Anyone here remember a place in Vegas called

[wilheim]

Little Johhny hung mostly in the DI. and got order horses out of New York. Combos you had to play in Q boxes. He was well known for a long time through the early 90's when I left the scene. Today I have no idea where he is. To get down a nickel house Q. you had to hit 2 or 3 places depending on odds.



wil.

 

[Horseshoe]

Dr.Brown's Root Beer or Creme Soda and a kosher dog at Horseshoe..I can't eat matza ball, even though those that do liked it there.

Who was, and which group did the cute blonde punk-rock runner with glasses belong to..I forget?

I used to talk to her sometimes when in Binion's..her boyfriend was also a runner at another hotel she told me.

She even had me run with her to her deposit box to stash her sports chips at the end of the day once, we helped each other out for a week once during March Madness, with teams(all the runners in there helped each other behind their bosses backs).

[This message was edited by Horseshoe on January 26, 2004 at 09:08 PM.]

 

[mvbski]

I know she use to work for Artie B for awhile

 

[Horseshoe]

I don't think she did at that point and time?

Nick ran the SB at the time, and the Chinaman was on a tear back then.

[This message was edited by Horseshoe on January 26, 2004 at 09:07 PM.]

 

[wilheim]

The "only bet at the window" chinaman. Man talk about linsemakers scrambling.


wil.

 

[Horseshoe]

What's his story Wil, he was playing into Binion's in Tahoe-Reno?

All I knew was he made the NBA lines dance!

 

[wilheim]

All I know is he either did his own work, or had somebody handicapping for him, either way, he was very good. Rumor had it he never played with any books other than the legal kind in Nevada. People would wait to see the number move while he was still at the window and get on the horn to all their outs. The race was on to get the number. He used to move a NBA game as much as two points in most shops. Where I worked we took one pop and moved, unless some slow clerk was'nt paying attention and got double popped, never a popular move with management.

wil.

 

[Horseshoe]

Wil, is he still a force today?

 

[wilheim]

Not that I know of. He could have beards and be keeping a low profile, but Chianman plays as we once knew them are gone.

wil.

 

[Dante]

very cool thread...Lots of old timers I am seeing that know there stuff here about gaming in general...good to know

 

[Fishhead]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by wilheim:
Speaking of sandwiches, are good were the pastrami sandwiches at the little counter in between the race and sports book at the Horsehoe? (corn beef also).

wil.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Probably had over 100 of these im my lifetime there. Couldnt beat the price.

No Dr. Browns for me though......ice cold BUD.

Speaking of deli sandwiches, many may not know about this because they were only open a short time, but the LUXOR had a terriffic deli by their sportsbook that was only open a short time. HUGE sandwiches!!

 

[Dante]

Fish I have been to the Luxor book many times...do not like it as much as Mandys or caesars

 

[Fishhead]

Yes, crappy book.

 

[scott]

Guys, Katherine Manix from the HS racebook passed away just a month or so ago. She was a great lady. She worked at the Stardust prior to the Horseshoe.....ScottyS

 

[scott]

mvbski, I remember Mike & his cat well. Gave him many a comp and enjoyed doing it. He was a very nice man for this business. Passed away much too early.....ScottyS

 

[sportsadvisory]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by scott:
Guys, Katherine Manix from the HS racebook passed away just a month or so ago. She was a great lady. She worked at the Stardust prior to the Horseshoe.....ScottyS<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ohh man, that's sad to hear.

She could be nice, mean, and funny, all at the same time. I thought she was great.

Thanks for the news.

 

[scott]

mvbski, you mentioned pancho putting the bite on all who walked thru the door. Churchill also had a doorman, another excerpt from my book:
.....Most of the Churchill bandits and scammers were harmless. More to the point they couldn’t pull it off. Charlie Brown, who had a perpetual frown, would go from race to sports cashier making change hoping to catch a mistake. Paul, the homeless doorman, just appeared one day and began opening the door for people. It was a nice gesture but that wasn’t his motive, he would ask “you want to buy some shoes”. Homeless Paul would then proceed to show you an old beat up shoe catalog. We just went right by, however some of the tourists didn’t know how to deal with our scruffy doorman/shoe salesman......

ScottyS

 

[mvbski]

yes I saw that she pass'd away really was sad for me I had the upmost respect for her she was a shining light in this buiness,Scotty I think the last time I saw you was at Mike's funeral

 

[Fishhead]

Charlie Brown, there is another name from the past.

He always needed to wake up and smell the beans I thought. The coffee beans that is.

Do you guys remember Tiger Paw?

 

[mvbski]

Fish do you mean Tiger Paul from Pittsburgh ?