usta be that no matter how great a joke was, one could never get a rise, nay a smile, out of 'shoe dealers. the management felt that any dealer ingratiating themselves to the player would gain tokes from that player's bankroll. further, that when the contestant entered the joint, his bankroll belonged to the joint.
today, i play the dealer (as well as the pitstiff). if you get a dealer p.o.'d, occasionally they'll react with accelerated dealing. like that hurts a counter !
first from the joint's perspective... i think the old adage "dummy up and deal" was born at the horseshoe under benny. i get along with all dealers, even the crass ones with a burr under their saddle. usta be that no matter how great a joke was, one could never get a rise, nay a smile, out of 'shoe dealers. the management felt that any dealer ingratiating themselves to the player would gain tokes from that player's bankroll. further, that when the contestant entered the joint, his bankroll belonged to the joint.
today, i play the dealer (as well as the pitstiff). if you get a dealer p.o.'d, occasionally they'll react with accelerated dealing. like that hurts a counter !