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MTR Gaming Group Expands Its Entertainment Offerings
CHESTER, W.Va., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --MTR Gaming Group, Inc. ( ) announced today the summer entertainment schedules for its three regional gaming properties; Mountaineer Casino, which has a long-standing tradition of live entertainment, Presque Isle Downs & Casino and the recently opened Scioto Downs. MTR signed renowned national and regional headline entertainers to perform this year ...
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Preview Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Michael Jackson One’ opens tonight at Mandalay Bay
Back in November 2011, it was the glittering gala for "Michael Jackson -- The Immortal World Tour," which has gone on to become the world's largest-grossing tour and this week is en route to Japan, then Australia, followed by China in August. Tonight, it's a different and unique new show, "Michael Jackson One," that opens in its first preview before the splashy June ...
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IPL is den of gambling Yashwant Sinha
Indian Premier League (IPL) is a den of gambling, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said Thursday and pressed for a detailed inquiry into the spot fixing in the tournament."IPL is nothing but a den of gambling. There is less cricket and more of gambling in the IPL. The spot fixing or match fixing does not appear to be confined to a few players or bookies. It appears to be a widespread net," ...
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Police Woman stole from sons bar lost it gambling claimed robbery
Police in Spain said a woman took $1,032 from her son's bar, lost it in a gambling machine and concocted a story of a robbery to cover up the theft. Investigators said the 56-year-old woman told police she was cleaning up at the bar in Artana when two men broke in, attacked her and took two days' worth of profits, thinkSPAIN reported Thursday. Police said inconsistencies in the ...
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New Jersey Lottery Launches Multi-Play Dubble Bubble™ Bingo with Pollard Banknote Print Innovation
May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) (Pollard Banknote) is pleased to announce the launch of the New Jersey Lottery's Dubble Bubble(TM)Bingo ticket. This bright and cheery licensed game offers players four bingo cards with the addition of Pollard Banknote's multi-color translucent marking system. By matching balls of the same color, the addition of blue, yellow ...
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Brand Upon the Brain! [DVD]
It has been said that, in order to fully get any one of Spanish cult director Jess Francos films, you need to have seen all of them, and I suspect the same is also true of Canadian cult director Guy Maddin. Fully getting Franco is a tall order given that he has directed n ... ...
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Can Microsofts Kinect finally deliver for gamers
original Kinect and promised next-level gaming free of controllers. What happened? It turned out that the Kinect hardware wasn't quite as advanced as we ...
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New Palms website boasts of putting the ‘model in remodel’
. The launch comes as the resort's capstone to a property-wide, $50-million renovation, and the website's landing page features a photo of a young woman in sunglasses with the tagline: "We put the model in remodel." "It's a big emphasis on our renovation," said Joe Magliarditi, president of the Palms. "It's obviously a critical piece of how we want ...
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Gov. Dayton on Legacy veto I made contradictory promises
Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed $9.3 million in Legacy Amendment spending, a victory for a number of outdoors groups that had sought a veto. Dayton on Thursday signed the larger $496-million Legacy bill, which funds projects for the outdoors, parks and trails, clean water, and arts and cultural heritage. But, acknowledging he had made "contradictory" promises, he line-item vetoed two ...
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Obamas Real Legacy Savior of Corporate Fascism
It's downright weird to watch America's right wingnuts react to Obama. Sometimes you just have to admire how their racism goes so deep it overcomes their native love for fascism. In that case, it must simply gall them to watch a black man serve the cause of "job creators" and creeping fascism far better than Dubya, Cheney, and Rumsfeld themselves. Or maybe they just like ...
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Maryland gaming commission to examine Penn Nationals spin off plans
Artist's rendering of proposed casino that Penn National Gaming wants to build at Rosecroft Raceway in Prince George's County. A member of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission said Thursday he wants the commission to take a closer look at plans by Penn National Gaming Inc. to create a separate company that would own 19 of its casinos, including Hollywood Casino ...
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The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
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Thistle Marble Arch Hotel
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