We had a discussion as to whether the casinos are honest and I said they positively were. But how about the patron? There is an axiom all over, that the last check you get is always a stiff. A severely pressed customer chasing his dollars often succumbs to the pressure and loses his sense of moral value. He writes a check and doesn’t have the money to back it up. To him it isn’t the same as doing this in New York or Los Angeles, at a grocery store or in a garage. But of course, it is. The bosses are resigned to it even though their collectors do everything legally to collect. Slugs and foreign currency are used in slots. Violators get severe sentences for this. Customers have also been cussed and convicted of conspiring with employees illegally. Naturally 99 9/10% of the are but the casino have better record than the customers.
Stars of Play
As for the stars that play Las Vegas and then lose thousands gambling, it is often the case that they are so “hooked” that their business managers or attorneys advise casino managers that their checks are not to be honored beyond special limited amounts. They have just lost too much. In all online casino gambling there wow players.” They come to Las Vegas at the satin year, lose the same amount of money in the same game and never attempt to change their gambling style. We feel sorry for them, often try to advise them, but they smile sadly and continue on their way. As I’ve intimated, the gambling casinos are the stages for amusing and touching incidents. One day a woman of at least 70 was sitting at the “21” table sipping straight whiskey and was pretty drunk. She was enjoying herself but it looked kind of bad. I had known her so I put my arm around her shoulders and said, “You really should be ashamed of yourself drinking so much at your age.” She retorted, “I’d rather be drinking so much at your age.” It summed up everything. Another elderly woman was darling about her losses. She came to me and asked, “Where do I get first aid- around here?” I wanted to know what the trouble have a fractured pocket book,” she smiled.
Casino Club
Once I worked for a club where one of the owners was of all the people he knew especially those from Texas especially the wealthy ones. We all knew his boasts Were greatly exaggerated. As a gag one of the other bosses told him they expected Daddy War bucks (a comic strip 24laracter) from Texas. “Give him anything he wants,” answered the boastful one. “I know him well.” Years ago I loaned $20 to a fellow who I had seen several times in the casino and looked honest to me. I knew he was in some kind of fringe business but it didn’t bother me. He went under the name of Curly. About a year later a fellow sidled up to me in the casino, slipped me $20 and said, “Curly told me to give you this.” I asked where he was.
Casino Chips
While chips are basically the only betting unit used in most casinos, there is another form of "coin" that is making its way into use in Las Vegas. The token, an almost-dollar-sized coin that is not quite the same weight of an Eisenhower silver dollar has now found its way into widespread use in Las Vegas casino. Originally approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission in 1965 as legal substitutes for the no-longer manufactured silver dollars, tokens never found widespread acceptance in most casinos.
