Category Archives: Ethics

COMPS FOR SALE?

There has been some discussion on the Internet recently about the selling of comps. Although there is no general agreement about this subject and I respect the right of others to publicize their opinions, I feel constrained to publically disagree … Continue reading

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What Were They Thinking!

I am usually able to ignore all the classless over-the-top sexual advertising in Vegas, but I am offended every time I see the billboard on the south side of Flamingo, just east of the Tuscany Casino. Advertising the Gallery Nightclub … Continue reading

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Response to Comments

One reader wrote:  “Crooks? Coming from someone who is supposed to be an advantage player I find that pretty harsh. He took advantage of a glitch in software just as pretty much any advantage player would do.” –Not “any.”  Every … Continue reading

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Gamblers and Charity

Here was one of the comments on my Jan. 3 blog entry about our New Orleans holiday visit at Harrah’s: “… it seemed that perhaps you could have shared some of your good fortune with those less fortunate. It would … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts

Wow – I think I did that entry okay on the first try, technically challenged as I am.   I’m so happy and proud of myself I think I’ll write some more as I wait for Halloweeners to come to my door.  Does living … Continue reading

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Ethics in a Casino

I just heard (from a skilled gambler who shall remain nameless) that a friend of his saw a well-known “promotion scrambler” get handcuffed and taken in the back at the 4 Queens casino sometime last month. “He was working several … Continue reading

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