I was a guest on KNPR 88.9 (Nevada’s Public Radio) this morning, in particular on State of Nevada, the daily public affairs show hosted by Gwen Castaldi. The subject was gaming expansion, and I think the panel gave a very good summary of where the industry is and will be going. You can read about
That’s the irrational explanation for those who try to impose causality on random events–something that many gamblers excel at. Anyway, because of the looming threat of Hurricane Ivan, the state has closed Mississippi coast casinos. From the Sun Herald: State regulators ordered the coast casinos shut to customers at noon Tuesday. Casino workers had until
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news about gamblingThis story has been bouncing around for a few days, and even made the CNN Headline News ticker. According to a Yale University study, older people who gamble are actually healthier than those who don’t. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: The findings are not rock-solid. They’re only based on telephone interviews, but the results are the
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gambling & cultureThe NCAA has long been opposed to any kind of betting on college sports, often throwing legal and illegal bookmaking into the same pile of forbidden goods. I doubt that they would condone a college course on sports betting. The organization does, however, sponsor programs that try to limit student betting. The Diamondback reports on
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gambling & cultureLike many other Americans, police in Virginia Beach like playing poker. For almost a year, they’ve been holding a monthly Texas Hold’em tournament in the Fraternal Order of Police lodge. But now, because the tournaments are apparently illegal, they will cease. From HamptonRoads.com: The game became an issue with the FOP after the state Department
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news about gamblingThe parent company of BetonSports.com, a big Internet wagering site, has announced that it will launch an initiative called “Proposition 1: To Regulate or Prohibit Online Gambling?” which will bring the question of the legality of online gambling before the United States public. From yahoo, who just ran the press release: The initiative will be
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news about gamblingSometimes, two completely unrelated stories intersect. People from different continents find that they are mysteriously linked to events taking place far away. First, you’ve got Kire Angelov of Veles, Macedonia, a teenager who, bored with the existing languages of the world, has invented his own. This is after he went throught the trouble of learning
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haphazard worldThree years ago, NASA scientists sent the Genesis spacecraft on a mission to collect star dust. The capsule’s contents were too delicate to withstand a crash-landing, so NASA engineers designed a ingenious system for snagging it as it re-entered earth’s atmosphere. One problem–the parachute didn’t deploy, and the caspsule crashed into the Utah desert. Read
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haphazard worldHow do you punch up a bland story about bilateral air traffic agreements? Make a reference to Chinese take-out that, to me, seems to border on the politically incorrect. From the LVRJ: With an appetite for a different type of Chinese take-out service, the Clark County Commission will on Wednesday discuss a $360,000 consulting contract
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haphazard worldHi there. I’m Dave, this is the Die is Cast weblog, and thanks for stopping by. Please add your comments as you see fit, and browse the rest of the site. People seem to love the casino carpet page. I’ve still got a few bugs to work out, so if you see something that looks
I think that was the name of an Archie Shepp album in the 1960s. Anyway, today I’m talking about Newport, Kentucky. Once a major stop on the national “flourishing illegal casinos and vice” circuit, the city has cleaned up its image. The city became a vice center in the 19th century, and remained so until
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news about gamblingDid you ever wonder when people first got the notion of spending their summertime “down the shore?” Well, Charles Leadbeater has. According to him (in Britain at least), people only started going to the beach in the 18th century. From w w w . p r o s p e c t – m a
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haphazard worldIn the Bible, lots were often used to make tough decisions. Joshua apportioned the land of Canaan to the Israelite tribes by lot, for example. In the Roman Empire, some official positions were filled by lot. There is something completely democratic about selecting someone for a job using nothing more than what anthropoligists call sortilege,
According to the Greymatter documentation, I can upload images directly to the blog. With blogger you could probably do this too, but I FTPed them manually. It looks like this works. Here’s the story behind the picture. Last week, I went out with some friends to a late night lounge event at Moorea Beach Club
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what's newWell, it looks like greymatter is installed. I’ve still got a lot of work to go in customizing it to my exacting specifications–well, making it look something like the rest of the site. “It’s a transitional thing right now…when it grows in, it’s going to look great.” While that’s apropos for the current state of
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what's newStanley Ho enjoyed a monopoly on Macau casinos for over 40 years, but welcomed his first competitors (Las Vegas Sands International, owners of the Venetian Las Vegas, and Steve Wynn) this year. According to his daughter, Ho is hoping to rebrand his casinos and effectively compete with the newcomers. From China Daily: In an exclusive
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news about gamblingThe Nevada Gaming Control Board still hasn’t decided whether racy Hard Rock billboard ads are legitimate advertising, pornography, or inducements to cheat. There is now a trial (!) set for November. Commissioners had already rejected a $300,000 settlement of a three-count complaint, and now the adventure continues. From the LVRJ: Hard Rock Hotel President Kevin
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life in vegasIn an effort to cater to women, the Rio is building “The Ultimate Girls’ Night Out,” an entertainment complex geared towards women seeking a fun night out. From biz.yahoo.com: Billed as The Ultimate Girls’ Night Out� destination, the Rio’s new complex will be the first in Las Vegas to offer such a venue. The multi-faceted
Gambling has been around for thousands of years, and many religions have at least tolerated it in moderation. Still, many churches offer religious objections to gambling.A recent letter to the editor in the Jamaica Gleaner lays out a Christian pro-gambling argument: CHRISTIAN GREETINGS. It is with great trepidation that I write this letter, asking the question
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gambling & cultureChris Palmieri of BusinessWeek recently spoke to Harrah’s Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman about the impending Harrah’s/Caesars merger. Here are some excerpts: Q: What’s the rationale for this deal? A: We want to be the leading distributor of gaming. The way our company does that is to leverage distribution. Caesars gives us vastly improved distribution in
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