Thursday, 12 August 2021

Casino in Brief: Make Mine a Double (x 15)

The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Pennsylvania this year found itself on the receiving end of lawsuit that surely had to involve a double take. An individual, Nicholas Mullins, 31, of Lock Haven, Pa was taking legal action against them on account that he beat his then fiance while drunk.

His claim for unspecified monetary damaging and comes as result of his belief that the casino, not himself, is at fault for the assualt due to the fact that they served him 15 double Jamisons.

"Nick is here not asking for sympathy," Niemtzow told jurors. "He's only asking from you whether he deserves what the law allows him to get, which is compensation. He's not looking for a big payday. He's looking for compensation for what was taken away from him."

At time of the lawsuit, Mullins has already been given a four-year state prison sentence.

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Casino in Brief: Movie Moments

In the 1988 movie Rain Man during the casino scene, the dealer shorts the chip payout by $100, demonstrating that it was a dirty casino. Raymond then later "incorrectly" guesses the number on the roulette wheel, showing that the casino is manipulating games since Raymond is never wrong about the correct number.

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 In the movie 21, Jeffrey. The Planet Hollywood Casino blackjack dealer (named Jeffrey) that Jim Sturgess's character, Ben Cambell, refers to as "my brother from another mother," is Jeff Ma, a member of the real-life MIT blackjack team, and also the individual that Sturgess's character is based on.

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James Bond is a terrible tipper. In Casino Royale. he gives the dealer $1 million, but had just won a staggering $115 million. That's less than 1% of his winnings.