1. 12-12-11 07:53 PM #1
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    At the RIVIERA today........

    4pm

    No more than 34 gamblers in the entire joint.........................sad.


    Like the PINBALL ROW there, which just may be the highlight of this legendary casino.
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  2. 12-12-11 07:55 PM #2
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    Sorry to disappoint fishshitt, but no one gives a flying fuk about your shitt threads.
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  3. 12-12-11 07:58 PM #3
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    Place use to be pretty good

    I still like The Desert Inn when I go
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  4. 12-12-11 08:01 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Place use to be pretty good

    I still like The Desert Inn when I go

    Driving by the LANDMARK sign today it hit me that tourists should be getting their picture with it instead of the stupid WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS sign that is now a "tourist attraction" all it's own.

    The LANDMARK is simply legendary...............remember watching Richard Gere film the movie BREATHLESS there in the early 80's.........he was a real prick on the set.
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  5. 12-12-11 08:15 PM #5
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    Alot of history at the Riv. Very sad to see its decline. The Marx brothers and Dean Martin used to be part owners of the Riviera. Lots of mafia ties to the Riv as well. Too bad
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  6. 12-12-11 08:18 PM #6
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    hey yo fishnuts u still having mods delete posts that u dont like??? hhahahaa this fukkkin guy was begging mods to delete posts hahahaa
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  7. 12-12-11 08:19 PM #7
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    fish, you bring your tin cup with you this time?
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  8. 12-12-11 08:28 PM #8
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    Was Meathead passed out in the bath room stall?
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  9. 12-12-11 08:49 PM #9
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    The only thing I like in the Riviera is (if you go upstairs by the theatre) they have a bunch of old pictures from the 50's and 60's with a bunch of the celebrities that played/stayed there back in the day. Kinda cool to see what it was like back then.
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  10. 12-12-11 08:52 PM #10
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    Other than that, the place should rightfully be torn down.
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  11. 12-12-11 09:01 PM #11
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    One of the only casinos I have not been in on the strip, never been interested, heard it is a dump.
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  12. 12-12-11 09:06 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by TexansFan View Post
    Was Meathead passed out in the bath room stall?
    Yes, he was. He shit himself.
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  13. 12-12-11 09:08 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ace_of_Spades View Post
    Sorry to disappoint fishshitt, but no one gives a flying fuk about your shitt threads.
    Show some respect. Fisher is a link to old-school Vegas. Not this new bullshit, which = Mgmt taking no risks. Roller-coasters, and shops which don't take bets.
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  14. 12-12-11 09:09 PM #14
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    Here's Fishead right before hitting the penny slots....


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  15. 12-12-11 09:10 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gmen30 View Post
    Here's Fishead right before hitting the penny slots....


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  16. 12-12-11 09:38 PM #16
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    Pick up some hookers?
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  17. 12-12-11 09:39 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gmen30 View Post
    Here's Fishead right before hitting the penny slots....



    Holy shit, its the majik man Don Majkowski !
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  18. 12-12-11 09:42 PM #18
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    Don Majkowski circa 1989^^^^
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  19. 12-12-11 09:44 PM #19
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    Don't forget to invest in a can of Raid before checking into the Riviera
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  20. 12-12-11 09:45 PM #20
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    Sands, DI, Riv, Dunes were all mob connected ... Hell, they all were back then
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  21. 12-12-11 10:12 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChuckyTheGoat View Post
    Show some respect. Fisher is a link to old-school Vegas. Not this new bullshit, which = Mgmt taking no risks. Roller-coasters, and shops which don't take bets.
    How do you respect a guy that soaks in garbage. Dude carries a stamp book in his back pocket, guy is cheap.
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  22. 12-12-11 10:34 PM #22
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    fishhead is now infested with BED BUGS
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  23. 12-13-11 03:16 AM #23
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    Tequila and Uncle Bens, cant argue with that
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  24. 12-13-11 03:17 AM #24
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    Yep I went there one day when I was living in Vegas and the place was completely dead.

    I hit up one of the 21 tables and there was a funny one eyes European dude with a funny accent dealing, I won 60 bucks off him playing 2 hands, got a beer and left.

    Vegas Vegas Vegas
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  25. 12-13-11 05:25 AM #25
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    These places must still make money or they would not be there

    Some areas of Vegas I think will get upgraded in the next 5 years because of better growth
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  26. 12-13-11 05:32 AM #26
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    Riviera went through some upgrades recently. Although, their biggest upgrade was the sportsbook which Leroy's sold to Lucky's recently. It was nice but nobody went there. Now, the Lucky's book is tucked into a corner at the strip entrance. Not sure if they plan on moving into the old Leroy's space eventually or not.

    Pretty doubtful that there will be too many major projects undertaken any time soon. Things have stabilized but they aren't ideal for investing a great amount of capital right now.
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  27. 12-13-11 05:41 AM #27
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    Going into the Riveria is like going back in time..
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  28. 12-13-11 06:16 AM #28
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    Is the Silver Slipper and The Mint still open ?
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  29. 12-13-11 09:40 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    Is the Silver Slipper and The Mint still open ?

    No, closed long ago.

    The Silver Slipper was a sister property of the old Castaways(sportsbook cashier there 1986-87) which closed in 1987..........the Mirage sits there now. The Silver Slipper closed a short time thereafter.

    If one ever gets to the Biloxi/Gulfport area, take in the Slipper there, they have lots of old memorbilia from the original Silver Slipper.
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  30. 12-13-11 10:38 AM #30
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    Why bother posting here with all the hate, Fish?
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  31. 12-13-11 11:02 AM #31
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    ????
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  32. 12-13-11 11:02 AM #32
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    many parts of the movie Casino were filmed in the Riviera
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  33. 12-13-11 11:08 AM #33
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    How can you not love a fisher dude?
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  34. 12-13-11 12:15 PM #34
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    The Riviera Land is worth tons more than the buildings....eventually someone will level the place along with some of the other fleabags and make another Super Casino like the others
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