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The name is Bond, James Bond25 June 1999
Dear Mark,
Correct you are, Jimmy. Bond did enjoy
both baccarat and roulette as a way to relax and unwind after saving the
world. And yes, players drinking martinis, shaken not stirred, tend to
follow his pattern of play. Also of little note, 22, my personal favorite, was the first number called at Bill's Casino at South Lake Tahoe when it officially opened on July 1, 1987 at 7:01 p.m. And who (brag mode ON) called that first number? Yours truly (brag mode OFF). One player had a $25 chip on it and won $875.
Dear Mark, When I was growing up, John, if I misplayed a hand in pinochle, fraudulently or not, the chastening was not only getting the heave-ho from the game but castigated for piss-poor play and an additional penalty of washing all the dishes. This is how I learned that honesty prevails in card play. But I'm writing about a friendly, or in my case, a hostile game environment at the kitchen table where local rules apply.
In casino poker rooms, they don't offer a
jack's or better game for one simple reason. SHOW ME THE MONEY! Casinos
can't pay the lighting bills on the many dead hands that a Jack's or
better game would create. You can't 'rake' a pot that isn't there. The
rake, the money that the card room charges, is usually a percentage or
flat fee taken from the pot after each round of betting. Every time a
dealer pitches out a hand, your miserly casino owner wants a piece of
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