I think Di Rocco liked the controversy. Controversy sells. At the time there probably wasn't 100 video pokers pros in the United States. Di Rocco didn't give a rats ass about them. The masses of recreational gamblers were the market. They don't want to know how to grind out a profit. They want to know how to strike it rich.

I read Gaming Today religiously in those days. The rag came out every Tuesday. I found a lot of plays just by reading the casino news. I remember one morning walking into the Vegas Club, picking up a copy of Gaming Today, grabbing a seat, then reading "Detroit Motor City installs Anchor Gaming's Double Time System."

I immediately booked the next flight to Detroit. I was in Detroit before sundown. I had made a lot of money on that double time system when they first installed it at the Pioneer/Laughlin.