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Dallas Stars Trade in Hockey Sticks for Blackjack Cards
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| Hockey fans will have a special opportunity to mingle with their favorite Dallas Stars players and staff while playing blackjack at the Eighth Annual Park Place Dealerships/Dallas Stars Casino Night this Thursday. |
| Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
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Former Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Employees Sue for Sexual Harassment
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| Trisha Hart and Renee Gaud, former Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa employees, are suing the casino for sexual harassment. The women, who used to work as cocktail servers at the casino, filed a lawsuit stating that the casino was tainted by relentless sexual stereotyping, sex discrimination, and a sexually hostile environment. |
| Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
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West Virginia Lottery: More Slot Machines Means More Addicted Gamblers
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| According to a report recently introduced by the West Virginia Lottery, calls to the government-sponsored Problem Gamblers hotline have increased by 100% over the past two years. |
| Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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Race Track Casino Vs. the Superbowl: 100% Cash Back Guaranteed
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| Fed up with the whole Superbowl mania, Race Track Casino is giving casino lovers another reason to celebrate with its anti Superbowl bash. As of today, January 30th, and through Superbowl Sunday, Race Track Casino is offering minimum 100% payouts on the "Game of the Day." For those who don't make it to 100%, the online casino is promising compensation of up to $200. |
| Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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Casino Owner Deep Freezes Himself – and $5 Million
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| Don Laughlin, the owner of a Nevada casino, has decided to freeze himself, along with 5 million of his casino-earned dollars. It may sound like a scene from a 2nd rate straight-to-video science fiction movie, but it's actually true. More and more of America's richest men are deciding to deep freeze themselves – and their financial assets. They're paying great sums of money to have their bodies frozen at the moment of death, in the hopes of rising from the dead after technology advances further. |
| Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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Ute Mountain Competitor Wins Seat at World Series of Blackjack
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| Ute Mountain's convention center was packed with people this past Saturday for the last of three World Series of Blackjack 2006 satellite tournaments. |
| Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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Casino Classes to be held at Blackpool and Fylde College, UK
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| Blackpool and Fylde College, UK, has constructed its own casino training program. Starting next month, students over the age of 18 will be able to take gaming courses ranging from General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) to degree foundation courses. The training classes will be held in a casino designed by the college for this purpose. |
| Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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Public Enemy Member Flavor Flav to Choose Significant Other by a Spin of Roulette
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| Flavor of Love, a new VH1 reality show, will air tonight at 10pm ET. As part of the show, "Flavor Flav," of old school hip hop group “Public Enemy,” will search for a girl who will bring him good luck. The girls on the show will have to go through many trials, including playing roulette and exhibiting their lack of vocal skills. |
| Sunday, 29 January 2006 |
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High School Teacher and Student Get Chatty in Casino, End Up in the Bedroom
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| In late summer, 2005, a 17-year-old girl and a 30-year-old high school marketing teacher coincidentally met at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. |
| Saturday, 28 January 2006 |
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Casino Gets Left Behind as Harrah's Lake Charles Reopens
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| Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., the worlds largest casino operator, announced today that it will be re-opening its Lake Charles hotel early next month. |
| Friday, 27 January 2006 |
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Spirit Mountain Casino: Bingo hall out! Slot machines in!
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| Officials at the Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde, Oregon, revealed plans to close the tribal gaming venue's bingo hall, and use the space for the casino's slot machines. |
| Thursday, 26 January 2006 |
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Pittsburgh Slots License Race Loses Yet Another Competitor
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| Alco Parking, a prominent operator of parking facilities in the area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has withdrawn its application for the only slot machine operation license to be issued for the city. |
| Thursday, 26 January 2006 |
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Man Shot in the Area of Las Vegas Casino
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| Apparently, visiting the glamorous and magical city of Las Vegas can be a life-threatening experience for some. It was recently reported that a man was severely wounded after being shot in the abdomen as he was getting out of a light-colored car behind the Circus Circus hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip |
| Thursday, 26 January 2006 |
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Blackjack at Montana Casino Fundraiser Gets the Axe
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| This weekend, the Jaycees of Laurel, Montana, will not be hosting their traditional fundraising "casino night" with games of blackjack and roulette, but rather a "Poker Party Plus" evening. |
| Thursday, 26 January 2006 |
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Roulette to Feature at Foreigner-Only Casino in South Korea
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| A foreigner-only casino, which will operate all year round, 24-hours-a-day with roulette, baccarat, blackjack, and poker, will open tomorrow in South Korea. |
| Thursday, 26 January 2006 |
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Writer Sued By Casino Owner, Donald Trump
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| Donald Trump, entrepreneur and owner of casino company Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., has filed a lawsuit against Timothy O'Brien, the author of a book called "TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald," as well as the book's publisher. |
| Wednesday, 25 January 2006 |
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Roulette to Be Played at Hospice Charity Event
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| Hospice Brazos Valley, a health care facility providing medical care and support services to terminally ill persons, will be holding its yearly Brazos Valley fund-raiser next month, complete with casino games such as roulette, craps, and blackjack. |
| Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
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Hopeful Blackjack Dealers Apply to Work at Future Wild Rose Casino
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| Thousands of eager job seekers lined up over the weekend in order to apply for one of the 250 jobs up for grabs at the Wild Rose Casino, which is scheduled to open this July. |
| Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
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Harrah's Grand Casino Donates 20 Computers to Biloxi Schools
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| The technology coordinator for the Biloxi School District, Ray Hughes, reported shortly after Hurricane Katrina that two schools in the district lost their computer labs to the storm. Now that Grand Casino Biloxi, owned by Harrah's Entertainment, has donated 20 computers, the schools will once again have computer resources. |
| Monday, 23 January 2006 |
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Maryland's Slots Bill Likely to Be Introduced Once Again
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| Delegate Eric Bromwell, who introduced the first slots operation proposal to be approved by the Maryland House, was reported as saying that he is likely to give the initiative another try. |
| Sunday, 22 January 2006 |
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Online Casino GoldenPalace.com Purchases Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Baby Scan
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| It's been quite a while since we last covered any of online casino GoldenPalace.com's off-beat marketing campaigns. Truth be told, it was no fault of ours – the casino, for some unknown reason, was keeping a low profile. For a split of an instant we feared that the people who brought us Britney Spear's pregnancy test and the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich were retiring. Thank goodness we were wrong. |
| Sunday, 22 January 2006 |
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More Mobile Blackjack for Gamers on the Go
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| Blackjack will be even easier to find on your mobile phone, thanks to a deal recently inked between Ozura Inc., a Singapore-based mobile game developer, and Legend Mobile, Inc. to bring mobile games to the U.S. Ozura's product portfolio includes more than 100 mobile games; among them are a range of casino games such as blackjack and slots. |
| Saturday, 21 January 2006 |
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32Red Gets a Boost from Roulette and Other Casino Games in 2005
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| The recently-floated online gaming company 32Red announced astounding revenue growth for 2005, thanks to the performance of roulette and other casino games. The company's overall revenues rose 67 percent in 2005, to £9.8million. In the blackjack/casino department, 32Red earned £8.9million, 57 percent more than last fiscal year. |
| Saturday, 21 January 2006 |
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Nevada Casino Kiddie Killer Appeal Bid Rejected
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| Nevada's notorious casino child killer will not get another chance in the justice system, a judge decided. Jeremy Strohmeyer, who in 1998 confessed to raping and killing a seven-year-old girl in a North Nevada casino, will not get a new trial. A U.S. District Court Judge concluded that the convicted casino killer was not pressured to confess, and, accordingly, his constitutional rights were not jeopardized. |
| Saturday, 21 January 2006 |
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Winner Emerges in Australian Poker Championships
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| With 411 players having been ousted from the Australian Poker Championships over four grueling days of competition, seven of poker's finest players sat down at the final table to determine a winner. With two local Aussies, a Canadian, a Kiwi, and two Americans grinding it out at the felt, the final table had an international flavor to it. In the end, New Zealand's Lee Nelson emerged victorious to become the Australian poker champion. |
| Saturday, 21 January 2006 |
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Casino Games Go Mobile with Player X and Probability Games
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| Player X, a mobile game publisher for punters in the United Kingdom, will be helping launch a mobile casino together with its newfound partner, mobile gaming service provider Probability Games. When the mobile casino debuts, O2 I-mode customers in the UK will get to play casino games including roulette and blackjack. |
| Friday, 20 January 2006 |
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Delaware Bill Pairs Expanded Slots Gaming with Expanded Addiction Treatment Funding
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| Delaware's House of Representatives is currently mulling a bill seeking to expand slots gaming in the state. With the “one-armed bandit” widening its reach across the state, however, comes increased potential for gambling addictions among its residents. Taking this into consideration, the slots expansion bill includes a provision that guarantees at least $1 million toward problem gambling treatment. |
| Friday, 20 January 2006 |
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Lucky Prisoner Avoids Death Penalty in Killer Poker Game Case
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| Four years ago, a jailhouse poker game turned ugly when prisoner Michael Darryl Henry brutally murdered a fellow inmate after refusing to pay a poker debt to him. At the time, Henry was already in the midst of serving a sentence of life plus 61 years for crimes previously committed. Closed circuit cameras captured footage of Henry stabbing Lorenzo Hazel a shocking 85 times in Maryland's Jessup prison. |
| Friday, 20 January 2006 |
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Tennis Aces Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick in Love, with Poker?
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| Both Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova are well-known for their on-court tennis exploits. Each, at some point, has reached the pinnacle of his or her sport, with Roddick having won a Grand Slam tennis title at the U.S. Open and Sharapova winning one at Wimbledon. Recently, the two have been reported as romantically linked. Oddly, however, their romance seems to have flourished away from the tennis courts, in a poker room. |
| Thursday, 19 January 2006 |
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Former Mayor Runs Illegal Casino at His California Home
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| Two Sheriff's deputies recently found a small illegally-operated casino in an upscale home, owned by Pete Werrlein, the former mayor of Bell, California. The house drew the deputies' attention because of a wailing burglar alarm. As it turned out, strong winds had blown several doors open, activating the alarm. |
| Thursday, 19 January 2006 |
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Alabama Judge to Decide Whether or Not Slot-like Video Machines are Legal
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| Scott Vowell, a Circuit Judge in Birmingham, Alabama, is currently on the verge of producing a crucial ruling. The judge must determine whether the most recent venture initiated by prominent gambling operator Milton McGregor is a harmless promotion or an illegal attempt to draw gamblers to play slots. |
| Thursday, 19 January 2006 |
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Roulette and Casino Game Software Developer MGN Technologies Featured on Industry News Sites
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| Casino investor and industry news portals Gaming Industry Stocks .com (GIS) and Investing In Wireless .com (IIW) recently announced that a new company is being featured at the site. Roulette and casino software developer MGN Technologies Inc., doing business as Mobile Gaming Now, will now be showcased as a featured company on the sites. |
| Thursday, 19 January 2006 |
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DEQ and Gambology Introduce Buster BlackJack
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| DEQ Systems Corp, a worldwide provider of gaming technology, has officially announced its agreement with Gambology, a consulting company that serves the gaming industry, to bring the Buster BlackJack table game to Nevada. |
| Thursday, 19 January 2006 |
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Bluff Magazine and ESPN Name Phil Ivey Poker Player of the Year
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| Monte Carlo Millions winner Phil Ivey has been recognized by Bluff Magazine and ESPN as the 2005 poker player of the year. The prestigious honor, bestowed by the world's most widely distributed poker publication and the worldwide leader in sports, was received with humility by Ivey, who still considers himself to be “a regular guy.” Regular? Hardly. |
| Wednesday, 18 January 2006 |
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Bobby Brown Flirts It Up During Event at Foxwoods Casino – Could this be the end for Him and Whitney?
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| Recent gossip has suggested that R&B homeboy Bobby Brown and his former diva wife, Whitney Houston, are headed towards a separation. |
| Wednesday, 18 January 2006 |
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North Alabama Casino Will Not Have Roulette
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| Alabama is slated to get another casino. Casino fans in search of games like roulette, blackjack, and poker, however, will have to go elsewhere for their games of choice. A man in north Alabama is considering handing 69 acres of land to the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee tribe. Charles Locust, the tribe's chief, reported that the project is still in early planning stages. |
| Tuesday, 17 January 2006 |
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French Court Dismisses Revolutionary Lawsuit against Partouche Casino Group
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| Jean Phillippe Bryck, the gambler who sued the Partouche Casino Group for allegedly causing his financial demise, saw his case dismissed by the civil court of Cusset. He nonetheless set a precedent in the court rooms and legal documents with his efforts. |
| Tuesday, 17 January 2006 |
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“Casino Royale” Producers Officially Announce Bond Girl Actress
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| It almost seemed like 007 was given a job he couldn't complete – finding a woman to play the sexy Vesper Lynd in “Casino Royale.” Filming was scheduled to begin at the end of this month, but Bond had been left solo, with mega stars such as Angelina Jolie and Charlize Theron rejecting the role. Bond fans and foes alike were almost sure the filming would be postponed, and that the movie would end up being released later than November this year. |
| Tuesday, 17 January 2006 |
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Update: WSOP Champ Joe Hachem Eliminated From Aussie Millions Poker Tournament
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| Having outlasted 361 other players, Joe Hachem's run at the Aussie Millions has finally ended. The 2005 WSOP poker champion lasted until the middle of day three in the five-day tournament. Hachem, who lives in Australia, became the unofficial focus of the prestigious poker tournament due to his superstar status and Down Under residence. |
| Tuesday, 17 January 2006 |
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What the Puck? NHL Players to Gear Up for Charity Poker Tournament
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| It's known that North Americans, Canadians in particular, have a passion for hockey. Recently, however, some of the game's elite players have also gotten into poker as their second sport of choice. In the clearest evidence of this trend, players on one National Hockey League (NHL) team will be putting their skates and sticks on ice for the night and will instead be pulling up seats at poker tables to benefit charity. |
| Tuesday, 17 January 2006 |
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WSOP Poker Champ Joe Hachem Looks to Take Home Court Advantage at Aussie Millions
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| Over 400 poker hopefuls have converged on the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, for the prestigious Aussie Millions poker tournament. The No-Limit Texas Hold 'em event costs A$10,000 (~ $7,500 US) to enter and promises a record prize pool of A$4,180,000 (~ $3.15 million US), almost a quarter of which will go to the winner. |
| Monday, 16 January 2006 |
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The Latest Britney Spears Rumors: Kevin Hits on Paris Hilton at Palms Casino
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| Britney Spears and her possibly soon-to-be-ex-husband Kevin Federline are rumored to be fighting again. Tabloid magazines have already given an endless number of reports on the Federlines' various fights, separations, and reunions, but this time it seems like things may be final. |
| Monday, 16 January 2006 |
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From Slots Parlor to Prison, Another Thief is Caught
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| Continuing the theme of robbers stealing money and then spending it on slot machines, it was recently reported that John Ethridge, a resident of Trenton, Maine, was charged with stealing $23,000 in cash from On the Run, a convenience store in Somesville. |
| Monday, 16 January 2006 |
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“Desperate Housewives” Star Teri Hatcher to Perform in Las Vegas Casino
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| Las Vegas, city of lights. Millions of people flock every year to Nevada in the hopes of winning some money at one of the flashy casinos, or perhaps to catch a performance for their entertainment. Celine Dion performs several times a week at Caesar's Palace Hotel-Casino, as does Elton John. Even tabloid star Britney Spears recently arrived at the Palms Hotel & Casino, although that was to attend the launch party for her father's new poker software. |
| Sunday, 15 January 2006 |
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Annie Duke to Star in New GSN Poker Series
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| Poker pro Annie Duke, the winner of the 2004 Tournament of Champions, will be starring in her own television show. The poker show, dubbed “Annie Duke Takes on the World,” will be broadcast on GSN, the Network for Games, beginning on May 1st. Duke's show will feature four amateur poker players competing against one another while she provides viewers with expert commentary and insight into their gameplay. |
| Sunday, 15 January 2006 |
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“Blackjack Hub” to be Added at AOL
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| Internet provider America Online Inc. (AOL) and Game Show Network LLC have joined together for the creation of a new blackjack site for AOL.com. Both companies have created the "blackjack hub," which will be available to the public starting this April. |
| Sunday, 15 January 2006 |
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International Casino Exhibition (ICE) to Take Place Jan 24-26
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| ICE (International Casino Exhibition) 2006 will be held in London from the 24th until the 26th of this month. ICE is the leading international exhibition for the gaming and casino industry. Over 150 exhibitors are expected to showcase their latest products and services this year. Organizers estimate the participation of at least 24,000 guests. |
| Saturday, 14 January 2006 |
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Lightning Strikes Twice in the Desert as Poker Player Wins Bad Beat Jackpot Twice in One Hour
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| Many land-based poker rooms offer players a bad beat jackpot, usually requiring aces full to get beaten by four of a kind or higher. Naturally, the chances of such situations occurring are rather slim, so card rooms pour thousands of dollars into bad beat jackpots to provide a lucrative bonus to tempt poker players to stay and play. Typically, when a bad beat jackpot is hit, the player with the winning hand receives 25%, the player with the losing (badly beaten) hand receives 50%, and the other players at that poker table split the remaining 25%. |
| Saturday, 14 January 2006 |
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Roulette Lovers Play on Their Cellular Phones
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| UK citizens who love the game of roulette no longer have to limit themselves to playing at their computers or land-based casinos. UK-based Wild Jack Mobile Casino has launched a new mobile online casino for its customers. Players can now log on to the casino through their cellular phones and play various casino games, including roulette. |
| Saturday, 14 January 2006 |
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Italian Lottery Giant to Acquire Future Operator of Pennsylvania Slots System
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| GTECH Holdings Corp., a prominent provider of gaming technology and services, which has been selected to operate Pennsylvania's main slots computer, and Lottomatica SpA, the exclusive license holder and operator of Italy's Lotto, recently announced that both companies have entered into an agreement under which Lottomatica will purchase GTECH for $35.00 in cash per outstanding GTECH share. |
| Saturday, 14 January 2006 |
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Slots Lovin' Grampa by Day, Bank Robber by Night
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| U.S. District Judge Robert Holmes Bell recently sentenced John Boersma, an elderly businessman who robbed a Community Bank in Lake Michigan, Michigan, to three years of imprisonment followed by three years on supervised release |
| Friday, 13 January 2006 |
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Ultimate Bet Offers $1 Million and 10 WSOP Seats in Online Poker Tournament
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| A huge online poker tournament will be played this Sunday at UltimateBet.com, where the winner will be awarded a guaranteed $1 million. Also, in a particularly rewarding twist, not only the tournament winner, but all 10 players who make the final table in the million-dollar tournament, will be awarded a World Series of Poker (WSOP) prize package. The WSOP prize package includes an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas, plus a seat in the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold 'em Main Event. |
| Friday, 13 January 2006 |
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Blackjack and Football Come Together at BetCris
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| According to a recent report, mini as well as full-version blackjack tournaments were a popular source of entertainment for thousands of sports-bettors waiting for football results at BetCRIS.com this past weekend. |
| Friday, 13 January 2006 |
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Hotel-Casino Workers Allegedly Fired Because of Paula Abdul
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| The latest tabloid rumors have it that American Idol co-hostess Paula Abdul got two Silverton Hotel-Casino workers fired. |
| Friday, 13 January 2006 |
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Barely Legal Canadian Student Wins $1.3 Million Top Prize at Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure
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| Steve Paul-Ambrose has beaten out more than 700 other poker players to win $1,363,100 at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. The third annual Caribbean Adventure poker tournament took place on Paradise Island at the Atlantis Casino Resort. |
| Thursday, 12 January 2006 |
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Nine-Month-Pregnant Casino Employee Dies in Car Crash with Baby
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| April Simmons, a Grand Victoria Casino employee from Yorkville, Illinois, was killed in a car crash. She was nine months pregnant, but her unborn child could not be saved. |
| Thursday, 12 January 2006 |
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NBA Star Allen Iverson Dissed by Woman During Roulette Game
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| The staff at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City can't stop laughing about one of NBA star Allen Iverson's latest visits. The Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard, who is better known at the casino for playing three-card poker, was playing at the roulette table when the incident occurred. |
| Wednesday, 11 January 2006 |
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Casino ATM Machine Allegedly Stole Money from Patron
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| A woman recently filed a complaint regarding a transaction she made at a First National Bank ATM Machine at Sibaya Casino in Durban, South Africa. Isobell Botha, a 47-year-old woman from Glenwood, insists she had only received half the amount she requested during the transaction. |
| Wednesday, 11 January 2006 |
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Harrah's Tells Poker Players to Saddle Up for a $50,000 Buy-In H.O.R.S.E. Event at the 2006 WSOP
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| For the first time in its 36-year history, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will have an event with a buy-in fee of more than $10,000. The 2006 WSOP will feature a $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. poker tournament. H.O.R.S.E. is considered by many top players to be the truest test of poker skill, with five unique disciplines being played at the felt. This brings the event total at the 37th annual incarnation of the World Series of Poker to 45. |
| Wednesday, 11 January 2006 |
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World Series of Poker to Have Professional Poker Advisory Panel
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| In a move meant to improve the ties between poker players and administrators, Harrah's has announced the formation of a Player Advisory Panel of professional poker players. Six of poker's best known and most successful personalities have been appointed to a one-year term of duty to act as representatives on behalf of poker players at Harrah's World Series of Poker (WSOP). |
| Wednesday, 11 January 2006 |
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ukbetting and CryptoLogic Sign on to Continue Online Poker Relationship
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| After citing substantial growth in the areas of online poker and casino games, European betting and gaming company ukbetting plc is renewing its contractual relationship with online gaming software developer CryptoLogic. Accordingly, ukbetting will stay on the CryptoLogic software platform for its casino and poker offerings through 2008 and 2009, respectively. |
| Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
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50,000 Guest Records Stolen from Atlantis Hotel-Casino, Bahamas
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| The Atlantis Hotel-Casino in the Bahamas is one of the world's landmark resort destinations. Tourists flock to the resort all year long to enjoy the peaceful beaches and spend their nights at the casino. However, it seems disaster has struck paradise. The identities of over 50,000 customers and their personal information have been stolen from the hotel-casino's database, and officials suspect an additional 5,000 records have suffered the same fate. |
| Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
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Second World Series of Blackjack Tournament Held at Ute Mountain Casino
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| The second of three preliminary blackjack tournaments was held at the Ute Mountain Casino-Hotel & Resort in Colorado last week. Many professional, as well as amateur blackjack players, attended the event for a chance to compete for a seat at the World Series of Blackjack |
| Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
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Maine Makes Big Bucks from Slots, Worried about Problem Gamblers
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| According to a report recently filed with the state, gamblers spent over $60 million playing slots in Maine's first slot machine casino in Bangor during the first two months of the facility's operation.The report shows that Bangor's Hollywood Slots collected more than $4.1 million, of which the facility's parent company, Penn National Gaming, Inc., paid nearly $2 million to the state. |
| Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
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Putting a Cork in the Irish Poker Championships, Local Yokel Takes the Pot O' Gold
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| Kieran Walsh, a business student from Cork, Ireland, can count himself a lucky man; he's just won €150,000 coming in first place at the Irish Poker Championships. Proving that the Irish never quit, Kieran emerged victorious over 499 other blokes in the three-day No-Limit Texas Hold 'em event. With a €1,000 buy-in, it meant a €500,000 prize pool was distributed among the tournament winners. |
| Monday, 9 January 2006 |
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St. Ignance Kewadin Casino in Michigan Searching for Staff
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| The new St. Ignance Kewadin Casino in Michigan is expected to open by the summer. However, the casino still lacks 90 full-time workers and 45 seasonal staff members. The hotel is in need of housekeeping staff and people who will work in the food and beverage department. Both hotel and casino need to fill all positions before doors open up for the crowds. |
| Monday, 9 January 2006 |
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Casino to Open in Penang?
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| State officials in Penang, Malaysia, are expected to consider a proposal to launch a new tourist attraction on the island – a casino. However, the plan is to most likely draw severe opposition from the country's majority religious group - Muslims. |
| Sunday, 8 January 2006 |
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Reality Shows Take Roulette Over the Edge
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| Fox Reality, a US cable channel, recently announced its casting call for a new show entitled “Double or Nothing,” in which one person will gamble everything he or she owns on one spin of the roulette wheel. In a press release published last week, Steve Bourie, the author of the “American Casino Guide,” takes a stand, claiming that reality shows have simply gone too far this time. |
| Sunday, 8 January 2006 |
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Texas Bikers Aren't Making a Poker Run for the Border Just Yet
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| Incensed by the opinion of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, which termed poker runs illegal, Texas motorcyclists aren't ready to fold 'em just yet. As reported here on OPN, the popular poker runs were ruled illegal as organizers, charities included, took a cut of the proceeds raised. |
| Sunday, 8 January 2006 |
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New Online Blackjack Options at BetCRIS
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| Popular online casino BetCRIS.com has officially begun offering new blackjack options for players. A new series of blackjack tournaments has been added to the casino, providing rewards as well as entertainment for players. |
| Sunday, 8 January 2006 |
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Governor Vilsack: No more slot-like machines in Iowa, at least for now
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| According to a recent report, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack may request that the state Lottery cease further installation of the TouchPlay gaming machines, which many casino industry insiders consider to be too slots-like. |
| Sunday, 8 January 2006 |
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Playtech to Offer More Blackjack and Other New Casino Games
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| Gaming software provider Playtech recently announced that it will be broadening its gaming portfolio with the addition of five new games to Playtech-powered casinos. |
| Sunday, 8 January 2006 |
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Jackie Chan Hosts Opening Ceremony at Emperor Palace Casino in Macau
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| China's 18th casino, the Emperor Palace Casino, opened in Macau this Thursday. About 20,000 people visited the casino on its first day of business, where an opening celebration was held with action film star Jackie Chan as the host. Other visiting celebrities included Michael Hui and Louis Koo. |
| Saturday, 7 January 2006 |
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Four Million People Read Daniel Negreanu's Syndicated Poker Column Each Week
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| Card Shark Media has released circulation figures for the “Playing Poker with Daniel Negreanu” poker column that it syndicates. According to the media outlet's calculations, 4,000,000 individual readers are devouring Negreanu's poker wisdom each week. |
| Saturday, 7 January 2006 |
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Roulette, Weddings and the Number of the Beast
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| Officials in the Netherlands have noticed an unusual number of couples setting their wedding dates for June this year. Not just any day in June but, specifically, June 6th. Although June is generally considered a popular wedding month on a world-wide scale, it seems to be drawing extra attention, as couples are hoping for an anniversary date of 666. |
| Friday, 6 January 2006 |
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PokerStars.com Owners Ready to Cash In $2 Billion Worth of Chips
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| The majority owners of PokerStars.com have announced plans to part with their stake in the world's second-largest online poker site. Poker Stars, which was founded, and is 75% owned, by the Israeli Scheinberg family, has enlisted NM Rothschild, a large reputable merchant bank in London, to either sell or float the company in an IPO, in the hopes of receiving more than $2 billion. |
| Friday, 6 January 2006 |
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Children's Casino Opens in Prague
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| The first children's casino & amusement park in Prague has recently opened. The atmosphere in the casino resembles a real-life Vegas-style casino, with many electronic gambling machines. The main “audience is made up of preschool children, who buy the casino's golden coin “counters.” The minimum purchase is 40 counters, with each one costing five crowns (approximately 20 cents). |
| Friday, 6 January 2006 |
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Casino Takes Illegal Sign Down
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| Bannatyne's Casino in Newcastle, UK, has had a giant 25-foot high sign outside of its building since last February. Authorities, however, have given the casino until tomorrow to take down the sign. |
| Thursday, 5 January 2006 |
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“Pleasant” Casino Night Fundraiser to Feature Blackjack
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| A "Casino Night Out" fundraiser will be held by two members of The Pleasant Plains fire house in New Jersey. This fundraiser aims to raise money for a family who lost two homes in the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. |
| Wednesday, 4 January 2006 |
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Casino, Booze and Lap Dance Make Deadly Cocktail for Drunk Patron
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| No one could have anticipated that George MacDonald's birthday celebration in 2004 would be his last night out. MacDonald began the evening with friends in a Piccadilly restaurant in London, after which he left for a Mayfair casino with four of his friends. After a bit of gambling and drinking, the group left the casino and decided to visit Stringfellows, a London strip club. |
| Wednesday, 4 January 2006 |
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Psycho Roulette Player Appears in Court for Nearly Causing Massive Blaze in London Casino
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| Businessman Parviz Mashayekhi, a roulette player who nearly set the Royal Garden Hotel in London on fire Friday night, has appeared in court. Apparently, the gambler poured gasoline over casino croupier Tara Lyons, other employees and gaming tables after losing £40,000 at roulette. |
| Tuesday, 3 January 2006 |
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Female Skeleton Found – Thought to Be Missing Woman from Casino Trip
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| The body of Norma Dale Massa, an elderly Memphis woman who disappeared over a year ago while on a casino trip in Tunica County, is believed to have been found. Skeletal remains were discovered by a deer hunter between Fitzgerald's Casino and Sam's Town Casino. Authorities believe the remains belong to the woman. |
| Tuesday, 3 January 2006 |
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Mother Nature Vs. the Casino – Round Two!
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| The world, America's southern states in particular, is still recovering from the horror and damage caused by 2005's hurricane season, which also caused the closing or complete destruction of over ten casinos. It seems likely that mother nature is holding a certain grudge against casino establishments. Today is merely the year's second day, and already, the news is flooded with reports of two new disasters that are keeping patrons out of their beloved casinos. |
| Tuesday, 3 January 2006 |
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Floridian Operator of Slot-Like Games is in the Joint
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| Gale Fontaine, president of the Florida Arcade Association, has been charged with running illegal gaming operations, after Broward County sheriff's deputies raided one of her adult arcades located in Pompano Beach. The list of felonies faced by the 56-year-old woman includes the possession of slot machines. |
| Monday, 2 January 2006 |
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MTR Gaming: Slots license in Pittsburgh? No Thank You
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| MTR Gaming, a prominent racetrack operator, has withdrawn its candidature for operating a slots casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. MTR is the second slots license hopeful who has dropped out of the bidding. |
| Sunday, 1 January 2006 |
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Poker Table Technology Helps Harrah's Pit Bosses Stay in “Table Touch” with Poker Players
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| Poker room pit bosses are charged with the task of monitoring the play at poker tables for the dual purposes of maintaining a non-cheating environment and crediting gamblers with “comps,” such as free meals, show tickets, and hotel nights, based on their gameplay. |
| Sunday, 1 January 2006 |
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DoylesRoom.com Gives Online Poker Players 110,000 Reasons to Celebrate the New Year
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| What better way to ring in the New Year than by playing online poker?! Doyles Room has resolved to make this New Year’s celebration special by offering its players a total of $110,000 over the holiday weekend. Online poker players will have the chance to pocket the cash in two separate no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournaments. |
| Sunday, 1 January 2006 |
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Trump Casino Parking Garage Windows Shatter
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| Pure luck saved the Trump Casino in Atlantic City this past Friday when a horrible accident occurred. |
| Sunday, 1 January 2006 |
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Gorge Residents Try to Send Casino Down the River
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| Residents of both Cascade Locks, Oregon, and Skamania County, Washington, have joined forces to try to prevent a tribal casino from being built in the Columbia River Gorge area that bridges both states. “No Gorge Casino!,” an organization formed by people on both sides of the state line, believes that a casino in the Gorge will create traffic problems, and that it may be harmful to the environment, as air pollution is likely to increase. The organization also predicts that the proposed casino will have an overall negative impact on the Gorge, as crime rates may increase, and smaller businesses may lose customers. |
| Sunday, 1 January 2006 |
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