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I mentioned it as counterpoint to Singer's assertion.

Yeah, I'd say the same thing to his son's face...why the hell wouldn't I?

He knows the truth.

Many if not most gamblers fuck up their lives one way or another due to gambling, and the reports from Alan toward the end were not good.

Spare me your pontifications: voice them to your clueless clients and not to uncaring louts such as myself who revel in the absurdity of life.

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I'd say the same thing to his son's face...why the hell wouldn't I?

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Not to speak "ill" of the dead.

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Is speaking the truth speaking ill?

Seems to me I wasn't / am not speaking ill of Alan, I am just being forthright.

I mean, it's not like I'm accusing him of anything illegal or immoral...he just was unsuccessful there toward the end.

What, you want to sugar coat a turd?

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Is speaking the truth speaking ill?

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Where did you come by the truth, regarding Alan's final days?

My conclusion was based upon Alan's own words, his report of what he was doing in his final couple years.

His health went to shit.

He'd moved to LV, failed marriage / or was it marriages?

Kept gambling but for much lower stakes than when he was firing on all cylinders.

I'm not criticizing him, I am simply calling it the way he saw it.

What, weren't you paying attention back then?.

You've made assumptions that are not based on Alan's own words.

And, you used your assumptions to criticize him...thus speaking ill of the dead.

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Alan DID lose it all back...that and more.

tapped out there before his final dirtnap;

his poor health contributed to depression and he gambled to briefly escape the misery.

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weren't you paying attention back then?.

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Yes I was, and I can even go back and read Alan's own words.

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My play level is based on my current income as a retiree. Only an addict and degenerate gambler would gamble in excess of their current income, especially a retiree.

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What is so funny is that when someone like Alan won a VP jackpot - his face and casino surroundings are clearly in the picture as he does a dance.

Why have we never seen Rob in any of these jackpot photos? Has that ever happened? Why not, when he brags so much.. Kinda like others who provide "photo" evidence. lol

oh well at least he/we are keeping this site alive. The circus needs a clown.

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If you were playing a glitch would you request they bring in the cameras, take pics, and put your face on the marquee? Just sayin’

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Singer has claimed many jackpots / royals since then. I'm talking about those, obviously. Rob loves to brag and we saw him nervously ham it up in the Newell. Of course he'd do it with his jackpot pictures too.


Unless of course they weren't pictures of his jackpot.

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AQ's a joke. He wants pictures so he can just claim they're fake so he'll feel better before he heads off for a cold shower and then into his little safe space where he can whine about how unfair his miserable life is. Just like with the $1.5m jackpot, our rig, the money in our safe, on & on.

V, maybe I'll put up a pic of my big guy just to see how it devastates the lonely loser.

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I personally don't care what you win or lose I just want to make everyone aware of what you really are .. just like the 1.5m , no pics. Pics are very hard to fake and if you took a few of them.. video clip.. whatever then we'd have to give you props. But you didnt lol.. everyone knows it didn't happen Rob. Everyone. Sorry to tell you as it is important to you to be respected as a gambler. This has been the case for your whole life. Sorry it hasn't worked out.

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You've made assumptions that are not based on Alan's own words.

And, you used your assumptions to criticize him...thus speaking ill of the dead
The question is rhetorical: .





Yes I was, and I can even go back and read Alan's own words.

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My play level is based on my current income as a retiree. Only an addict and degenerate gambler would gamble in excess of their current income, especially a retiree.

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Pshaw.

Sure, he gambled for lesser stakes because he lacked the money to bet at the higher levels he once played at.

Riddle me this: if his gambling hadn't "hurt" him financially, why didn't he have more money at the end?

He was a celebrity earlier, he had an e-tail business...where was all the money from his lifetime?

The casinos got most of it.

Alan was a gamblin' man playing negative expectation games, often at a pretty high level, while not having an edge / not being an AP.

Which is how it goes...how it's gone for me...I've pissed away $70K to date gambling: it happens.

But $70K is pin money for me: with my savings, my investments, and my investment income I could lose a lot more and not sweat it.

We pays our money and makes our choices.

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Sure, he gambled for lesser stakes because he lacked the money to bet at the higher levels he once played at.

Riddle me this: if his gambling hadn't "hurt" him financially, why didn't he have more money at the end?

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I don't know how much money he had at the end, and neither do you.

But as for why he didn't have more...well he had retired and then we were suddenly in a bear market, so it's likely that his nest egg was depleted quicker than expected after he retired.

He wasn't making 7 bills anymore, so not enough income to comfortably play $5/$10/$25 VP.

He was a recreational player, same as you, and he enjoyed playing, same as you.

No reason to deride him if he dialed it down according to his income...no reason unless your intent is to speak ill of the dead.

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You've made assumptions that are not based on Alan's own words.

And, you used your assumptions to criticize him...thus speaking ill of the dead
The question is rhetorical: .





Yes I was, and I can even go back and read Alan's own words.

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My play level is based on my current income as a retiree. Only an addict and degenerate gambler would gamble in excess of their current income, especially a retiree.

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Pshaw.

Sure, he gambled for lesser stakes because he lacked the money to bet at the higher levels he once played at.

Riddle me this: if his gambling hadn't "hurt" him financially, why didn't he have more money at the end?

He was a celebrity earlier, he had an e-tail business...where was all the money from his lifetime?

The casinos got most of it.

Alan was a gamblin' man playing negative expectation games, often at a pretty high level, while not having an edge / not being an AP.

Which is how it goes...how it's gone for me...I've pissed away $70K to date gambling: it happens.

But $70K is pin money for me: with my savings, my investments, and my investment income I could lose a lot more and not sweat it.

We pays our money and makes our choices.

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What’s an “e-tail” business?

Is that like an online escort service?

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I don't know how much money he had at the end, and neither do you.

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IIRC he posted how things had gotten pretty shitty for him at the end.

But I am not deriding / defaming Alan; fact is I liked the guy, he seemed to be a decent fellow.

Again, how is trying to be truthful "speaking ill of the dead?"

Just as we comment upon architecture and music critically, so should we examine a life, well-lived or not.

What, do you fear that old "Judge not, lest ye be judged?"

bwa ha ha ha

Life's a game...the only relevant question is "How well have you played it?"

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how is trying to be truthful "speaking ill of the dead?"

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You're not being truthful, you're formulating opinions based on assumptions, then presenting your opinions as the truth, when you know the guy can't defend himself.

You're such a punk.

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how is trying to be truthful "speaking ill of the dead?"

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You're not being truthful, you're formulating opinions based on assumptions, then presenting your opinions as the truth, when you know the guy can't defend himself.

You're such a punk.

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Of course he cannot "defend himself," moron: he's dead.

No need to "defend himself:" it is what it is, or should I say it was what it was.

I've no malice; I am however a historian.

I comment based on what I've read and believe to be true: more than mere "assumptions."

Alan commented quite a bit about his circumstances over time, or have you conveniently "forgotten?"

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Of course he cannot "defend himself," he's dead.

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That's the point retard, you're talking shit about a dead guy.

And you prefaced your attack with this disclaimer...

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I guess you didn't get enough cheap shots in while he was around to defend himself.

You are a genuine a piece of shit...exactly what we'd expect a divorce lawyer to be.

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more than mere "assumptions."

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I assumed his poor health contributed to depression and he gambled to briefly escape the misery.

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You think you see an opening and you POUNCE...oops...sorry, but you missed.

I was responding to Singer, clarifying, when the can of worms erupted with redietz barging in.

Others are driving this car, I'm just along for the ride.

BTW: How is my being truthful "talking shit?"

Why should the dead get a bye that we, the living, don't have?

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I was responding to Singer, clarifying

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All everyone did was claim "he lost it all back--and more--anyway" just to keep their sanity.

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Alan DID lose it all back...that and more.

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Your response was not clarifying, it was a made-up shit-talking claim about a dead guy...you spoke ill of the dead.

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Why should the dead get a bye that we, the living, don't have?

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You don't understand why because you are immoral...and classless to boot.

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But then you did.

What happened to you in NJ?..did your daddy not teach you how to be a man?

Whatever.

You see it your way, I see it mine.

what, is the subject of Alan off limits in your world?

Now go fuck off you craven pultroon.

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you craven pultroon.

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No doubt that's your daily affirmation, recited while looking at yourself in the mirror.

Cowardice is the mother of cruelty.

De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est

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Whatever.

You see it your way, I see it mine.

what, is the subject of Alan off limits in your world?

Now go fuck off you craven pultroon.

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I wouldn`t worry about the coach....looks like he binge watched too many Clint Eastwood and Steven Seagal movies again this weekend