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Gamble online for six more months
November 30, 2009
The UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforecemnt Act) was scheduled to take effect tomorrow, December 1st, 2009. What this Act will mean is that it is no longer legal to gamble online in the USA. Sort of. It is my understanding that it is already illegal to gamble online technically (thank George Bush), but unenforceable because there is nothing to stop people from using their credit cards online. UIGEA is an attempt to plug that hole. This hole plugger was scheduled to go into effect tomorrow, but, there was a bit of a delay. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board announced the big date has been pushed to June 1st, 2010. So, gamble your little heart out online if you so desire. Barney Frank has been pushing for something a little different to happen on this issue, as in basically not happen at ... Read the full blog post...
What Happens in Vegas, Stays in 0×9940B925
November 29, 2009
Just when I thought I was done geeking out ... July 2008: I walk into a Palazzo elevator en-route to a suite on an upper floor and I glance at the small video screen above the button panel. Just as the doors close, it turns blue, lines of cryptic white text scroll down the screen, quickly followed by a “Windows XP” logo. “Well, it's been nice knowing you all”, I said to my fellow passengers, “if the elevator is running on Windows, then we're all goners.” Nervous stares. Flash forward to last Friday. I got to the top of the City Center walkway, and what greeted me at the top other than a gigantic version of a spectacular failure which used to greet me on a daily basis with Windows 95. I was stunned. Now, I'm not saying this to embarrass or ridicule anyone. These little malfunctions are kind of fun because they look out of place. We all ... Read the full blog post...
That's What I Get for Waking Up in Vegas
“Shut up and put your money where your mouth is, that's what you get for waking up in Vegas.” The above lyrics do not make any sense. None. Think about it. Are you supposed to spend your entire vacation sleeping? Are you supposed to come to Vegas, slip into a coma, and be moved to a hospital in another state to be revived? There is no logical explanation for the lyrics, nor is there even a hypothetical explanation for them. “That's what you get for going to Las Vegas” makes sense. “That's what you get for banging whores in Vegas” makes sense. Since “waking up” is an involuntary, physiologic response to diminishing levels of melatonin and a conditioned response to circadian rhythm … how would one not be able to wake up unless one perished in their sleep? Is Katy Perry telling her supposed companion that she wishes he had been shot in the head while sleeping off ... Read the full blog post...
City Center: Walking the Walk
November 27, 2009
Just a couple of weeks remain until the Grand Opening of the largest project Las Vegas has ever seen, and today I was able to get a small photographic preview of the month to come from the newly-finished City Center Pedestrian Bridge. If you are sick and tired of hearing about City Center, then you are about to get a whole lot sicker. While City Center is a curiosity for most of the nation, it has a strange significance to me. It's the culmination of a few years, and it almost chronicles my own tenure in Vegas. While Las Vegas has been a second home to me for some time (to the tune of 10-20 yearly visits per year) … I didn't start routinely getting mail here until late 2004. As of today, City Center has been an auxiliary companion of mine for half of my Vegas residency – and it has yet ... Read the full blog post...
A Stay of Execution for the UIGEA
November 25, 2009
Talk about a last minute pardon. In somewhat-good-but-not-really great news for online poker players, it appears that UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) compliance has been delayed until June 1st, 2010. Once that date arrives, there is an option for additional extensions. It will also give Congress time to consider bills that do legalize some kind of online gambling, such as Barney Frank's HR 2267. The Frank Bill would create an automatic exception for online Poker (and only Poker) to the UIGEA, and it would seek to establish a framework within which other online games could be made legal. Note that today's revelation does not mean that the UIGEA has been repealed, it simply means that financial institutions are not required to be in compliance until June. Since many institutions are already compliant or semi-compliant, however, it may not have a huge impact on the status-quo. It can already be a daunting task for ... Read the full blog post...
With Liberty and Justice For All
4:47am: “Did you see new neon sign at ccd and gass?” 4:51am: “no” 4:52am: “You should check out it's sum kind liquor store thing”. 4:53am: “ok tx” Welcome to my world. Even though I am frequently mistaken for God, the fact is that my power is lacking. I can only hear ten million people praying simultaneously, which is vastly inferior to that of Jesus who, legend has it -- can hear the prayers of all humans, dogs, and aquatic mammals … all while listening to Badmotorfinger on his iPod. What can I say, homey has mad skills. Instead of omnipotence, I am often kept abreast of the minute and mundane goings-on in Las Vegas with a series of cryptic and oft-misspelled text messages. This is also why I rarely sleep. Case in point, 11/20 3:03am: “there is a strange smell in the palms bathroom” Yeah, I'm going to jump out of bed to investigate that. “Hello, public relations? My name is ... Read the full blog post...
What Happens in Rexville
Rexville. Much like Compton, the Bronx, and the Encore Hotel and Casino … the word denotes a location that strikes fear in the hearts of all men. This may be coming to an end, however. The neighborhood best known for overrated custard stands, pants-less murderers, talk show hosts with bad accents, petrified Indian actresses, and questionably sane Las Vegas “bloggers” is finally getting a little love from the city. The Scenic Byways project has begun making its way south from Downtown into Rexville, and so far I like what I see. Obviously, “Rexville” is not an official map designation, although it goddamn well should be since I have never seen as much concentrated mainstream coverage of this area than I have in the last several months. Is it a coincidence, or is the 30% tail wagging the 70% dog? It's a legitimate question, but it doesn't matter terribly much. The important thing is that the neighborhood ... Read the full blog post...
The Rush Tower is now Open
November 24, 2009
The Rush Tower at the Golden Nugget had its grand opening last night. Our Mayor Oscar Goodman was in attendance with his trusty martini, as was Miss Nevada USA and other celebrities who I have no clue as to who they were. I heard a rumor that one guy was Quentin Tarantino’s dad, but who knows? It was a big bash and lots and lots of people turned out to see the new digs and spill stuff on the new carpet. There is a new valet parking in front of the Rush Tower so you can have an easy check-in. You walk into the gorgeous lobby and look up to a huge, 75,000 gallon aquarium filled with over 1,000 tropical fish. Part of the Chart House restaurant is right there behind the registration area and behind that is the aquarium. It was really funny when we were ... Read the full blog post...
The Golden Nugget's New Rush Tower
Last night was the Grand Opening of the Golden Nugget's new “Rush Tower” which adds nearly 500 guest rooms to what is already the largest hotel in Downtown Las Vegas. In honor of the opening, the Nugget held a Grand Opening cocktail party at the base of the tower, and Oscar “I like ceremonies better than running cities” Goodman was present ... as if there was any doubt that he would be. In addition to the town drunk, there was a wide variety of other Vegas “personalities” in attendance, such as Miss Nevada and the odd newscaster here and there. The turnout was quite impressive. Upon arriving, I was pleased to see that the blocks along First Street and Carson Ave. have been dramatically improved to provide a much more attractive entry/exit pathway for motorists. Once inside, a Mirage-esque aquarium greets visitors from behind the check-in desk, along with an adjacent gaming pit. The ... Read the full blog post...
Tech of The Town
November 23, 2009
The Apple Store at Town Square. Ground zero in the Vegas Valley for metrosexuals and a black hole for testosterone. Forget the expensive vasectomy, fellas ... ten minutes in this place and you'll never impregnate another woman for the rest of your life. Hell, you'll never have coitus with one either. Trust me, I know. One of the reasons I make fun of Apple users is because I am one of them. Some people like to make derisive comments about Walmart shoppers while holding themselves above the same ridicule ... but if you are familiar with Walmart shoppers, it means that you are a Walmart shopper. Do everyone a favor and cut the elitist bullshit. Personally, I never shop at Walmart, but I am a self-loathing iPerson. I dislike Apple the company, and I detest almost every Mac user I have encountered, but I simply cannot use Windows. I've been a UNIX user for ... Read the full blog post...
