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Know when to fold 'em.(Notebook)(Critical essay)
The first casino I ever went to was destroyed by guerrillas shortly afterwards. It was called the Elephant Hills Casino, and it was near Victoria Falls in what was then still called Rhodesia. It was an easy target for mortar and rocket fire, because it was large and isolated; moral outrage at the destruction was muted, because few people consider casinos to be the finest flower of Western civilization.
I had never played roulette before: I mistrusted myself, and took only what I thought I could afford to lose. I had no experience of gambling, beyond having read Dostoyevsky's Gambler and having heard family rumors of an uncle who had been ruined, or at least ...
- Comedian is a young man of principles
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The Susan L. Johnson September 16, 1994 700+ words
...The 09-16-1994 Comedian is a young man of principles. The world needs peace...recently, I became interested in this young man's story. At 23, he's had a...job in Atlantic City at one of the casinos, and as persistent as he is, I...
- Community sadden by young man's violent death near Garwin.
- Newspaper article from: Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA) October 17, 2006 700+ words
...even less understanding of why a young man is dead. Joshua Wohlman, 19, suffered...entrance to the Meskwaki Bingo-Casino-Hotel near Toledo. The Tama County...Wohlman. "I remember him being a nice young man. He liked to have fun. Very polite...
- Go north, young man
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Alex Beam, Globe Staff July 19, 1995 700+ words
...those of, say, New Bedford. City officials are building a bigger airport, and a pro-growth faction hopes to introduce casino gambling. Book your tickets now. It won't be the Last Best Place forever. July 18: Halifax again. The local papers carry...
- Most Indian-owned casinos as good as what Vegas has to offer. (Originated from...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Giago, Tim November 17, 1993 700+ words
...long, long time. The casino was well-staffed...easily identifiable as casino workers. The security...the facilities. The young man and woman at the gift...informative. The lodge and the casino are set on the banks...discovered many fine casinos. They are plentiful...
- Biloxi, Miss., Casinos Compete to Retain Employees in High-Stakes Industry.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 18, 2004 700+ words
...the title as a casino's employee of the year. Casinos lavish these prizes...for Treasure Bay Casino in Biloxi. "If guests see the same young man or same young...they come in the casino, the same dealer...clinics offer. Nine casinos operate clinics...
- Memphis pulls casinos northward. (includes related article)
- Magazine article from: Arkansas Business Williams, Jeff May 22, 1995 700+ words
...success of the neighboring casinos, supported by visiting...with competition. Two casinos that sprung up in Tunica...who said, "Go west young man." In Mississippi...is to be the closest casino to Memphis," says Chris...sites to the south. Casinos in Tunica and Coahoma...
- California Groups Allegedly Pay Homeless to Attend Anti-Casino Demonstration.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 26, 2004 700+ words
...The battle over urban casinos took a bizarre twist...at a planned anti-casino rally at the California...the truth," said one young man who refused to give...they feel about tribal casinos, another young man in a gas mask yelled...
- Tribe opens casino addition in Airway Heights, Wash.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 27, 2004 700+ words
...addition to Northern Quest Casino, stands a kiosk displaying...Kalispel tribal members. One young man sits atop a horse on a mountain...make it family-friendly," casino general manger Peter Riverso...The new wing expands the casino, which was first opened in...
Source: HighBeam Research, Know when to fold 'em.(Notebook)(Critical essay)