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Southern California Volume 52, #3 BrMarch 2016 idge NewsPublished By ALACBU President’s Message A Challenging Time by Kevin Lane, District Director Director, Please Bridge is a game and should be by Mike Marcucci, District 23 President fun. As if our game of bridge wasn’t In early March I will attend the complicated enough, throw in ACBL board meeting in Reno. The the fact that we have “referees” meeting will be active on a number to monitor the proceedings and a of fronts. whole new dimension opens up. The ACBL is in a challenging How many players have come to time. The two most visible signs of that point in the game when some- those difficulties are the cheating scandal that emerged thing unusual happens during the last fall and summer and the continuing financial prob- bidding or play and you have to think for a moment lems. Last fall, the ACBL raised club game fees, StaC whether the proper action is to call the director? We fees, NABC card fees and various regional/sectional probably all have come to either decision more than tournament fees to counterbalance an $800+K increase once. Sometimes we call and sometimes we do not. in costs. The fee increases primarily address technol- What thoughts go through our minds at those mo- ogy and cheating costs. ments? Is it serious enough? Should I take the time? Fortunately or unfortunately, the money and cheat- Who are the opponents? Can it help us or hurt us? Do ing issues are not the biggest challenges facing the I know the answer? On and on it goes. And what is the ACBL. The ACBL can easily weather those two very right answer? Well, if we just review the axioms of our serious issues if we're able to attract and retain new game, it would seem that it is ALWAYS correct to call players to this great game. We need a long-term strate- the director. Probably even more so when you know the gy. The key issue is that our new players now are mostly answer! baby-boomers who had prior exposure to bridge. The Part of playing the game and enjoying the game is ACBL must adapt to a time when bridge is not part of keeping peace at the table. For any irregularity, please popular culture. call the director in as friendly a manner as possible and I am on the strategy committee and so I welcome all players should be more receptive to any forthcoming your thoughts on ensuring bridge's future. Fortunate- resolution. The director will restore equity, if possible, ly, District 23 has several clubs that have enjoyed sus- or take other action as the rules dictate. tained growth. These clubs offer insights into possible I was watching a rookie game recently and wit- solutions. PRESIDENT I'm also on the technology committee. Bad news: as continued on page 2 near as I can tell, the $2M spent re-writing ACBLscore Inside This Issue appears to be a total loss. To be sure, the ACBL learned Around the Units ........................................... page 7 some valuable lessons, but the ACBL Chief Technol- Grand National Teams ..................................page 17 ogy Officer is very focused now on fixing technology infrastructure problems at headquarters. By “infas- Las Vegas Regional ......................................page 14 tructure” I mean technologies other than ACBLscore Los Angeles Regional - February 2016 ....pages 3-5 that are critical to ACBL operation. I am working with Los Angeles Regional - June 2016 ................ page 6 other members of the committee to make the best of Problem Solvers Panel .................................page 15 our technology situation, and the new ACBL President, Rank Changes ..............................................page 14 DIRECTOR continued on page 2 March 2016 page 2 DIRECTOR continued from page 1 PRESIDENT continued from page 1 then asked what to do about it and I replied that the director should be Ken Monzingo, has made technol- nessed an irregularity which I had called for a summary of events and ogy a priority. to smile at (to myself of course). he would advise the players on the Monzingo has also made it a Believe me, folks, I have a limited correct procedures for this event. priority to cut waste. He has led knowledge of the rules, but one thing The director was called and, while by example by self-imposing some I know is that a kibitzer cannot say also mildly amused, advised the cuts to his own budgets. At Reno, or do anything during the play, so I players that the result would stand andFor throughout a Grand thisSlam year, in Real the boardEstate, satCall back Your and Own watched ACBL the Members outcome. and they shouldFor try a Grand to pay Slam more in at Real- Estate, Call Your Own ACBL Members will be considering a number of Here was the situation: tention to the bid sequences in the ways to better manage needless N E S W future. costs.Carolyn Taff & Marion Napier 1♣ P 1♥ 2♠ The lesson Carolynfor the players, Taff be&- Marion Napier Lastly, our districtREALTORS is due to P 3♦ 3♣ P sides the director advice, was REALTORS that the receive our quadrennial charity P P director is available for such advice Your Real Estate Partners for Life Your Real Estate Partners for Life grant. Next month I will discuss East proceeded to lead a spade and should be called when unusual how that process will work, includ- and the declarer, North, after some things happen. 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