johndoe said:
Unfortunately, that's not the case. There are still a lot of newbies who find his junk information and believe it, to their detriment. It's an unfortunate chore to dispel the nonsense regularly.
Too bad my uncle can't defend himself against fake names like John Doe. Here is the article by him that was picked up by major news outlets. Let his writing from this article defend himself. It's about 6:5 blackjack and feel good music that beat u guys at blackjack. Here goes.................
Gamblers face the casino music
The satelite music piped into South Lake Tahoe casinos and lower payouts are tools that are used to separate us from our money. Walking into Harvey's, a gambler might hear, " I'm so excited and I just can't hide it, I'm about to lose control and I think I like it" by the Pointer Sisters. The gambler is primed to throw more money with this happy feeling tune. Across the street at Harrah's, one might toe tap to "Paying anything to roll the dice just one more time, some will win, some will lose, some will sing the blues...Don't stop believing, hold on to that feeling" by Journey. The lyrics of these songs and others played throughout casinos enable a losing mood and enhance casino profits. The 21 games are watered down with 6:5 blackjack payouts (instead of 3:2 payouts) and the video poker payouts lowered to increase the hold (profits). Live music in the casino caberets are gone. Live concerts are outside at the Harveys Outdoor Arena. It never used to be like this.
A couple of decades ago, Elvis Presley was in the house at the Sahara Tahoe. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. each performed at Harrah's South Shore Room. Lines formed throughout the casinos blackjack pits. These casinos had at least 50 single deck 21 games that paid 3:2 blackjacks. Live music blared from the caberets and excitement was felt. Today we are left with karoake on weekends at caberets with William Hung wannabes from American Idol. One $25 minimum 3:2 blackjack table can be found at Harrah's and Harvey's today.
