Originally Posted by kewlJ View Post
I am NOT going to lump Michael Shackleford with the likes of A Bob Dancer. Although I am not a big machine player, what I know of Dancer, I would compare more to Elliot in that he intentionally, maybe vindictively has done some treasonous things.

Your story of Mike and the sportsbook, exemplifies that he sometimes does and says things that end up hurting AP's (in the case of your story...himself), but I don't think intentionally or vindictively. It's just he has a bit of Gomer Pyle in him. Sometimes doesn't realize what he is doing or saying. I also happen to think he just doesn't understand how powerful a comment or review of a promotion FROM HIM, can be and just what the consequences can be.

I happen to think that Mike was responsible for the early shutdown of the Colorado blackjack opportunity last year that many of us were hitting hard. He sort of inadvertently mentioned it and that he would have more to say "later" and within a day or two, rules where changed cutting out most of the benefit of the play. I was playing a table that got shut down as I was playing...the day after he made the comment.
NOPE, not true, it's allready been discussed and he was not the cuprtate. There was some first hand information and it had nothing to do with Mike. When you say many of us were hitting it hard, who is US? IIRC you hit it lighly(didn't you leave and then go back?.) Searisouly, How long did you expect that to last?


I DONT LIKE MIKE OR ANYONE TALKIG ABOUT ANY PLAYS OR AP. I WILL NOT DEFEND ANYONE FOR GIVEING OUT TMI. I dont like him exposing good ways to play variouse promotions. He knows I am veimatly agianst the sharing of information publicly and its something we will never see eye to eye on.

Once agian, for the record. I dont share good information with Mike and he knows this. He's always complaining no one ever shares any information with him.

I have noticed he has not been exposing stuff for a while. Lets hope it stays that way.
There have been some good plays that I know he knew about and they went the full time, so I am confident he's not out there helping casinos in regards to AP.