The crew

Meet the Entourage

Every Dude Needs a Crew. Unfortunately, This Is the One He Got.

Every casino has its characters.

The regulars. The self-appointed experts. The people who always seem to be one draw away from vindication—or one cash advance away from disaster.

Keno Dude has collected an especially unusual assortment.

These are their stories.

Some are embarrassing.

Some are financially troubling.

And some should probably remain sealed until the statute of limitations expires.

Fingers in a black bowl cut, smiling on a couch.

Director of Unsolicited Entertainment

Fingers

There are men who can dance.

There are men who know they cannot dance.

And then there's Fingers.

Armed with a cocktail, a spectacularly questionable haircut, and the sexual confidence of a man who has never encountered an honest mirror, Fingers transforms ordinary casino corridors into impromptu nightclubs.

His signature move involves spreading his legs approximately six feet apart, thrusting his hips with alarming conviction, and grinding against an invisible dance partner who, by all available evidence, has already filed for a restraining order.

Fingers believes he is irresistible.

The surrounding casino patrons appear to disagree.

No music is required. No invitation is necessary. And under absolutely no circumstances will a lack of audience enthusiasm be interpreted as a reason to stop.

Casino security has reportedly reviewed the footage several times.

Not as part of an investigation.

They just can't believe what they're seeing.

  • Known weaknessOpen floor space.
  • Natural predatorHonest feedback.
  • Threat levelSexually overconfident.
  • Conservation statusUnsupervised.

Fingers Sightings

The Unrequested Floor Show

An otherwise ordinary casino walkway became the scene of an unsolicited exhibition of hip thrusting, grinding, and aggressive pelvic choreography.

No one requested a performance.

Fingers delivered one anyway.

The ATM Seduction

Armed with a cocktail, Fingers was observed pressing his considerable romantic confidence upon an ATM kiosk.

The machine declined to comment.

Platinum Tier Cal in the desert, tipping the brim of a dark cap.

The House's Most Valuable Customer

Platinum Tier Cal

No line of credit is safe. No line of credit is ever enough.

Platinum Tier Cal operates under a financial philosophy that has baffled casino executives, credit analysts, and several generations of responsible adults.

No jackpot is large enough to justify taking a profit. Winning simply means he has more ammunition.

No loss is deep enough to warrant surrender. Losing simply means he's getting closer to turning things around.

His casino credit line isn't a limit. It's a conversation starter.

Meanwhile, his credit card cash advances are tapped out. His debit cards have reached their daily limits. His 401(k) is one bad session away from becoming an emergency liquidity facility.

His ATM receipts now qualify as cries for help.

His friends have learned to recognize the warning signs. An unexpected phone call. An unusually friendly text. The dreaded opening line:

Hey buddy, quick question...

They know what's coming.

At this point, his friends don't decline his calls. They let them ring as a matter of financial self-defense.

The casino host knows him by name. The credit department knows him by account number. The collections department has him on speed dial.

His financial advisor has stopped returning his calls. His casino host, however, has never been more attentive.

Some gamblers know when to walk away.

Cal knows when to ask for an increase.

The Gospel According to Cal

Anyone who walks away from the tables or machines, regardless of bankroll, is a QUITTER!
  • Known weaknessAvailable credit.
  • Natural predatorThe credit department.
  • Conservation statusCritically overextended.
  • Personal mottoBroke is temporary. Quitting is forever.
Close-up of Come On 29 Guy in black-framed glasses.

The Number 29's Most Persistent Admirer

Come On 29 Guy

Some people have lucky numbers.

Come On 29 Guy has a relationship.

A relationship with the number 29.

His devotion is sufficiently intense that the number can probably hear him approaching before he reaches the machine.

Come on, 29!

It's a plea.

It's a demand.

It's practically a marriage proposal.

The remarkable thing about number 29 is that, despite all this attention, it remains completely indifferent.

CO29G, however, remains committed.

  • Known weaknessThe number 29.
  • Natural predatorRandom number generation.
  • Relationship statusIt's complicated.
Ice Cream at a fry bread stand, sunglasses on, one arm resting on the counter.

The Entourage's Director of Unscheduled Refreshments

Ice Cream

Some casino trips follow a carefully planned itinerary.

Ice Cream prefers a more flexible arrangement.

A quick stop becomes a detour.

A detour becomes an expedition.

And before anyone has fully understood what happened, Ice Cream is standing at a roadside food stand obtaining fry bread.

The machines can wait.

Apparently, lunch cannot.

His presence adds an important dimension to the Entourage: the realization that not every questionable decision requires gambling.

Some just require an appetite and a complete disregard for the schedule.

  • Known weaknessAn interesting food stop.
  • Natural predatorA strict itinerary.
  • Conservation statusWell fed.

From the Keno Dude Chronicles

By Sundown Georgi Was Gone

The Ballad of a Casino Host Who Saw Too Much.

They say Georgi was just doing his job.

Then Keno Dude arrived. Fingers led the entourage. Banzai and The Leech entered the conversation.

By sundown, Georgi had made an unscheduled career decision.

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