Greatest Nascar gambling story ever.
About 10 years ago at the old Ballys in Vegas, they've got a Nathan's stand & a Red Robin that open early, like 7am, with full menu. So I'm scouting the daily NBA/ NHL stuff, its mid February, and I go up in line to the one teller at the book, and I'm behind a real hillbilly, I'm talking true Appalachian hillbilly. Boots are dirty, jeans are 30 years old, gross beard, chew in w spit cup in hand, old Cooter trucker hat....and he's got a WAD of cash.
He puts it all on the counter, everything he had, crumpled up 5s, 10s, a stack of 20s and a pile of 100s that must have just come from some recent payout upstairs.
"BUSH, to win Nascar points total for season, $5000"
After a hand count, because the bills were so filthy from his unwashed hands and childish style of carrying legal tender, his ticket was printed. Off he went.
I placed my 2 bets on early college hoops.
I go to splurge on a Nathan's dog & double cheeseburger with fries at 730 am.
I got my multiple trays of food and take a seat. I notice the hillbilly eating as well. We're both watching the TV with the reruns of ESPN and the headlines.
Then news breaks that Bush is being suspended. Suspended indefinitely for beating up his wife the night before.
I watch the hillbilly and wait for his reaction.
Nothing. Then the news breaks again with a live update outside their home w cops, etc
and it finally hits him.
He kicks back his chair as he pops up and runs back to the sports book. This I had to see. I quickly walk to to observe the conversation...at first rational and controlled. The book operator shaking his head repeatedly and apologetic, the hillbilly waving his arms pointing to the TVs.
Then there was yelling, and a request to leave the area. Then the hillbilly threw his hot dog at the book operator, which resulted in a call to security. Before he could put the phone down, the hillbilly crawled over the desk there and made his way behind the counter and started grabbing at and choking the young man
4 security arrived and the co worker as well and all hell broke loose back there, money flying everywhere as the hillbilly tried to grab $5k worth of whatever he could and simultaneously trying to clear the counter again to escape. Finally they clubbed him over the head and down he went....carried out thru the book and down a private elevator to the bowels of the casino..I've seen these rooms before when I got rolled by the gal at Harrahs and had to file a Metro complaint. You don't want to be in that room.
Never did see the hillbilly again.
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