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Saying Something
June 22, 2010
Gee, what could possibly go wrong with this ... From http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12686429 (not the Review-Journal): Las Vegas law enforcement agencies are launching a new effort aimed at encouraging regular citizens to watch out for suspicious activity. The program is called "See Something, Say Something". The program is designed to make average citizens the eyes and ears of law enforcement when officers aren't around. Authorities say a prime example of how well that can work is the attempted attack on Times Square in New York City. Faisal Shahzad is accused of trying to rig a car bomb in the crowded New York City plaza. A street vendor, however, spotted smoke coming from the vehicle and reported it to authorities. Shahzad on Monday pleaded guilty to 10 terrorism and weapons counts. To summarize -- emboldened by one man's reporting of a smoking vehicle, Las Vegas law enforcement is beginning a program which will encourage other people to report ... Read the full blog post...
Anonymous Alcoholics
June 4, 2010
Tuesday night was rather lackluster from a gaming standpoint. For the first time in a long time I played some cards at the Bellagio and I ended up getting my rear end handed to me when I slow-played Aces. As bad as this sounds, I wish that it was the greatest injustice I was forced to endure on this particular night. After taking my beating like a man and congratulating the victor of the hand (I have no idea why I do this since I don't mean a word of it), I decided to expedite my trip home by taking the fabulous Las Vegas Monorail. I left the Bellagio through the north boulevard entrance, crossed the skywalk, climbed down to street level and started walking toward the Bally's sports book. Entering through the rear of Bally's allows one to bypass three sets of escalators and also allows you to avoid the casino floor. ... Read the full blog post...
The High Cost of Self Esteem
May 24, 2010
"Would you like to buy me a drink?" Up until this point, my evening was actually going pretty well. "What?", I responded to the young lady who had just parked herself beside me. I was hoping that I had misunderstood her but I was sure that I hadn't. "I said I'm going to let you buy me a drink", she reiterated, this time with even more self-confidence than before. I looked at the woman, this time more intently. She was in her mid 20's, had light brown hair ... and was about a 6.5 on a scale of 1-10. "That's a very generous offer", I said, "but I'm not even buying my own drinks." Technically, I was correct. For the first time in a long time, someone else was picking up my tab. It's not cheap being VegasRex since the money to grace others with my wonderful presence usually comes out of my own pocket. ... Read the full blog post...
Scam Vegas
May 14, 2010
So far, 2010 has been a somewhat unusual year in Las Vegas from my perspective as a resident. While there have always been copious amounts of panhandlers, bums, and "can you spare some change so I can buy baby formula" scammers in this town, in the past several months, the numbers of these groups have really picked up. Allow me to give you an example. About an hour ago, as I was arriving home, a man dressed in a city worker's uniform greeted me at my driveway. I rolled down my window to see what he wanted, and he said "Hello, I am with the Las Vegas Safety Department and I am here to repaint your house number on the curb. It's almost worn off and it needs to be visible in case of emergency". "Alright, whatever", I said, and I began rolling up my window. Before it reached the top, the man shouted out ... Read the full blog post...
Leaving Las Vegas … Eventually
May 11, 2010
Generally, I don't find "studies" terribly compelling, accurate, or original ... but this one was at least thought-provoking. Excerpt: "Swell of discontent: A large share of locals, many jobless and underwater, pining for greener pastures away from the recession-ravaged area, study finds During Las Vegas‚ boom years, plentiful jobs were enough to keep the masses moving here. Now that the boom has gone bust, a new survey by UNLV researchers suggests a large share of valley residents see little reason to stay. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Area Social Survey found 40 percent of locals want to leave the state. The results are an indication of tough times, said Robert Futrell, a UNLV sociologist who led the study paid for by the university and the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition. Most Las Vegans, it seems, talk about moving at some point. The transient nature of the area ‚ only 8 percent of us were born here ‚certainly contributes ... Read the full blog post...
Casino Photography: Return of the Jedi
April 15, 2010
"Rex, casinos are private properties and can do whatever they want to anyone, whenever they want." This statement is not true. A casino is an “establishment or place of which the public is invited or which is intended for public use”. It is a place of public accomodation. Entering a casino or shopping mall is not the same as entering someone's private home. All persons are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of places of public accommodation without discrimination or segregation because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation. By law, the casino has to let everyone inside, barring specific reasons not to. Contrary to overhwelming popular belief, casinos cannot just throw anyone out for any reason, nor can they deny someone entry without a good reason. If they did, the casino would be breaking the law, because they are ... places of public accomodation. This is ... Read the full blog post...
Casino Photography: The Empire Strikes Back
Lately, it appears that the issue of photography in Las Vegas has gotten more heated than it has ever been before. Last year, myself and a blogger named "Poker Grump" participated in an article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal about the issue of photography in casinos. I have to give the writer of the RJ piece credit for surgically removing what were probably 185 "fucks" from what I actually said, and somehow plucking a couple of printable quotes from our 30 minute-ish conversation. The article also contains quotes from a variety of other sources which confirm what I have been telling people all along, but they have refused to accept. Photography in casinos is not illegal. This issue has been hashed out again, and again, and both law enforcement and casino ownership have conceded the point. If you take a photograph in a casino, the house has only one legal recourse. They can ask ... Read the full blog post...
Casino Photography
"Excuse me, sir, there is no photography in here." Aaaah, here we go again. Honestly, I had no idea that a security guard was behind me. I turned around to face the rotund woman who could no sooner catch me on foot than see her own pubic hair in the shower, and said "Calling a Blackberry camera 'photography' is a little optimistic, don't you think?" I received a blank stare. My words had purchased a first-class ticket to the other side of the guard's head, and the pilot had requested a high altitude. "There is no photography in here", she reiterated. "May I take a photograph of the sign that tells me I can't take a photograph?", I asked. "No you can't", she answered. "Just out of curiosity, do you know why this new policy is in place?", I asked again. "National security", she said. "Of course", I responded, and shoved my phone back in my pocket. Now, three years ... Read the full blog post...
Confessions of a Self-Parker
April 6, 2010
To Valet or Not to Valet ... in Las Vegas, that is often the question. Today, the age-old debate once again reared its ugly head as a friend and I took his car to a local casino. This particular friend was one of "those guys" who derives a large amount of pleasure from owning nice cars, and who would no sooner park these cars himself than he would light his own balls on fire. Ironically, despite his three year age limit for pricey automobiles, this same guy has a dogshit single-core PC from 2005 on which he recently spent $40 to upgrade the RAM. To him, this was a better investment than spending a whopping $600 to replace the entire machine with something that didn't use a hamster running on a wheel as a power source. On second thought, maybe he doesn't need a new computer. Even though his is a slow, ancient, ... Read the full blog post...
Driven Over
April 2, 2010
Well, I should have known that it was too good to be true. Every time, and I mean every time I recommend something ... it goes straight to hell. The Sahara Buffet, the Gold Spike, the Hard Rock Cafe, the Monorail, Cloud Nine -- I feel like this town busts its ass to make me look like a buffoon, and believe me when I tell you, I don't need any help. I have that particular job covered. Whenever I find something halfway decent in this town, I rush to the nearest computer so that I can sing its praises over something I like to call "the global network of interconnected computers" or TGNOIC. Soon, a company called "Mozilla" will release a program called "Firefox" so that even common, non-technical people will be able to decipher words and pictures on the TGNOIC (I wish a better name for this computer network would catch on). As ... Read the full blog post...
