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  1. #361
    Okemah, Oklahoma
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    "More importantly, mickey thought 8-4 was two games over .500. Argued about it. C'mon, man. Nothing can top that for math expertise. If GWAE ever has you on again, you can be sure I'll be calling in with that gem.'Nuff said." REDIETZ

  2. #362
    Shawnee, Oklahoma
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    "More importantly, mickey thought 8-4 was two games over .500. Argued about it. C'mon, man. Nothing can top that for math expertise. If GWAE ever has you on again, you can be sure I'll be calling in with that gem.'Nuff said." REDIETZ

  3. #363
    Newkirk, Oklahoma
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    "More importantly, mickey thought 8-4 was two games over .500. Argued about it. C'mon, man. Nothing can top that for math expertise. If GWAE ever has you on again, you can be sure I'll be calling in with that gem.'Nuff said." REDIETZ

  4. #364
    I am curious about this thread... I have been a little curious for some time now. You post up these pictures of these Casinos which are smaller and do not have a monster client base... is that correct? Now you remind me of me with your brashness or balls... do you have no worry that someone is going to figure things out and put two and two together? Perhaps it is like I said in another post... the Casino does not care about progressive players because it does not matter who hits the jackpot because no matter what the Casino is getting their percentage!?

    You bastard I only looked at the first page but my goodness I haven't felt jealousy like this for a very long time and I really never get jealous. It is too late for me though, my blood is too thin and I am officially a desert rat now for life. I wanted to retire in Portland, Oregon or back to the Pittsburgh area or something like this in Montana. I have been in Montana years ago playing poker at the Crystal Palace but that was a long time ago. They also had a bar not far away with a very small game on a BJ table which felt like a home game. I just wasn't able to make it very long in Billings or at Butte at that young age in my life. I miss that type of scenery and the Rivers and what not.

    You make me think of A River Runs Through it... Oh I'll never leave Montana brother.
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  5. #365
    Monet, when you wrote Crystal Palace, were you referring to the Crystal Lounge on 1st and Broadway in Billings?
    "More importantly, mickey thought 8-4 was two games over .500. Argued about it. C'mon, man. Nothing can top that for math expertise. If GWAE ever has you on again, you can be sure I'll be calling in with that gem.'Nuff said." REDIETZ

  6. #366
    Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post
    Monet, when you wrote Crystal Palace, were you referring to the Crystal Lounge on 1st and Broadway in Billings?
    It has to be... I remember it being in the heart of downtown and 1st street sounds right. This was over 20 years ago. I knew when I typed that out I was confusing Crystal Palace with something. I have been to Crystal Palace as well but for the life of me I can't think of where or what or when. Perhaps that is a card room in the LA area... I forget. I was only in Billings for maybe a week to 10 days and hitchhiked out to Butte for another week or so where some lady and her kid picked me up, took me to her beautiful new house in the prairie or valley or whatever it was. Amazing views of the mountains and green grass and just lovely. The only thing out of place were the modern houses in this grassy knoll. They just didn't fit. She was nice enough, trying to help me get work but had to give up on the idea after a week and my youth and inexperience and no resources didn't help. Her husband was out of town on business and coming back soon which I guess is why the shove off. Nothing happened in a physical manner although I suspect she was fighting off her own desire and loneliness. I remember her drinking some wine one night and I made a small move but she got spooked and nothing came of it. Better off that way in hindsight and I really didn't want to be there for a week but when your hitchhiking around the country these things happen all the time. I suppose it can turn sour as well where no one will ever hear from you again. I would say the odds are low for that to happen. In my experiences it is amazing how many people want to help out a 16 to 19 year old skinny Caucasian drifting the American Highway System.
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  7. #367
    The Crystal Palace was a pool hall in San Francisco. Then there was the Crystal Palace II on Bonanza and Eastern In Las Vegas. Years ago it was a big time pool hall. The Crystal Lounge in Billings was the first place I ever played Texas Holdem. I was living out of a pickup truck and working day labor around Montana in 1984. No machines back then but five card stud in the bars. Then I stumbled onto the Crystal Lounge and Texas Holdem. Annie Duke got her start playing at the Crystal Lounge. The joint is still going strong. Liquor in the front, poker in the rear. Karaoke 7 nights a week.
    "More importantly, mickey thought 8-4 was two games over .500. Argued about it. C'mon, man. Nothing can top that for math expertise. If GWAE ever has you on again, you can be sure I'll be calling in with that gem.'Nuff said." REDIETZ

  8. #368
    Clinton, Oklahoma
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    "More importantly, mickey thought 8-4 was two games over .500. Argued about it. C'mon, man. Nothing can top that for math expertise. If GWAE ever has you on again, you can be sure I'll be calling in with that gem.'Nuff said." REDIETZ

  9. #369
    I can't explain why, but there is something depressing about these midwestern casinos located out in the middle of nowhere.
    Last edited by MisterV; 02-26-2018 at 09:43 AM.
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  10. #370
    Originally Posted by MisterV View Post
    I can't esplain why, but there is something depressing about these midwestern casinos located out in the middle of nowhere.
    As far as scenery goes Oklahoma might be the worst state in the nation. No wonder Jackson sent the Indians there. The casinos are owned by the tribes whose ancestors were on the Trail of Tears. A good historical novel about the lead up, during, and the aftermath of the Trail of Tears is Dee Brown's Creek Mary's Blood.
    "More importantly, mickey thought 8-4 was two games over .500. Argued about it. C'mon, man. Nothing can top that for math expertise. If GWAE ever has you on again, you can be sure I'll be calling in with that gem.'Nuff said." REDIETZ

  11. #371
    Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post
    Okemah, Oklahoma
    Mickey! You found my favorite place!

    Just kidding. While I have a fondness for The Golden Pony, it reminds me of the casino equivalent of the vampire bar in "From Dusk to Dawn." You don't wanna be there after dark.

    Mickey, one question, did they ever repair the member of the Golden Pony statue out front? Somebody had made off with most of it.

  12. #372
    Originally Posted by redietz View Post
    Mickey, one question, did they ever repair the member of the Golden Pony statue out front? Somebody had made off with most of it.
    Shhhhh!

    Don't ask, don't tell.
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  13. #373
    Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post
    The Crystal Palace was a pool hall in San Francisco. Then there was the Crystal Palace II on Bonanza and Eastern In Las Vegas. Years ago it was a big time pool hall. The Crystal Lounge in Billings was the first place I ever played Texas Holdem. I was living out of a pickup truck and working day labor around Montana in 1984. No machines back then but five card stud in the bars. Then I stumbled onto the Crystal Lounge and Texas Holdem. Annie Duke got her start playing at the Crystal Lounge. The joint is still going strong. Liquor in the front, poker in the rear. Karaoke 7 nights a week.
    Years and years ago I actually lived at the Crystal Casino in LA for some time and even lived in the parking lot of that establishment. This was right before they crashed. It turned into a ghost town but it seems they survived that downfall. I suppose when Poker got popular they had the resurgence. I also realized that we have a Crystal Palace roller skating rink on Boulder Highway near Sams Town and AZ Charlies. I am sure I am just confusing some of the places with Crystal in the name. I do appreciate the correction though and will try to remember that it is the Crystal Lounge and not Palace. Honestly though, Montana is a great place to live but one would need plenty of money and income coming in and be able to deal with the Snow and Cold which would be difficult these days. I would have a problem adapting to a City that isn't 24 hours. Las Vegas is so easy to live in with the 24 hour everything and IMO everything is just so darn cheap or reasonable compared to other cities in the country. The pitfall or quicksand is the ability to go on TILT or just basically lose everything in one fell swoop like most people do.

  14. #374
    I would not want to live in Las Vegas.

    Too hot.

    Too tempting, with gambling everywhere, 24/7.

    Too far from the ocean (I love the seaside).

    Obviously Las Vegas hits the right buttons for some of us.
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  15. #375
    Beachbumbarrister

    when you live there, like when i live in reno you become immune to the type of temptation you get when you are there for a week and get antsy in your hotel room.

    The novelty of having a craps table or a sports book, or a poker room, 10 minutes away.wears off and you just partake in a reasonable way.

    gambling is only one of the few reasons I am going to live the rest of my life near reno. Heck I am mainly poker and sports betting...and there are plenty of poker rooms near where I live in Ca, and legal sports betting is on the way....but still if i had to make the choice today to buy a home in the reno sparks area, I would do so...even with my choice poker spots and legal sports gambling on the way.

    sparks has a water park which is just as good as any ocean I have ever been to.........

    ok...kidding on that one..

  16. #376
    Those of us who are well adjusted should be able to "become immune to the type of temptation you get when you are there for a week and get antsy in your hotel room," but many of the people who move to Sin City already have if not a gambling problem then a predisposition to developing one.

    Probably the best way to live sanely in Las Vegas would be to ignore gambling and casinos completely, and therein is where the house of cards falls apart.

    What else of continuing interest is there to do there, culturally, socially, politically and recreationally year-round which is not inextricably tied to casinos?

    Lots of shows and concerts, some sports, but the brutal heat is a killer, at least for me.

    I suppose for folks who haven't lived anyplace which is better Las Vegas might seem like the promised land.
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  17. #377
    I too like the ocean (Atlantic) but the desert really awes me. Actually I love the west desert or not. Have yet to see Utah except from a plane. It looks pretty cool.
    Take off that stupid mask you big baby.

  18. #378
    I agree about the heat. Reno is more moderate...

    at least reno general vicinity has beautiful mountains surrounding it, and access to historical areas like virginia city and carson city.

    but vegas beats the entertainment of reno

    Although I find the acts in reno and vegas are best seen outside a casino stage. Lets face it...from the performers viewpoint,,,,they know if they perform at a venue in a city, like a concert hall or college campus in anytown USA.....everyone there paid for a ticket and are into them. And the people up front paid alot..and are really into the act.
    In vegas and reno....the performer has no clue if the people in the front are fans or just high rollers looking to take a break. They have no idea what percent of the audience are fans of got a "package deal vacation voucher".
    I remember sitting up front in atlantic city, for Dangerfield, and people all around me were talking through the whole act. They couldnt give a shit....they were high rollers or friends of high rollers who got tickets.
    And you dont think the performer doesnt pick up on that? Sure they do. Plus the casino likes them to do a short show and get the asses out of the seats and onto the gaming floor.

    The plays are condensed versions of the broadway original. Usually cut down to 100 minutes or less. I saw Spamalot at a casino and they cut at least 30 min off the original.

    so as far as entertainment goes...you often get a lesser version than at the concert halls...often for more money.

  19. #379
    I recall in the late seventies and early eighties that most of the regular gamblers in Portland went to Reno.

    Lots of them drove.

    Now with tribal casinos available poor Reno is dying on the vine.

    I'd like to visit it again soon, maybe this year.

    I was only there once, to visit the Harrah's auto museum while spending a couple days at the Hyatt at Incline Village on Lake Tahoe, so I never went into any Reno casinos.

    Suggestions about where to stay and gamble?
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  20. #380
    yes, if you rent a car, then stay at Atlantis or Peppermill. They are 2 miles down virginia st......from the center city of the older casinos. It more modern.

    If you go, and like cars...go for the week that is called Hot August Nights.....alot of vintage cars,, hundreds of them.....at various casinos ..in roped off parking lots and in the blocked off "strip" downtown outside the casinos.

    You would like it...I really dont know much about it so I dont appreciate it like you would.

    If you stay downtown, walking distance to about 6 casinos...stay at Harrahs...its the more modern of the casinos there. Although I cant vouch for the gambling.

    the atlantis and peppermlll are more modern, I stayed at atlantis many times, and the rooms are nice. Never a problem.

    I played craps at both casinos and they had very good crews. Alot of slots at both...and great poker rooms.

    there is always agood day trip for the historian ..to virginia city...an hour away. And tahoe and hour and 15 away

    And histyoric truckee ca.....30 min away
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