Month: December 2013

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Mass. gov. sues to block Martha's Vineyard casino

By STEVE LeBLANC / Associated Press / December 2, 2013 BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick has filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking the Martha’s Vineyard-based Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe from opening a small casino on the island. Patrick on Monday…

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Founder of Penn National Gaming Dies at 92

Peter D. Carlino By Jonathan Lai, Inquirer Staff Writer POSTED: December 02, 2013 Peter Domenic Carlino, 92, of Blue Bell, who started Penn National Gaming, died Friday, Nov. 29, at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery of heart disease. A Philadelphia native,…

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Sandwich Obama Health Disaster

Everyone should go to the section "the World we Live In" and view the post Skinny put up today. Replies: Posted by: The Breeze on December 2, 2013, 10:07 pm Interesting from a debate standpoint and even more interesting when…

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What does a sandwich have to do with Obamacare?

This is pretty simple, illustrative and even has some laughs in it. Not very long at all. This guy brings great clarity to the issue. Watch the whole thing as it is worth watching! Click on: Give me your sandwich…

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deer hunting and craps

when you retire you can hunt as much as you want, and that is a good thing, but it can cut into your craps play, which it seems can be good or bad. Recently we spent 5 days deer hunting…

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Nevada gaming win dips 2.5 percent to $954.3 million in Oct

Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 | 8:14 a.m. CARSON CITY — After two strong months, gaming revenue in Nevada casinos dropped 2.5 percent in October. The state Gaming Control Board reported today gross gaming win for October was $954.3 million compared…

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New Jersey gamblers create 5000 accounts on Thanksgiving Day

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTIC CITY — In addition to the usual holiday traditions, gamblers found time to create 5,000 new Internet betting accounts on Thanksgiving. Since a test of online betting began in New Jersey on Nov. 21, the state…

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Macau gambling revenue jumps 21 percent in November

From Reuters * Revenue reaches $3.78 billion * Growth at top end of analyst estimates * Non-gaming events such as Grand Prix brought more visitors HONG KONG, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Gambling revenue in the southern Chinese territory of Macau…

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Macau gaming revenues reach $40 billion in 2013

By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL With one month left in 2013, Macau’s casino industry already has blown away its 2012 record gaming revenue production. In November, Macau casinos collected $3.8 billion from customers, which, when added to the figures…

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Old Downtown Vegas hotel owners ask to keep gaming licence

The owner of the former Western Hotel on Fremont Street, wants to keep gambling land use rights as it ponders redevelopment. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal By BENJAMIN SPILLMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The owner of the former Western Hotel on Fremont…