My first post on Covers in about 5 years. I was around with "getliquid & buddywright" (Been handicapping pretty strong though). Vegas is my favorite city so I will contribute 2 the thread.
Celebrity Encounters: Darn near everyone. I go to all major fights, went 4 the Jay-Z/Mary J Blige Concert, and for the NBA Allstar game. To name a few:
Charles Barkley- crashed our VIP section cuz some guys brought in a table for him & place it directly in front of our VIP booth. He was with three white women. I believe one was his wife cuz she had a boulder on her finger.
Sugar Shane Mosely- My homeboy I was with is about 6-5 250 & a thug. We were staying at The Hotel in Mandalay Bay for the BHop & Winky Wright fight (which cost me $5,000 on Winky. He was cheated) & my boys wife came out of the room first with a real short skirt on. By the time he came out Sugar shane was trying 2pick up his old lady. He claims he was 2seconds off his ass but I try 2tell him that he still COULD NOT take sugar shane (now in an elevator he would have a good chance)
Magic Johnson- Shook my hand while walking through studio 54 club in MGM. Magic & Iverson were throwing the party. Months later, I was at some club in The Hotel that my VIP host set me up with a comp table. So my wife & I went in. Only 2 realize that there was "another" VIP also. So we went back there & I see Magic behind the velvet rope with about 30 people. I tried my best 2get back there, offering 2 pay bribes & everything but nothin worked. This is the only time I have "sweated" anybody, only cuz Magic is my all-time favorite player.
Wille Gary-Billionaire Lawyer (if you don't know who he is look him up) I met him walking though MGM with 4 ladies around him NBA Allstar weekend. He had on nice crocodile shoes. We chatted about 3 min cuz I was the only person that recognized who he was out of everybody (& he was probably the richest dude in the damn joint lol)
Allan Houston-walked though the airport 2gether
Steve Francis- My game is roulette only & I only bet colors (200-2500 per roll just depends on my feeling. I have no system or strategy). So Im doing my thing & over my left shoulder is a high Franchise with like two homeboys. He says "my wife told me 2 bet on red" I said "well Im doing whatever you doin". So he bet 500 on red & I followed him & we both won. He then gave me dap & then said "I gonna buy a bottle at the Jay-Z party with this". Saw me in Forum Shops at Ceasars Palace the next day and screamed out "Yo" & put his hand up (cuz he didnt know my name). I put my hand up also.
Stephon Marbury-talked shit 2 him by slapping 5k on the floor while sitting courtside a preseason game in South Carolina. I told him I heard he likes to play cards & roll dice so he can play with us. He looked over & smiled & shook his head.
Suge Knight-Seen him many times
Clinton Portis/Wills McGhee- I lost a $100 bet cuz I said thats clinton portis & my homeboy said no, I said bet a hundred. We went over & he said he was not clinton portis & at that very moment I knew it was willis McGhee & I felt stupid cuz I know how they both look I was just thinking wrong for some reason.
Scottie Pippen/Gary Payton- Graciously took pictures with my wife at a fight.
Shaun Alexander-sat next to him at Winky Wright/Bernard Hopkins
CRAZIEST THING EVER SEEN: Walking into MGM i said "man it's alot of people at that craps table". My partner who is probably 6'6 said thats roulette I said no way its too many people around cheering & stuff. As we get closer there is a dude, I'll never forget, mid 50's white guy, salt pepper hair, black t-shirt & jeans, solid gold presidential rolex no diamonds. This dude was playing roulette in the middle of everyone, but he had a special table roped off 2 himself. HE WAS BETTING 125,000 PER SPIN AT THE ROULETTE WHEEL. This what he was doing. There are 35 #s on the wheel, he was covering like 30 of the 35 #s in the field at like 4 grand per #. Each time he hits it pays 36 to 1 odds. Everytime he would win he would send out a round of patron & pinapple or cranberry for a crowd of like 150-200 people just standing in amazement. Im not gonna lie I stood about 7 or 8 minutes then left out of amazement & disgust that someone has the $ to bet like that & also I left to try to get me sum $$. I quickly won $2600 at another roulette table in the corner.
got more but tired of typing... I hope all u guys win.