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Originally Posted by dipce
well, this had its advantages and disadvantages:
the disadvantages include (1) the dealers were quite tired (sleepy) of long shifts by Monday noon, (2) the seating turned into a fast production line cattle call, good luck getting a seat... (3) there wasn't nearly enough floor people to handle the volume, - didn't get into my game until Monday, and even then mostly by accident, that I showed up as the game was being called, and (4) there was way too much noise in the low limit area, - still, the advantage was significant: I did appreciate the action and friendliness of the numerous pub guests...
a final point for the peanut gallery: there wasn't nearly enough staff to serve drinks as demand warranted which kept the homey insane asylum feel intact without moving us all into a bar room brawl atmosphere that drinks on demand though out the long nights might have produced...though the poker room was prepared for this final scenario with security and time-outs...
speaking of trump security:
Gunfire Erupts Inside Trump's Taj Mahal Casino
There was a shooting inside the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency units responded to the casino just after 4:30 p.m. to remove a woman suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Witnesses said the assailant was man. Beyond that details are sketchy. The Taj Mahal is a Trump hotel and casino on Virginia Avenue along Boardwalk at the famous Steel Pier.WCBS-TV New York - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
...Police said they recovered the gun used in the shooting after arresting the suspect in a parking garage...
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/200...ntic_city.html
http://www.fox13now.com/news/nationw...0,784635.story
[ed. ...now I feel safer in the parking garage...I hope the employee was not seriously injured and gets well soon...]
APNewsBreak: Employee shot at NJ Taj Mahal dies
http://www.wqow.com/global/story.asp?s=10433908
...Ray Kot was a shift manager who had been with the casino since the day it opened in 1990...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090527/...no_shooting_10
...management shut its table games down Wednesday evening and sent home workers assigned there. Slot machines remained open...
http://wcbstv.com/entertainment/taj....2.1021380.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090528/...no_shooting_12
information available this morning:
Shift manager shot, killed at A.C. casino
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/lo...C__casino.html
and this:
Division of Gaming Enforcement agents handling the case said the motive was unclear.
"We are so sorry about this situation," Trump spokeswoman Mary Moyer said. "Our thoughts and prayers are going out to the victim and his family."
Read more: "Manager at Atlantic City casino slain" -
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009...xzz0GniBROLt&A
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009...ino_slain.html
Last edited by Rapini; 05-28-2009 at 09:01 AM.