I thought they had a one man craps table. It was like a regular table but cut in half. Maybe that was somewhere else. I used to stop there every nite when I was a hack. Ez access to take a leak. I remember I had my wallet stolen and asked them to not pay if someone came in to cash it. I think it was for two dollars. I think I had a few teams on it and went 1-2 for two bucks each. I gave them the teams so there werent that many tickets with that combo. Supervisor that went on to work with Fishhead at Alladin came through and I got paid after some scumbag tried to cash it..
I remember once back in '93, I, my father, and a friend from NYC, went into LC to use Gene's bill counter to have some money counted on his machine, for a square-up with LV movers.
Well our friend from NYC's part of the count kept coming out wrong, as it turns out his wife's suntan lotion had busted in the suitcase on the way back from Hawaii, and even though he had wiped the bills endlessly with a towel at the hotel, they still continually stuck together in bunches, while Maday, though patient and genial, was not amused!..I had to eventually step out to the parking lot to keep a straight face.
Was he not also one of/if not the original Friday night half-point offerers?
The man played his cards close-to-the-vest, but quite a straight-up man also when put to a question..nothing but respect here.
P.S. Yes he was quite the MNF King, and also well connected, as the multi six-figure money for square-up was left with him for pick-up..Lou you must've done well getting those marks.
Well our friend from NYC's part of the count kept coming out wrong, as it turns out his wife's suntan lotion had busted in the suitcase on the way back from Hawaii, and even though he had wiped the bills endlessly with a towel at the hotel, they still continually stuck together in bunches, while Maday, though patient and genial, was not amused!..I had to eventually step out to the parking lot to keep a straight face.
Was he not also one of/if not the original Friday night half-point offerers?
The man played his cards close-to-the-vest, but quite a straight-up man also when put to a question..nothing but respect here.
P.S. Yes he was quite the MNF King, and also well connected, as the multi six-figure money for square-up was left with him for pick-up..Lou you must've done well getting those marks.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Horseshoe:
P.S. Yes he was quite the MNF King, and also well connected, as the multi six-figure money for square-up was left with him for pick-up..Lou you must've done well getting those marks.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
No complaints here, but I'm sure I could have taken better advantage of the opportunity (if I truly knew what I was on to). The cool part was Gene knew exactly what I was doing and yet allowed his writers to make an extra 20 spot. I was barely legal age and posed no threat.
P.S. Yes he was quite the MNF King, and also well connected, as the multi six-figure money for square-up was left with him for pick-up..Lou you must've done well getting those marks.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
No complaints here, but I'm sure I could have taken better advantage of the opportunity (if I truly knew what I was on to). The cool part was Gene knew exactly what I was doing and yet allowed his writers to make an extra 20 spot. I was barely legal age and posed no threat.
Stuckinvegas, you are 100% right on. That cab company made him millions. Do you remember when Stupak tried to rob him on a city council race his daughter was in? The one Stupak tried to fix by paying off her opponents? Gene never spoke to Stupak again. How about Stu Unger drunk as a skunk and flying on coke, jumping the curb in his JAG to run in and bet a game right at kick-off for $100,000 or so.
There is a guy named SKIP who works offshore that worked for Gene until he died. He was a Air Traffic Controller that got fired during the REGAN era. He worked at CARBI, RIO, GCS and Stevie K on Margarita Island. That guy can tell you all the Gene Mayday stories. SKIP if you read THE RX come on in and educate the readers of this fine site.
There is a guy named SKIP who works offshore that worked for Gene until he died. He was a Air Traffic Controller that got fired during the REGAN era. He worked at CARBI, RIO, GCS and Stevie K on Margarita Island. That guy can tell you all the Gene Mayday stories. SKIP if you read THE RX come on in and educate the readers of this fine site.
wrigley<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Try going to Leroys sportsbook in downtown Las Vegas some real characters there that remind you of the good old days. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I worked for Leroy's for many years downtown during the good old years when the majority of books in vegas were on first street,Hollywwod,Leroys,Derby,Saratoga the storie's and the charecters were priceless if I told them to strangers they would think I needed professional help
Good to hear it Lou, if you only knew then what you do now, you would've went on credit for your nuts with his plays, he owned the AFC West teams, PAC-10, & WAC Hoops like nobody.
It was told to me by a friend out there the first time I went to LV at 21, when I asked why guys would work in a dump for a grumpy looking man, and he replied that Maday's joint & phones outside the door were where all the sharp action was, and many of his loyal staff considered getting his plays as the true payday for their work.
Lou, I used to follow a bunch of your total plays, when you posted on Wagertrash four years ago, do you still post anywhere, or have a website any longer?..thanks!
P.S. Stevie K, Marg Isles..anyone have a Polar Beer handy?
[This message was edited by Horseshoe on January 25, 2004 at 09:54 PM.]
It was told to me by a friend out there the first time I went to LV at 21, when I asked why guys would work in a dump for a grumpy looking man, and he replied that Maday's joint & phones outside the door were where all the sharp action was, and many of his loyal staff considered getting his plays as the true payday for their work.
Lou, I used to follow a bunch of your total plays, when you posted on Wagertrash four years ago, do you still post anywhere, or have a website any longer?..thanks!
P.S. Stevie K, Marg Isles..anyone have a Polar Beer handy?
[This message was edited by Horseshoe on January 25, 2004 at 09:54 PM.]
Long before Gene put a sportsbook in Little Caesers, and for a good run after, Churchill Downs ruled. The incomparable Bob Martin in the late 60's-early 70's passed it on to Frank Hall who kept it the absolute best gambling joint in LV. I might be the only one left alive or not in a witness protection program or cemetary who can attest to this. JMHO.....ScottyS
Little caesars had a double odds crapless crap table,the only one outside of Vegas World, which dealt 12x odds.But what I remember most was the phones outside ,which the second a number moved,guys would start calling bookmakers all over the country to change their number to the( new move number).Talk about getting a sharp line(no computers)im glad my bookie wasnt being called by those guys.
