In a message dated 6/24/2006 11:09:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
dennis.florence@worldnet.att.net writes:
<<As a retired auto exec with advanced degrees in both Engineering and
math, I completely support the math published and supported by the
advantage players for the long run and I have read all of it. As a
four times a year or so Vegas visitor, only the short run exists. I
still think there is some grain of truth in what Rob Singer preaches
despite any negatives against Martingale or Kelly Criterion on a non
positive game.>>
"Hi. Excuse me. I'm Lieutenant Columbo Jr. from Las Vegas Metro Police.
Here's my card."
"It's 3:30 in the morning. What..."
"Oh I'm so sorry. Did I wake you up? Are you Denny? These kind gentleman
from hotel security said you might be in your room and we could talk?"
"I haven't done anything.... Why are..."
"Maybe you heard of my dad. He was on LAPD and made some television shows."
"Yes. He had that funny little car. The uhh..."
"It's was a 59' Peugeot. He gave it to me. I still drive it. It's downstairs
by valet parking, but I installed Cheech and Chong Hydraulics on all four
wheels. It's fun to drive down the Strip at night."
"Lieutenant. I have to get some sleep. My plane leaves at 10 am. And..."
"The Japanese tourists. You should see their eyes. They get a bang out of
the car.... Oh. I'm sorry again. I won't bother you anymore. I promise."
"I'd close the door but your foot is in the way."
"You remind me. I need to get new shoes. The commander told me.......Say,
this sure is a nice hotel. I could never stay in a place like this. Not on what
the department pays me."
"I've had enough of this. I haven't done..."
"Do you know a guy named.... I have his name here somewhere on a piece of
paper... No not this pocket... No. That's the shopping list.... Bob Dancer. Do
you know him?"
"Why of course. He's a famous Video Poker expert here in Las Vegas. I've
never met...."
"The funniest thing. His garage blew up yesterday. Ruined his nice car. He
said he won it in a drawing or something."
"I've been in this hotel the entire time.... Just ask the..."
"You left at least once... to open a bank account? I have the account number
here somewhere just incase you forget what..."
"How did you know that?"
"You posted that on an online forum.... Free the vp.... No..."
"vpFREE on Yahoogroups."
"Yes. That's it. Thank you. Can I just ask you one question?"
"You already did Lieutenant. No more questions."
"You mentioned a name in that post. A guy who lives in Arizona."
"I don't remember what I put in the post."
"I thought you might forget so I wrote it down. The name... I have it here
on a piece of paper...No not this one...."
"Not that one either, Lieutenant. That's the shopping list."
"Thank you. Here it is, Rob Singer. Do you know him?"
"Once again Lieutenant I Know of him but have never met him."
"Two weeks ago a guy who looks like him was seen in Phoenix and Tucson
buying large amounts of ammonium nitrate, an agricultural fertilizer, and nitro
methane. The bomb that blew up Mr Dancer's garage was made from that stuff."
"I have nothing to do with Mr Singer. Why are you..."
"Personally I think fertilizer should be used to grow things like roses. My
wife loves roses..."
"Well fine. Good night Lieutenant. I have to get some sleep."
"You said something else about Mr Singer's views in the post and in another
one from the archives last year."
"What."
"About short term results for a profit being better than long term play?"
"Yes. Mister Singer has some views that are not accepted by the mainstream
math experts and.."
You know, we at Metro have a lot of dealings with Casino surveillance and
from time to time have to detain....and site for trespassing... what's the
word.. Advance... The casinos don't like them. They call them all sorts of
names, Flies, Fleas, Grinders...What are they called? Advantageous."
"Advantage Players."
"Yes. Thanks. There are over four-hundred of them making a living at playing
video poker.. and..."
"So, what does that have to do with Mr Dancer's garage or your bothering me
at 3:30 in the morning?"
"I've seen a lot of video tape of them playing. They'll sit at one machine
for hours and hours. One guy for eighteen hours straight. It's how they make
their living."
"And?"
"Don't you think that if the short term "run" as you put it, worked better
they'd all hop around to various machines, not even caring about strategy
skills or pay tables, even go as far as moving out of state and just visiting
here to make huge profits from short "run" play. It's how they make their
living. They'd jump at a better way to do it.?
"Please Lieutenant."
"You have my card. Let us know if you hear anything. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
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