Deals, Comps, and Coupons - A walk down Comp Memory Lane

A walk down Comp Memory Lane

Robert Dietz

Sep 1, 2023
7:30am

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

I never met the Westward Ho. I hear she was friendly.

I have two memories, one weird, one lousy. One was twelve hands of blackjack. The first six hands were pat 20s. I lost all six. The next six hands were hard 12s. I won all six. WTF?

The other memory was a "lesson hand." I played .50 triple play 10/7 DB. Got dealt AAAA. Hand pay $1200. They brought a W2-G form. I said no no no no no, I had only won $1,192.50 and my jackpot wasn't taxable. Round and round we went. I insisted they call Gaming. Gaming confirmed--not taxable. They paid me--then they threw me out for being a "troublemaker" (!!!).

Never went back.

That's a great story. Sounds like it could have been me on the $1192 deal. I'm picayune like that (some might say worse).

I remember the Ho and the ice cream socials. I also remember a bank of 9/6 progressives in the front of the place. When killing time near the Stardust, I'd sometimes wander down to the Ho and play those.

I miss the Ho and all it represented. I don't miss the hot dogs.

Robert Dietz

Sep 1, 2023
7:50am

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Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

Yes! I stayed there on several occasions, back in the days when being on the Strip was actually worthwhile, and I remember that the parking was excellent and convenient, the rooms were very nice and cheap, and yeah, you could have a great breakfast, including that coffee cake.

They even had fullpay deuces at one point (sigh).

I would park in the Barbary on Sunday mornings (roughly 7 AM) to watch NFL in the Imperial Palace showroom. Nothing more exciting than going up the curley-cue parking ramp to the Barbary roof while the seriously impaired post-Drai's crowd stumbled to their cars and came down the same curley-cue ramp.

I hung out in the Barbary for decades. I remember, head down, filling out football contest cards in the lounge, hearing a real good voice, and looking up to see Big Elvis for the first time (back when he was REALLY big). I thought it was a special effects fat suit!

Kevin Lewis

Sep 2, 2023
12:00am

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Originally posted by: Robert Dietz

I would park in the Barbary on Sunday mornings (roughly 7 AM) to watch NFL in the Imperial Palace showroom. Nothing more exciting than going up the curley-cue parking ramp to the Barbary roof while the seriously impaired post-Drai's crowd stumbled to their cars and came down the same curley-cue ramp.

I hung out in the Barbary for decades. I remember, head down, filling out football contest cards in the lounge, hearing a real good voice, and looking up to see Big Elvis for the first time (back when he was REALLY big). I thought it was a special effects fat suit!

You ever see the Metro cops hanging out at the exits from places like Drai's, waiting to hand out DUIs? It reminded me of the bears standing at the top of the waterfall, waiting for the salmon to jump into their open mouths.

It was fun to be a cop in Vegas, I was told. Easy arrests, LOTS of bribe money, and a very relaxed approach to things like violence and ethics and all that other big-city hogwash.

Sunday morning was always a special time to be in Vegas. A million people, and I would be one of only ten or so who weren't unconscious or drunk. Never got very football-y, but there were plenty of how-refreshing-to-be-by-myself things to do.

mannydogpro

Oct 6, 2023
8:03am

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Originally posted by: Robert Dietz

I would park in the Barbary on Sunday mornings (roughly 7 AM) to watch NFL in the Imperial Palace showroom. Nothing more exciting than going up the curley-cue parking ramp to the Barbary roof while the seriously impaired post-Drai's crowd stumbled to their cars and came down the same curley-cue ramp.

I hung out in the Barbary for decades. I remember, head down, filling out football contest cards in the lounge, hearing a real good voice, and looking up to see Big Elvis for the first time (back when he was REALLY big). I thought it was a special effects fat suit!

The bathrooms near the cage at 4am were never boring at BC on an evening when Drai's was booming. Enough powder residue on the tiny shelves in the bathroom stalls to make Pablo proud.

Big Elvis was always a hoot. Good times. BC caught a lot of flak for being a sweatshop for AP's but I took a nice haul outta there throughout the years. I really miss this place.

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