Bugsy's Diner: We never close.
by EdmondDantes on 03/09/08
To a person, my friends who know poker, gaming and the challenge of finding and buying a casino right have been excited for us and our new ownership. Despite my inference that I feel like a 24-hr busboy/bouncer, it's been a blast so far and, frankly, an ego boost. We've got a couple of thousand employees and market-leadership in our other businesses, but I'd forgotten how much fun it is to have 300+ people engaged, hands-on, in upgrading a business. And bottom line, even if it's just a mid-sized cardroom in a smaller market, it's still a licensed casino in the 2nd largest gaming state in America. We'll take it.On the other hand, my wife is a part-owner of a children's clothing business and a yoga/pilates nut. She loves to see me engaged in whatever I do, but from her perspective, pretty much everything I do is nonsense. This morning, I was checking in on yesterday's results and incident reports and when I got off the phone, she commented, "It's like owning a Denny's. You guys never close." Well, sort of.
My friends think I'm living like Bugsy Siegel. My wife thinks I run a Denny's. It's all about perspective.
Comments
Swami54 says
How much are you charging for the grand slam breakfast?03/09/08
EdmondDantes says
Swami, I'll give you one free with 5 hours of play in the 2/5 NL game...03/09/08
Anonymous says
Even the Denny's owner has got to be happy when the fat check comes at the end of the week.:)03/09/08
xxrod17xx says
Even at dennys you have to kick out drunks that are acting up03/10/08
Landlord79 says
When is the tworags party?03/13/08
Dr_Thesaurus says
Congrats on the purchase. I've been to the Casino a few times (I'm a recent Los Angeles transplant) and have enjoyed my times there immensely; good dealers, good greeters and support staff. In fact, I have about 4 or 5 poker buddies coming up on Saturday for the Omaha 8/b tournament on Saturday morning as part of a poker weekend. Look forward to the improvements.03/13/08
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