In the earlier days of Atlantic City, New Jersey there was a similar case that I do believer was either addressed at the state level or the federal levels, not sure.  But it centered around the payouts which the casinos advertised that they pay back.  I don't remember what figure was mandated and what was advertised by the casinos.  But slot machines can all be 100% adjusted, set and calculated what to pay out, not when or whom to pay it out to, which was substantiated by the government, at least here in the USA. 

But paying out $4.00 on a $10.00 play, with the bells and whistlers and 'winner' declared, is just a trick that has been around.  There was some discovery prior of people exposing the machines where there was less 'key' symbols on the wheels towards the right side that stop last than on the other reels, which was another one of their tricks.

Same thing with the lotto machines these days, bells and whistlers for a $1.00 to $5.00 ticket with the announcement from the machine, "Whoo Whoo-Your AWinner"!  Paying less than what you paid for a lottery ticket and announcing your a winner. 

I looked 2 times now.  Once he had his long dialog up about myself and Atlantis, more of a manifesto than a thread.  Now it is gone.  Oh well, maybe I should ask him if I could join??  Maybe Gizmotron will let me???

Heard they closed that as wella s the big one in Hollywood.

My family pulled through, although one member was very stubborn and finally left from the Naples area as he was right on the coast.  The other in Miami did pretty well, got nervous in the middle of it when the winds and war covered her street, but got lucky there also compared sections right down the street from what she was telling me.

Hope no damage to your place.

I left the board, but I have to come back to check on Alrelax!  LOL!  That's attention, you are the best, I guess you were just picking up mail at mail drop, getting a donut or two at Joe's and thought about me when you saw the sign that says, 'free internet'.   

And, it is 'us' because I say so.  Otherwise, you would not have responded.  And if you truly did not care or were not concerned, you would never have came on today!

I just want to know one thing Mark, when you do play baccarat (or did) when you really needed that face card or Pip 10 card to win a larger sized wager, did you scream "MONKEY"  Honestly, tell us. 

Forget baccarat Mark.  Let's talk about something that actually matters like Almond Joy donuts with a honey creme raspberry drizzle or a Huckleberry with tripe chocolate mint orange creme filling???  Which one is better.  I need a couple dozen right now!!!!

Just curious, this is the chimp you are referring to, no?

Bubbles (gambling and card playing chimpanzee)
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Bubbles Bubbles the chimpanzee.jpg
Bubbles being held in Michael Jackson's arm
Species    Common chimpanzee
Sex    Male
Born    April 30, 1983 (age 34)[1]
Austin, Texas, United States[1]
Notable role    Companion animal, occasional actor[1]
Known for    One-time companion animal of American recording artist Michael Jackson[1]
Owner    Michael Jackson
Centre for Great Apes 2005-present
Weight    160 lb (73 kg)[2] - 170 lb (77 kg)[1]

Bubbles (born April 30, 1983) is a common chimpanzee, known for being the one-time companion animal of American recording artist Michael Jackson, who bought the primate from a Texas research facility in the early 1980s. The animal was a frequent travel companion to the singer, whose attachment to the animal led to media mockery and, among other factors, a public perception of Jackson as eccentric. During the Bad world tour, for example, Jackson brought Bubbles with him to Japan, where they both drank tea with the mayor of Osaka.

Bubbles was initially kept at the Jackson family's home in Encino, Los Angeles, but was moved to Neverland Ranch in 1988. There, he slept in a crib in Jackson's bedroom, used the singer's toilet and ate candy in the Neverland movie theater. By 2003, like many captive chimpanzees, Bubbles had matured into a large and aggressive adult chimp unsuitable as a companion animal. He was sent to a California animal trainer. When the trainer closed his operation in 2004, Bubbles was moved to the Center for Great Apes, a sanctuary in Wauchula, Florida, where he has lived since 2005.


Acquisition

Bubbles was born in early 1983 in an Austin, Texas research facility that bred primates for animal testing.[1][3] There are conflicting reports as to how he came into Jackson's possession. Multiple reports state that Jackson had Bubbles bought for him when the chimpanzee was eight months old. The acquisition was said to have been supervised by Bob Dunn, then one of Hollywood's most famous suppliers and trainers of animals for films, photoshoots and advertisements.[1][4][5]
Life at Neverland Ranch

Bubbles was kept at the Jackson family's Encino home until 1988 when he was moved to Jackson's newly acquired Neverland Ranch.[6] There, Bubbles slept in a crib in the singer's bedroom,[7] ate candy in the Neverland movie theater,[8] was fed at the dining table,[7] wore a diaper, and relieved himself in Jackson's personal toilet.[8][9]

At Jackson's 2005 People v. Jackson trial, jurors learned from a videotaped interview with Jackson that his several chimpanzees would help him with housekeeping chores. "They run around, help me clean the room. They help me dust, clean the window," Jackson stated. At the same trial, Jackson's maids testified that they were not impressed with the behavior of the chimpanzees that the singer had kept over the years. One housekeeper told of how she had to clean up feces hurled at the bedroom wall. Another maid described a chimpanzee called Max tearing off his diaper before crawling into Jackson's bed.[9]
Media mockery
The public perception of what Michael is as a human being has been highly exaggerated. Those articles are hard for me to relate to. For instance, Bubbles is more fun than a lot of people I know. I saw Bubbles at a wedding in a tux. He has great table manners.
Quincy Jones.[10]

Jackson's attachment to Bubbles drew media mockery. For instance, the media reported that the chimpanzee would be the ringbearer at Elizabeth Taylor's October 6, 1991 Neverland Ranch wedding. The report was not true, but was, according to The New York Times, "an idea that some newspapers found too delightful not to report."[11] Bubbles' companionship was a source of comfort to Jackson and formed, writes journalist Steve Huey, a public perception of Jackson as a "bizarre eccentric, obsessed with recapturing his childhood."[12][13][14] "This is when the weirdness began to reach mythic proportions," wrote Robert Thompson, a professor of popular culture at Syracuse University.[15]

Jackson and Bubbles' bond, as well as Jackson's other alleged eccentricities, contributed to the media epithet "Wacko Jacko," a nickname Jackson came to despise.[13] The media often focused on Bubbles, rather than on Jackson's music, and published many false stories regarding the animal, such as the allegation that Bubbles was not a single ape, but one of several.[16][17] A later claim suggested that Bubbles had died; Jackson's press agent Lee Solters quipped to the media that "when Bubbles heard about his demise he went bananas ... Like Mark Twain, his death is grossly exaggerated and he's alive and doing well."[18][19] Another story, reported in The National Enquirer, claimed that Prince, Jackson's longtime rival, had used extrasensory perception to turn Bubbles crazy. "What kind of sicko would mess with a monkey?" Jackson was reported to have asked. "This is the final straw. Poor, poor Bubbles." Jackson found the story hilarious, and his staff reported that they had never seen the singer laugh so much.[20]
Late 1980s
A headshot of a man wearing a blue baseball cap and red shirt. He has long black hair and is smiling towards the camera.
Michael Jackson had Bubbles accompany him throughout the late 1980s.

The late 1980s were a busy period for Bubbles. Jackson took him on outings and would often talk to him. According to reports, he later showed him how to moonwalk.[21] Bubbles had an agent and was rumoured to have his own bodyguard.[7][22] He sat in for the recording of the Bad album— Jackson insisted that Bubbles and Jackson's pet snake attend as spectators—and accompanied Jackson for the filming of the "Bad" music video.[7][23][24] In the short film for "Liberian Girl", Bubbles made a cameo appearance.[25] When the Bad world tour began in September, 1987, he and Jackson shared a two-bedroom hotel suite in Tokyo.[7] During the tour, Bubbles and Jackson made a social visit to the Mayor of Osaka, Yasushi Oshima; there, Bubbles drank Japanese green tea while seated quietly next to Jackson. Oshima commented that he and his fellow officials were "surprised to see the chimpanzee, but we understand he is [Michael's] good friend ... This is the first time an animal ever entered City Hall."[26][27] Though allowed to travel to Japan, Bubbles was unable to enter Britain and Sweden due to strict quarantine laws.[28][29] Jackson also brought Bubbles for tea at Elizabeth Taylor's house. Taylor did not mind the fact that Jackson had brought a chimpanzee.[30] Later, at a party to celebrate and promote Bad, Bubbles reportedly "worked the room" and was "the life of the party".[7]

Around this time, Bubbles and Jackson were photographed by Kenny Rogers for his book, Your Friends and Mine. The photo shows Bubbles held on Jackson's hip, and has been cited as one of the best taken of Jackson.[by whom?] In the black and white photograph, Bubbles is dressed casually in a long sleeved shirt and overalls. Jackson is also dressed casually; he wears jeans and a simple shirt.[31] Rogers said: "Bubbles was so human it was almost frightening. He would take Christopher [Rogers' son] by the hand, walk over to the refrigerator, open it, take out a banana and hand it to him. Christopher was amazed... we all were."[31]
Relocations
An aerial shot of a large ranch. Trees surround several huts and buildings on the barren property.
Neverland Ranch served as the home of Bubbles, until he became too aggressive to live with the Jackson family.

In a 2003 documentary, Living with Michael Jackson, the singer revealed to journalist Martin Bashir that Bubbles had become overly pugnacious.[32] He was removed to an animal sanctuary over fears he might attack Jackson's newborn son, Prince Michael II.[nb 1][34] Jackson subsequently bought two more baby chimpanzees, Max and Action Jackson; the public believed these two chimpanzees were also Bubbles.[1] Bubbles' removal was a source of regret for the musician, who stated that the animals could live for up to 60 years. During the interview, Bashir was also told of how Jackson had planned to hold a "celebrity animal party" for Bubbles. Cheeta, the chimpanzee from Tarzan, Benji and Lassie were to be invited.[35] Bubbles was relocated to Bob Dunn's ranch in Sylmar, California.[4][36] "Bubbles is an adult chimp and a wild animal," Dunn stated at the time. "We don't let him out to play."[36] According to CNN, the chimpanzee would be visited by Jackson and his children, who also played with the other animals while at the Californian ranch.[36] "He still acts like a kid around them", Dunn added, referring to the musician.[36] The Washington Times, however, claimed Bubbles was not visited by Jackson, despite the singer's representative stating beforehand that the entertainer would like to meet with the animal again.[37] Shortly afterward, in December 2003, it was claimed that Bubbles had attempted suicide.[nb 2][42][43] The chimpanzee was supposedly taken to a hospital in time to be saved.[43]

Since the closure of Dunn's facility in 2004, Bubbles has been kept at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida, where he is said to enjoy painting and listening to flute music.[4] The center for apes, where the annual care for each animal costs around $17,000 as of 2009, also houses 41 other chimpanzees and orangutans.[2][4] Patti Ragan, director for the Center for Great Apes, commented on the animals' daily routine at the sanctuary. "They relax. They take naps together. They might go up in the top of the cupola. They go out in the chutes and lie under a tree in the tunnel system. They groom each other and they fight and they have arguments, too."[4] According to animal keepers at the center, the 160 pound (73 kg) Bubbles—whose facial features have changed since his time with Jackson—is now "huge and ugly" but has a "sweet character".[2][3] The ape now spends most of his time sitting quietly in trees with his best friend Sam, a 40-year-old chimpanzee.[2]
Death of Michael Jackson

On June 25, 2009, Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering a cardiac arrest.[44] News organizations reported that Bubbles was not brought to the singer's memorial service, but instead stayed at the Center for Great Apes.[2] It has not been revealed whether Jackson left money to support Bubbles, whose care, to date, has been paid for from public donations.[3] Animal trainer Dunn, speaking to the News of the World, stated that the chimpanzee would miss Jackson.[42] "Bubbles definitely missed him when they parted and will miss him now. Chimpanzees are intelligent. They remember people and stuff. Bubbles and Michael were close friends and playmates. The last time Michael visited, Bubbles definitely recognized and remembered him."[nb 3][42] He revealed that Bubbles was thought of by the singer as his first child, and added that he hoped Jackson's children would keep in touch with their "stepbrother" following their father's death.[42] In 2010, La Toya visited Bubbles at the Center for Great Apes in Florida.[46]
Legacy

Jackson launched Michael's Pets, a range of soft toys based upon the animals the singer owned, in November 1986. The toys consisted of a frog, dog, rabbit, snake, ostrich, giraffe, llama and Bubbles the chimp. Jackson also appeared, as a bear wearing sunglasses and a fedora.[47] "He [Jackson] was very instrumental in designing the toys", said Bob Michaelson, who was responsible for developing them.[47] "He was very instrumental in how it should be programmed... he's got tremendous intuition."[47] Jackson, in approving the toys, stipulated that the manufacturers donate $1 per sale to a children's charity.[48]
Porcelain sculpture by Jeff Koons

In 1988, Jeff Koons made the three identical porcelain sculptures Michael Jackson and Bubbles as part of his Banality exhibit.[49] At the time, each sculpture was said to be worth $250,000.[50] Koons once said of the pop star, "If I could be one other living person, it would probably be Michael Jackson."[49] The art piece became one of Koons' best known works.[51] The figure shows Jackson and the chimpanzee wearing gold military-style suits.[49] In 2001, one of the figures was put up for auction and was expected to fetch between $3 million and $4 million.[52] The figure sold to an anonymous telephone bidder for $5.6 million.[49][53] The sale was a record for a work by Koons.[54] Two of the sculptures are housed at The Broad Contemporary Art Museum in downtown Los Angeles and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

The Daily Telegraph reported in August 2009 that Bubbles was to publish a "tell-all memoir" about his time with Michael Jackson. The book—entitled Bubbles: My Secret Diary, From Swaziland to Neverland—is a spoof diary by journalist John Blake.[55] The book fictionally documents the "darker aspects" of Bubbles' life, including a "$2,000-a-day banana addiction, depression, romantic conquests, and [his] 'vicious rivalry' with Tarzan star Cheeta".[55] The "collection of very personal and honest entries from [Bubbles'] diary" fictitiously revealed how the chimpanzee coped with the death of Jackson. The publication was released in October 2009.[55] Speaking of Bubbles, Blake stated:

Behind his seemingly-perfect life of glamorous friends, gold-plated tyre swings, and personal chefs, there is a dark history of medical experiments, addiction and loss. But Bubbles has fought against his personal and professional problems and, with his help of man-pet Michael Jackson, he has grown to become bigger than King Kong—figuratively speaking.[55]

Honesty, truthfulness and exploit what we know and lived through.  That is fair.  Thanks.

Quote from: WildMoney on September 08, 2017, 08:46:18 AM
Is that the 'golden secret' by tabone cos I bought the silver bullet proof baccarat winning strategy in paperback and I'm winning using it.

Took it to casino and was reading part of it on the table, pit boss told me to put it away, went back with system in my head and continue to win. Since I bought 2.1 I'm up 90units.

OMG Seriously Stephen.  Tell a better story than that to get a few more quick book sales.  I am forwarding all of this to amazon sale rep I already to spoke and they are quite interested in how you are using their name on this website in your spam and scams.

Quote from: WildMoney on September 08, 2017, 08:36:17 AM
I bought the 2.1 book silver bullet proof baccarat winning strategy and I am waiting for stsephen's baccarat tie book coming out this month.

Total insanity, scam, fallacies and the author has zero class and invades any and all message boards with spam and his commercial sales that no real gambler will follow, after its been tried of course.

Quote from: ekeoma.prince on September 08, 2017, 09:32:01 AM
I read your system and it's a very complicated and does not beat the odds. I read Tabone's book and Kuzer's book too. Tabone's book on amazon the silver bullet proof baccarat winning strategy, seems to be the beat system out there that win. Kuzer's system is weak. Wizard book does not have a working system and he just goes with a banker betting flow that does not work.

Do you have any straightforward system/s, easy to follow?

One millions percent:

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Quote from: Jaguar88 on September 04, 2017, 12:55:04 PM
Been tied up, but with a good amount at the tables throwing plays down range as hard as ever.  Do you have a link on the piece about the player you mention?  Thanks!

These are people I play with regularly at the local casinos, not Vegas/AC and some of the larger properties in Southern California.  But as an overall view-observance over the past 7 years or so--these are very very common 'average' players with little or lots of funding, the game has changed in the years around 2004/5 to 2008 if you ask me.

http://betselection.cc/alrelax's-blog/mentality-more-than-anything-else!/

Also, this is related as well:

http://betselection.cc/alrelax's-blog/figuring-it-all-outtrying-to-make-it-less-complicated/


Side note:  I stopped by the one casino I played at Thursday and Friday nights as I wrote about also, did very well on Fortune 7's with $40-$50 out there a few times and caught the winning F-7's.  Anyway, last night, I was passing by and stopped in.  Bought in with an extremely low amount of money just to fiddle around with a very close buddy that i have not seen for a couple of months.  He was on something and had the feeling.  Pointed out to me what it was, had to due with winning hand point values, combined with the trend, and a couple of other things.  I am not one to bet a mechanical bet placement, and he does quite a bit.  But I saw what he did also and 'Amy' and another player that will constantly wager negative progression was well into it.  Out of at least 20 wagers we got 15 of them correct.  Every time, no--no way and I would never do it.  But it was there and when it is there---you HAVE TO TAKE it and not wager against it.  That is where the huge PSYCH factor comes into play I have wrote about extensively.  I turned a very small amount of money into about $2k in those hands, of course I should have been wagering $300 to $500 or even $700-$800.  But i was not in the mind frame to play, I know my buddy wagers almost similar to what he was preaching to me, but it was there and when it is there that is EZ-pickings.  'Amy' and the other players lost huge money, at least $25k wagering strictly pink chips in the 20 or so hands.  They hit a couple and started a come-back, but it was so obvious we were both wagering low on the side that we thought and out of sheer respect because we do get along for the other ones, we never made eye contact with them or their wagers before the cards came out.  'Amy' and the other guy got wiped out and the rest of the table did okay.   If the whole table was together, the camaraderie and the wins would have been huge, but people are far too stubborn and believe too much in their attempt to change the shoe presentments!!!!  And, almost all of their losses were over their instance to play the 'cut' when it was obviously strong and then when it was weak (chop-chop) they insisted on the repeats that never came.  The other things we were following were point value winnings and losings, which I rather not get into here because it only causes some members to blast back about superstitions, etc.

Sad but true.

Quote from: ADulay on August 27, 2017, 06:06:57 PM
I still want to know what an "uncivilized bachelor daddy" is.

AD

To me and only IMO, those can be found around Sunrise Blvd. and the 441 entire area of Fort Lauderdale.  Also, anywhere within the 'pork and beans' AKA Liberty City area of Miami, and extensively around the area of Hallendale Beach Blvd., and State Road 7 area in southern Broward County also, for instance.  Some of the quick identifying traits of those would be, jeans with a belt on that is riding well below their rear-ends as well as multiple colored sneakers usually costing around $300.00 or so.  Oh yeah, the highest majority of them are unemployed as far as a conventional job where they have weekly salaried paycheck and pay taxes, etc. 

IDK, maybe I just don't have the mindset and the age of internet scammers, link posters, sales trolls and all related, etc. 

However, if i got into that business, I would definitely post a little bit first, such as --Hi all, how is everyone--I am Mr., Everyday Link Poster, and i am going to be posting so and so, etc.  At least a few posts to appear real before the links rather than the very first one??

The statistic experts and math wiz's certainly don't play (for real) only in their play minds on this board.  Correct.  Stats and math generally mean nothing and when it does--it is just a 'fleeting' coincidence.  Bottom line is, it makes everything else just as often in real life as it does a stat or a math 'has to', etc.

Players get 'sucked in' more so then anything else.  I wrote about it and Jaguar wrote some about it. 

The silliest thing and as well, the most insane thing about this game is, it is really NOT THAT HARD, once you understand everything but (BUT-NOT) statistics and the math, which mean nothing like I said.

I am going to write a piece about this player, 'Amy' the other night, fits right perfectly here, 100%.  I will write it in my Blog where I post moist everything.  Thanks.