The Montreal casino is supposedly about to undergo a massive facelift and architects are busy thinking up original and not-so-original ideas on what changes could be made to better entice citizens to break out their beleagured after-tax wallets so they could gamble away little Tina and Timmy's college funds and then shoot themselves in the parking lot in front of their loan sharks.
You'll note that the third image seems deigned to make the joint look like the Starship Enterprise. Lots of flickering LED lights all over the place to dazzle the epileptics.
These pics are ideas for the renos, don't think they're officially accepted.
A marble stair walk bathed in pink light, who could ask for more?
The vertical loft concept is still popular with architects seeking to persuade their clients to bite on this space-wasting design. Does anybody eve bite on these?
Beam me up Scotty.
A new and improved gambling suicide lane, blood conveniently drains downwards into the shrubs.
You'll note that the third image seems deigned to make the joint look like the Starship Enterprise. Lots of flickering LED lights all over the place to dazzle the epileptics.
These pics are ideas for the renos, don't think they're officially accepted.
What?! They just finished a four-year, $300M renovation project!
ReplyDeleteMsybre these are from before ? No idea ..I've never even been..I find gambling awful .
ReplyDeleteI went there once with an out-of-town friend - we walked up to the top, and then we walked back down, and then we left. Didn't put so much as a quarter in a slot. Not my scene either.
ReplyDeleteOur tax money would be better spent repairing the Big O rather than knocking it down, which would likely cost more, anyway.
ReplyDeleteSurely there's some "arena guru" out there who can figure this out?
Maybe they could even install poker machines in the place to make it more attractive to high-rollers who have the cash to blow.
If they loosened up the slots they might get more visitors. I'm not a big casino guy, but back in the 90s I spent three weeks in Las Vegas (long story -- don't ask) and got a "feel" for the slots (21 days in a row will do that). Then I threw a few quarters in a casino in Nova Scotia. Loose as can be. Then I took two quick trips to the Montreal casino. It was like throwing a bucket of quarters out the window. Tighter than a (you fill in the blank). I never went back, so maybe things have changed but I doubt it.
ReplyDeleteTheir PR department needs to be seriously revamped. Patrick Howe, their PR man, was approached by a US travel radio show, and wouldn't give them a tour, wouldn't give them a dinner...and he wonders why the place is empty??? Screw Loto Quebec and the Casinos. I would rather spend my money in Akwesasne, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Reno, Macau...anywhere but here.
ReplyDeleteMuggings and attempted muggings outside the casino do occur--as they do in other cities, of course.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that Montreal's casino is located away from residential and commercial districts was deliberate and should be rigorously maintained.
It must not be forgotten that despite the "inconvenience" of our casino being "out of the way" is an asset and not a liability. Other cities whose casinos exist downtown suffer more frequent crime with adjacent properties and districts developing into potential trouble spots.
Downtown Montreal in the 1940s was rife with illegal Barbotte tables set up in hotel rooms and nearby apartments.
Although police raids were frequent, corruption among some officers existed and the gambling simply moved elsewhere--often within minutes!
Despite today's legalized gambling, players suffering losses often act in desperation and will commit crimes when presented with the opportunity to do so.
Anyone stupid enough to walk out of the casino with a large cash roll of their winnings is asking for trouble, which is why they are encouraged to take a certified cheque instead. Banks are certainly vehement about this and casinos should be as well.
Evidently, the Montreal casino's ATMs--unlike a bank's standard version--do NOT have the DEPOSIT feature whereby winners could safely deposit their cheques. Needless to say, the casino doesn't care how much money a customer wants to take OUT of their personal accounts via the ATMs, however!
A recent CTV "Forbidden Montreal" video clip had Annie DeMelt visiting the casino's security camera room from where potential cheating can be detected. How much of it goes undetected is unknown.
Reportedly, "notorious card counters" are black-listed and banned from the poker tables, but who knows exactly how many other nondesctipt, "Average Joe" casino visitors are capable of such counting?
Presumably, even so-called well-known card counters could change their appearances significantly enough every visit among various casinos to fool the staff and potentially even your own deceptively mild-mannered "Aunt Edna" or "Uncle Bill" could walk away with thousands; their ability to count cards kept secret from everyone.
There was a recent U.S news clip about an blind gentleman whose uncanny skill to read and manipulate cards simply by feel was stunning to behold.
It must be assumed that other similarly dedicated players, whose identities are as yet unknown, must surely exist.
I refuse to go to the Casino, in Montréal.
ReplyDeleteI just don’t want to lose the memories of the France & Québec pavillions…
Likewise, I went to Las Vegas in 1977. In 2005, I turned down a trip to Las Vegas, because I do not want to lose the memories of the late 1960’s/1970’s Las Vegas.