We were at a Riverboat yesterday, and it seemed that every other slot I played wouldn'take coins. They either wouldn't fit, or they would fall through and not register as a credit. Let's say you're playing a 3 coin slot, and you're getting ready to leave, and you only have 2 credits left. Why can't you just take a coin and put it in? No, that's not what they want. They want you to take out paper money and insert it in the slot, and they figure as long as you've now got 20 credits, you'll end up playing
all of them which does happen. This gets to me.
What things annoy you in a casino?

weak drink service--both the drink and the service

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D.A.G.SEATTLE
furdoo3@aol.com

Slow hopper fills and poor cocktail service annoy me. Also, sitting next to someone who blows smoke in my face.

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John
Moderator Dining Forum and Entertainment, Attractions and Sightseeing Forum
john@talkvegas.com

What really annoys me are the people who stand in the middle of an aisle looking around like they are in a daze. Also when a group of people walk like the living dead spread all across the aisle. Grrrrrrrr

Blossom!
Right ON!

I get annoyed easy!
Slow hopper fills after a nice win, will let the air out on my tires pretty quick.

Being served the wrong cocktail, and only find out after I got a mouthful! YUCK

Pan Handlers & Smut Peddlers!!!! Nuff Said!

Cigerette ashes in the coin tray, the bartop VP's are the worst.

Spilled drink at my BJ table, with it getting on my chips and or me!

Burnt by a careless smoker, while they talk with their hands after too many drinks!

Rude people in general.

People in front of me in any line that don't have a clue. Like the person that waits at McDonalds till he's at the cash register and the person is waiting to take the order. They now just look at the menu and go ahhhhh!

I think my list would be shoter if it was a list of things that don't annoy me! LOL



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Lee-PA
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Lee,let it all out. sidebar--people that stop at the top of escalators or moving sidewalks

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D.A.G.SEATTLE
furdoo3@aol.com

Just had to get in on this one. I was sitting at a video poker machine in Harrahs and finally had found one that was really winning. Had about 200 credits and all of a sudden two employees walk up and tell me to get up for a minute they needed to work on this machine. So I got up and they opened a box close to the floor and worked on it and when I sat back down, couldn't get it to hit again. Don't know if it left its cycle or what happened but it made me really mad. Next time I will tell them no! Hope slot tech reads this and lets me know what they were doing. Also while I have been typing this note, a micro-soft screen has come on 5 times and I have had to close it. It was advertising different things. Anyone else having that problem? Sorry, my notes are usually funnier.

Two things:

1. Slow Hopper fills
2. Smokers who don't give a care that their smoke is going in my face.

Lee, You go to Mcdonalds in Vegas?

I hate people who will stand in line to buy tickets, then argue for an hour over some insignigicant detail or get to the front of the line, didn't know the tickets for "O" were $100/each, and debate the merits of going or not.

I also hate people who will try to occupy every slot machine on a row by playing a few coins in each of them, but not at a pace any faster than if they sat at one machine.

People who try to keep you from sitting at a slot machine by placing their drink in front of it or some personal belonging over the back of the chair.

People who try to tell me how to play a hand of BJ that don't know me. I especially hate the people who blame their bad luck on me because I took a card. They didn't thank me when the same play caused the to win?

Blossom, You hit on my other ones. Especially the people who spread themselves across the casio isles and then stand there.

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John
Moderator Dining Forum and Entertainment, Attractions and Sightseeing Forum
john@talkvegas.com

Joan M,
NO?? Sounds like something else was running in the backround while you where on TalkVegas. We don't do advertising here...never did as a matter of fact. I know I've had a little trouble logging on this morning, but I didn't have time to figure out if it was me or talkvegas. I see others have posted this morning, so it was probably on my end! [img]http://www.talkvegas.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
As for the tinkering, I have no idea what they where doing, but it's not supposed to matter, however, i hate anything that disrupts my playing. Sometimes I feel like I'm in a grove, and hate to even order a cocktail....can you imagine? LOL


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Lee-PA
Moderator, What's New Forum
lee@talkvegas.com

DAG,
The Aladdin is bad for the esqalator stopers! they get to the top and just stand there and gawk!

Doug, I have gone to McDonalds in Vegas. I'm not proud of that fact, but I was hungary and in a hurry.....had to beat the sunrise to bed. When in Vegas, I take on a vampires life, I'll be able to sleep, only if I get to sleep before the sun comes up. If not, I'll end up just laying there, looking at the ceiling thinking everyone elses day has already started and feel like I'm missing something....and not be able to sleep!

How about these two?
Time-Share Sales People, and Mime's!



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Lee-PA
Moderator, What's New Forum
lee@talkvegas.com

I can't believe it - I agree with EVERYTHING that's been said except for the cigarete smoke - if I did that I'm sorry and I'm in the midst of quitting. I didn't know just how many other things annoyed me that I never thought about - overpowering!

I'd like to hear from JMT on this one.
I'll bet he has a few good ones!
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Lee-PA

Agree with everything said, plus, I hate when I've dumped a bunch of money into a machine and its not doing anything, but someone stands close by hoping l'll leave it so they can dive in and maybe win. thinking it's overdue, I guess, cause i've not won. you know the type we call them vultures. Overall, I like more than I dislike about casinos and gambling.(unfortunatly)

I agree with just about everything. The smoking issue's interesting. I've had people sit down next to me while I'm already smoking my cigar then give me dirty looks when a little smoke drifts their way. I won't sit next to a non-smoker and light up.

jm

Senator,
This also upsets me, when the non-smokers have their own tables in almost all casino's now, let them go play there, is my attitude, if the smoke bothers them. On the other hand, I'm a non-smoker, so I can sit anywhere either type table as the smoke doesn't bother me either. I'm asked many times if I mind if others light up. After a while they notice I'm not smoking. If I'm at a table that allows smoking, then go for it.
However...that brings up 2 more things that annoy me!
1.Players that purpously blow smoke in the dealers face...all that does is make the dealer mad.
2.Dealers that complain to me about the smoke at a smoking table, like I'm on thier side because I'm not smoking. Don't get me involved! Your at a smoking table...now just deal the cards!

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Lee-PA
Moderator, What's New Forum
lee@talkvegas.com

On the smoking issue,I try to find machines with other smokers or nobody around,if not I wouldn't smoke unless theres 2 empty seats inbetween.At the tables I'll sit at the end and during reshuffles I'll step back and smoke.Probally 70% of the time the person next to me says it don't bother them.Even if the person next to me smokes I don't because its to close together plus it seems the smoke always goes in the dealers face.At the machines if I'm there first I'll still smoke but not as much and try to be considerate for the nonsmoker.

I'm not a smoker and smoke tends to create health problems for me which I cannot control. I often play in non-smoking areas, but do not avoid smoking areas. I do avoid sitting down next to smokers and will leave when someone decides to smoke next to me if it is blowing my way. However, there have been many times that I've not wanted to give up a machine I had been playing and my husband agrees to continue playing the machine for me so I can go elsewhere. Now if he would win big, you know who's money it would be.<LOL>

Many problems could be handled much better with most smokers and non-smokers if people would just be CONSIDERATE and not think only of themselves. Unfortunately we have too many today with an "I am the only important one" attitude. My husband smokes, as do many of my friends, but they do show consideration for others.

Beth

There are many annoying things in life whether it be in a casino or anywhere. However, with all the money we lose in casinos, you would think they could keep the money acceptors working, keys operating properly(without sticking), have comfortable chairs around(many are even broken, and the area around machines kept clear of messes....especially the ashes in the money trays. All casinos should have suggestion boxes readily available for their customers. I'll bet they would be put to good use.

Beth