Happy St. Patrick's Day
• Reilly went to trial for armed robbery. The jury foreman came out and announced, "Not guilty." "That’s grand!" shouted Reilly. "Does that mean I can keep the money?" • Finnegin: "My wife has a terrible habit of staying up…
Kentucky Eyes Championship Nets, 40-0 Record as NCAA Top Seed
Erik Matuszewski, Bloomberg · The Kentucky Wildcats are so focused on winning their ninth national championship and completing college basketball’s first unbeaten season in 39 years, they forgot to cut down the nets in celebration of winning the Southeastern Conference…
Atlantic City Tries Its Luck Offering Skill-Based Games
One Atlantic City casino is betting that gamblers might want to take the chances of winning out of Lady Luck’s hands – and directly into their own. The Borgata is hosting a basketball free-throw tournament on March 21, and says…
Beijing to take step to bolster anti-corruption drive
China is preparing to establish a ‘super’ anti-graft bureau that will investigate high-ranking officials suspected of corruption, Procurator-General Cao Jianming said in an interview with the China Daily newspaper. The plan for the bureau has already been approved by the…
Chinese government almost seems to be purposely torpedoing Macau
By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal If we didn’t know better, one might believe the Chinese government is trying to sabotage Macau’s already sinking gaming market. Nine straight months of casino revenue declines, including a record 49 percent drop in…
Happy Pi Day
This March 14 is a very special Pi Day that comes but once in a century. That’s right, it’s 3-14-15, the only time before 2115 that the date reflects five digits of the magical, infinite number, 3.141592653… And be sure…
Ride along air-to-air combat training
IT PUTS YOU IN THE COCKPIT, thought you would enjoy this one. Video was taken at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa. Comment from a fighter pilot: "This is without reservation the best video I have ever viewed about air-to-air combat….
Practice data – but now using the all-sevens set
About the first week of February I displayed my practice data using the hardways set, and now here are the practice data using the all-sevens set. Again your various valued comments are solicited and will be appreciated. Firstly, as before,…
Judge denies Revel casino sale for $82M to Florida developer
Wayne Parry, Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – A bankruptcy judge on Friday denied the sale of Atlantic City’s former Revel casino to a Florida developer for $82 million. Judge Gloria Burns said she lacks jurisdiction to approve the purchase…