a nevada tale.
i have a poker playing buddy whom we shall call bob who told me this story:
he was in a card counting ring and they had gone up to reno to ply their trade. they had chosen boomtown casino which is up the mountain on I-80 going west and is the last casino before you get up to lake tahoe area. it is winter time and it is snowing.
bob has stationed himself where he can see a "weak" dealer's hole card and is passing the info onto his cohorts at the table when casino security comes and rousts him. they tell him they know what he is doing but they don't know who his allies are so they are kicking him off the property.
they escort him to the front door of the casino and tell him to scram. bob asks if he can just stand under the awning because all he has on is a sport coat and slacks. no, they say, "you must leave our property."
"what about that closed gasoline station over there? can i wait there?" asks bob.
"nope, we own that too. matter of fact, as far as you can see, we own all of it. except for that interstate over there. you can walk over to it and you would be off our property." says they.
so bob hikes over to the interstate and is trying to get a ride back down to reno. he is standing beside the road in the snow hitchhiking. cars are going quite fast down the mountain because the road is clear though the snow is coming down harder and harder. no one will stop for him, probably because they don't see him until they are almost past and bob is getting quite cold when finally a car pulls over.
bob trots to the car but the door is locked and then the window comes down a little bit and the driver says: "what in the hell are you doing out here in the snow?"
bob figures the truth is the best here so he replies, "i don't know if you will understand this but i am a card counter and i was working over there at boomtown and security busted me. all i need is a ride into reno because i am staying at the silver nugget."
the driver says, "i am a slot cheat so i can't afford to be seen with you!" and drives off.
only in nevada.
he was in a card counting ring and they had gone up to reno to ply their trade. they had chosen boomtown casino which is up the mountain on I-80 going west and is the last casino before you get up to lake tahoe area. it is winter time and it is snowing.
bob has stationed himself where he can see a "weak" dealer's hole card and is passing the info onto his cohorts at the table when casino security comes and rousts him. they tell him they know what he is doing but they don't know who his allies are so they are kicking him off the property.
they escort him to the front door of the casino and tell him to scram. bob asks if he can just stand under the awning because all he has on is a sport coat and slacks. no, they say, "you must leave our property."
"what about that closed gasoline station over there? can i wait there?" asks bob.
"nope, we own that too. matter of fact, as far as you can see, we own all of it. except for that interstate over there. you can walk over to it and you would be off our property." says they.
so bob hikes over to the interstate and is trying to get a ride back down to reno. he is standing beside the road in the snow hitchhiking. cars are going quite fast down the mountain because the road is clear though the snow is coming down harder and harder. no one will stop for him, probably because they don't see him until they are almost past and bob is getting quite cold when finally a car pulls over.
bob trots to the car but the door is locked and then the window comes down a little bit and the driver says: "what in the hell are you doing out here in the snow?"
bob figures the truth is the best here so he replies, "i don't know if you will understand this but i am a card counter and i was working over there at boomtown and security busted me. all i need is a ride into reno because i am staying at the silver nugget."
the driver says, "i am a slot cheat so i can't afford to be seen with you!" and drives off.
only in nevada.
posted by Ron Shock | 9:41 AM
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