Gambling

[aMD]

1)  not exactly on topic but my ex used to work at a casino...let's just say she had a lot of sleezy stories, people offering to take her to orgies, buy her panties for like $500, all kinds of crazy shit.  2)  Honest to god, one of my friend's moms won $450,000 at the casino in Dubuque, IA.  She was already pretty wealthy so it pissed me right off.  She was playing some kind of progressive slot.  3)  Iowa will be enacting a no-smoking in public ban (no bars, restaurants, etc) but the casinos will be exempt.  How bullshit is that.  Just because they have deep pockets they're exempt.  Meanwhile the local ma and pa restaurants and bar owners get fucked in the ass.  The premise of the bill is to protect the health of workers and other patrons to these establishments, but apparently casino workers and gamblers don't matter  :-/  I really shouldn't be surprised...

The only bars in the UK which were not affected by the smoking ban introduced last year are in... you've guessed it... the Houses of Parliament!  They are currently taking the same view with regard to the recent Freedom of Information Act, which they claim should not apply to releasing details of their "expenses" claims.

It all went a bit Michael Moore there for a moment.  Rant over.  ;)

similar thing happened here in louisville smoking was banned in all indoor facilities except churchhill downs.  Because money buys you the right to be self-destructive I guess.  they are a hand full of establishments that simply ignore the smoking ban and I love them for that, even though i no longer smoke.  I just don't like the government telling me what I can and cannot do.

As far as gambling, I've been smart enough to stay away from it for the most part.  Only been to one casino and lost 50 bucks by making rookie mistake after rookie mistake at the poker tables.

On the night of my bachelor party I tried to put 100 bucks against mike tyson when he was fighting here in louisville.  I couldn't get the bet in in time.  I would've won about 800 bucks. oh well.