Post by canadia on Jul 1, 2010 20:13:40 GMT -5
Since the C box only keeps a certain number of messages and then they are deleted, I will keep items here that don't really have a place in our other threads, true odds and ends but people might like to catch up on them.
Hollywood Casino Did you know there is a Casino in Indiana with the theme of Hollywood and Gerard's face is on one of the walls:
Excerpt:
Rodio walks through the casino with the air of a man who could take the walk blindfolded and never brush against a poker table. Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart join Fred Astaire and Golden Era stars in watching patrons, who are already filing in the 24/7 casino at 2 p.m. on a Friday. Red carpets line the walk to the gaming area, bathed in spotlights and 1980s MTV music. There are more than 4,000 stations at which to gamble: 3,200 slot machines (from 2-cent bets to $100 a spin), 60 table games (for baccarat, poker, craps, roulette, 21 + 3, Big Six Pai Gow Poker, Caribbean Stud and more), a 41-table poker room that hosts televised World Poker Tour events, a high-limit gaming area and two high-roller lounges. Half of the gaming area is designed as a Central Park movie set, with trees and wrought iron; another side is an industrial waterworks movie set. Both are filled with a stream of movie trailers, vintage commercials and maximum-size billboards that advertise current films. Meryl Streep, Gerard Butler and Bruce Willis watch over their areas with eyes the size of SUV tires. Card dealers dressed as Austin Powers, Michael Jackson, Madonna and other celebrities deal cards alongside life-size virtual dealers on screens who deal cards to monitors in front of players. Indiana allows smoking inside, and while there are designated non-smoking areas, smoke lingers in the casino and mixes with the lights, sounds and smells of early afternoon gaming. It is friendly and welcoming, surprisingly light on blatant sleaze; a female dealer in a pair of thigh-high white leather boots a short skirt and just enough cleavage to attract appreciative glances is the only nod to adult pursuits not regulated by the Indiana Gaming Commission.
www.toledofreepress.com/2009/10/08/indiana-town-is-example-of-casino-success/
Hollywood Casino Did you know there is a Casino in Indiana with the theme of Hollywood and Gerard's face is on one of the walls:
Excerpt:
Rodio walks through the casino with the air of a man who could take the walk blindfolded and never brush against a poker table. Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart join Fred Astaire and Golden Era stars in watching patrons, who are already filing in the 24/7 casino at 2 p.m. on a Friday. Red carpets line the walk to the gaming area, bathed in spotlights and 1980s MTV music. There are more than 4,000 stations at which to gamble: 3,200 slot machines (from 2-cent bets to $100 a spin), 60 table games (for baccarat, poker, craps, roulette, 21 + 3, Big Six Pai Gow Poker, Caribbean Stud and more), a 41-table poker room that hosts televised World Poker Tour events, a high-limit gaming area and two high-roller lounges. Half of the gaming area is designed as a Central Park movie set, with trees and wrought iron; another side is an industrial waterworks movie set. Both are filled with a stream of movie trailers, vintage commercials and maximum-size billboards that advertise current films. Meryl Streep, Gerard Butler and Bruce Willis watch over their areas with eyes the size of SUV tires. Card dealers dressed as Austin Powers, Michael Jackson, Madonna and other celebrities deal cards alongside life-size virtual dealers on screens who deal cards to monitors in front of players. Indiana allows smoking inside, and while there are designated non-smoking areas, smoke lingers in the casino and mixes with the lights, sounds and smells of early afternoon gaming. It is friendly and welcoming, surprisingly light on blatant sleaze; a female dealer in a pair of thigh-high white leather boots a short skirt and just enough cleavage to attract appreciative glances is the only nod to adult pursuits not regulated by the Indiana Gaming Commission.
www.toledofreepress.com/2009/10/08/indiana-town-is-example-of-casino-success/