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Barney Vinson Gaming Guru - Page 5  Coming of Age in Vegas15 September 2003
After less than a week at dealer's school, I was dealing craps like I'd done it all my life. The camaraderie I felt with the other students was hard to explain. It was almost like going to summer camp, being away from home for the first time. We were all pals, all allies, all out to become Las Vegas dealers. ... (read more)
Barney Vinson's World: Getting a Job in Las Vegas11 August 2003
It's easy to get a job in Las Vegas today. All you do is call the
hotel's Human Resources office and get a recorded rundown on which jobs
are available. If the tape mentions a job you're qualified for, then you
hustle down to Human Resources and fill out an application. ... (read more)
Barney Vinson's World7 July 2003
May I have your attention, please? Welcome to our first annual Casino
Awards Banquet. We are extremely happy to have the . . . could I get you
to hold it down, guys? Frank, you want to take that lampshade off and
have a seat?
Thank you. First of all, I think we should give a big round of applause
to the kitchen staff. ... (read more)
Barney Vinson's World14 June 2003
I grew up in Texas, and the nice thing about it was that everything was
so... orderly. Working hours, for example. Everyone was off on Saturdays
and Sundays. The rest of the week people went to work at 8 o'clock or
so, took an hour off for lunch, went back to work until 5 ... (read more)
Barney Vinson's World19 May 2003
It was Pegg Wallace's idea. The tenth anniversary was coming up on the
closing of the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, and she said, "We ought to have
a party." So that's exactly what we did.
We printed up some flyers, nothing fancy. Just "DUNES CASINO EMPLOYEE
REUNION -- 10 YEARS LATER. ... (read more)
Barney Vinson's World7 April 2003
The Vegas Kid is the name of my very first novel, which has just
been released in paperback. I'm walking on air! I mean, I've written
other books, but they were non-fiction. This is the first time I
actually plotted out a story, dreamed up some characters, blended it all
together, then got a publisher to publish it. ... (read more)
Barney Vinson's World16 March 2003
It was called "The Vegas Challenge," a survivor-type TV show pitting
four contestants against one another. This wasn't like other reality
programs where you eat bugs or try to make a canoe out of tree limbs and
sail off a deserted island. On this show, we would each be ... (read more)
Barney Vinson's World10 February 2003
Here we were, going over the George Washington Bridge in New York City,
right in the middle of rush hour traffic. My wife Debbie, who was
driving, gave me a frantic look. "Are we supposed to be going through
New York City?"
"I don't think so," I shrugged. ... (read more)
Barney Vinson's A Christmas Carol24 December 2002
`Twas the night before Christmas, and through each casino
In Vegas and Laughlin and Tahoe and Reno The stockings were hung by
the lockers with cheer In hopes that a genuine saint would appear
Someone ... (read more)
Ask Barney5 December 2002
What are the safest bets I can make in the casino?
Betting the pass line with odds at craps; the even money bets at
roulette (red, black, even, odd, 1st 18 numbers, 2nd 18 numbers); video
poker with maximum coins; basic strategy blackjack; taking or laying the ... (read more)
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