Thursday, February 26, 2009

THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING!

Sunday, when TLW (The Little Woman) and I went to Foxwoods for some action, we noticed some interesting things!

For one, the place was nearly empty for a casino! Yes, you read that right, nearly empty! As we would say at Disney World: “No lines for any of the rides!”

We went to lunch, and even there, there were empty tables galore. People are just not enjoying themselves, when it comes to spending money.

TLW and I both won. Not enough to go to the airport and chuck it all, but enough for us to say: “WE WON!”

Being how it was a Sunday, we noticed a lot of younger people among the old people. They were pushing strollers, with little baby gamblers in them. I guess you could call them ‘high-rollers with strollers’. So there we were, us, ‘high-rollers with strollers’, and old-timers with canes and walkers. There were empty playing tables all over the place, people waiting to play because there were not enough participants to roll the dice, or spin the wheels!

Foxwoods sits next to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. So, we walked over to that place and played a little on the slots. Again, no one was playing, considering that it was a gambling casino!

I happen to like Mohegan Sun better than Foxwoods. TLW agrees with me. Here we are, no-gamblers, forming an opinion about casinos! Foxwood was only our fifth visit to a casino. We once went to Atlantic City, which I really enjoyed, since there are so many places to lose your money, and you have the Boardwalk on the ocean to enjoy. Speaking of oceans, we spent time on two cruise ships in their casinos.

So, you may be able to soon buy back the land from the Native Americans (Indians), probably for just a few trinkets, but no alcohol or guns, please!

Please remember my brother-in-law, DD and all those that need our prayers.

1 comment:

Jim Pantaleno said...

Joe:

Jasmine and I went to the Empire City Casino in Yonkers last week. Not as nice as the Atlantic City or Connecticut casinos, but a lot closer. Just slots and plenty of them, but no table games like roulette or craps. Very grim, business-like atmosphere. You got the feeling that the people gambling could not afford the losses. We'll probably hit the new MGM up at Foxwoods soon just to see what it's like. Vegas is still the best place to gamble. Nice post.