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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    12/09/09

    In reply to America's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
    I could have sworn that guy was sitting at 3rd base relentlessly hitting on 16s vs. a face card and splitting 10s fucking up my mad soft ace doubles last time I was at Harrah's...

    Ah, Harrah's.. the touristy poor man's Wynn. But they offer surrender on their single-deck tables, my weakness.
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    12/09/09

    In reply to America's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
    Reading the article casts the casino in a very bad light.
    Steve Wynn met personally with Watanabe and cut him off, judging he was an alcoholic, compulsive gambler (and a poor one, favoring slots, roulette and playing Blackjack incredibly badly).
    Harrah's had no problem, even plying him with 'script drugs and alcohol to the point of incoherence and passing out.
    One Harrah's employee, who's since left the industry, recalls, "Mr. Watanabe appeared incoherent and had trouble remembering details of conversations. Other employees recall Mr. Watanabe stumbling around and dozing off at casino tables, some of which were located next to a nightclub blaring loud music."

    Sleaze, total sleaze.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    12/09/09

    In reply to America's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
    By my pen/napkin calculations, he could have bought a fleet of 10 luxury submarines. Oh, the manatees.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/09/09

    In reply to America's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
    Geez, don't you think it would be worth at least 14 million to Harrahs to keep this off the morning news shows and the interwebs?

    I say 14 because altho he lost 127 million, he paid off all but 14 of those millions.And hell yeah, he's got much, much more in many banks.

    I wouldn't be surprised if he owns Harrahs and doesn't know it.
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    Image of depardoo depardoo
    12/09/09

    In reply to America's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
    You know, for the gratuities:

    [www.orientaltrading.com]
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/09/09

    @depardoo:

    Shit, I just bought snowflake pencils for my whole family.

    Thanks, DePoo.
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    Image of depardoo depardoo
    12/09/09

    In reply to America's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
    He's going to have to sell a shitload of made-in-China chotzkes to pull out of this alive.
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    12/09/09

    In reply to America's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
    Ok, so the casinos and friends used him to launder money?

    Here's a clue:

    "Harrah's also offered 15% cash back on table losses greater than $500,000"

    He wasn't a degenerate gambler, he was a consultant. Have some respect.
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    12/09/09

    In reply to America's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
    What a knob . . . albeit a generous one.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    12/09/09

    In reply to America's Worst Gambler Also Great Tipper
    Being a great tipper earns immediate forgiveness for a multitude of sins, in my opinion. As long as it was his money to gamble, I'm on Team Watanabe.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/09/09

    @DahlELama:

    Oh yeah, my hat is off to him. The mob needs to get a sense of humor. Funny ha-ha or else.
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    Image of Rhymenocerous Rhymenocerous
    12/08/09

    In reply to Plenty of People Have Yachts and Rockets These Days So What Is Your Problem?
    How is there not a reference to Yacht Rock in this entire post and its comments?
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    12/08/09

    In reply to
    And they say there is no such thing as trickle down economics.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/07/09

    In reply to Plenty of People Have Yachts and Rockets These Days So What Is Your Problem?
    Is that top photo CGI, because I have some CGI money to make the down payment?
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    Image of The Real JR The Real JR
    12/07/09

    In reply to Plenty of People Have Yachts and Rockets These Days So What Is Your Problem?
    omg... I'm in love with this yacht. When i win the Mega Millions, I'm totally circling Manhattan for larks in this baby... DAILY.
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    Image of The Real JR The Real JR
    12/07/09

    In reply to Plenty of People Have Yachts and Rockets These Days So What Is Your Problem?
    Actually that yacht would be perfect to hole up in during the upcoming zombie war. Yes, i find utility in things along those lines.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    12/07/09

    In reply to Plenty of People Have Yachts and Rockets These Days So What Is Your Problem?
    That would only make sense if the rocket launched tourists in droves of about seventeen thousand to Canal Street on Sunday afternoons all in search of faux designer handbags. Outer space is a poor substitute for $10 Luis Vuitton, it’s about priorities people.
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