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Mike Gainey Position:
Card Room Manager
Name of Casino:
Reno Hilton
Date of Birth: 12/20/42
Birthplace:
Santa Monica, CA
Ambition:
To bring major poker back to Reno

Hobbies: prospecting, golf, & flying

Favorite Movies: Dances With Wolves

Favorite Music: New Age

Favorite Place in the world: America

Favorite Famous Person: John Kennedy

If you could change places with someone for one day, who would it be?
An astronaut

Do you play poker? Yes.

Which Casino did you start your career, and what position?
Hyatt Hotel & Casino, Incline Village, NV - Dealer

What is your favorite poker game? Hold'em

Funniest story in your casino career
One day when I was running swing shift at the Hyatt Poker room, the power went out & the back up generators were failing to kick in. We had a very fast paced 15-30 Crazy Pineapple game going, the players did not want to stop, so my two up dealers and myself kept lighting matches so they could somewhat see. They played under these conditions for approximately 25 minutes and 50 books of matches.

If you could change anything in the world, what would it be?
A much simpler tax structure

If you could change anything in the poker world, what would it be?
A much cleaner player environment