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Going to the casino tonight.  Supposed to meet up with a few long term bac players in the area from the east coast.  Ought to be very interesting.  Luckily I have a bit of pull at the place we are going.

Parallel to casino gaming on-line.  FYI:



https://www.casino.org/news/former-employee-blows-whistle-on-scam-skins-gambling-sites

Quote from: Gizmotron on June 21, 2017, 03:29:05 PM
I don't care what you have to share.


Good luck Glen.

If my name was 'john' and I was a monkey from Russia you sure would be!


https://www.casino.org/news/former-casino-chimp-dies-young-due-alcohol-cigarettes

Quote from: Chimp on June 21, 2017, 03:36:47 PM
Doesn't give you option to ignore the long annoying posts though.

Why would you have to go back and read anything you don't truly enjoy or like or that benefits yourself??

When you ride down the street, do you stop at your x-wife/x-GF's/X-BF's house and stalk them too? 

When you ride down the street, do you stop and go into the restaurant that grossed you out the previous time or had terrible food and/or service?

When you ride down the street, do you find yourself pulling into that store that has higher prices than the other ones you so regularly enjoy shopping at??

Seriously, just don't look and click on them.  Simple.

For those of you that do not know, this board has 'ignore' options.  That way you can not see, get PM's or be bothered by those members that apparently detest you, disturb you or that you cannot stand and upset your wonderful Mary Poppins/Dick Van Dyke type of life.

Here is the way you would ignore myself on this board:

Go to 'Settings/Profile'
Then go to 'Modify Profile'
Then go to 'Ignore Boards/Options
Then go to 'Highlighted'
Then go to the 6th one down "Alrelax's Blog"
Check that one
Then go back to the 'Ignore Boards Options'
Then go to 'Buddies/Ignore List'
Then at the bottom you will see a block next to 'Members', list
Put 'Alrelax' in there.

Done.

Happiness!

That way if you are too weak and have to go and read my stuff everyday that gets you so upset and just turns your world inside out, once you complete the ignore stuff--you won't have the great temptation any longer.  Like they say--'out of sight--out of mind', right???

Thanks.

Okay Gizz, I love you too!

Just remember, I am not the one about the brain juice, chimps and clinical related infatuation with gambling decisions. 

Great, I will swing by Joe's and the Blueberry Almond Joy donuts will be on me!  By the way, please divulge your 'secret method' only 2 people on earth know!  Please, all the roulette players want to make millions and millions of dollars!  Maybe you can get together with an author and write a book??

EZ Back with no commissions if you are in the USA usually one property nearby has it available. 

You know, there is nothing wrong with selling something as a sponsor on a message board or website, through ads and editorials.  Happens all the time in our culture, on TV, on the Radio, Billboards alongside the road, etc.,  Heck, in casinos in the restroom with advertisements as well as elsewhere throughout the casino property. 

Those people are buying advertisement space to reach other potential customers.  Simple, accepted all over without complaint, why here?  Like about Stephen Tabone.  My problem with him, was he came on the board and with a sheer commercial approach--started his dialogs and they all were based around his book and book sales.  Sponsor the board, pay your advertising money and carry on.  Don't slander others and sell your product. 

If you as a member, do not approve of it or you do not enjoy or like his style or info--skip it.  What's the big deal???  Same with a poster that you do not enjoy or like, skip their material.  When you go to a restaurant do you demand the owner of the restaurant remove all the things you do not happen to like on his menu??  Same thing.  It costs Vic money to run the board, are you donating or paying for your space or the privilege of reading, learning, enjoying or sparring with others??  Well? 

Personally, I don't care who sells what through a sponsorship.  In every industry/field there will be great products, mediocre products and junk/worthless products.  That is the pecking order.  I buy many things for the business I partner in.  Most of the time I buy the great products, however--once in awhile I purchase something that is clearly inferior in design, technology and/or 'real life field results' on a job as compared to another brand/product.  Hell, in my own kitchen I run into it all the time with various brands of food.  Everyone coming out with a service, product or something else for sale, might believe and think and market as that particular item is the best thing since slice bread--but in reality--their will always be like I said, great--mediocre--junk/worthless.

There is room on the board for all kinds of sales and marketing if they support the board.  The same as Amazon and other websites.  You give them a commission to be on their site, etc.  It is business. 

And you are very correct, that is part of the game, like it or not, participate in it or not.  I see it each and every time I play.  Sometimes great camaraderie and sometimes evil fights.

I knew a very large player and we used to play together frequently in Vegas and he grew tired of this, so he refused to every play together with another player at a bac table.  He always reserved a table or had the limit raised very high, like $1k to $25k which places like the MGM, The B, Mirage and Wynn will do for its regular players.  He was doing very well and eventually after a couple of years went bust, big time.

But had some great examples of this the other night with that great shoe we had, I will post them later.

Just FYI. 

           
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Last couple of night at the casino.  Great weekend!  My buddy took over $50k from them and that is generally not like him, I do believe that is his biggest score ever.  Mine was well over $30k, one of my best in the Midwest that is for sure.  In Vegas, AC and CT no, but the Midwest yes.  Especially how the highest majority of the idiots play here always, I mean always play only for the cut.  Even when it is cutting/chopping, they still play for the cut--which is the repeat.  LOL.  At least they all took some good coinage off the table.