"The Road Warrior" was one of the first episodes I ever produced for this show. I haven't listened to it in years, and I'm honestly scared to!
Still, there's something compelling about the idea of nomadic card counters. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, I’m half-tempted to take another shot at making this episode.
The mere fact that you can "connect the dots" by visiting Vegas-style casinos in nearly every U.S. state has to say something about American decline. In Vegas, the casino experience is about escape—it's vacation, it's expected.
But when you drop that exact same casino into Lebanon, Ohio, and it's still bustling on a Monday morning? That kind of changes things doesn’t it?
The sadness, that was merely an undercurrent in Vegas, is front and center at Miami Valley Gaming.1
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