Year: 2013

Latest Casino News

Steve Wynn drops bid for Philly casino, citing New York vote

Associated Press Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 | 11:49 a.m. Las Vegas entrepreneur Steve Wynn will no longer seek a casino license in Philadelphia, now that gambling is on its way to New York. Wynn had made an elaborate pitch this…

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@ Maryland Live,find your favorite slot near favorite store

Philadelphia and South Jersey are no strangers to casinos. We have Atlantic City, next to Las Vegas the biggest aggregation of gaming halls in the nation. Cross the Delaware, and we have a choice of one casino down I-95 and…

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Revel considering its options for the future

Revel casino said it’s exploring strategic options, such as a possible sale, and restructuring its loans, six months after the $2.6 billion Atlantic City casino emerged from bankruptcy. The Atlantic City casino, owned by investors who took over in May,…

Get-togethers

SBC Nov 15th

Heading to the Louisiana River Rafts this weekend. Let’s Roll! πŸ˜› Replies: Posted by: Diceman on November 12, 2013, 1:05 pm The Diceman Cometh . . . Paula and I are coming in Saturday, the 16th. She is playing a…

Craps

Vegas Trip Report

Just back from a 3 day business related seminar in Vegas. I have not been there since the 90’s. Boy has it changed. Here is my trip report: Arrival: Thursday afternoon. After check-in, early dinner, and some walk around the…

Craps

Happy Birthday Gman!

Here’s wishing a very Happy Birthday to Gordon "Gman" of the Wisconsin Six-Shooters. Hope you shoot your age and then some, Gman! Happy Birthday and here’s wishing you many, many more, my friend! 😎 😎 😎 Replies: Posted by: NofieldFive…

Humor

The Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are changing their name because of all the negativity, shame, humiliation, dissent, polarity, adversity, defiance, hatred, animosity, contempt, discrimination, division, violence, counter-productivity, ill-spirit, un-Godliness, and hostility associated with their name. Scroll down Scroll down Scroll down Scroll…

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A Veteran's Day Story

Last evening I called and spoke with a dear old friend and my next-door neighbor from back in the day, Erling Jonassen of Duluth, Minnesota. A Norwegian Minnesotan, from Duluth, no less… Imagine that! Erling is now 95 years old….

Books

Raymond Chandler

Just finished my last Raymond Chandler story and really recommend that you check out his books and sort stories. Most of his work centers in the LA area in the 1930’s and is about a detective Phillip Marlowe. His stories…

Books

Raymond Chandler

Just finished my last Raymond Chandler story and really recommend that you check out his books and sort stories. Most of his work centers in the LA area in the 1930’s and is about a detective Phillip Marlowe. His stories…