Originally Posted by
redietz
Occasionally, I gave detailed recommendations on this site. For example, I did a piece about how to shop for futures in Las Vegas given the past tendencies of the sports books and their locations. I even gave a step by step, where to park so as to get these numbers in particular sequences, which books were must-checks, which were you really should, and which were if you have time. My main thing is to tell people what NOT to do, like betting parlays. The first time I mentioned what I've done for a living was after Rob.Singer went on a sports betting spiel where he gave really bad advice. I had posted 2500 times previously without mentioning what I do.
Back in the day when Alan ran this forum, I talked about value for meals, which coffee shops and buffets to frequent, which to avoid. That was the kind of stuff I found so valuable back when LVA had an active, knowledgeable forum. I got a kick out of people assuming I was a low roller because I'd review buffets, coffee shops, and moderately priced casino rooms. Of course, these are the things Anthony Curtis and Dancer were also writing about. I actually learned useful things about slot programs and comps from Alan and how things worked. My first 15 years in LV, I relied on informal comp scrip for meals and such. When that started to die out, LVA and here were useful to me.
Now I don't bother to give detailed help unless someone specifically asks, like mickey crimm asked about how to do the sports book sign-up rebates on initial loss. I actually have a somewhat obvious strategy for Diamond in a Day that I have surprisingly never seen in print. If people were halfway civil, I would have shared it. But people can kiss my ass. It's funny from my perspective how clueless the posters are in terms of sports betting, which is the hottest nationally growing form of gambling and which will eventually overtake all other forms. Am I going to share anything useful here? Ten years ago, I would have spilled the beans on everything. Now I won't share anything. It's the ubiquitous incivility.
For example, I have never said one negative thing about mickey crimm's lifestyle, personal history, or choices on how to lead an authentic existence. In this thread alone, he's gone with I washed out of journalism and my girlfriend is toothless. What a class act. I mean, who needs this garbage? If he said it to my face, I'd either tase him or blow his head off, depending on my mood.