One of my dearest and oldest friends is a girl named Sally Cornelius. Sally hails from the same small town in Kansas that I do. Sally and I have shared a love/hate relationship for the last 25 years. Now, she's not really my cousin, not blood. But, it doesn't matter, I've been calling her cousin Sally for as long as I can remember. The great thing about cousin Sally in Kansas? She just tells it like it is. "Damn! Your mother was right about you. You are the village fucking idiot. How does anyone get fired from so many jobs? Jesus boy, when are you going to learn?" I had just broken the news to her that I was terminated from my last job. The truth of the matter? I don't really care! But, cousin Sally doesn't see it that way. She ended her rant by telling me this. "I hope for your sake that one of these days you find something that works for you in Las Vegas." My response to her? "I will, or I will go to hell and back trying!"
Two things that are absolute certainties for the state of Nevada. One, online gaming will be legalized in the near future, and 2? The Orientals will continue to wager ungodly sums of money in the game of baccarat. Currently, the legislature is examining a bill that would legalize online gaming in the state of Nevada..The word on the street in Vegas? That bill will pass..The thought on the street? Once it becomes legal in Nevada, the rest of the country will follow suit.
Living in Vegas? You tend to see a lot of different things. Things you would not normally see elsewhere. After a while the shock and awe of stuff wears off, it becomes the norm. I haven't been totally desensitized, not yet anyways:) Gaming revenue for the state of Nevada last month..GULP..450 million..DOUBLE GULP..70% of the revenue is attributed to baccarat. I know a little about the game, albeit very little. Most of what I know I learned from an Asian friend of mine..I could rant all day long on the why I think the Asians would be a good target market for future business endeavors, but I'm going to save that for a later post. Think of it this way for now.."Look far and near, high and low..Look where ever. You will never see more money trade hands, than watching Asians play baccarat."
When your a village idiot? Thinking to yourself becomes common place. Basically, you do a lot of thinking to yourself because know one else wants to hear it..I'm going to end this post with a segment that I call the "VI" thought of the day. "The future of Las Vegas casino's will look like this..A mega-club for all the youngin's, a mobile device for all the online gamers, cheap tourist attractions..And the big boy? That's an easy one..Asians playing baccarat. If some how a guy can figure out how to get in front of one of these things? Who knows what could happen?"
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