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Good story.
Plus adds some thoughts on cbb and the nfl games
Plus adds some thoughts on cbb and the nfl games
The Tracy McGrady game.
That was a Art Manteris special.
I still can't bet at station casinos 20 years later, what a joke.
Yes, she worked for Channel 3, and I believe she filed an age discrimination lawsuit when she was let go.Was the former local news anchor with the same last name his wife?
You do good research, all true.So I listened to the VSIN segment replay with Skinny and Youmans where Skinny told his bad beat story.
I was also interested in the story of his modest accommodation at 6th and Carson downtown.
Here’s what the Internet said.
I’m presuming it was renamed John E. Carson hotel.
It was described by the Internet as a flophouse.
As skinny said, bathroom down the hall and TV was an extra $5/ week.
64 rooms; men only (You know it has to be classy when it rents to men only.)
Good times. Dick the Pick also sounds interesting.
Now the property is home to Carson Kitchen, a very stylish and sexy new upscale restaurant.
Were they flophouse neighbors?Ron has learned a lot in the past 40 years…as well as all of us….I remember Skinny when he came to Las Vegas back in the early 80s…my best friend back then (Howie aka Flintsrone) introduced us…it’s remarkable how many gamblers I met back then….
The Tracy McGrady game.
That was a Art Manteris special.
I still can't bet at station casinos 20 years later, what a joke.
As Paul Harvey R.I.P. used to say...."Now you know the rest of the story"..
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Pro Bettor Banned from Station Casinos
28 November 2002
LAS VEGAS – As reported by the Las Vegas Review Journal: “A Henderson man who describes himself as a professional bettor said he has been barred from sports wagering at Stations Casinos properties after he refused a request to void a bet he had made on an NBA game.
“Ron Boyles, 43, said he bet $2,200 on the Miami Heat plus 8 1/2 points against the Orlando Magic on Sunday at Green Valley Ranch, placing the wager about 15 minutes before tip-off.
“Boyles said shortly after the game started, Green Valley Ranch sports book manager Kelly Downey asked him to void the bet after the casino learned that Magic stars Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill would not play.
“…Despite their absence, the Magic won 77-75, but didn't cover the spread.
“Boyles refused to void the bet and said Downey told him he would be barred from betting again in any Stations property by order of Art Manteris, the company's vice president of race and sports.
“…Boyles said he went to Boulder Station on Monday to cash several winning tickets and was told he wasn't welcome to bet there anymore. He said the same thing happened at Sunset Station.
“`If I was doing something shady or trying to screw them, I would have made the bet, taken my tickets and gotten out of there,’ Boyles said. `That's not what I did. I hung around the book to watch a couple of NFL games. I didn't know (McGrady was out) until Kelly Downey told me.’…”
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If Station's had you profiled as a sharp bettor they would only allow you to come in once a day.Artie Manteris never had responsible help to backup his sports book managers…Stations were cheap bastards…just another example of punters being smarter and way ahead of the books
I had forgotten had low scoring NBA games were in the 1990's and early 2000's.An NBA game with a final score of 77-75?
That could be a halftime score today.
Orlando never had the number (-8.5) covered in that 2002 game against Miami.
What was the closing line on the game Skinny?And did you know those guys weren't playing?
I probably could bet there if I asked, manteris is gone.Time has changed
Have you tried to get unbanned from stations?
Red rock, I hear, takes a bet.
Durango too
Both stations sportsbooks