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Brodlach wrote:
Booney wrote:No cheating -

What year did the casino open?

How many casinos were in Australia at the time?

1984?

I remember watching the opening on TV with John Bannon

Were you two mates?
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Opened in 1985.

Wrest Point ( Tas ) opened in 1973.

Don Casino ( Darwin ) 1979
Lasseters ( Alice Springs ) 1981
Country Club ( Launceston ) 1982

Adelaide Casino 1985
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Booney wrote:Opened in 1985.

Wrest Point ( Tas ) opened in 1973.

Don Casino ( Darwin ) 1979
Lasseters ( Alice Springs ) 1981
Country Club ( Launceston ) 1982

Adelaide Casino 1985


Interesting that NT and TAS had the first 4 casinos
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Spargo wrote:
Brodlach wrote:
Booney wrote:No cheating -

What year did the casino open?

How many casinos were in Australia at the time?

1984?

I remember watching the opening on TV with John Bannon

Were you two mates?

He is just a few decades older than me but you know what I meant
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dedja wrote:Haven’t been for at least half a million years.

They had $2 Blackjack tables when they first opened, but that didn’t last too long.

They had $2 BJ tables late 90s/early 00s as well
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mighty_tiger_79 wrote:
dedja wrote:Haven’t been for at least half a million years.

They had $2 Blackjack tables when they first opened, but that didn’t last too long.

They had $2 BJ tables late 90s/early 00s as well


Well, wouldn't they have been popular.
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mighty_tiger_79 wrote:
dedja wrote:Haven’t been for at least half a million years.

They had $2 Blackjack tables when they first opened, but that didn’t last too long.

They had $2 BJ tables late 90s/early 00s as well


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mighty_tiger_79 wrote:
dedja wrote:Haven’t been for at least half a million years.

They had $2 Blackjack tables when they first opened, but that didn’t last too long.

They had $2 BJ tables late 90s/early 00s as well


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Went upstairs to the restaurant a few times and took advantage of the "all you can eat carvery" which included 4hrs of booze for the princely sum of $25.
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PatowalongaPirate wrote:Went upstairs to the restaurant a few times and took advantage of the "all you can eat carvery" which included 4hrs of booze for the princely sum of $25.


Yep, definitely did this, I reckon that's where I got the thought of cheap grog from
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PatowalongaPirate wrote:Went upstairs to the restaurant a few times and took advantage of the "all you can eat carvery" which included 4hrs of booze for the princely sum of $25.


Did that also include the $2 BJs?
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mots02 wrote:
PatowalongaPirate wrote:Went upstairs to the restaurant a few times and took advantage of the "all you can eat carvery" which included 4hrs of booze for the princely sum of $25.


Did that also include the $2 BJs?


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I was 50 in 1993, and I just turned 81 in October 2024.

I'm somewhat surprised and releaved that I'm healthy, reasonably fit, and I still have brown hair, but turning grey at the temples. I'll keep my fingers crossed but, hopefully, like a fair number of my wider family I'll make it to 98 at least...

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When you're in a management meeting and it's mentioned that the factory stopped for 25 minutes yesterday due to an "air supply" issue so you say "perhaps it was all out of love". Only one person understood :oops: :oops:
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Lightning McQueen wrote:When you're in a management meeting and it's mentioned that the factory stopped for 25 minutes yesterday due to an "air supply" issue so you say "perhaps it was all out of love". Only one person understood :oops: :oops:


Atleast one person did..... you'd be so lost without them....
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mots02 wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:When you're in a management meeting and it's mentioned that the factory stopped for 25 minutes yesterday due to an "air supply" issue so you say "perhaps it was all out of love". Only one person understood :oops: :oops:


Atleast one person did..... you'd be so lost without them....


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Lightning McQueen wrote:
mots02 wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:When you're in a management meeting and it's mentioned that the factory stopped for 25 minutes yesterday due to an "air supply" issue so you say "perhaps it was all out of love". Only one person understood :oops: :oops:


Atleast one person did..... you'd be so lost without them....


I knew you were right!


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am Bays wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:
mots02 wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:When you're in a management meeting and it's mentioned that the factory stopped for 25 minutes yesterday due to an "air supply" issue so you say "perhaps it was all out of love". Only one person understood :oops: :oops:


Atleast one person did..... you'd be so lost without them....


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Actually, if i was to pick anyone from here it would be you :heart:
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John Paul Young just entered the chat …
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