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Speaker 1 (00:13):
Life is dull.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
It's nothing but one big lull and presto, you do
a skull and find that you're really she size in
your feeling like.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
The toy on a string.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
And your heart goes ring it ing ding ring it
ing ding ring it.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
You can get your ring it ing ding on and
get your vegas on at fire Keeper's Casino like I
do in Battle Creek, Michigan. It's right on nine ninety four,
kind of where sixty nine crosses in Marshall Battle Creek,
and got free parking for you of value for sure,
and lots of restaurants and shopping and dacy sports book
(00:55):
and of course the table games and the hotel if
you want to stay overnight. And that's just a cool
place to chill and also have some excitements. And it's
open twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
Sometimes maybe you want it so bad, but you don't
have time to get over there. And Jason Kopka has
(01:16):
an answer for us. He's the manager of eye Gaming
at FireKeepers Casino. Welcome to the airwaves.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Good morning, How are we doing today?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Well, if we can get there only in our dreams,
you can get us there virtually to fire Keepers.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
Can't you, Well, I can certainly try.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
How does the eye gaming work so we can connect
and get a little excitement wherever we are inside the
state of Michigan.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Well, so, the great thing about it is that, you know,
while fire Keepers, the brick and mortar retail casino is
obviously available for people who want that resort to get
away Vegas experience, online gaming is available in anywhere here
in the state of Michigan. As long as you're geolocated
within the border. You can pull out your phone or
(02:05):
your desktop computer and create an account, log and play
games from wherever you're at. And a lot of people
love that the thrill and the excitement of the game
of chance, and some people do that with like, for example,
loop boxes on video games or booster packs of collectible cards.
(02:28):
But for people who enjoy the gambling experience with a
slot game or a table game, or even just making
a wager on sports, you can do that right online
from the convenience of your couch.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Does it begin at the app store? Do you just
go to the app store and put in fire Keeper's
Eye Gaming and download it like you went any other app.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
That's exactly right. You can do that from the Apple
Ice Apple App Store or from the Google Play Store
on your Android device.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Does it cost just visit? Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:01):
No, absolutely free. All the online casino apps are free.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Where are you going to say to visit? Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Going to visit our website You can do on your
PC as well, which is a www. Dot iGaming dot
fire keepers casino dot com. So if you don't want
to do it on your mobile device or tablet, you
can go use your desktop as well.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
Ah, I see, and you google it, you'll get there.
It doesn't cost you anything. You'll install it. And then
do you put funds in your account or how do
you pay for the gaming?
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Well, once you create an account and get registered and
get verified because the state of Michigan has some regulations
that we have to verify your identity before you're allowed
to make any deposits or wagers. Once you get through
that process, yep, then you all you have to do
is connect your online gaming account either to a credit
(03:56):
card or directly to your bank account through ach. Very soon,
we're going to have PayPal and Venmo as very convenient
payment options as well.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Can it be a credit card or does it have
to be a debit card.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Some credit cards will allow those types of transactions, but
it depends on the vendor, depends on the actual provider
of the card if they allow those types of transactions
for not.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
When you talk about the the ID, there's a what
is the age limit for I gaming?
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Great question is twenty one? You have to be twenty
one to be able to game?
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Okay, that's what they want to verify. I would think, yeah,
correct things at least that they would want to verify
like that. Do you have to preload funds into the app?
Or do you pay as you go? How does that work?
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Well, typically people will make a deposit of some amount
of funds with when you deposit for your first time
with fire Keepers, there is a very generous series of
rewards you can earn over the first five days after
your account. Yep, you can earn up to seven hundred
and fifty dollars in rewards just from depositing and playing
(05:12):
and and but you can also just you know, pay
as you go. If you just say, you know what,
I don't only want to play ten dollars tonight, and
you can load that ten dollars and play that when
you're done, you're done, or if you win, you can
withdraw it or you could you know, say posit a
hundred and you know, try and maximize that first deposit
(05:32):
match promotion that we've got going.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
So it's no different than walking in the casino you
buy x amount of chips or you put money into
a slot machine. It's the same thing, just virtually.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Yep, exactly right. What a lot of most.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Popular game on there that people like to play?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Cool, that's that's a great question. Cash Eruption is a
very popular choice. We also have a lot of live
table games that are actually a real dealer using real
cars in a studio in Detroit.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Yep.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
You can sit down at a virtual table yep, and
play with a dealer dealing real cards.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Wow, so you watched the video while you're.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Playing, Yeah, exactly right, yep.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
And are other people watching the same dealer at the
like are you playing against other people or is it
one on one always not against No?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Yeah, the other people can be sitting at the table
playing with you as well. And it's actually a live chat,
so you can talk to people and the dealer just
like you're at the table.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Wow, I didn't know that. So and when you play
in that fashion, does it. Are you positioned at the
table like you would be at the real table or
I guess it could be two hundred people playing at
one time or seven or how does that go?
Speaker 3 (06:54):
No, there's a max of seven actually per table. We
have a number of tables.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
Yeah, it's amazing. And I imagined the sports betting now
that the Lions are back, that's going right up because
the NFL is king, isn't it?
Speaker 3 (07:10):
It absolutely is in sports betting. It's the biggest sport
here in Michigan. And one thing that we were talking
about the difference between online and retail, we actually have
a retail sports book here at the retail casino as well,
you know Dacy's Sports book. You can come and make
wagers on the same Lions markets that you could on
your app as well.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Is there any is it? This is a really like
mysterious question, but do you have a better chance of
winning when you're playing I gaming on your phone or
computer than when you're there in person? Or are the
odds the same?
Speaker 3 (07:45):
You know a lot of the games are exactly the
same odds. Actually, we use the same the same providers
that provide the games to us, you know, in the
Red brick and mortar casino, those same games, the same
math are actually available online. So one of our popular
games I mentioned, cash Eruption, that one is available on
(08:07):
the casino floor as well. So you can play, you know,
come to the retail casino and play, or you can
play from the same games from the comfort your couch
with basically the same same odds.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
When you decide to cash out winner or otherwise, how
long does it take to get the funds back on
your credit card or debit card or bank account.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Well, it kind of depends a little bit on the
method that you're using to withdraw your funds. Sometimes, you know,
it can be very very quick, and other times when
we need to verify some information because the state of
Michigan has some regulations about verifying identity and all that
fun stuff. But once we get all that done, then,
(08:50):
you know, usually withdrawals take a day, maybe two.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Jason Kopka, thank you for the education at fire Keepers
Casinos Eye Gaming. But have you ever wondered why health
insurance costs seem to keep going up? I was doing
some research online and I stumbled upon some surprising information
on Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Michigan's websitemibluedaily dot com
slash affordability. I was surprised to learn that the cost
(09:15):
Blue Cross pays for prescription drugs rose by a staggering
fifteen percent last year. Fifteen percent. That's five times higher
than inflation. It's no wonder healthcare costs or a concern
for so many of us. That's why Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Michigan is working hard to help all of
us better understand the factors driving up healthcare costs and
sharing what they are doing. Is a business to address
(09:38):
it because Blue Cross knows that healthcare is personal and
needs to work for everyone, and affordability matters. So I
encourage you to take a minute and check OUTMI blue
Daily dot com slash affordability and get informed. You'll be
glad you did. It's eye opening information that can help
everyone better understand the complexities of the healthcare system and
its impact on your health insurance costs. I've gotta find
(10:02):
Matt Rhodes here at Dusty Cellar because I want to
book a catering order for a social gathering at my house,
or maybe I'll have it here at Dusty Cellar. I
gotta know what my options are and Thank god, there
you are, Matt. What are the catering options?
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Thanks, Michael. You have lots of options that we can
cater your event at home or office or here at
Dusty's in one of our private rooms serving guests of
twelve and up to fifty.
Speaker 1 (10:23):
What menu can I order offer for the event?
Speaker 2 (10:25):
As of now, we're offering our catering menu for all
of our catering events for both on and off premise.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Okay, I'm going to book something today. I assume I
can still get my six for sixty six dollars wine
clubs and the pastries from the bakery and the full
service at the tap room.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Absolutely, all the services are fully functioning. The line clubs
going strong catering anytime. The taproom is serving inside and
out while we're still having this great summer weather.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Yeah, you gotta join me at Dusty Cellar. It's on
Grand River in Okamus and online at Dustysellar dot com.
Cheers Matt, Cheers Michael Patrick.
Life is dull.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
It's nothing but one big lull and presto, you do
a skull and find that you're really she size in
your feeling like.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
The toy on a string.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
And your heart goes ring it ing ding ring it
ing ding ring it.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
You can get your ring it ing ding on and
get your vegas on at fire Keeper's Casino like I
do in Battle Creek, Michigan. It's right on nine ninety four,
kind of where sixty nine crosses in Marshall Battle Creek,
and got free parking for you of value for sure,
and lots of restaurants and shopping and dacy sports book
(00:55):
and of course the table games and the hotel if
you want to stay overnight. And that's just a cool
place to chill and also have some excitements. And it's
open twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
Sometimes maybe you want it so bad, but you don't
have time to get over there. And Jason Kopka has
(01:16):
an answer for us. He's the manager of eye Gaming
at FireKeepers Casino. Welcome to the airwaves.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Good morning, How are we doing today?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Well, if we can get there only in our dreams,
you can get us there virtually to fire Keepers.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
Can't you, Well, I can certainly try.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
How does the eye gaming work so we can connect
and get a little excitement wherever we are inside the
state of Michigan.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Well, so, the great thing about it is that, you know,
while fire Keepers, the brick and mortar retail casino is
obviously available for people who want that resort to get
away Vegas experience, online gaming is available in anywhere here
in the state of Michigan. As long as you're geolocated
within the border. You can pull out your phone or
(02:05):
your desktop computer and create an account, log and play
games from wherever you're at. And a lot of people
love that the thrill and the excitement of the game
of chance, and some people do that with like, for example,
loop boxes on video games or booster packs of collectible cards.
(02:28):
But for people who enjoy the gambling experience with a
slot game or a table game, or even just making
a wager on sports, you can do that right online
from the convenience of your couch.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Does it begin at the app store? Do you just
go to the app store and put in fire Keeper's
Eye Gaming and download it like you went any other app.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
That's exactly right. You can do that from the Apple
Ice Apple App Store or from the Google Play Store
on your Android device.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Does it cost just visit? Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:01):
No, absolutely free. All the online casino apps are free.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Where are you going to say to visit? Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Going to visit our website You can do on your
PC as well, which is a www. Dot iGaming dot
fire keepers casino dot com. So if you don't want
to do it on your mobile device or tablet, you
can go use your desktop as well.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
Ah, I see, and you google it, you'll get there.
It doesn't cost you anything. You'll install it. And then
do you put funds in your account or how do
you pay for the gaming?
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Well, once you create an account and get registered and
get verified because the state of Michigan has some regulations
that we have to verify your identity before you're allowed
to make any deposits or wagers. Once you get through
that process, yep, then you all you have to do
is connect your online gaming account either to a credit
(03:56):
card or directly to your bank account through ach. Very soon,
we're going to have PayPal and Venmo as very convenient
payment options as well.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Can it be a credit card or does it have
to be a debit card.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
Some credit cards will allow those types of transactions, but
it depends on the vendor, depends on the actual provider
of the card if they allow those types of transactions
for not.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
When you talk about the the ID, there's a what
is the age limit for I gaming?
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Great question is twenty one? You have to be twenty
one to be able to game?
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Okay, that's what they want to verify. I would think, yeah,
correct things at least that they would want to verify
like that. Do you have to preload funds into the app?
Or do you pay as you go? How does that work?
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Well, typically people will make a deposit of some amount
of funds with when you deposit for your first time
with fire Keepers, there is a very generous series of
rewards you can earn over the first five days after
your account. Yep, you can earn up to seven hundred
and fifty dollars in rewards just from depositing and playing
(05:12):
and and but you can also just you know, pay
as you go. If you just say, you know what,
I don't only want to play ten dollars tonight, and
you can load that ten dollars and play that when
you're done, you're done, or if you win, you can
withdraw it or you could you know, say posit a
hundred and you know, try and maximize that first deposit
(05:32):
match promotion that we've got going.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
So it's no different than walking in the casino you
buy x amount of chips or you put money into
a slot machine. It's the same thing, just virtually.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Yep, exactly right. What a lot of most.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Popular game on there that people like to play?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Cool, that's that's a great question. Cash Eruption is a
very popular choice. We also have a lot of live
table games that are actually a real dealer using real
cars in a studio in Detroit.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Yep.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
You can sit down at a virtual table yep, and
play with a dealer dealing real cards.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Wow, so you watched the video while you're.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Playing, Yeah, exactly right, yep.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
And are other people watching the same dealer at the
like are you playing against other people or is it
one on one always not against No?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Yeah, the other people can be sitting at the table
playing with you as well. And it's actually a live chat,
so you can talk to people and the dealer just
like you're at the table.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Wow, I didn't know that. So and when you play
in that fashion, does it. Are you positioned at the
table like you would be at the real table or
I guess it could be two hundred people playing at
one time or seven or how does that go?
Speaker 3 (06:54):
No, there's a max of seven actually per table. We
have a number of tables.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
Yeah, it's amazing. And I imagined the sports betting now
that the Lions are back, that's going right up because
the NFL is king, isn't it?
Speaker 3 (07:10):
It absolutely is in sports betting. It's the biggest sport
here in Michigan. And one thing that we were talking
about the difference between online and retail, we actually have
a retail sports book here at the retail casino as well,
you know Dacy's Sports book. You can come and make
wagers on the same Lions markets that you could on
your app as well.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Is there any is it? This is a really like
mysterious question, but do you have a better chance of
winning when you're playing I gaming on your phone or
computer than when you're there in person? Or are the
odds the same?
Speaker 3 (07:45):
You know a lot of the games are exactly the
same odds. Actually, we use the same the same providers
that provide the games to us, you know, in the
Red brick and mortar casino, those same games, the same
math are actually available online. So one of our popular
games I mentioned, cash Eruption, that one is available on
(08:07):
the casino floor as well. So you can play, you know,
come to the retail casino and play, or you can
play from the same games from the comfort your couch
with basically the same same odds.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
When you decide to cash out winner or otherwise, how
long does it take to get the funds back on
your credit card or debit card or bank account.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Well, it kind of depends a little bit on the
method that you're using to withdraw your funds. Sometimes, you know,
it can be very very quick, and other times when
we need to verify some information because the state of
Michigan has some regulations about verifying identity and all that
fun stuff. But once we get all that done, then,
(08:50):
you know, usually withdrawals take a day, maybe two.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Jason Kopka, thank you for the education at fire Keepers
Casinos Eye Gaming. But have you ever wondered why health
insurance costs seem to keep going up? I was doing
some research online and I stumbled upon some surprising information
on Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Michigan's websitemibluedaily dot com
slash affordability. I was surprised to learn that the cost
(09:15):
Blue Cross pays for prescription drugs rose by a staggering
fifteen percent last year. Fifteen percent. That's five times higher
than inflation. It's no wonder healthcare costs or a concern
for so many of us. That's why Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Michigan is working hard to help all of
us better understand the factors driving up healthcare costs and
sharing what they are doing. Is a business to address
(09:38):
it because Blue Cross knows that healthcare is personal and
needs to work for everyone, and affordability matters. So I
encourage you to take a minute and check OUTMI blue
Daily dot com slash affordability and get informed. You'll be
glad you did. It's eye opening information that can help
everyone better understand the complexities of the healthcare system and
its impact on your health insurance costs. I've gotta find
(10:02):
Matt Rhodes here at Dusty Cellar because I want to
book a catering order for a social gathering at my house,
or maybe I'll have it here at Dusty Cellar. I
gotta know what my options are and Thank god, there
you are, Matt. What are the catering options?
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Thanks, Michael. You have lots of options that we can
cater your event at home or office or here at
Dusty's in one of our private rooms serving guests of
twelve and up to fifty.
Speaker 1 (10:23):
What menu can I order offer for the event?
Speaker 2 (10:25):
As of now, we're offering our catering menu for all
of our catering events for both on and off premise.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Okay, I'm going to book something today. I assume I
can still get my six for sixty six dollars wine
clubs and the pastries from the bakery and the full
service at the tap room.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Absolutely, all the services are fully functioning. The line clubs
going strong catering anytime. The taproom is serving inside and
out while we're still having this great summer weather.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Yeah, you gotta join me at Dusty Cellar. It's on
Grand River in Okamus and online at Dustysellar dot com.
Cheers Matt, Cheers Michael Patrick.
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