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(00:00):
Well. I am very excited thismorning because joining me is my friend Skip
Carlson. Skip is the vice presidentof External Affairs and Signature Service at the
Saratoga Casino Hotel. He is oneof the people that helped make sure I
had a wonderful weekend at the SaratogaCasino Hotel and that you will have a
(00:21):
wonderful weekend at the Saratoga Casino Hotel. Hi, Skip, good morning,
how are you well? Good morning, Jamie. I am doing well.
I am going to do my bestto see if I can match your energy,
as you are a high energy lady. I am a high energy lady,
especially when I'm talking about something I'mexcited about. And I have to
(00:41):
tell you, Skip, I hadsuch an amazing time at the Saratoga Casino
Hotel over the weekend, and Idid a little bit of everything. So
I want to go one by oneso we can talk about each thing that
I did. Okay, so firstthing I did, obviously was check into
the hotel. It was my firsttime there. Man, Skip, your
hotel is amazing. It is sobeautiful. Well, I appreciate the compliments,
(01:07):
and as beautiful as the hotel is, I think the folks, our
team members. They are extremely friendlyand helpful, and I think they make
the difference. I couldn't agree withyou more so. Kind from the minute
I walked in the door until thesecond I left, helped me out with
everything I needed. And it reallytruly such an amazing experience. And of
(01:34):
course after I check in and seemy gorgeous room and you know, relax
and get myself together. You know, the first thing I did was hit
the gaming floor, because I'm allabout that. Let's talk a little bit
about your gaming floor. So manygreat different machines. You also have the
electronic table games. This is soamazing. People can play so many different
(01:56):
things, right they can. Wemake an effort to continually change out machines,
so I know this week we're bringingin fifty new slot machines. Wow.
And we have a wide, variatvariety of machines. And you mentioned
the electronic table games and what youknow. I think there's advantages to electronic
(02:21):
table games. You can play atlower levels. You can sit down if
you'd like to play craps, youdon't have the stand of the crafts table.
You can sit down and kind ofrelax and bet at lower limits and
at your own pace. So Ithink it has a lot going forward.
So let me ask you a question. What was your favorite? Your favorite
game on the gaming floor. Oh, I think Stinking Rich was because I
(02:44):
won some money on that one,so I think that might have been my
favorite one. Though I did bouncefrom game to game. I also did
a little of the electronic Roulette becauseI do like my roulette, so but
didn't do so well at that takeswell, but I did walk out of
their winning, So I just wantto say for people who go and play,
(03:05):
I felt like it would the machineswere being generous, if you know
what I mean. Well, sometimesyou know, if you have luck smile
on you, you can walk outof there a winner, and it happens.
It happens quite a bit. Somefolks can win a lot and you
know, I'm glad that you want. Yeah, I mean it was twenty
bucks, but for me, youknow what, if I break even,
(03:28):
it's a win. So walking outwith twenty bucks, I felt like I
was on top of the world.And along with the gaming floor, I
also had fun, you know withthe harness racing, which I had a
beautiful room that was overlooking the harnesstrack. One of the great things that
you have is you know, rightin the lobby of the hotel, you
can bet on the harness track.I also spent some time over at Lucky
(03:50):
Joe's, which is so lovely.You can sit in Lucky Joe's and actually
bet and watch the horses right fromthere, which is kind of right off
the gaming floor, right. LuckyJoe's is one of it. It is
just a great establishment, right,so you can sit in the restaurant per
se, or you can sit outright on the glass and watch live harness
(04:11):
racing go on, or just enjoyenjoy beautiful sunshine, which we haven't had
a lot of lately, but Iknow it's coming. It is. And
Lucky Joe's has a great menu andthey give you an enormous amount of food,
so if you're hungry Lucky Joe's,you will not leave Lucky Joe's hungry
you will not And affordable too,so I mean I ate a lot while
(04:35):
I was betting on the horses there, and it was fantastic, It was
wonderful. So that was a greatexperience. And then I also, of
course I had to stop into Morton's. I mean Morton's is the premier steakhouse
man so beautiful and the food todie for. Nothing like it. Number
(04:56):
one, number one restaurant in Saratoga. It is. It's always a fantastic
experience at Morton's, and it's evenbetter if someone else's pain. Morton's has
a once again. They have agreat menu and they have a fantastic staff.
So we have a great we havea great bar menu. The bar
(05:17):
is always happening. But if youhave a special occasion, or you know,
you hit big at the slots orwhatever, Morton's is the place to
go. It is a fabulous steakhouse. And you will never go away disappointed.
No, you absolutely will not.Absolutely will not. And then of
course I had to top the nightoff go into Vapor. Skeeter Creek was
(05:39):
actually playing on Saturday night, andI had an amazing time first just listening,
and then you know, I toldOlivia, who was the person who
was taking care of me. Isaid, Olivia, you've been phenomenal and
great, but I got to getup and go downstairs and dance. The
music is just so good. SoI mean, there's nothing like Vapor.
There's no place like Vapor in theCapital and it is the premier night club
(06:01):
to go to in my personal opinion, absolutely. I mean, we can
eight hundred people can hang out inthere, and it's not crowded. So
with eight hundred people you have roomto move around. We've got a huge
bar downstairs, we've got tables,we've got upstairs, so it's really it's
(06:21):
really unique. And I know KathleenAnderson, our director of entertainment, is
always booking the best bands in theCapitol District and the Northeast in there,
and Speter Creek is always always oneof my favorites, and I know they
(06:41):
do really really well in Vapor.Oh yeah, it was a wonderful night,
It really was. And then youknow, after all the fun,
knowing I was going back to anamazingly comfortable, beautiful room, which was
so fantastic. I really cannot sayenough good things about the experience, and
it's why I'm so excited to sharewith our listeners and to give them a
(07:02):
chance to have the weekend that Ihad. You know, Skip, I
just feel like it's something that everyoneshould experience. We are so lucky to
have the Saratoga Casino Hotel and everythingthat goes with it in our own backyard.
I personally want to thank you.You know, I had been on
the gaming floor before, and obviouslyi'd been to Vapor before, but I
(07:24):
had never experienced the full effect ofcoming, staying in a room, going
to Morton's, you know, bettingat Lucky Joe's, on the harness track,
having fun at the slots, thengoing to Vapor. It was such
a beautiful weekend. I mean,I feel like it should be like a
destination weekend for people here in theCapitol region. Well, Jamie, when
(07:45):
Amy Brannigan told me that she wasgoing to do this with you, I
thought it was a really good idea. But after hearing your experience, I
think it has been a wonderful ideabecause you've checked all the boxes, and
I think what it's all about whenyou come here is having a great experience,
a great entertainment experience, and there'sso many different things you can do,
(08:05):
and it's easy to get to andwe've got plenty of parking and a
fantastic staff. So I'm really reallyglad that you had an excellent time,
and to have you talk about yourtime is priceless. Well, it really
I really did have a wonderful time, and I can't say enough good things
about it, and so I reallyhave been telling everyone, listen, do
(08:28):
it. Go for a weekend,you know, pamper yourself, have a
good time. It's all about enjoyingyourself. And again, it's why I'm
so excited that we're able to givethis experience to one of our listeners who's
going to win it after we qualifysome folks to get up there and go
and have some fun. So Ican't thank you enough for joining me this
morning, Skip to talk about allthe great things at the Saratoga Casino Hotel.
(08:52):
I look forward to seeing you andeverybody else up there again. Got
to come up to the gaming flooragain, up to I gotta do the
whole thing all over again, andyou know I will because I had such
an amazing time. So I thankyou. I thank all the staff at
the hotel and everyone Vapor the gamingfloor of the Harness Track. Thank you
so so much. Skip. Ireally appreciate it, all right, Jamie,
(09:15):
Well, listen, I really appreciateyour kind words. I'm glad you
had a wonderful time and you comeback and see us again, and we'll
take good care of whoever wins thenice prize that you'll be giving away excellent
skip, Thank you so much.All right, you have a wonderful day.
Well. I am very excited thismorning because joining me is my friend Skip
Carlson. Skip is the vice presidentof External Affairs and Signature Service at the
Saratoga Casino Hotel. He is oneof the people that helped make sure I
had a wonderful weekend at the SaratogaCasino Hotel and that you will have a
(00:21):
wonderful weekend at the Saratoga Casino Hotel. Hi, Skip, good morning,
how are you well? Good morning, Jamie. I am doing well.
I am going to do my bestto see if I can match your energy,
as you are a high energy lady. I am a high energy lady,
especially when I'm talking about something I'mexcited about. And I have to
(00:41):
tell you, Skip, I hadsuch an amazing time at the Saratoga Casino
Hotel over the weekend, and Idid a little bit of everything. So
I want to go one by oneso we can talk about each thing that
I did. Okay, so firstthing I did, obviously was check into
the hotel. It was my firsttime there. Man, Skip, your
hotel is amazing. It is sobeautiful. Well, I appreciate the compliments,
(01:07):
and as beautiful as the hotel is, I think the folks, our
team members. They are extremely friendlyand helpful, and I think they make
the difference. I couldn't agree withyou more so. Kind from the minute
I walked in the door until thesecond I left, helped me out with
everything I needed. And it reallytruly such an amazing experience. And of
(01:34):
course after I check in and seemy gorgeous room and you know, relax
and get myself together. You know, the first thing I did was hit
the gaming floor, because I'm allabout that. Let's talk a little bit
about your gaming floor. So manygreat different machines. You also have the
electronic table games. This is soamazing. People can play so many different
(01:56):
things, right they can. Wemake an effort to continually change out machines,
so I know this week we're bringingin fifty new slot machines. Wow.
And we have a wide, variatvariety of machines. And you mentioned
the electronic table games and what youknow. I think there's advantages to electronic
(02:21):
table games. You can play atlower levels. You can sit down if
you'd like to play craps, youdon't have the stand of the crafts table.
You can sit down and kind ofrelax and bet at lower limits and
at your own pace. So Ithink it has a lot going forward.
So let me ask you a question. What was your favorite? Your favorite
game on the gaming floor. Oh, I think Stinking Rich was because I
(02:44):
won some money on that one,so I think that might have been my
favorite one. Though I did bouncefrom game to game. I also did
a little of the electronic Roulette becauseI do like my roulette, so but
didn't do so well at that takeswell, but I did walk out of
their winning, So I just wantto say for people who go and play,
(03:05):
I felt like it would the machineswere being generous, if you know
what I mean. Well, sometimesyou know, if you have luck smile
on you, you can walk outof there a winner, and it happens.
It happens quite a bit. Somefolks can win a lot and you
know, I'm glad that you want. Yeah, I mean it was twenty
bucks, but for me, youknow what, if I break even,
(03:28):
it's a win. So walking outwith twenty bucks, I felt like I
was on top of the world.And along with the gaming floor, I
also had fun, you know withthe harness racing, which I had a
beautiful room that was overlooking the harnesstrack. One of the great things that
you have is you know, rightin the lobby of the hotel, you
can bet on the harness track.I also spent some time over at Lucky
(03:50):
Joe's, which is so lovely.You can sit in Lucky Joe's and actually
bet and watch the horses right fromthere, which is kind of right off
the gaming floor, right. LuckyJoe's is one of it. It is
just a great establishment, right,so you can sit in the restaurant per
se, or you can sit outright on the glass and watch live harness
(04:11):
racing go on, or just enjoyenjoy beautiful sunshine, which we haven't had
a lot of lately, but Iknow it's coming. It is. And
Lucky Joe's has a great menu andthey give you an enormous amount of food,
so if you're hungry Lucky Joe's,you will not leave Lucky Joe's hungry
you will not And affordable too,so I mean I ate a lot while
(04:35):
I was betting on the horses there, and it was fantastic, It was
wonderful. So that was a greatexperience. And then I also, of
course I had to stop into Morton's. I mean Morton's is the premier steakhouse
man so beautiful and the food todie for. Nothing like it. Number
(04:56):
one, number one restaurant in Saratoga. It is. It's always a fantastic
experience at Morton's, and it's evenbetter if someone else's pain. Morton's has
a once again. They have agreat menu and they have a fantastic staff.
So we have a great we havea great bar menu. The bar
(05:17):
is always happening. But if youhave a special occasion, or you know,
you hit big at the slots orwhatever, Morton's is the place to
go. It is a fabulous steakhouse. And you will never go away disappointed.
No, you absolutely will not.Absolutely will not. And then of
course I had to top the nightoff go into Vapor. Skeeter Creek was
(05:39):
actually playing on Saturday night, andI had an amazing time first just listening,
and then you know, I toldOlivia, who was the person who
was taking care of me. Isaid, Olivia, you've been phenomenal and
great, but I got to getup and go downstairs and dance. The
music is just so good. SoI mean, there's nothing like Vapor.
There's no place like Vapor in theCapital and it is the premier night club
(06:01):
to go to in my personal opinion, absolutely. I mean, we can
eight hundred people can hang out inthere, and it's not crowded. So
with eight hundred people you have roomto move around. We've got a huge
bar downstairs, we've got tables,we've got upstairs, so it's really it's
(06:21):
really unique. And I know KathleenAnderson, our director of entertainment, is
always booking the best bands in theCapitol District and the Northeast in there,
and Speter Creek is always always oneof my favorites, and I know they
(06:41):
do really really well in Vapor.Oh yeah, it was a wonderful night,
It really was. And then youknow, after all the fun,
knowing I was going back to anamazingly comfortable, beautiful room, which was
so fantastic. I really cannot sayenough good things about the experience, and
it's why I'm so excited to sharewith our listeners and to give them a
(07:02):
chance to have the weekend that Ihad. You know, Skip, I
just feel like it's something that everyoneshould experience. We are so lucky to
have the Saratoga Casino Hotel and everythingthat goes with it in our own backyard.
I personally want to thank you.You know, I had been on
the gaming floor before, and obviouslyi'd been to Vapor before, but I
(07:24):
had never experienced the full effect ofcoming, staying in a room, going
to Morton's, you know, bettingat Lucky Joe's, on the harness track,
having fun at the slots, thengoing to Vapor. It was such
a beautiful weekend. I mean,I feel like it should be like a
destination weekend for people here in theCapitol region. Well, Jamie, when
(07:45):
Amy Brannigan told me that she wasgoing to do this with you, I
thought it was a really good idea. But after hearing your experience, I
think it has been a wonderful ideabecause you've checked all the boxes, and
I think what it's all about whenyou come here is having a great experience,
a great entertainment experience, and there'sso many different things you can do,
(08:05):
and it's easy to get to andwe've got plenty of parking and a
fantastic staff. So I'm really reallyglad that you had an excellent time,
and to have you talk about yourtime is priceless. Well, it really
I really did have a wonderful time, and I can't say enough good things
about it, and so I reallyhave been telling everyone, listen, do
(08:28):
it. Go for a weekend,you know, pamper yourself, have a
good time. It's all about enjoyingyourself. And again, it's why I'm
so excited that we're able to givethis experience to one of our listeners who's
going to win it after we qualifysome folks to get up there and go
and have some fun. So Ican't thank you enough for joining me this
morning, Skip to talk about allthe great things at the Saratoga Casino Hotel.
(08:52):
I look forward to seeing you andeverybody else up there again. Got
to come up to the gaming flooragain, up to I gotta do the
whole thing all over again, andyou know I will because I had such
an amazing time. So I thankyou. I thank all the staff at
the hotel and everyone Vapor the gamingfloor of the Harness Track. Thank you
so so much. Skip. Ireally appreciate it, all right, Jamie,
(09:15):
Well, listen, I really appreciateyour kind words. I'm glad you
had a wonderful time and you comeback and see us again, and we'll
take good care of whoever wins thenice prize that you'll be giving away excellent
skip, Thank you so much.All right, you have a wonderful day.
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