What a hypocrite. Several years ago, Ornstein flew to England to harass my mother, who called me at 4 am in the morning (Miami time) to tell me that Ornstein had appeared at her door. He returned, started taking photographs and refused to leave until my mother threatened to call the police. He was apparently paid to engage in such behavior by two fraudulent groups that I had exposed, namely Marc Harris Group and Imperial Consolidated.

It long ago became clear to me that Ornstein is thoroughly dishonest and disreputable.

ricky…panama casinos seem to be really poorly run, hit and miss operations. even the new owners of veneto dont seem to have things in order. management clueless. service still the worst. but with the tide of folks coming here, it seems you probably cant lose. And im sure the envelopes work here as well as they do in the dominican.

you must love running businesses "in the shadows"…

if i had to guess i'd say that the bigger concerns like the veneto might not want your action. but then the hold-em game over at the majestic seems to be run by an outsider. so maybe if they believe you'll make them good money they'll let you in.

there are a lot of other casinos that i don't bother with because they're small and don't have hold-em. they may welcome your biz.

panama is a place where the rule of law really only matters to the poor. if you've put the right amount in an envelope, and you've given it to the right guy, then you'll probably get what you need.

christ, people kill people, and with the proper connections and bribes they walk free. the gov has backed a lot of sketchy projects too. they seem willing to break their own laws in search of a buck. so what's a little gambling operation?

these are all just opinions. i don't run a biz down here. and the only time i'm with the rabiblanco crowd is when i'm sitting across from them at the poker table.

take everything i say with a fist full of salt. and hope that one of my many cult members can shed some light on your questions.

*answer – you throw her off a patilla balcony.

I am in the gambling business here in the Dominican. I place private concession tables " multi-ball roulette" in casinos here. In the dominican you can pretty much do whatever you can afford to pay officials for, and the gaming commission is not excluded. Also greedy casino owners love having a private consession that grosses what mine does, hhowever, the larger corporate casinos dont want such things as the casino in panama might well be just a cog in a well greased corporate machine and the monthly bottom line isnt of much concern as there is so much money backing the whole pie. That said I am interested on your opinion of casinos in panama. And your opinion of casino owners in panama. But most importantly your opinion of the powers that be concerning casinos and their business. Will the right amount of envelopes allow for just about anything?

ricky – the Dominican eh? cool. i hate email, so fire away. remember, when you post here you get the benefit of everyone's knowledge.

i do realize there are some questions you don't want to ask here. like, how do i smuggle my hooker-girlfriend into panama?

so if you really really need to email me use the contact page, and send your questions on over. i'll try and answer them. but be warned, they'll probably just end up here anyway. questions are grist for the mill ricky.