...............So its not surprising Binions keeps posting negative
cash flow. MTR Gaming is a joke as far as being able to operate a
casino. Some of us have been around long enough to remember when
the place was vibrant and full of action. Now it is a skeleton of
its former self........
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Charles" <fromthevault@y...> wrote:
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So true, Charles!
I too remember the glory days of Binion's, when Benny was alive
and Jack was in charge. The place was jumpin', day and night.
The BJ and Craps tables were filled, the $1.00 slot machine crowd
was there in force, yelling up a storm, and there was always a hot
poker game in progress.
My daughter-in-law used to shoot Craps there for hours on end. At
that time, you could get 100X odds! Once, she stood at the Craps
table for so long, that "she fell through her shoes" (the heels
collapsed and disintegrated!) I convinced her that the airline
wouldn't let her on the plane w/o shoes, so she bought a new pair
before flying home to LA. This experience lent a whole new meaning
to me when I heard some shooter intone, "Baby needs a new pair of
shoes!"
Back in the days (mid to late 80's, I think) when pickets from some
union was trying to prevent gamblers from entering Binion's, EH & I
were there pumping away on Aces & Faces. Suddenly, a clamor arose,
and, amid shouts of "We back Jack!", Jack Binion appeared with a huge
bucket of quarters. He began throwing generous handfuls of quarters
into the slot trays of all players. We were the happy recepients of
$10.75 worth of free largess.
Unfortunately, Binion's downfall started when the evil sister, Becky,
took over the casino. It was a fast but inevitable slide down from
there. Too bad. I thought that Binion's USED to be the best of "old
Las Vegas".
-Babe-