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In reply to the discussion: "I ain't never seen Vegas like this on a Saturday night. Where's the people. Holy shit." [View all]multigraincracker
(36,007 posts)53. Back in the 80s I use to go there for some big fights.
Was friends with a bookie in Detroit. I use to pick up and deliver cash for him, so he rewarded me with tickets for some major boxing matches.
Back then there were no greater bargains than Vegas. Great room for $20/nights, all you could eat buffets for $1.99 and so on. The casinos were getting rich on the gamblers, so they gave everything else away.
Dont know what happened, but that all went away.
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"I ain't never seen Vegas like this on a Saturday night. Where's the people. Holy shit." [View all]
Swede
Monday
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W_HAMILTON
Monday
#46
No where close. It's not everywhere in America. There are a few cities that have gone to complete garbage.
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Monday
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Greed/Corruption. Here's a good story. My husband worked at a Greyhound track. (Microsoft Engineer)
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Monday
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I loved to watch the World Series of poker.....then they moved it to a streaming service.
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Tuesday
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