Is it possible to \"live\" in a casino?
 

Say you are a high volume B & M poker player at a big casino (in AC or Vegas - you pick the place)...you get a discounted room to stay at the casino, right?

Is it possible to not ever buy a place or rent and essentially live at the casino year round, playing poker 40 hours a week there like a full time job for you???
Could you work out a special deal with them to do this?
It this question totally stupid?
I would like to maybe try this for a summer 2-3 months down in AC to be by the shore/have a K*GA*S Summer.

Advice, Flame, Ridicule, Share Your Experiences - All welcome.

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I have known of people that have done this, I would be more inclined to find a palce not in the casino.

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You could probably live in the west edmonton mall... I wouldn't recommend it.

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but you wouldn't be able to roll out of your bed, walk downstairs and have all those live games right there for you to play!

Plus, depending on the deal you have w/ the casino, you may be saving TONS of money by not renting or having to pay a BIG mortgage...think about it...

It's probably not that great of a life, but in theory is this plan executable?

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I would never consider doing this but I still think the question is an interesting one.. gambler's anonymous links don't really help answer it.

I'll quote Raymer here -- hopefully you all can figure out how this seemingly very random Raymer post applies [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Guys, clearly it is apparent to the OP that there is one rare game piece for each major prize, and that he is very unlikely to have it. We all know that it is statistically highly likely that the pieces he is missing include the rare pieces.

However, he wants to know if he has already gotten lucky. If you tell him that Ventnor is the hard piece to find, and he has it, then he already hit the jackpot, so to speak. And he'll go back and buy a bunch of large fries until he gets the common piece he is still missing.

So, if anybody knows where there is a list of the rare pieces, speak up. If nobody knows, then fine, let the thread die.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)


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but you wouldn't be able to roll out of your bed, walk downstairs and have all those live games right there for you to play!

Plus, depending on the deal you have w/ the casino, you may be saving TONS of money by not renting or having to pay a BIG mortgage...think about it...

It's probably not that great of a life, but in theory is this plan executable?

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You can live very close to the casino and pay about the same amount (or a little less) and not be obligated to play to keep your rate.

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ehhhemmm...but then you wouldn't be able to roll out of bed in your PJs, hop on the elevator, and ding! When the gold doors open have all those juicy poker games spread out before you. It'd be like christmas morning every day!
(maybe gamblers anonymous quotes do apply...LOL)

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It for sure wouldn't be anything like Christmas morning

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I've done this. I "lived" at the Horseshoe in Tunica for a few months, and except for the fact that there is NOTHING to do there other than play poker it was pretty fun. They had a decent poker rate, and all meals were basically free. I went a solid three weeks without seeing sunlight somewhere during that time.

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www.gamblersanonymous.org

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Try the local YMCA or Salvation Army. They have low rates too [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where George builds a bed under his desk.

Maybe they would let you set up a cot with an IV drip in the poker room, so you wouldn't have to walk ever again.

Plus, aren't there bums in AC who do this already (except without the room)?

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A really good poker rate in a casino is like $40 a night (most are more) figure you earn comps and can pay for a few nights a month with those, add back in the holiday nights and peak weekend nights you can't get a poker rate and you might be able to average at best $40 a night but probably closer to $60. So for around $1200 to $1800 per month you could do this, I'm pretty sure you can rent a decent place in AC or Vegas for much less than this.

Replace your Christmas morning rolling out of bed with some nice mind clearing, game face prepping, coffee induced driving to the casino and you have a better plan.

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I know a 5/10 NL player that lived at Wynn for 2-3 months. He paid the regular poker rates every night so it was pretty expensive.

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I know a 5/10 NL player that lived at Wynn for 2-3 months. He paid the regular poker rates every night so it was pretty expensive.

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Hey, he didn't have to make his bed. And all those little freebie bottles in the bathroom? All that counts for something, don't it?

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ehhhemmm...but then you wouldn't be able to roll out of bed in your PJs, hop on the elevator, and ding! When the gold doors open have all those juicy poker games spread out before you. It'd be like christmas morning every day!

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I saw a thing on the travel channel on casino whales and one profile was on "The Pajama Brothers" - they would sleep at the tables, pillows and all (power naps) so they wouldn't miss many bets.

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It is done occasionally. Although you can't stay in one room for more than 30 days. They have to move you to another one.

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It is done occasionally. Although you can't stay in one room for more than 30 days. They have to move you to another one.

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What is the reason behind this rule if anyone knows?

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I know a 5/10 NL player that lived at Wynn for 2-3 months. He paid the regular poker rates every night so it was pretty expensive.

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Hey, he didn't have to make his bed. And all those little freebie bottles in the bathroom? All that counts for something, don't it?

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I'll give you bottled water everyday and you give me $3K at the end of the month [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I'll even toss in a free bed!

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It is usually either a health code, fire code, or the fact that after 30 days you are no longer a "guest" but a "tenant". The hotel is licensed to be in the hotel/guest business, not the landlord/apartment business. Law aimed at stopping semi-perm living in "welfare hotels", but a hotel of any caliber is effected.

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You could probably live in the west edmonton mall... I wouldn't recommend it.

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Haha. this reminds me of a book we read when we were little called "code red at west edmonton mall" or something like that, where there were people living in the air ducts

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IF you go bust, I'm pretty sure you can't take out a 2nd mortgage on a hotel room.

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I'll give you bottled water everyday and you give me $3K at the end of the month I'll even toss in a free bed!

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3k? ! Man, thats'a c-note a day! Out-friggin'-rageous! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

btw, Larry, since you're in show biz, think maybe we could collaborate and make a movie? Hanks is out since he did that thing on the airport terminal, but we can kick around casting later. Let's just put some meat on tha' bones we got here. Have your people get in touch with my people. We'll do lunch.

Ciao, bay-bee

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This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where George builds a bed under his desk.

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Steinbrenner: "Nothing but empty calories and male curiosity, eh Georgie boy"

Sorry, couldnt help myself

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I've done this. I "lived" at the Horseshoe in Tunica for a few months, and except for the fact that there is NOTHING to do there other than play poker it was pretty fun. They had a decent poker rate, and all meals were basically free. I went a solid three weeks without seeing sunlight somewhere during that time.

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I love it. How was your end result?

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www.gamblersanonymous.org

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LOL!!! (man that hit close to home)

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I would like to maybe try this for a summer 2-3 months down in AC to be by the shore/have a K*GA*S Summer.

Advice, Flame, Ridicule, Share Your Experiences - All welcome.

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Maybe I'm dumb or my brain's fried from class tonight, but I'm still trying to figure out what this is??

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www.gamblersanonymous.org

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It's not a gambling problem if you win. Then it's just another job.

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It's not a gambling problem if you win. Then it's just another job.

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Ok, now you REALLY need to click on that link. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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It's not a gambling problem if you win. Then it's just another job.

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LOL. I said pretty much the same thing at a family dinner a few weeks ago [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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www.gamblersanonymous.org

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LOL!!! (man that hit close to home)

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7/20. Son of a bitch.

Edit: the perfect 400th post!

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It's not a gambling problem if you win. Then it's just another job.

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LOL. I said pretty much the same thing at a family dinner a few weeks ago [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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The family will never understand, it is best to not talk about poker around them.

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I'll give you bottled water everyday and you give me $3K at the end of the month I'll even toss in a free bed!

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3k? ! Man, thats'a c-note a day! Out-friggin'-rageous! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

btw, Larry, since you're in show biz, think maybe we could collaborate and make a movie? Hanks is out since he did that thing on the airport terminal, but we can kick around casting later. Let's just put some meat on tha' bones we got here. Have your people get in touch with my people. We'll do lunch.

Ciao, bay-bee

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As long as the first meeting is at MY office.

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It's sort of a long drive...

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I know one individual who did that. Not continuously, but certainly most of the year.

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Is it possible to not ever buy a place or rent and essentially live at the casino year round, playing poker 40 hours a week there like a full time job for you???

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IIRC, Ellix Powers was kicked out of the Commerce Casino after he was caught sleeping there. But that's a different story...