Yeah, not much interest. I'm in the odd position of hoping it's actually true because (1) it makes Argentino a liar to hundreds or thousands of readers regarding the provenance of his money, (2) it means he lied through his teeth to a journalist, Alan Mendelson, who was on his side, or Alan was in on it (which I do not believe), and (3) somebody didn't manage their money very well.

I'm really hoping GWAE does the interview(s). One problem is that Dancer and Anthony Curtis were both in Las Vegas when Argentino went off the rails denigrating a recently deceased advantage video poker player, and it was bad enough (since the guy's family read the stuff) that Gaming Today canned him. So there's a reputational cost that comes from publicly engaging Argentino, and the fact that Argentino has no expertise in any other area of gambling probably doesn't help. Because of that, the interview would be a one-topic, one-shot deal, so is the reward worth the risk? The one-shot interview, after all, involves a play that is likely extinct and legally debatable, so it's not the best one-shot topic in the world.

I still hope GWAE does the interview. Odds, however, are probably against it if all mickey got was a "thanks."

Regarding mickey's going over to the dark side, it's been my experience that these things usually happen when there's some quid pro quo in progress.