I CAME ACROSS THIS PHOTO FROM AN OLD LOOK MAGAZINE STORY ON GAMBLING .... REMEMBER THE OLD SCHOOL BLACKJACK TABLES WHERE THEY DID'NT WANT YOU TO LEAVE? LOOK CLOSELY ... THEY OFFERED FREE LOOSE CIGARETTES AT THE 3RD. BASE SEAT. FREE DRINKS AND SMOKES ... I REMEMBER PLAYING $1 BLACKJACK AT THE EL CORTEZ YEAR'S AGO ... I WAS PLAYING THE 3RD. BASE SPOT ... A BUM REACHED OVER ME AND TRIED TO GET A FREE CIGARETTE FROM THE TABLE ... THEY LADY DEALER SLAPPED HIS HAND AND SAID BEAT IT! .... PLAYERS ONLY GET FREE SMOKES .... I LAUGHED AND SAID WHO WOULD BELIEVE THIS BACK EAST? ... LOOK AT THE SAFEX SANDS GLASS OBLONG ASHTRAY, MATCHES, AND COCKTAIL NAPKINS ... TODAY ... THEY GIVE YOU SQUAT! .... ENJOY THE PICTURES ... YOUR COMMENTS ARE MOST WELCOMED! ..... THANKS RICH BURGEL