Neonbill: Lights out at Fremont

[Neonbill]

Maybe some of you Vegas residents can confirm this: I was at the Fremont last week Tuesday or Wednesday nite about 10, (it's all a blur), watching my girlfriend shove money into a slot machine, when all the lights went out! And I mean all of them; there were no safety lights, it was pitch black for about 10 seconds. There was a collective gasp from everyone in the casino, and then slowly everything went back on. It was creepy, 'cause within half a minute, everything was back to normal, as though nothing had happened. I couldn't see the blackjack tables from where I was, but could only imagine the terror from the pit crew with all the money laying around in the dark. I don't think it was dark long enough for anyone to take advantage of the casino, but I could only imagine what would have happened if the lites had been out for a minute or more. In my business here, we're required by law to have battery powered backup exit lites that flip on the second the power goes off. I guess that's not the case in Vegas. From where I stood, it was totally black in all directions. Weird. BTW, even though the slot machine my girlfriend was playing went totally dark, when it came back on, it still showed the credits she had, much to her relief.

[Dog Hand]

> nothing had happened. I couldn't see the
> blackjack tables from where I was, but could
> only imagine the terror from the pit crew
> with all the money laying around in the
> dark. I don't think it was dark long enough
> for anyone to take advantage of the casino,
> but I could only imagine what would have
> happened if the lites had been out for a
> minute or more. In my business here, we're

Neonbill,

I've was playing BJ in a casino when the lights went out. Trust me, you DON'T want to reach for the chip rack: the dealers are instructed to grab the lid from beneath the table and SLAM it home! Believe me, it'll break the bones of any wayward hands.

Just a word to the wise...

Dog Hand

P.S. Sorry for the slow typing speed, but I had to type all of this with only one hand ;-)

[Ouchez]

[Parker]

> Maybe some of you Vegas residents can
> confirm this: I was at the Fremont last week
> Tuesday or Wednesday nite about 10, (it's
> all a blur), watching my girlfriend shove
> money into a slot machine, when all the
> lights went out! And I mean all of them;
> there were no safety lights, it was pitch
> black for about 10 seconds.

And it wasn't too long ago that Bellagio lost their power, and not only did everything go black, they had to completely shut down for a few days.

Meanwhile, back here in sunny southern California, when the wildfires hit last October, Barona Casino also lost their power.

The lights barely flickered as the emergency generators lit off and came online.

[AdvantageRay]

Yeah but because of Borona I now have to look at big ugly close ups of Kenny Rodgers all over this otherwise beautiful city...I still haven't forgiven them for that...

[Greasy John]

> Maybe some of you Vegas residents can
> confirm this: I was at the Fremont last week
> Tuesday or Wednesday nite about 10, (it's
> all a blur), watching my girlfriend shove
> money into a slot machine, when all the
> lights went out! And I mean all of them;
> there were no safety lights, it was pitch
> black for about 10 seconds. There was a
> collective gasp from everyone in the casino,
> and then slowly everything went back on. It
> was creepy, 'cause within half a minute,
> everything was back to normal, as though
> nothing had happened. I couldn't see the
> blackjack tables from where I was, but could
> only imagine the terror from the pit crew
> with all the money laying around in the
> dark. I don't think it was dark long enough
> for anyone to take advantage of the casino,
> but I could only imagine what would have
> happened if the lites had been out for a
> minute or more. In my business here, we're
> required by law to have battery powered
> backup exit lites that flip on the second
> the power goes off. I guess that's not the
> case in Vegas. From where I stood, it was
> totally black in all directions. Weird. BTW,
> even though the slot machine my girlfriend
> was playing went totally dark, when it came
> back on, it still showed the credits she
> had, much to her relief.

Makes me want to watch the original "Oceans Eleven" again.