Casino in Second Life? is Gambling Back?

[Sid Nagy]

1 hour ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Fun fact: my parents' generation did not believe Liberace was gay.

I think Liberace hardly dared to believe it himself.

[Love Zhaoying]

Just now, Sid Nagy said:

I think Liberace hardly dared to believe it himself.

Re: Animatronic: Years ago, I went to a furniture store that had a "Ray Charles" animatronic, singing and playing piano (during opening hours I assume, not 24/7).

[Love Zhaoying]

Conceptual idea regarding Second Life Social Casino: Since avatars wear different types of costumes, and even animals/robots/aliens..

It is like a Casino at a "Con" (Science Fiction and/or Anime Convention), with full Cosplay 24/7!

 

[Coffee Pancake]

 

Here's how you make this more fun.

[Ayashe Ninetails]

7 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

I'd have thought he was more a draw for Boomers than anyone else. And do Millennials really listen to . . . Barry Manilow?

Speaking as a solid in-the-middle-of-the-pack GenXer, he feels pretty ancient even to me.

Mind you, ABBA is having a resurgence.

OH! And you forgot the Canadian content! Celine Dion!

Oh gosh. Fellow Gen X here - I thought Barry Manilow was as ancient as Tom Jones - and at least he has some relevance for me due to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. 😂Funny story for another time perhaps, but I dragged my mom to see Tom live once (and even she was like omg whyyyy at first). Most entertaining concert ever. We had a blast. Play some Tom Jones, and I might show up just to Carlton dance around the casino for a few minutes. 

Is the casino actually Vegas themed, though? Maybe we could simply skip alla dat, if not. 😄 

[Love Zhaoying]

10 minutes ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:

Is the casino actually Vegas themed, though? Maybe we could simply skip alla dat, if not. 😄 

Agreed, it's not really Vegas themed.  I think the "entertainment" discussion came up because the Social Casino lacks not only entertainment, or a DJ, but even lacks a music stream (as all of Linden builds does).

Other major US Casino cities have similar entertainment to Vegas, like "Atlantic City".

Edited May 24, 2023 by Love Zhaoying

[Persephone Emerald]

11 minutes ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:

 Is the casino actually Vegas themed, though? Maybe we could simply skip alla dat, if not. 😄 

It seems more like a wanna-be Indian Casino. Maybe more Arizona than Las Vegas?

[Love Zhaoying]

15 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said:

It seems more like a wanna-be Indian Casino. Maybe more Arizona than Las Vegas?

The "Egyptian theme" is not uncommon, IMHO.

[Ayashe Ninetails]

7 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Agreed, it's not really Vegas themed.  I think the "entertainment" discussion came up because the Social Casino lacks not only entertainment, or a DJ, but even lacks a music stream (as all of Linden builds does).

Other major US Casino cities have similar entertainment to Vegas, like "Atlantic City".

Entertainment won't do much for it unless they go all out. Live performers, especially. When I was in Vegas, I saw Cirque du Soleil, a comedian, that ventriloquist who won America's Got Talent, etc. Tried to see Criss Angel, but how dare he - he was off that week! Hmpf.

I've been dragged to casinos all over the place (within the US and out) and they all had similar stuff going on. Then again, this is SL, so maybe I'm expecting too much. 😂 Ours seems more based on the phone app variety, so I suppose I'm not too surprised there isn't much in the way of entertainment.

Pump some Egyptian music through the speakers and call it a day (I vote for rap *twerks*).

[Silent Mistwalker]

11 hours ago, Jaylinbridges said:

Yeah at least some playlists from Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darwin, Wayne Newton, and Liberace, for the SL Boomer crowd.  Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, and Barry Manilow for the middle aged Millennials.  

Clubs like Fogbound don't encourage gestures from the DJ or hostess.  Or much chatter either.  But only 1/2 the crowd has the DJ stream on, so perhaps the draw is meeting people, for at least one night...

 

Well, that leaves us so called Jones Generation (LMAO*) out in the cold without any so-called classic rock.

*Again that was my parents, not my generation. We missed it by || that much.

[Love Zhaoying]

3 minutes ago, Silent Mistwalker said:

Well, that leaves us so called Jones Generation (LMAO*) out in the cold without any so-called classic rock.

*Again that was my parents, not my generation. We missed it by || that much.

Which Classic Rock groups would you expect to see in a Casino show? Some of them must be in Vegas "Retirement" by now.

(I know a lot of them pass through Florida perennially on a never-ending "goodbye tour".)

 

[Jaylinbridges]

1 hour ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Which Classic Rock groups would you expect to see in a Casino show? Some of them must be in Vegas "Retirement" by now.

Next two days in Vegas:  Santana, Donny Osmond, Bruno Mars, Ringo Starr, The Righteous Brothers,  Barry Manilow (of course), Air Supply, Katy Perry, and my favorite, Smash Mouth.  Just for the Pop/Rock category.  Garth Brooks at Caesars Palace for 3 days.  And lots of DJ's.

https://www.visitlasvegas.com/shows-events/all-shows-events/?bounds=false&view=grid&sort=date&filter_daterange[start]=2023-05-24&filter_daterange[end]=2023-05-30

[Scylla Rhiadra]

5 minutes ago, Jaylinbridges said:

Next two days in Vegas:  Santana, Donny Osmond, Bruno Mars, Ringo Starr, The Righteous Brothers,  Barry Manilow (of course), Air Supply, Katy Perry, and my favorite, Smash Mouth.  Just for the Pop/Rock category.  Garth Brooks at Caesars Palace for 3 days.  And lots of DJ's.

https://www.visitlasvegas.com/shows-events/all-shows-events/?bounds=false&view=grid&sort=date&filter_daterange[start]=2023-05-24&filter_daterange[end]=2023-05-30

Wow, ok. Santana??? He's still got a bit of street cred -- what's HE doing there?

The Righteous Brothers . . . might be fun, for nostalgic reasons at least.

Smash Mouth sort of confirms my feeling that people play Vegas when their careers are on the wane. I'm a little surprised, in that context, by Katy Perry.

 

Edited May 24, 2023 by Scylla Rhiadra

[Love Zhaoying]

2 minutes ago, Jaylinbridges said:

Next two days in Vegas:  Santana, Donny Osmond, Bruno Mars, Ringo Starr, The Righteous Brothers,  Barry Manilow (of course), Air Supply, Katy Perry, and my favorite, Smash Mouth.  Just for the Pop/Rock category.  Garth Brooks at Caesars Palace for 3 days.  And lots of DJ's.

https://www.visitlasvegas.com/shows-events/all-shows-events/?bounds=false&view=grid&sort=date&filter_daterange[start]=2023-05-24&filter_daterange[end]=2023-05-30

Not judging, but I suspect Silent's definition of "Classic Rock" means older groups, although Santana, Ringo Starr, and the Righteous Brothers probably fit.

[Love Zhaoying]

1 minute ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

Smash Mouth sort of confirms my feeling that people play Vegas when their careers on are on the wane. I'm a little surprised, in that context, by Katy Perry.

Think I saw some posts (On TikTok? Facebook?) about a "Katy Perry Show". Like, an extravaganza of some type.

[Ayashe Ninetails]

When Trent Reznor makes the Vegas rounds, I might officially feel old.

Or Rage...Against the Slot Machine.

No idea what Katy Perry and Bruno Mars are doing there, though. Aren't they like 19 (ok ok, they're late 30s...but still). That's gotta be a tour and not a perma-gig.

[Love Zhaoying]

3 minutes ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:

No idea what Katy Perry and Bruno Mars are doing there, though. Aren't they like 19 (ok ok, they're late 30s...but still). That's gotta be a tour and not a perma-gig.

Even with 2-3 shows per day, 3 days per week, it's probably easier than the pressure of touring and they probably get to keep more money than touring!

[Scylla Rhiadra]

3 minutes ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:

Or Rage...Against the Slot Machine.

OMG, I nearly fell off my chair laughing!

[Love Zhaoying]

1 minute ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

5 minutes ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:

Or Rage...Against the Slot Machine.

OMG, I nearly fell off my chair laughing!

I was suggesting starting a thread on Casino songs earlier, my contribution was "You Better, You Bet" by The Who!

[Ayashe Ninetails]

3 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

OMG, I nearly fell off my chair laughing!

Guarantee if we had an SL parody/cover band with that name play at Helios, they'd get some more traffic for sure. 🤣

[Love Zhaoying]

2 minutes ago, Ayashe Ninetails said:

Guarantee if we had an SL parody/cover band with that name play at Helios, they'd get some more traffic for sure. 🤣

..just wait until Jack Black goes to Vegas!

[Rat Luv]

42 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said:

I was suggesting starting a thread on Casino songs earlier, my contribution was "You Better, You Bet" by The Who!

Good idea! It would be amazing if one of the Las Vegas casinos played this

[Rowan Amore]

Sting is currently doing Vegas and just missed Lady Gaga.  Usher and John Legend are there, too.  I don't think it's as much "where washed up acts go" as it might once have been.

[Persephone Emerald]

4 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

Sting is currently doing Vegas and just missed Lady Gaga.  Usher and John Legend are there, too.  I don't think it's as much "where washed up acts go" as it might once have been.

Nope.  Now Reno or Atlantic City, on the other hand....

[Silent Mistwalker]

3 hours ago, Jaylinbridges said:

Next two days in Vegas:  Santana,

Don't need anything more than Santana. 😁