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Connie Thill has volunteered at The Knights of Columbus Council #1709 in South Milwaukee for over a quarter century. If you haven’t seen him around for a while, he had a good reason for being away. “I’ve been on a sabatical for over a month. I had a hip replacement May 24th at the Clement Zablocki Medical Center. I missed doing my volunteer work at Knights of Columbus Bingo and I’m happy to be back writing the winning checks to all of our lucky winning Bingo Players.” If you ask him how he was treated at the V.A. Medical Center he’ll tell you, “They treated me like royalty. As you might expect with any other hospital some food selections were very good and some were not so good, but with a 4 page menue you could definitely find something to enjoy. Fortunately, I’m a veteran and I am able to receive medical treament at the V.A.” Connie will be celebrating his 89th Birthday this month (“Good Lord willing”, he says). He’s done every job imaginable at Bingo, he’s worked the floor, sold Bingo Cards, worked the back room and the bar. The only job he hasn’t done is calling Bingo. “That’s either because I have a case of stage fright or maybe I’m afraid of having rotten tomatoes thrown at me if I’d make a mistake calling the number. I don’t know which.” The Knights of Columbus isn’t the first place he’s volunteered at Bingo. “I worked Bingo at St. Mary’s Church base-
Above: Center - Connie Thill surrounded by his Bingo volunteer friends at the Knights of Columbus - South Milwaukee. From Left to Right: John Stepanovich, Dan Castle, Claude Wojtysiak, Jim Hellmich and Jim Marsh. ment back in 1990, my wife would play Bingo and I would work behind the bar. A Knights of Columbus member named Al Berezinski was there and asked me if I wanted to join the Knights. I told him I’d join after I retired, and I did. I was married to my wife Margo 1 month shy of 64 years. She died in October of 2020.” Connie worked at Line Material Co. in Cudahy and met his future wife Margo at the company Christmas Party in 1955. He asked her for her phone number and she said, “It’s in the book”. In conversation he found out that she bowled on Wednesday nights at the same bowling alley where he bowled most of the rest of the week. He met up with her there, they started dating and were married the following year. He was drafted into the Army in 1953 and went to Infantry Basic Training to go to Korea. Instead, the Army sent him to Germany where he was trained at
Radio Repair School and worked repairing radios in Germany until his discharge at Fort Sheridan in Illinois. He was discharged in December and considers it was a nice Christmas present from Uncle Sam. Connie’s in the Bowling Hall of Fame. While serving in Germany he was picked to bowl against professional bowlers to entertain the troops. When all was said and done, he bowled the highest score of all. That was surely entertaining for the troops. He’s got some wise words for us all. “Work hard, play hard and enjoy our life because you don’t know how long it will be. I’ve been fortunate with a good long life and wish the same for you.” Connie believes that If you really like Bingo, you should come and play where he volunteers, the South Milwaukee Knights of Columbus 732 Badger Ave. They play every Monday at 6:00 PM, doors open at 4:00 PM. Ad on Page 6.
Finch’s Vendor Expo Art & Craft Fair July 10, 2021 If you haven’t heard about it yet, time to stop in and check out Finch’s Vendor Expo in the Packard Plaza Shopping Center in Cudahy. In addition to the great deals you can find there, on July 10th is Finch’s Art and Craft Fair. They are located at: 5656 S. Packard Ave. #18 Cudahy, WI 53110 Finch’s Vendor Expo has a huge variety of Antiques and Collectibles for sale. You’ll find NEW Items and Used Items, Handmade Crafts, Giftables, items from Tupperware, Avon, LaBri and Much, Much More. Open Every Weekend: Friday 11am to 7pm Saturday 9am to 4pm Sunday 9am to 3pm They sum it up by saying, “You never know what you may find and we may have just what you are looking for!” They have vendor space available. You can call the Manager Randy Finch at (414)732-8596 to inquire or email to : finchsvendorexpo@gmail. com. See ad on Page 2. Open to the Public
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Horoscopes for July 2021 ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20): Selfpromote like crazy this month. Take a trip, travel about, introduce yourself to new people, people with influence and power. Lucky Days: 7 - 13 Lucky Numbers: 39 - 47 TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21): July is a month of rapid-fire revelations and surprising new takes on reality. Ride light in the saddle and you’ll do just fine. Lucky Days: 11 - 19 Lucky Numbers: 5 - 40 GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21): Humor allows us to laugh and meet difficult truths head-on. And you’re in the perfect position this month to awaken the comedic truth hidden in every moment. Lucky Days: 10 - 20 Lucky Numbers: 44 - 45
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CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22): The new Moon in your sign initiates a month-long makeover that won’t let up until you’ve become just as nature intended you. Lucky Days: 10 - 24 Lucky Numbers: 22 - 32
21st): A bit of recalibrating is required as you slow down and adjust to a tender new world of compassion and sensitivity towards others. Lucky Days: 8 - 24 Lucky Numbers: 1 - 39
LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23): Admit any errors you’ve made recently and then move on. Emerson once put it well: “A great man is always willing to be little.” Lucky Days: 19 - 25 Lucky Numbers: 8 - 19
CAPRICORN (DEC 22nd-JAN 20th): Extreme clearance is on the menu. Empty out some closets and drawers and donate your surplus to those who can benefit from lightening your load. Lucky Days: 9 - 24 Lucky Numbers: 23 - 56
VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23): Drop expectations and be surprised by your life. It’s what you haven’t considered yet that will lead you to the door you’ve been waiting to walk through. Lucky Days: 8 - 21 Lucky Numbers: 4 - 9 LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23): The word to contemplate this month is courage. Say what you mean and mean what you say. And get a little bit tough if necessary. Lucky Days: 8 - 29 Lucky Numbers: 17 - 53 SCORPIO (OCT 24th-NOV 22nd): You might need to make some critical adjustments (or eat a bit of humble pie) but you’ll emerge wiser and willing to shift your approach in a new destination. Lucky Days: 3 - 28 Lucky Numbers: 5 - 55
AQUARIUS (JAN 21st-FEB 19th): Meditate on your unique talents and skills and then take a long pause. Let go and let Mother Nature take her course, she knows best. Lucky Days: 2 - 17 Lucky Numbers: 3 - 33 PISCES (FEB 20th-MAR 20th): A parade of ideas is marching through your head throughout the month. Why not pick one during the new Moon on the 10th and commit to it. Lucky Days: 23 - 28 Lucky Numbers: 12 - 16
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The Belles of Bingo Dear Aunt Bingo, One of the funnier things that goes on at my Bingo hall is that there is this clique of about ten players who think they own the place. They are all chummy with the caller and other workers and sit at a couple of special tables where no one else is welcome and where people have actually been forced to get up and move from. It makes for quite a show. Recently it dawned on me that all of us who play Bingo here are reliving the high school cafeteria experience: A handful of cool, popular girls are running the show and everyone else just operates invisibly around them. The funny part is that this clique is made up of white-haired ladies wearing pilled sweaters and polyester stretch pants. I am curious if other halls out there have similar player cliques. Have you ever seen this kind of
Dear Jane, While I haven’t paid much attention to it, now that you describe it, I must say that I have seen this kind of behavior—in Bingo halls and elsewhere. It’s kind of natural if you think about it. A group of people with a shared interest band together to enjoy that interest, and the next thing you know they’ve morphed into the social center and everyone else has faded into the background. It doesn’t really hurt anyone—except for that bit about them pushing people out of the seats at “their” table (I hate when people do that)—and as long as they are not disruptive, hey, let them be the belles of the ball. — Aunt Bingo Readers: Have there been cliques at your Bingo halls? What do you feel about them? Are you a member of one? Please write in and share your thoughts. —Aunt Bingo You can reach Aunt Bingo at the Bingo Bugle, P.O. Box 527, Vashon WA 98070. Email to tara@bingobugle.com.
Still Waiting on Records? The Department of Veterans Affairs is now going to work with the National Archives and Records Administration to get COVID-19 vaccines to on-site staff so that they can return to work to process compensation claims. The VA is going to provide enrollment specialists and medical staff with vaccines provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. The short list of requests the NPRC is able to handle are true emergencies: records information so veterans can get medical treatment, burials and homeless veterans trying to get into homeless shelters. And, no, in answer to one Missouri veteran who asked if he could just show up in St. Louis and do his own research. All National Archives research rooms are closed. All museums are closed. No tours, no school visits, nothing
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Those wonderful souls we call Mom — the givers of warm hugs, whose kisses cure ouchies and who are always there with love, a shoulder to cry on and maybe a sandwich. Ain’t she grand? Well, not always. Just because a woman gives birth, it doesn’t mean she gives anything else. This is what got me thinking about Anne Ramsey, the unforgettable actress who starred as TWO terrible mothers: Mrs. Lift, the Momma in Throw Momma From the Train, where Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal play two men who strike a Hitchcockian deal to murder one another’s antagonists. The other role? The iconic Mama Fratelli in The Goonies. Here are eight more actresses and the decidedly nonmaternal characters they played: Rhea Perlman in Matilda: A precocious child with telekinetic powers? You’d think mom would be thrilled, but Zinnia Wormword, Matilda’s mother, is obsessed with television, bingo and not understanding the special qualities of her daughter. Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest — Based on autobiographical account from Christina Crawford, we are treated to all the emotionally scarring
involving the public strolling in. If you have a genuine emergency, you’ll need to fax them Standard Form 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records. The NPRC’s website says its fax machines are down, but here are alternate fax numbers to send your emergency request: 314-801-0764, 314-8010762, 314-801-0569, 314-8010984, 314-801-9195. Include an email address. On the off chance the records you need have already been digitized online, check www.archives.gov, click Veterans’ Service Records. Unfortunately, at this point, all records digitizing has come to a halt. One has to wonder about the true size of the records request backlog. A letter signed by 185 members of Congress gave the number as 480,000. It also mentions the $15 million given to NPRC to help get the backlog cleared, the emergency number that isn’t answered and the call center that isn’t staffed. What did we get for that $15 million? behavior doled out by a mentally ill Joan Crawford, including a beating for the use of wire hangers to hang pricey dresses. Kathleen Turner in Serial Mom — Speaking of rigid expectations, how about a woman who, despite coming off as the perfect housewife and mother, exacts the worst of consequences for what she deems bad behavior: She’ll kill ya. Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate — Some mothers are bossy, but Eleanor Iselin uses her brainwashed son as an assassin to further her own diabolical plan to have her husband nominated for the presidency. Mo’Nique in Precious — The ways in which Mary are cruel know no bounds — her abuse is physical, emotional, mental, raw, and it’s a miracle that Precious survives it. Anne Bancroft in The Graduate — What to do when your mom has better lingerie and won’t share her lover who is more age-appropriate for you? This is the dilemma of Elaine, whose mother seduces a new college grad to distract from her loveless marriage. Shirley MacLaine in Postcards from the Edge — A drug-addicted actress finishes up rehab and must live with a responsible adult in order to avoid further consequences. Too bad Mom is competitive, loud and sucks all the air out of the room. Based on a semi-autobiographic screenplay by actress Carrie Fisher about her relationship with Debbie Reynolds. Jennifer Coolidge in American Pie — Best known as Stifler’s mom, this buxom beauty makes a man out of one of her son’s friends, who have made a pledge to lose their virginity by the prom.
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The Skinny on Daubers It’s time we settled some issues about daubers. First of all, new daubers should be started by tapping the felt end several times against a piece of paper, not hammering forcefully like trying to drive a rusty nail as Kate does, irritating everyone in hearing range. Having watched a dauber explode, I don’t ever want to be around when that happens again. Granted, it was a very hot day and the dauber had been out in the sun and undoubtedly could not be blamed for exploding, still, it made a colossal mess. It could be that the exploding dauber had been refilled and was not as tightly sealed as a regulation, straight-from-the-factory dauber.
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JULY 2021 There are many places where you can buy the dauber ink and do the refills yourself. I, personally, prefer to discard my daubers when empty because I enjoy having new ones. Goodness knows, that is infrequently enough as they seem to last forever. I suppose this attitude is politically incorrect as we are supposed to recycle everything. I can just imagine the earth disappearing under a pile of used Bingo daubers! The very best thing about having a new dauber is finding unusual ones like animal shapes. I told you in an earlier column about Kate’s having one that was in the shape of a black eight ball. I had one shaped like a dog which I gave to my friend, Carol, because she couldn’t bear not having it. She confided to me just this week that she loves it, but never wins when she uses it, so she carries it along in her Bingo bag to look at occasionally. Kate’s favorite is a fat pink elephant head that she transfers from dauber to dauber as they become empty. He looks better on pink daubers than on green ones if you care about color coordination. I like to park the elephant head on top of Barney, my lucky Bingo dragon. Barney enjoys wearing any dauber top as a hat while I am playing a game and thinks the elephant head is elegant even though it dwarfs him. I had a dauber shaped like a giraffe and liked it so well I tried to refill it. The top broke as I was prying it off and I had to discard
the whole colorful mess. I have to admit it was hard to grip and had a tendency to fall over. Kate got several round daubers, but I don’t like them. They are hard to grip and tend to make you daub with a fist instead of your fingers—which destroys the lightheartedness of Bingo. Once Kate got me a whole set of daubers with my name imprinted on them. They are all right, but I don’t really enjoy sitting there looking at a whole row of REVA in front of me. They cause a lot of comment and people often ask, “Is that your name?” To which I am tempted to give a smart-mouth answer like, “No, my name is Bernadette, but that wouldn’t fit in the space.” Last week I talked to a man who had an aluminum case with felt lining fitted out for his daubers. I asked him if he’d had it specially made and he said, “No, I found it at Home Depot. It’s a tool case but I thought it would be great for my Bingo supplies and I was right. I even carry a sandwich right here.” I admired his case but wouldn’t want one for myself. It’s a little industrial for my tastes. One thing I occasionally run across is daubers that daub marks other than round daubs. I have one that daubs a star, but it either doesn’t like to flow, or dumps a whole lot of ink at once—which is a nuisance and means you’d better have a napkin handy. I am looking for one that daubs a dollar sign— wouldn’t that be neat? I’d keep it forever.
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Lucky Predictions for July 2021 ARIES: March 21 to April 19 1st thru 6th… Flying high the 6th$ 7th thru 12th… Try it, you’ll like it (12th)$ 13th thru 18th… Friends compete! (16th) 19th thru 24th… Leg up on RED 21st! 25th thru 31st… Special surprise 28th-29th$! TAURUS: April 20 to May 20 1st thru 6th… BE$T chances 3rd-4th$! 7th thru 12th… Don’t stop 8th-9th 13th thru 18th… Give it a shot the 13th$ 19th thru 24th… Great outcomes the 22nd$$ 25th thru 31st… One more chance the 26th! GEMINI: May 21 to June 21
CANCER: June 22 to July 22 1st thru 6th… Window of hope the 3rd 7th thru 12th… BLUE delivers 8th-9th$ 13th thru 18th… Hard card treasures 17th-18th 19th thru 24th… Not likely 25th thru 31st… Play confidently 26th-27th$$ LEO: July 23 to Aug. 22 1st thru 6th… Lucky you! 1st-2nd 7th thru 12th… RED leads to $$ 11th-12th 13th thru 18th… VIOLET inspiration 15th-16th 19th thru 24th… Value in the game 20th$ 25th thru 31st… Show up 2 win 28th-29th$! VIRGO: Aug. 23 to Sept. 22 1st thru 6th… Perfect chances 3rd-4th$$ 7th thru 12th… Give it a whirl! (8th & 9th) 13th thru 18th…
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SCORPIO: Oct. 24 to Nov. 21 1st thru 6th… Best to wait 7th thru 12th… Good fortune ahead 8th-9th$ 13th thru 18th… Capitalize on your luck 17th-18th 19th thru 24th… GREEN promotes gain 22nd$ 25th thru 31st… You prosper 26th-27th$$ SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 1st thru 6th… Hot leads 1st-2nd! 7th thru 12th… Bank on RED 11th-12th$ 13th thru 18th… Right on the $$ 16th! 19th thru 24th… You got this! (20th-21st) 25th thru 31st… Multiple chances 28th-29th$$
CAPRICORN: Dec. 22 to Jan. 19 1st thru 6th… Could be interesting 3rd-4th 7th thru 12th… Step back & wait 13th thru 18th… Most favored 13th & 18th 19th thru 24th… A real *bonus* 21st! 25th thru 31st… Abundantly blessed 30th-31st AQUARIUS: Jan. 20 to Feb. 18 1st thru 6th… You’ve got the goods 1st-2nd$ 7th thru 12th… Focus efforts on the 7th 13th thru 18th… PURPLE pulls $ in 15th-16th! 19th thru 24th… Don’t miss your cue 24th 25th thru 31st… Luck in new places 28th-29th$ PISCES: Feb. 19 to March 20 1st thru 6th… Prosperity grows 3rd-4th! 7th thru 12th… BLUE brings a bundle 8th-9th$ 13th thru 18th… Wait for it… 17th-18th 19th thru 24th… Hard card luck 21st-22nd 25th thru 31st… Sitting pretty 26th-27th$$ Color associations refer to lucky objects, daubers, cards, machines, clothing/jewels you wear, or a dominant color in the room.
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Sister Takes a Spin Hi, my name is Diane. I’m Bob’s sister. The other day Bob and I were talking about his monthly column, here in the Bingo Bugle; he thanked me for a lot of story ideas I have suggested during the past twenty years. He asked me how he could properly “thank me.” I quickly replied: “Let me write your column for one month.” He said “OK.” So, here goes. I want to relay to you something that happened to me the other day at a Bingo session at a local nonprofit group. It was the final game of the night…the coverall. About 100 people were playing. Some bought tons of cards and had them pasted together all over the table. How they were able to keep up, I have no idea! The game dragged on. No one had a Bingo: 55 numbers, 60 numbers, 65 numbers. FINALLY, on the 68th number…BINGO! Now, with the Bingo coming that late, there had to be multiple
winners. And, yes there were: 14. The pot was so sliced up (14 ways) that the jackpot seemed too small for a coverall. But, odds for Bingo have always fascinated me. In regular Bingo, someone could win on the 4th number, or it could go as high as 35 to 40 calls. I think that is part of the real fun. You just never know. The odds really come into play when you need just one number to win. For example, suppose you need only G-47 to win a coverall. They have already called 50 numbers. That means that your chances of them calling G-47 are 1-in-25. They could call 24 numbers WITHOUT calling G-47. And, that is usually what happens. My brother Bob tells me that a “numbers expert” actually went crazy trying to figure out Bingo patterns. Here is that story, if I remember it: When toymaker Edwin Lowe took a carnival game he had seen–BEANO—and standardized it as BINGO, he created too few cards. Finally, the pastor of a church in New Jersey that had been using Bingo as fundraisers asked Lowe to come up with more different patterns. Lowe hired a statistician to help. The man got so obsessed with finding new patterns that he eventually lost his mind. I hope that story is true. I feel sorry for the statistician, but “going out of your mind” can happen easily when you play Bingo. Just ask me. Just ask my brother. So, thanks, Bob, for letting me
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And, write Bob: bobonbingo@ earthlink.net. —By Diane Whittmore.
Q: I see no reason to pick up my dog’s poop, and I’m tired of being told that it’s my responsibility. I’m a taxpayer, and part of those taxes go toward cleaning the streets. If my dog poops on the curb or the sidewalk, the city should clean it up. That’s what I pay for. I also don’t see why my neighbor gets so upset when my dog poops on her front lawn. It’s all fertilizer. It’s time for big government to do its job and stop making us pick up after our dogs. — Bill in Burlington A: Well, that’s a poopy attitude. Here’s the simple fact: You are responsible for your dog. Not the city, not your neighbor. Where your dog’s actions impact other people, animals or the environment, it’s your responsibility to minimize or prevent that impact. Dog poop left on the sidewalk, curb or street eventually breaks down, right? Wrong. It gets
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How to Find a Bingo Buddy Dear Guy, I keep seeing stories in the Bingo Bugle about people talking with their Bingo buddies or splitting prize money with their Bingo buddy or whatever. My question is: How do you find a Bingo buddy? I have been playing Bingo about six months and go by myself a couple times a week. I don’t know any other players and my few friends say they aren’t interested in playing. I would like to have one or two friends that like Bingo the same as me and we could sit together and enjoy playing together. But I am lost trying to figure out how to find even one Bingo buddy. I would appreciate any advice you have. —Chuck E., via e-mail Dear Chuck, Making new friends is never easy, and I think it grows tougher and tougher the older we get. The good news is that you already
JULY 2021 frequent the best place to find Bingo buddies—Bingo halls! With that challenge out of the way, the next step is to look for other players like yourself who are playing alone and sit near them. Chat with them a little (but not too much; most players don’t like to talk much—or at all—when a game is in session) and see what kind of response you get. If they seem amiable, you could be on your way. If they are dismissive, move on to someone else. This process will take months, so don’t give up. If you are patient, I am confident that you will find a player or two (or three!) who will grow into Bingo buddies. Just assume that there are others just like you who would like a friend to sit and play Bingo with—you are simply making the first move! A side note: You do not mention if you are married or have a girlfriend, nor do you say whether you care if your Bingo buddy ends up being male or female. Be careful there…a single lady might misunderstand your friendliness, and a spouse could get pretty upset to find out you have a regular female buddy or two (or three!) whom you meet up with on your Bingo outings. All this said, I wish you the best of luck in your search for Bingo buddies. It really can make Bingo more fun when you have a buddy to laugh with, cheer on…and commiserate with when you lose that rotten coverall Bingo jackpot because of one lousy number! — Guy
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Slots vs. Video Poker If you are a die-hard slot player, you know very well that today’s slot machines come in all different shapes, sizes, and flavors. The newer slots have high-tech g r a p h i c s and sound effects, gamewithin-a-game features, b o n u s jackpots, familiar TV game show t h e m e s , and more. However, there is one undeniable fact about a slot machine. It’s impossible to calculate what a slot machine will pay back with the information that is provided on the face of the machine. Only two people know this deep, dark secret—your friendly casino slot manager and the slot manufacture that sold them the machine. So even though casinos may advertise that their slot machines pay “up to 99%,” you have no clue that the slot machine standing in front of you returns that much, or probably a lot less. Ahh, but standing next to those slot machines are the fewer in number, but higher in payback, video poker machines. Although
JULY 2021 they look like slot machines there is one big, major difference. All the information you need to determine a video poker machine’s payback percentage is contained smack dab on the front of the machine. So, unlike slot machines, reading a video poker machine’s pay schedule is very important since it will give you information on the machine’s payback. And since video poker machines are not all created equal, by understanding how to read a video poker machine you can scout the casino floor and viola, find the ones that have the highest payback. Here’s an example of what I mean. You’ll find plenty of Jacks or Better video poker games in a casino. The ones that have the highest payback will pay 9 coins for a full house and 6 coins for a flush per coin played (these machines will return 99.54% when you play every hand perfectly and are known as full-pay machines). Ditto for Bonus Poker. A full pay Bonus Poker pays 8 coins for full house and 5 coins for the flush (99.17% return). It’s up to you to learn what the full pay schedule is for whatever video poker game you want to play and then search out that pay table in the casino. (Don’t settle for playing short-pay video poker games!) Playing every hand perfectly seems like a daunting task. However, all you need to do is bring along a strategy card that will tell you how to play every hand perfectly. Here are some more tips for playing video poker like a pro. --Always use your slot card when you play video poker. Casinos will reward you with a combination of cash rebates, comps, and mailings of free offers just for playing. Often the total return for these rewards
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WISCONSIN EDITION special promotions like double or triple points. That will considerably boost your overall return. --If you have a computer and want to practice the playing strategies before you hit the casino, consider purchasing video poker training software programs; Bob Dancer offers a good one. --Lastly, keep this in mind: Usually the best paying slot machine in any casino has a lower return than the worst paying video poker machine. If this isn’t enough incentive to try video poker, then I don’t know what else will motivate you to do so.
been “enhanced,” according to the press release, while an all-new seafood station has been added. In addition, the Bacchanal’s alreadyexpansive menu has also been upgraded with nearly 100 new dishes and for the first time since the buffet launched in 2012, reservations can be made through OpenTable.com. New choices include dim sum-style food House Listed for Record $18 carts that roam the dining room, a Million number of plant-based and vegan Television writer, director, dishes, and a wider number of and producer Bryan Foster Southeast Asian cuisines, including (Roommates, The Good Wife, Laotian, Filipino, and Indonesian. The Americans) is selling his six- The Bacchanal is open for dinner year-old home in the exclusive Thursday-Monday 4-10 p.m. and McDonald Highlands subdivision costs $64.99 per person. for $18 million, the highest listing price for a single-family house Summer League Returns in Las Vegas history. If it fetches After a hiatus in 2020 due to the more than $17.5 million, it will pandemic, the NBA’s Summer break the record set by David League will take place in Las Vegas Copperfield in 2016 for his house August 8-17 at Thomas & Mack in Summerlin. Foster’s pad sits on Center and Cox Pavilion, the multitwo acres and is 14,000-square- purpose indoor arena connected to feet (a mere $1,285 per), with six the T&M where the UNLV women’s bedrooms, seven baths, seven-car basketball and volleyball teams garage with dumbwaiter, and two plays. The Summer League is an of everything: two offices, guest off-season competition organized suites, pools, spas, cabanas, and by the NBA to showcase rookie, outdoor kitchens. It also features sophomore, unsigned free agents, a 12-seat theater, game room, and affiliate-player rosters; the 360-square-foot concrete wine largest of the various summer “cave” that apparently doubles leagues (Orlando, Utah, California as a fallout shelter, and a private Classic), Las Vegas’ league has wellness wing. been taking place since 2004. All thirty NBA teams participated in Shin Lim at Mirage the Las Vegas League in 2019, but Twenty-nine-year-old Canadian it hasn’t been announced which sleight-of-hand artist Shin Lim, teams will play here this year. Fans winner of season 13 of America’s can attend the games, though at Got Talent in 2018, has inked a press time capacity limits were as long-term deal with MGM Resorts yet unknown.ON THE REBOUND for a residency at the Mirage. Lim is The gambling win statewide broke known for his dexterity with playing the $1 billion mark in March for cards, rather than tricking the the first time in 13 months; the audience with illusions. His shows last time it did so was February launch on July 1 and he’ll appear 2020 before the shutdown of all Thursdays through Mondays at casinos for 78 days. The total win 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now was $1.07 billion, a 73% increase starting at $59.95, plus fees and from March 2020. Of course, taxes. that’s not an apples-to-apples comparison, since the casinos Big Hit at Westgate closed in the middle of the month An Idaho woman traveling with her last year. But the billion-dollar win husband to Texas made a spur- is solid evidence of how much of-the-moment stop in Las Vegas demand had been pent up during where she hit a Wheel of Fortune the closures and subsequent jackpot at the Westgate for $1.25 capacity restrictions; the casino million this spring, proving once occupancy limit was raised from again, it can pay to stop in Vegas. 25% to 50% of total capacity on March 15. In addition, March Bacchanal Buffet Opens Madness and stimulus money The Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars drove visitation and revenue. In Palace, the most expensive AYCE fact, five jurisdictions set all-time spread in Las Vegas before the gambling-revenue records in pandemic, reopened late Spring March: downtown Las Vegas, the for the first time since the shutdown Boulder Strip, and Clark County fourteen months prior, during along with Elko County in eastern which the buffet underwent a Nevada and Carson Valley in the multi-million-dollar renovation. The north. entrance, dining room, and carving, American, and Latin stations have
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Cool Nights in July Every time I unpacked one box, three more full boxes appeared. This would have been fun if it happened every time I opened a wine bottle. —NLP My oh my, I’m so physically and mentally exhausted I may fall asleep as I type this column. After forty plus years in the same house, my husband and I recently moved into a condo. It was clear that we needed to downsize because we could no longer keep up with the demands of home ownership, but what an undertaking. A friend used to say owning a home is feeding a money monster that gobbles your money faster than a cat covering up poo. It’s always something from a leaky roof to a crumbling driveway; the list is endless. Since it is a seller’s market right now we decided the timing was right. Thankfully we had already rented the condo, or we would have been homeless in short order since we listed our home on one day and it was under contract the next. My bingo daubers and luckies were among the first things to be moved as some things are more important than others. And speaking of important things, July’s heat reminds me of how much I love air conditioning. I grew up in a two-story farmhouse that
became an oven in the heat of the day. We had window fans in every window but that served mostly to circulate the hot air. Sweating in a hot bedroom did not make me happy, but air conditioning was a luxury most families including mine could not afford. I mention this because July 3 to August 15 is Air Conditioning Appreciation Days and I not only appreciate it, I love it unconditionally. Before air conditioning and fans, what did people do besides sweat profusely? In 1881 President James Garfield cooled his room by using a combination of air and sheets soaked in cool water. Don’t know exactly how that worked. Did he sleep on wet sheets or did he put wet sheets on top of ice buckets placed in front of the windows? The modern-day version of this method is to place a bucket of ice in front of a fan, same process just easier than dealing with soggy sheets. As someone who needs a very cool bedroom in which to sleep, I’ve been known to open a window in the dead of winter. Thankfully, my husband feels the same way and we have enjoyed years of marital bliss in near bone chilling airconditioned comfort. On another topic July 11 is Cheer Up the Lonely Day. What better way to do that than by noticing those around you who fit the category and then taking them to bingo? Friends and loved ones sometimes don’t say anything—but are in desperate need of companionship and a fun evening out. Bingo is perfect for taking your mind off your worries. Until next month may Lady Luck blow you kisses as you dance out the door with dollars. Win big. And don’t forget to contact me by emailing homemailbox@ roadrunner.com. If you do forget, I’ll forgive you though because July 2 is I Forgot Day. We’re all entitled to memory lapses now and then. I should know because my brain is like a sieve and info goes in then drains away just as fast.
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