This is hardly one of the day’s dominant issues, but there is a fascinating story in the Columbus (Georgia) Ledger-Enquirer about how Fats Domino may have gotten his inspiration for his 1960 hit “Walking to New Orleans.” Guess what? It involves gambling.
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gambling & cultureI just got a press release detailing what’s going on with Harrah’s casinos in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina. It’s not the end of the world for the company by any stretch of the imagination–they’ve got property damage and business interruption insurance–but things don’t sound that great for the Gulf Coast casinos, with no
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news about gamblingHurricane Katrina is, as I write this, devastating parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, and, as is increasingly common these days, there is a connection to gambling: casinos in the area, particuarly on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, have been hit hard, and the impact–in both the short and long run–will be felt nationally.
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