I went to Greektown this morning, and I'd like to share some happiness and also to vent about a stupid rule in Detroit casinos or maybe all casinos. I had a Greektown security guy admonish me again after I took a picture of my Royal. I drew the Jack & Ace of Clubs for my Royal Flush and took a picture of it. I told him that when you win $1,000 you take a picture of it. "No cameras in the casino," he replied. Does he or management know how many cell phones have cameras?
I can understand if you take a picture of the casino floor or layout or Reverend Jones at the crap table, but a screen is a screen and can't be identified as to what property it is. I've never been hassled in Las Vegas over this, but I guess Detroit is still behind the times.
I also took a picture of my Deuces earlier, and I will continue to do so when I win. After all what can they do to me? Make me delete the picture? Kick me out?
I left after two hours and with $1,380 in my pocket and two pictures in my camera of the good fortune.
Sorry, Greektown, but days like this are to be remembered and not forgotten, and sometimes words are just not enough.
Greektown & Pictures
That is a holdover from the old days before cellphone cameras, and actually even
before digitals, but if you are obvious about taking the picture, they will tell
you not to do so. But I've never seen anyone manhandled out of a casino or being
86-ed because of it. And you'll almost never hear it from a slot attendant, who
tend to be VERY busy with the machine or their pad & ignore picture-taking,
undoubtedly in hopes of a tip.
Certainly the game is rigged. Don’t let that stop you; if you don’t bet, you
can’t win. -Lazarus Long
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice,
there is. -Yogi Berra
There is no such thing as luck. There is only adequate or inadequate preparation
to cope with a statistical universe. -Robert Heinlein
"No cameras in the casino," he replied. Does he or management know how many
cell phones have cameras?
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Ceasars Windsor also prohibits pictures (but of course it is easy to get them as long as you take them quickly and do not make a big production out of it). I am pretty sure it no longer is against the rules throughout Las Vegas. I have had the casino personell offer to take the pictures with me in it and hold of the payout till I finished taking pictures.
Dave
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "wipiliti" <wipiliti@...> wrote:
I went to Greektown this morning, and I'd like to share some happiness and also to vent about a stupid rule in Detroit casinos or maybe all casinos. I had a Greektown security guy admonish me again after I took a picture of my Royal. I drew the Jack & Ace of Clubs for my Royal Flush and took a picture of it. I told him that when you win $1,000 you take a picture of it. "No cameras in the casino," he replied. Does he or management know how many cell phones have cameras?
I can understand if you take a picture of the casino floor or layout or Reverend Jones at the crap table, but a screen is a screen and can't be identified as to what property it is. I've never been hassled in Las Vegas over this, but I guess Detroit is still behind the times.
I also took a picture of my Deuces earlier, and I will continue to do so when I win. After all what can they do to me? Make me delete the picture? Kick me out?
I left after two hours and with $1,380 in my pocket and two pictures in my camera of the good fortune.
Sorry, Greektown, but days like this are to be remembered and not forgotten, and sometimes words are just not enough.
I was told not to take pictures, but it had nothing to do with the jackpot. Basically, the casino said that it was violating the privacy of others in the area. I was skeptical of that explanation since there is no way you could see another individual in my closeup of the machine except, perhaps, as a reflection. Needless to say, I still usually take pictures of memorable jackpots but always do so discreetly.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "DavidL" <slutoo@...> wrote:
Ceasars Windsor also prohibits pictures (but of course it is easy to get them as long as you take them quickly and do not make a big production out of it). I am pretty sure it no longer is against the rules throughout Las Vegas. I have had the casino personell offer to take the pictures with me in it and hold of the payout till I finished taking pictures.
Dave
I always take photo's of my Royal's or peculiar hands.
Just recently, I hit a $1200 progressive and the Slot Attendant actually ASKED me if I was going to take a picture of it before he paid me out. (of course the slot attendant was a kid about as old as me, so...)