The GSH Casino Parties Story Part 2 (2014)
What an exciting day when those casino gaming tables arrived. We forgot to mention to the delivery driver that we did not have a dock so he had to park his 53-foot truck in the middle of the street, which blocked traffic. After 45 minutes of maneuvering the crates out of the truck the tables were ready to be revealed. The moment before the unveiling was quite a time of mixed emotions. I was excited, nervous, anxious, and happy all at the same time. I had invested a lot of money in these tables based on recommendations, research, and truthfully, some nice-looking pictures on the Internet. As we took a crowbar to the first crate, five (5) beautiful blackjack tables that I had purchased with my own hard earned money appeared. To be honest, the feeling I had at that exact moment was relief. Next to be disclosed were the craps and the roulette tables, and I was back to that anxious feeling. The beautiful maroon felt roulette tables with a zero, a double zero, and the GSH logo were revealed next. We saved the best for last as the “beast” craps table was unveiled. A marvelous craps table with a two-sided layout and gorgeous hardwood hooks and long-piece rails was the icing on the cake. We were so excited that we set it up and tossed the dice for an hour.
Fall of 2013 was upon us and GSH Casino Parties was set for an official launch on January 1st, 2014! I had shared my plan to start out on my own with a couple of people who were my good friends and were willing to help. Tommy & Lonny were great friends and outstanding casino party dealers and wanted to see me get my casino party company off the ground. We booked our first official casino party for Blue Plate Catering on Jan 15th, 2014. This was the initial GSH Casino Parties’ event using our custom tables, chips, and dealing staff. It was a five-table event with 2 blackjack, 1 craps, 1 roulette, and 1 poker table. The ratio of guests to casino gaming tables was not ideal because it was Blue Plate’s first-ever event and other activities were planned for their employees. This would change when they re-booked in 2016 with the GSH Casino Party as the main source of entertainment and 17 casino gaming tables!