BARGE 99 at The Orleans
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BARGE At-A-Glance

Last Updated: 4/30/99

This year we are moving BARGE '99 to The Orleans Hotel and Casino. Host David Hriscina and his staff are going all out to show us a good time.

IMPORTANT: Registration for BARGE '99 will open at 2pm, Eastern Time, on Friday, April 30, 1999.

All events will be held at The Orleans unless otherwise stated
BARGE, as everyone in the free world of rec.gambling.* knows, is the Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion (to Las Vegas). This is our annual venture out of cyberspace into the Real World (shudder) in which we get together to meet our most favorite/notorious Usenet personalities face-to-face, participate in several BARGE-private events, and generally blow off steam (not hard to do in Las Vegas in August).

As is our tradition, BARGE '99 will be centered around the first full weekend of August.Here's what is going on:

  1. At 10am on Thursday, BARGE will kick-off with a video poker tournament at the Orleans. The entry fee is $40. Of this fee, $30 will go to the prize pool.

  2. The first BARGE social event will be on Thursday, August 5 at 5:30pm. It's a dinner at The Mirage buffet. For $17 the folks at the Mirage give us a private area where we can feast together.

  3. Friday at 10:00am will be the blackjack tournament at the Orleans. The cost of this event is $50. Of this fee, $40 will go into the prize pool.

  4. Friday evening at 6:00pm will be our symposium. Snacks will be included but the bar will be no-host. The symposium will feature our Calcutta/parimutuel gaming for our centerpiece event, the no-limit Texas Hold'em poker tournament.

  5. Saturday at 10:00am will be our no-limit Texas Hold'em poker tournament at the Orleans. The cost of this event is $60. Of this fee, $50 will go into the prize pool. First prize will also include a custom set of BARGE chips designed by last year's winner, Lee Jones.

  6. Saturday evening at 8 PM will be the BARGE banquet. This will be at a sit-down dinner, in a private dining room and will cost $33. There will be a brief awards ceremony for the winners of the various tournaments.

    We are still lining up our banquet speaker. Watch this space for details.

We expect a few additions to the schedule...the above is what we know about at the moment, though everything is subject to change.

Room Reservations

We will have a block of rooms available at the Orleans. Depending on the day, the rate will be either $55 or $35. Full details on room reservations will be supplied when you register.

Registration

If you've read what follows, when registration opens you may register using our registration form. If you have trouble using our secure server you may use this alternate form.

Everyone who registers for BARGE must pay a $10 registration fee as well as $20 to attend the Symposium. All other events are optional.

Optional Events

Who is Eligible to Register for BARGE?

Registrations are limited to members of the rec.gambling.* community. The organizers reserve the right to deny particpation in any or all BARGE events to anyone, at their discretion. Registrations must be performed online and by the registrant personally (no third-party registrations). An exception is made for Significant Others.

A registration is also to be considered an exclusive agreement between the registrant and BARGE, and may not be assigned to another party without the prior agreement of the BARGE Organizers. These steps have been deemed necessary to preserve BARGE as an r.g-private event.

When will Registration Open?

Registration for BARGE 99 will open at 2pm Eastern time on Friday, April 30. All registration must be done online via our World Wide Web registration page. You must register for yourself. Full registration details are available on our registration page.

With the continued explosive growth of the Internet, we're not even going to hazard a guess as to how big BARGE '99 is going to be, but we anticipate an early sell-out of all events. Procrastinators have been warned.

Cancellation or other Changes to Registrations

All registrations are final. Any changes to an existing registration (with the exception of clearing a waiting-list for an event) will be assessed a $10.00 change fee.

All registrations are to be paid by either MasterCard or Visa and the credit card must be supplied on-line using our secure server. There will be a $10.00 special handling charge if you wish to provide your credit card by any other means, or if you wish to pay by check or money order. If you elect to pay by check or money order and the instrument is uncollectable you will be assessed a $50.00 penalty.

Your credit card will be charge for your registration fee as soon as is practical after you register. If there is a problem processing your card we will contact you. If the problem continues your registration will be cancelled. The charge will appear on your credit card statement as coming from Conjelco/BARGE.

If you cancel a registration before June 15th you are entitled to a full refund, less a $20 cancellation fee. A cancellation after June 15th is not guaranteed any refund, due to the prepayment of many events. These will be handled on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the organizers. In any event, any refunds will be reduced by the $20 cancellation fee. No refunds will be issued until September 1999.

All fees mentioned are used to cover expenses or are placed into the BARGE fund.

Disputed Credit Card Charges

Please bring all credit card disputes to the attention of the organizers prior to contacting your bank. Anyone who files a dispute with a bank prior to trying to resolve the problem with the organizers will be barred from attending this or any future BARGE.

The BARGE Mailing List

We maintain a mailing list for those attending or planning on attending BARGE. To be included on this list, send e-mail to barge-request@barge.org, with SUBSCRIBE BARGE as the body of the message.

Miscellaneous

Non-Smoking

All official BARGE events are non-smoking.

Comps

Occasionally BARGE will hold an event at a restaurant or other establishment where some BARGErs ordinarily get comped. It is BARGE's policy not to accept comps in lieu of payment for such an event, nor to participate in the comp arrangement. People receiving comps are free to work out refunds with the comping establishment directly, but must still register for (and pay in advance for) the event in question.

So Who Are the "Organizers" Anyway?

BARGE has been organized for the last several years by Michael Zimmers and Chuck Weinstock.