It's about 545 in the A. M. (the sun is definitely not fully up) and I just cleared at MGM. The midweek summer crowd is truly sparse and the cabbies are all lined up all the way down the street and around the corner (~40 or em) and there seems to be no movement. So go the back way out of the MGM past the Garden Arena and out the side street pass the employee entrance and out to the Strip (this used to be my old geo route that I took to get to a few hotels we could load at - Polo Towers, Grand Chateau, MGM Signature, Hard Rock). I turn right and as I'm coming up to Walgreens this dude flags me down. I turn into the parking lot (to get off the strip and at least look like I'm loading him legally) and meet up with this guy and ask him where he's going.
BALLY'S PLEASE AND I ONLY HAVE $100 DOLLARS BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A $20 TIP. And since I'm am apparently such a greedy bastard, I say get the fuck in and let's go baby! It is literally just down the street and we get there in like 2 minutes.. he asks to go around the corner to the Sports Book entrance, and I oblige. We park and the fare is $5.42 ... he says I only have a $100 chip, just give me $70 back.. I get the change ready and he hands me a hilton $100 "Tournament Chip". I'm like dude this is not worth anything..
and he tries to argue back that it was ..
by now I realize this mother f*cker is trying to scam me and that's it baby..
"you f*cking piece of shit you're trying to scam me. this is worthless and you know it... do you have any money? ("no") Get the fuck out of my cab NOW"
Since it's only $5.42 I can let it go, or so I thought .. after he leaves I say F this guy, and rush to catch up with him and he B-Lines towards the main entrance.
I able to shadow the entire way, and not sure what I'm going to do (I would feel awfully foolish to call Metro and TA over to arrest this guy) he gets into the cab stand AGAIN. And I'm like - NO WAY ASSHOLE. and I point to the valet and tell him don't load him I need you to call security now. I AM A DRIVER AND HE RIPPED ME OFF.
LOL.. So this guy obviously keeps trying to do this with different cabs, trying to get them to make change.. and maybe it has worked but I am very familiar with "Tournament Chips".
It turns out security and the valet know this guy, he's been 86'd numerous times from their casino, he is mildly retarded and as they say "harmless" ... I don't want to waste an hour plus trying to get this guy arrested so I take off and that is that.
IN HINDSIGHT. This guy is a scam artist and I should of called the cops regardless of the amount.
-$5.42, gg
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