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Ten Years Ago Today: The Closing of Binion’s Horseshoe (Part 1)

Posted by on Jan 9, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal | 18 comments

 

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Today is January 9th, 2014.

Ten years ago today, a Las Vegas landmark was forcibly shut down.

Binion’s Horseshoe, the crumbling ruin of a former empire and the final vestige of the Old West that had once transformed dusty Las Vegas into a neon-lit magnet of vice, shuddered its windows and padlocked its doors.  

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Animals R Us

Posted by on Jan 5, 2014 in Blog, Rants and Raves | 1 comment

 

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What makes us perceive similar things so differently?

For instance, two things can be almost identical.  They can be the same size and shape.  They can provide the same benefits, or pose the same dangers.  So why would one thing be cherished, while the other is feared?

Let’s take the DNA of two mammals (see below).  They’re about the same size and shape.  They’re closely related as species.  They both live in cities.  However, we perceive one as a sweet and fuzzy creature, while the other is vermin.

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What I Think of Jerry Jones (and NFL Playoff Games)

Posted by on Jan 4, 2014 in Blog, Sports Betting | 2 comments

 

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The NFL playoffs begin today.

Like all but one of each of the last 18 years, the Dallas Cowboys will not be among this weekend’s winners.  That’s 17 of the last 18 Januarys spent at home.

This may seem unremarkable unless you consider the perpetual disappointment of this wasted franchise.  Do you think the Detroit Lions or Buffalo Bills would be ranked near the top of NFL team memorabilia sales if they posted just one playoff victory in 18 years?  Somebody is fooling somebody here.  There are a lot of fools drinking Cowboy Kool-aid.

And therein lies the wicked wizardry of the man responsible for brewing the punch, behind the curtain, at the controls, pulling the levers.

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Jerry Jones.

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