Las Vegas

Some Clarification
talos4 1872 reads
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1 / 11

Is there any 3:2 Blackjack left downtown?

I heard Binion's has the 6:5 atrocity. That's, like, a sign of the End Times or something.

I remember the Horseshoe (as it was called) had single desk Blackjack as far as the eye could see, and you could walk into the place with a computer strapped to your back and they just wouldn't care. And if you tipped the cocktail waitress $25 she'd come back to your room for a full 2 hour GFE. And cherubs and pixies would help you dress in the morning and the breakfast buffect cost ten cents.

Well, OK, maybe time exaggerates things, but you know what I mean.

boneboybob 34 Reviews 1665 reads
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2 / 11
Nico Veneta See my TER Reviews 2031 reads
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3 / 11

They sold it a week after they bought it. It is now owned by Speedway

Naughtiness
Kadi

talos4 1942 reads
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4 / 11

Christ, I'll have to pack my hazmat suit.

El Cortez is OK, I guess.

I saw some on the cheapo site, but I'm never sure how up to date those entries are.

vmtgbroker 37 Reviews 2219 reads
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5 / 11

Kadi is right that Harrah's doesn't have ownership but I do think they do manage it!!! That's why the WSOP was at the Rio!! And I can tell you the Rio was crazy!!!!!

Number 6 124 Reviews 2214 reads
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6 / 11

Oh, the Binion family very much would care if you were counting, steering, spooking, or any of those other lovely tricks associated with blackjack. Most computers were operated inside shoes, BTW.

Binion's is owned by MTR, aka Mountaineer Gaming, who also own Speedway in Norte Las Vegas. Actually, the blackjack was very good there for a while this summer.

slowguy 54 Reviews 2004 reads
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7 / 11

I have little to add other than that is the most hilarious depiction of the 'good ol' days' I have ever seen.  I actually got misty eyed, thank you.

boneboybob 34 Reviews 1949 reads
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9 / 11

But I should have said: I think once it went out of the family, it was ruined.

quzi 84 Reviews 2112 reads
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10 / 11
InspectorMorse 212 Reviews 1651 reads
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11 / 11

Harrah's does not manage Binions.  Harrah's owns the rights to the name "World Series of Poker."  That was the whole reason for them buying Binions, then turning around and selling it to MTR Gaming (which, as Kadi stated, also owns the Speedway Casino).  Harrah's didn't include the rights to the name "World Series of Poker" in the sale.

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