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I have brought Gatorade in the past with no problem. When I brought Gatorade to Maryland Live, I was told that I could not bring it into the casino, which was disappointing. I did not feel like taking it back to my car, so I threw it away. I no longer go to Maryland Live.

I've had the same experience at Live. It feels like a very ghetto thing to do and really turned me off from going there.

It is not the price that bothers me. The problem with National Harbor is that firstly, they do not offer a good variety of beverages. I don't know that I can even buy Gatorade, Coke Zero, Pepsi Max, Diet Mt Dew? And secondly, they don't have their act together with comps and you have to play this stupid transfer game.

If you're looking to make poker players happy, let them bring in reasonable beverages. People that are cheap are not going to buy anyway.

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04-12-2019 , 07:52 AM

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timeofyouppi

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Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 150

Has anyone been told to throw away or get rid of their water bottle, or been prevented from taking one in by security? This sounds a lot like a rule that is never going to be enforced.

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04-12-2019 , 11:27 AM

#5729

Havax

grinder

Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 597

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Originally Posted by timeofyouppi

Has anyone been told to throw away or get rid of their water bottle, or been prevented from taking one in by security? This sounds a lot like a rule that is never going to be enforced.

Has hppened to me on 3 separate occasions randomly. Now I anxiously try to hide my water bottle as I come in every day not knowing what the actual rule is.

Speaking of water, the water refill station is still not working and we're 10 days removed from the boil water advisory.

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04-12-2019 , 11:28 AM

#5730

hokiehokiehi

centurion

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 171

You can bring a reusable water bottle. They have a filling station in the back near the bathrooms.

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04-12-2019 , 02:39 PM

#5731

c2d2

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Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 543

AFAIK no outside beverages is a Maryland law for any place that serves alcohol.

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04-12-2019 , 05:00 PM

#5732

BMoreE

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 259

Judging by Bravo, good ol' 4-card PLO is as dead here as it is up at MDL. Or does anyone know if/when any 4-card PLO runs here?

Also, for the 5-card, is Mississippi straddle allowed? (the FAQ says it is allowed for "PLO" so wondering if that carried over to 5-card.)

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04-12-2019 , 06:29 PM

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dcmidnight

adept

Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 887

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Originally Posted by BMoreE

Never runs, I long ago stopped even starting a list.

The last time I played in the 5-5 game it played 5-5-10 with two $20 rocks. It was a fantastic game - then the game disappeared seemingly overnight. Last time I played in it was probably...18 months ago at least.

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04-12-2019 , 08:11 PM

#5734

loonybird

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Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 681

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Originally Posted by BMoreE

Last week, a 5/5 nlh/plo mix went on Friday afternoon

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04-13-2019 , 09:35 AM

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DCJ001

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Originally Posted by c2d2

AFAIK no outside beverages is a Maryland law for any place that serves alcohol.

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If this is true, it would have been good for Johnny to say it. His response to my question made it sound like this is the policy of the casino, the poker room, or him.

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04-13-2019 , 09:56 AM

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JohnnyGroomsTD

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,885

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Originally Posted by DCJ001

If this is true, it would have been good for Johnny to say it. His response to my question made it sound like this is the policy of the casino, the poker room, or him.

In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t matter. I spoke with our head of security about empty water bottles. You guys should be able to bring them in.

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04-13-2019 , 10:27 AM

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RhodyGuy

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,392

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Originally Posted by DCJ001

If this is true, it would have been good for Johnny to say it. His response to my question made it sound like this is the policy of the casino, the poker room, or him.

No, he didn't make it sound anything like that. You asked a question if you could bring in a full Gatorade bottle. Johnny then gave you a simple and direct answer of "No, you cannot."

Somehow that didn't suffice because why? Sigh.

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04-13-2019 , 12:15 PM

#5738

snowman

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Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,754

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Originally Posted by dc_publius

I've had the same experience at Live. It feels like a very ghetto thing to do and really turned me off from going there.

It is not the price that bothers me. The problem with National Harbor is that firstly, they do not offer a good variety of beverages. I don't know that I can even buy Gatorade, Coke Zero, Pepsi Max, Diet Mt Dew? And secondly, they don't have their act together with comps and you have to play this stupid transfer game.

If you're looking to make poker players happy, let them bring in reasonable beverages. People that are cheap are not going to buy anyway.

I must not understand slang
to me the Ghetto thing would be bringing your own drinks
if you can't afford a drink and a $1 tip you probably shouldn't be in a casino

would you walk into a restaurant with your own drink and expect it to be ok ?

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04-13-2019 , 01:08 PM

#5739

jacmrose

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Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 313

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Originally Posted by snowman

I must not understand slang

to me the Ghetto thing would be bringing your own drinks

if you can't afford a drink and a $1 tip you probably shouldn't be in a casino

would you walk into a restaurant with your own drink and expect it to be ok ?

What if you want Gatorade? Or anything else they don’t serve in the Casino?

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04-13-2019 , 07:48 PM

#5740

JohnnyGroomsTD

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,885

We are installing a retail kiosk right beside the poker room. If there’s demand for Gatorade, we will put it in there.

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04-13-2019 , 10:16 PM

#5741

Bridgeboy

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Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 130

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Originally Posted by JohnnyGroomsTD

We are installing a retail kiosk right beside the poker room. If there’s demand for Gatorade, we will put it in there.

Will it accept comp dollars for transactions?

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04-13-2019 , 10:26 PM

#5742

JohnnyGroomsTD

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Originally Posted by Bridgeboy

Will it accept comp dollars for transactions?

It will not.

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04-14-2019 , 02:27 AM

#5743

DCJ001

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Originally Posted by RhodyGuy

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Originally Posted by JohnnyGroomsTD

We are installing a retail kiosk right beside the poker room. If there’s demand for Gatorade, we will put it in there.

To me, this appears to be confirmation that the casino is making an effort to unreasonably squeeze every penny out of its customers.

Last edited by DCJ001; 04-14-2019 at 02:36 AM.

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04-14-2019 , 02:33 AM

#5744

DCJ001

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Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,843

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Originally Posted by snowman

I must not understand slang
to me the Ghetto thing would be bringing your own drinks
if you can't afford a drink and a $1 tip you probably shouldn't be in a casino

would you walk into a restaurant with your own drink and expect it to be ok ?

If I have a medical need for a certain type of drink, and if I were to bring it everywhere that I go, I would expect
every business to understand, and allow me to drink my beverage without questions.

I would also expect that everyone should not be asking me questions about bringing my own drink, unless they suspect that it contains alcohol.

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04-14-2019 , 09:12 AM

#5745

JohnnyGroomsTD

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,885

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Originally Posted by DCJ001

The reason did not satisfy me because, to me, it sounds like the casino is trying to nickel and dime its customers. It sounds like the casino wants its customers to buy bottled water and other drinks, rather than bring their own drinks.

To me, this appears to be confirmation that the casino is making an effort to unreasonably squeeze every penny out of its customers.

It may appear that way, but that’s not the case. It will sell a scaled down version of what our retail stores on property sell, with some items determined by demand of our players. It will also sell charging cables, headphones, poker apparel, cigarettes, etc. it’s much more convenient than walking all the way to the hotel gift shop, and will be open at our peak hours.

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04-14-2019 , 11:00 AM

#5746

Lattimer

I is smart

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 15,463

Casinos are hardly the first venue to institute a no outside drinks policy. Sports/concert venues, movie theaters, etc. Get a grip folks.

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04-14-2019 , 11:24 AM

#5747

blue moon

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Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 276

lol at saying mgm isnt trying to nickel and dime their customers

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04-14-2019 , 11:27 AM

#5748

blue moon

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Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 276

im surprised they havent implicated a bathroom fee yet

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04-14-2019 , 03:42 PM

#5749

W0X0F

sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,841

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Originally Posted by blue moon

im surprised they havent implicated a bathroom fee yet

I think the word you're looking for is "instituted."

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04-14-2019 , 03:44 PM

#5750

W0X0F

sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,841

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Originally Posted by DCJ001

The natural extension of the emotional support animal concept.

Lol narcissism.

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