key largo casino/hotel 86...

[gehrig]

the joint, that is, in favor of another residential condo. just what this county needs, more "luxury" (read vastly overpriced) condos and/or timeshares.

the 21 game was never in the top 20 though with the influx of the 6:5 pestilence, it did move up a few notches.

that which i would most miss are the coral cafe, kshp radio ("radio shopping show") certificates. frequently the deal was $8 total for 2 gift certificates. one certificate was for $5 in quarters (usually just a five dollar bill at the cage), and the second was the $20 voucher for the coffee shop. instead of chasing a $5 matchplay, or even the ellis island, $4.95, *mediocre* steak "dinner", you do the math. that 3 buck net > $20 in that coffee shop would get 3 prime rib dinners on the prime rib deal night. or, 10 (!) X 1/2 pound burger & fries deals.

unlike the "authorities" who no longer are on the playing field, rather reduced to hand signals from the bench, some of us are running the bases. as a runner, i turn all the knobs to squeeze whatever of value from the joints. to play for less than all advantage is the same as counting *some* of the exposed cards.

 

[Sonny]

Heading there soon

> the joint, that is, in favor of another residential condo. just what this
> county needs, more "luxury" (read vastly overpriced) condos and/or
> timeshares.

I heard that they weren't closing until 1/17/05. That gives us a few more weeks to check them out. I imagine that they will be getting pretty sloppy towards the end. I seem to recall them being somewhat sloppy already.

> the 21 game was never in the top 20 though with the influx of the 6:5
> pestilence, it did move up a few notches.

I've walked out of that place several times after watching their game. Hopefully I'll have a reason to play there at least once before they close.

> that which i would most miss are the coral cafe, kshp radio ("radio shopping
> show") certificates.

What's the deal with these? How can someone get their hands on one?

> unlike the "authorities" who no longer are on the playing field...some of us
> are running the bases.

And some of us are trying to STEAL the bases! The "running" part is what can drain your bankroll. By using coupons and bonuses you can do more "stealing" than "running" sometimes.

> as a runner, i turn all the knobs to squeeze whatever of value from the
> joints. to play for less than all advantage is the same as counting *some*
> of the exposed cards.

Well put. This is something that I need to work on, especially since I play for tiny stakes.

-Sonny-

P.S.- Anybody know of any good thrift shops in Vegas? I figure the best way to blend in with the locals is to wear their clothes. =)

 

[gehrig]

answers...

kshp radio (am 1400) has a "shopping show", live call in 7-9am and 3-6pm weekdays; weekends, 9-12am, where one can buy gift certificates for about 6 or 700 businesses. the everyday price is about 40-50% off the face, redeemable, value. often there are sales, even daily sales, like "all businesses east of the strip" or "all fast food restaurants", or "all casino hotel shows". many lv residents thus buy oil changes for $5-$8, dozens of "sit-down" or take out restaurant deals at often 70-80% off. one can listen on line at www.kshp.com. their "shopper's catalog" is there. first time buyers can call in and at least once, must visit the station office at sahara and jones, leave a credit card on file, then buy only by phone, with their office mailing out the tickets. last week i had visitors from "back home". certificates i used were battista's hole in the wall, buca di beppo, a couple of asian retaurants, and mebbe a last, key largo certificate.

resale shops are around. the "tourist" version is on main street kinda near the gambler's general store. the largest goodwill, central warehouse and store is one block north of lake mead boulevard, just east of i-15. there was a fire there a few months back; i haven't been there lately. fwiw, that area has a couple of interesting, grungy, local joints. the "bighorn", like it's sister property, the "longhorn", kinda across from sam's town, has a 6 deck, das, 3 card dd, resplit aces, and surrender. usta be the "opera house", another grind joint in the area, had a 6 card charlie rule. i used to get gas money from that game, until it was "discovered" and published on "wong's" black chip email program. one day the table has the usual suspect, puss full hispannics (and one card counter), the next day, the smoke dulled charlie sign is 86'd and the rack has a tube of black checques.

as to cover/disguises, a popular one, for use after the construction day ends...2-3:00pm, is a stained, bleached out, construction materials supplier logo'd t-shirt, maybe some jeans you've dragged behind the pick up through the desert dirt and brush, a backhoe rental or drywall company ball cap turned around, some cheap shades on the back of your head, a longneck corona with a lime section stuck in the neck. add a handful of ugly looking, crumpled, tens and twenties for a buy in...these will get you miles of table play at most, neighborhood locals joints.