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Speaker 1 (00:12):
Life is dull. It's nothing but one big lull and presto,
you do us kull and fine.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
That you're really nothing dull about fire Keepers Casino. You
can get your ring a ding ding on there, get
your vegas on there, and if you're lucky, you'll see
a tall, handsome fellow walking up to the money Keeper's
main stage by the name of Jim Wise. Pay attention,
something good's about to happen. He's the vice president of
marketing there and he's on our radio stage, our at
(00:42):
and T line. All right, now, welcome back to the program.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Great to be with you, Great to hear your voice.
Hope Paul is well in Michigan, Big show Land. And
you know I'm not walking the dog sometimes when I
chat with you in the morning, and sweet a little
dark this morning, and it makes me think of Halloween
is coming. You know, I might be a bit past
the age of, you know, costuming for Halloween, but I
(01:09):
think Halloween's coming and we're ready for it, my mpfs,
because we have our famous and you know all about this,
our famous costume contest where we have ten thousand, that's correct,
ten thousand. That'll scare you dollars in cash and prizes.
It's next Friday. Do you still got a week to
(01:30):
get ready and put all your great costume ideas together.
And what you need to do is between five and
eight thirty you come and register in our event center
so we know who you are. We give you a
number like you're running a marathon, and then the door's
open for the costume contest participants. And man, even if
you don't want to dress up and you just want
(01:52):
to see one of the great shows of the year,
a free show, you just be on the gaming floor
when they start and do the costume contest, parade and
parade all through the casino. We're not talking about ten
or twenty We're talking about maybe five hundred people in
different costumes. It's quite the spectacle and we're excited for that.
And that is next Friday night. Sir.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
This is the beautiful thing you've done. You've made it
possible for anyone at any age to wear a Halloween costume.
You do not age out of anything at fire Keepers Casino,
and so you know you too, Jim Wise could put
a costume on if you want. I picture you in
a kind of Oh, I guess a vampire might be
suitable for you. But in the in the fostro is
(02:39):
that what the what was his name?
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Needs?
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Yeah, that's what I pictured Jim wise as kind of
But anyway, put this.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
On your butet just like this, No, put it on.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Your bucket list because you don't have to pay a thing.
You go to fire keepers and even if you don't
want to be in a costume, he's right. I got
to I've been there a couple of times for this,
but one of the times I got to judge the
parade of people coming through in the costume contest, and
these people have put there all the creativity and effort.
(03:14):
This is not putting a bed sheet over your head
and being a ghost. This is an absolute parade. And
if you and your friends are looking for something to
do next Friday and you can't think of anything, do this.
Go there, whether you put a costume on or not,
because it will bring absolute delight for the entire evening.
People start registering at five o'clock, so go have a bite,
(03:37):
something to eat, watch some sports, do a little gaming,
and then throughout the night you'll your faith in humanity
will be restored again because it's people of all ages
getting to be kids again. And not only that, they're
real artists, aren't they, Jim.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
They really are. And people use the entire spectrum of
things from you know, movies, to TV shows, to famous
events to just scary constants, the mechanical things, you name it.
You need to be twenty one and older because you're
going to be on the gaming floor, but you can
take and older all the way as far as you
(04:15):
want to go and use your creativity wherever you want
to go. Don't forget first place, by the way, two
thousand dollars cash and three thousand dollars in red Hot credits,
Second place one thousand cash and one thousand red Hot credits,
third place five hundred and five hundred, and there's prizes
all the way up to the top ten spots. So
(04:38):
there's reason to come out and do it. There's incentive
to get out here and do this.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
If you can't go out there, and I pity you
if you can't, you can get your red Hot rewards online.
I understand. Now, how does that work?
Speaker 1 (04:52):
So we put the characters all. First of all, we
do a Facebook live so you can see it live
next Friday on Facebook. But you'll also have a chance
to vote for people after the fact, so maybe you thought,
maybe you thought number three should have been number one,
and you vote for them. You go out and vote,
and we'll take a voter at random and give them
(05:16):
some Red Hawk credits as well. So even just for
voting and participating, you can be involved.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Wow, So everybody can be a costume judge that night.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Absolutely positively, Yes, and again I think that live show
that we'll do at nine o'clock next week is a
show you don't want to miss. Everybody loves it, our
security staff finds it fun. Everybody thinks this is a
great time.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
I'm definitely not selling you this, folks. I'm telling you
from my heart. It's magic. And by the way, I
see too, there are some lucky people who are going
to get an early shot at Jefferson Starship tickets.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
They are. I mean, that band has had so many hits,
from Jefferson Airplane to just when they were called Starship
alone and then eventually Jefferson Starship and those tickets for
our Red Hot Rewards members are going on sale and
then the public gets a shot at them starting tomorrow.
So what you're gonna have around Christmas, between Christmas and
(06:18):
New Year's is people in town and they're going to
want to do things, and this is going to be
a great classic rock show. So you want to head
to our website, get the information and the link, and
you can jump in and get tickets. But again, think
about that, you're going to have people come into town,
or you're gonna have days in between Christmas and New
Year's that maybe you're off and you want to go
see a great show. Jefferson Starship is the answer to
(06:42):
that question. So let's start getting those tickets and that
way you won't get shut out.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Friday, October twenty fourth is the Halloween now, so week
before Halloween, so we just want to make sure you
let all your friends know that's the night to get
together and have some serious laughs and some serious inspiration.
The twenty fourth registration starts at five. You don't need
to register ahead, just show up with your costume or
without a costume. And by the way, if you don't
(07:07):
wear a costume and somebody says what's your costume, you
might want to consider what you're wearing these days. Hold
the line Jim Wise walking his dog right now under
the moonlight and saying October twenty fourth, in the evening.
It's the world famous Halloween events and costume contest at
fire Keepers. Jefferson Starship coming to fire Keeper's Casino between
(07:44):
Christmas and New Year's and you can be too, as
tickets will go on sale starting tomorrow. Jim Wise at
fire Keeper's Casino in Battle Creek on I ninety four,
right where sixty nine crosses in. I thought of you
about a week ago when my son and I went
into the casino Venezia, which you have told me in
Venice is the oldest casino in the world, and it's
(08:09):
very different than fire Keepers. You have to pay fifty
euro to get in. First of all, there's a cover
charge unless you book through one of your hotels. However,
we sat down at the blackjack table and I lost
the first eight hands in a row.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Ouch is all I can say. That's my esteemed forty
years in gaming insight for your vast listening audience is ouch.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
So I thought this can't go on forever. I've got
a hang in there and keep at it. So by
the time we left, I was ahead. Can you believe that?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Sweet? Which means you didn't overreact and over bet like
crazy because you never know when that streak is going
to keep rolling and when it's going to stop, So
then you must have been patient, and patience often is
rewarded in life.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
I have a money management system and I'm very strict
about the betting, and it's a regressive kind of thing,
so yeah, I have a way of doing that.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Now.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
One thing that did surprise me is I never saw
this happen before, but the way the cards are dealt.
My son had a twenty one that he got through
hitting and then the dealer turned over a blackjack, so
he lost with twenty one because of blackjack, Trump's the twenty.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
Yes, that is correct. And see what usually happens though,
at least in fire keepers and in the US, that dealer,
whenever they have a ten valued card is going to
scan first to see if they have an ace underneath
or vice versa, if they have an ace on top,
do they have a ten underneath before they even start
(09:52):
doling out cards for that exact reason, so that people
don't get all pumped up that they've now a twenty
one only to have a guy turnover blackjacks. So yes,
you know, blackjack beats all when you're the dealer. But
usually they're going to check that in that little window
when you see the dealer slide the cards over.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Gaming provides so many cool stories, And your next story
is waiting for you at fire Keepers in Battle Creek,
and I will see you there
Life is dull. It's nothing but one big lull and presto,
you do us kull and fine.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
That you're really nothing dull about fire Keepers Casino. You
can get your ring a ding ding on there, get
your vegas on there, and if you're lucky, you'll see
a tall, handsome fellow walking up to the money Keeper's
main stage by the name of Jim Wise. Pay attention,
something good's about to happen. He's the vice president of
marketing there and he's on our radio stage, our at
(00:42):
and T line. All right, now, welcome back to the program.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
Great to be with you, Great to hear your voice.
Hope Paul is well in Michigan, Big show Land. And
you know I'm not walking the dog sometimes when I
chat with you in the morning, and sweet a little
dark this morning, and it makes me think of Halloween
is coming. You know, I might be a bit past
the age of, you know, costuming for Halloween, but I
(01:09):
think Halloween's coming and we're ready for it, my mpfs,
because we have our famous and you know all about this,
our famous costume contest where we have ten thousand, that's correct,
ten thousand. That'll scare you dollars in cash and prizes.
It's next Friday. Do you still got a week to
(01:30):
get ready and put all your great costume ideas together.
And what you need to do is between five and
eight thirty you come and register in our event center
so we know who you are. We give you a
number like you're running a marathon, and then the door's
open for the costume contest participants. And man, even if
you don't want to dress up and you just want
(01:52):
to see one of the great shows of the year,
a free show, you just be on the gaming floor
when they start and do the costume contest, parade and
parade all through the casino. We're not talking about ten
or twenty We're talking about maybe five hundred people in
different costumes. It's quite the spectacle and we're excited for that.
And that is next Friday night. Sir.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
This is the beautiful thing you've done. You've made it
possible for anyone at any age to wear a Halloween costume.
You do not age out of anything at fire Keepers Casino,
and so you know you too, Jim Wise could put
a costume on if you want. I picture you in
a kind of Oh, I guess a vampire might be
suitable for you. But in the in the fostro is
(02:39):
that what the what was his name?
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Needs?
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Yeah, that's what I pictured Jim wise as kind of
But anyway, put this.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
On your butet just like this, No, put it on.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Your bucket list because you don't have to pay a thing.
You go to fire keepers and even if you don't
want to be in a costume, he's right. I got
to I've been there a couple of times for this,
but one of the times I got to judge the
parade of people coming through in the costume contest, and
these people have put there all the creativity and effort.
(03:14):
This is not putting a bed sheet over your head
and being a ghost. This is an absolute parade. And
if you and your friends are looking for something to
do next Friday and you can't think of anything, do this.
Go there, whether you put a costume on or not,
because it will bring absolute delight for the entire evening.
People start registering at five o'clock, so go have a bite,
(03:37):
something to eat, watch some sports, do a little gaming,
and then throughout the night you'll your faith in humanity
will be restored again because it's people of all ages
getting to be kids again. And not only that, they're
real artists, aren't they, Jim.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
They really are. And people use the entire spectrum of
things from you know, movies, to TV shows, to famous
events to just scary constants, the mechanical things, you name it.
You need to be twenty one and older because you're
going to be on the gaming floor, but you can
take and older all the way as far as you
(04:15):
want to go and use your creativity wherever you want
to go. Don't forget first place, by the way, two
thousand dollars cash and three thousand dollars in red Hot credits,
Second place one thousand cash and one thousand red Hot credits,
third place five hundred and five hundred, and there's prizes
all the way up to the top ten spots. So
(04:38):
there's reason to come out and do it. There's incentive
to get out here and do this.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
If you can't go out there, and I pity you
if you can't, you can get your red Hot rewards online.
I understand. Now, how does that work?
Speaker 1 (04:52):
So we put the characters all. First of all, we
do a Facebook live so you can see it live
next Friday on Facebook. But you'll also have a chance
to vote for people after the fact, so maybe you thought,
maybe you thought number three should have been number one,
and you vote for them. You go out and vote,
and we'll take a voter at random and give them
(05:16):
some Red Hawk credits as well. So even just for
voting and participating, you can be involved.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Wow, So everybody can be a costume judge that night.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Absolutely positively, Yes, and again I think that live show
that we'll do at nine o'clock next week is a
show you don't want to miss. Everybody loves it, our
security staff finds it fun. Everybody thinks this is a
great time.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
I'm definitely not selling you this, folks. I'm telling you
from my heart. It's magic. And by the way, I
see too, there are some lucky people who are going
to get an early shot at Jefferson Starship tickets.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
They are. I mean, that band has had so many hits,
from Jefferson Airplane to just when they were called Starship
alone and then eventually Jefferson Starship and those tickets for
our Red Hot Rewards members are going on sale and
then the public gets a shot at them starting tomorrow.
So what you're gonna have around Christmas, between Christmas and
(06:18):
New Year's is people in town and they're going to
want to do things, and this is going to be
a great classic rock show. So you want to head
to our website, get the information and the link, and
you can jump in and get tickets. But again, think
about that, you're going to have people come into town,
or you're gonna have days in between Christmas and New
Year's that maybe you're off and you want to go
see a great show. Jefferson Starship is the answer to
(06:42):
that question. So let's start getting those tickets and that
way you won't get shut out.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Friday, October twenty fourth is the Halloween now, so week
before Halloween, so we just want to make sure you
let all your friends know that's the night to get
together and have some serious laughs and some serious inspiration.
The twenty fourth registration starts at five. You don't need
to register ahead, just show up with your costume or
without a costume. And by the way, if you don't
(07:07):
wear a costume and somebody says what's your costume, you
might want to consider what you're wearing these days. Hold
the line Jim Wise walking his dog right now under
the moonlight and saying October twenty fourth, in the evening.
It's the world famous Halloween events and costume contest at
fire Keepers. Jefferson Starship coming to fire Keeper's Casino between
(07:44):
Christmas and New Year's and you can be too, as
tickets will go on sale starting tomorrow. Jim Wise at
fire Keeper's Casino in Battle Creek on I ninety four,
right where sixty nine crosses in. I thought of you
about a week ago when my son and I went
into the casino Venezia, which you have told me in
Venice is the oldest casino in the world, and it's
(08:09):
very different than fire Keepers. You have to pay fifty
euro to get in. First of all, there's a cover
charge unless you book through one of your hotels. However,
we sat down at the blackjack table and I lost
the first eight hands in a row.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Ouch is all I can say. That's my esteemed forty
years in gaming insight for your vast listening audience is ouch.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
So I thought this can't go on forever. I've got
a hang in there and keep at it. So by
the time we left, I was ahead. Can you believe that?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Sweet? Which means you didn't overreact and over bet like
crazy because you never know when that streak is going
to keep rolling and when it's going to stop, So
then you must have been patient, and patience often is
rewarded in life.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
I have a money management system and I'm very strict
about the betting, and it's a regressive kind of thing,
so yeah, I have a way of doing that.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Now.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
One thing that did surprise me is I never saw
this happen before, but the way the cards are dealt.
My son had a twenty one that he got through
hitting and then the dealer turned over a blackjack, so
he lost with twenty one because of blackjack, Trump's the twenty.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
Yes, that is correct. And see what usually happens though,
at least in fire keepers and in the US, that dealer,
whenever they have a ten valued card is going to
scan first to see if they have an ace underneath
or vice versa, if they have an ace on top,
do they have a ten underneath before they even start
(09:52):
doling out cards for that exact reason, so that people
don't get all pumped up that they've now a twenty
one only to have a guy turnover blackjacks. So yes,
you know, blackjack beats all when you're the dealer. But
usually they're going to check that in that little window
when you see the dealer slide the cards over.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Gaming provides so many cool stories, And your next story
is waiting for you at fire Keepers in Battle Creek,
and I will see you there
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