I also played the draw and lowball at the Horseshoe, Gardena, and Normandie. I got into the habit of combining a Vegas trip with a visit to Gardena in the late seventies. I was always amazed at how quick the action moved. One time an old lady yelled at me, “Move it already, Sonny, we’re paying for time”, reflecting how you paid time charges every thirty minutes in Gardena. It was a unique atmosphere, and you can see a little of it in the movie, ‘California Split’, with Elliott Gould and George Seagal playing chronic Southern California gamblers.