I’m headed to Dallas for a week to spend time with my mother. Seeking advice.
While in town, I’d like to visit one or more of the (legal) Dallas poker rooms. I’m seeking recommendations and advice as to the best room, location, and games.
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
ROSECROFT RACEWAY — OXON HILL, MD (1985)
Most gamblers have at least one lapse of degeneracy, unless our condition is permanent.
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
THREE RIVERS STADIUM — PITTSBURGH (1990s)
Continuing with the ghosts of stadiums past, here’s Marieta both outside and inside Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. I’m not sure what year it was taken — probably in the late 1990s.
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Why am I posting a picture of a horserace track?
Good question. Read on.
You’re looking at the Hawthorne Racecourse, in Cicero, IL (Chicago).
This is where a rare discovery was made — a possible error in the operation of the sportsbook and odds (which is actually run by a third-party company). Discovering the error was only part of a longer ordeal. Turns out, getting paid was the biggest challenge.
This is where my story begins (and where this column ends).
PLEASE CLICK ONTO THIS LINK TO READ THE FULL STORY
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
IMPERIAL PALACE CASINO / THE AUTO COLLECTION — LAS VEGAS (1997)
The Imperial Palace has an fascinating, albeit scandalous past. A construction mogul named Ralph Engelstad bought the property in 1971 which included a small hotel called the Flamingo Capri. He invested his own money, expanded the hotel to 19 stories, added a casino, opened up an antique car museum, and ignited multiple firestorms later in his life when he was exposed as….yes really, it’s true….a Nazi admirer.
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