Union and Water Crisis at the Aria

By Elmer Whittaker

In the past year I have been playing a lot of poker at the Aria and Bellagio Both Casinos are part of MGM Resorts where I happened to play a lot here in Las Vegas off and on for almost 30 years.

Naturally, most Poker Dealers and Poker Room staff are very familiar with me and even many Cocktail Waitresses often know me by sight and some even remember what I usually drink. Coffee in a paper cup and water.

And that’s what I usually order when I get to a poker room. Black coffee in a paper cup and a bottle of FIJI water. Sometimes when I first get to the poker room and feel dehydrated, I order a black coffee and two bottles of water. Usually without a problem. Then once I’m all coffeed out, I just order one or two bottles of water for the rest of the night. 

Gun Owners Not Welcome at the Wynn’s!

By Elmer Whittaker 

I had a late start playing poker and it was already close to midnight on Saturday July 30, 2016 when I called into the Wynn’s Poker Room to have my name put on the waiting list for a poker game. At around 0:15 am Sunday morning I arrived at the Wynn’s Poker Room and automatically sought and stop by the security guard stationed at the entrance of the poker room where they routinely search all bags and suitcases brought into the poker room for inspection.