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Not much activity though..........
Hmmm.. looks like a gambling board here.. hehe
Come join the NASCAR pool....
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=3206
know what they say..
about the tortoise and the hare..lol
took u long enuff lol
good one tp!
NAZI FOOTBALL..
the house wins..
good luck all!
be patient duckie!
this should thin out as more states legalize..
again this year???
NCAA contest, win a premium sub..
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Indian Casinos rake in $18.5 billion, nearly twice as much as Nevada's gambling industry!
I had no idea.
http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2005/02/16/92381.php?sps=rgj.com&sch=LocalNews&sp1=rgj&...
National Indian gaming group releases report of success story
Thomas J. Walsh
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
2/16/2005 12:38 am
Indian gambling revenues around the nation were almost twice that of Nevada’s in 2004, according to a report from a tribal gaming group released Tuesday.
“It looks like the Indians are surrounding the cowboys, doesn’t it?” said Victor Rocha, a member of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians in Riverside County, Calif.
Indian casinos pulled in $18.5 billion in 2004, a 10 percent increase versus 2003 and the latest year of double-digit growth for the booming industry, the National Indian Gaming Association said.
“You go to any Indian Country casino around the country and they are growing and expanding,” said Rocha, editor of Pechanga.net, a prominent Web site that sends out daily gaming news to thousands nationwide. “Indian gaming is still in its infancy.
“Just look at the newspapers. You’re not going to get more tribes, but the expansion will continue.”
NIGA figures indicate that tribal casinos have far surpassed Nevada casinos in gambling revenue. Silver State resorts took in $19.59 billion in fiscal 2004 (ended last June 30) — but only $9.88 billion of that was from the casino floor. Also, those figures represent only the 258 casinos that grossed more than $1 million.
The Indian casinos’ figure accounts only for gambling activities, leaving out increasingly lucrative revenues from expanded hotels, spas, golf courses and food and beverage operations.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board last week reported that the Silver State’s total win (solely gambling revenues) for calendar 2004 — small and large casinos alike — was $10.56 billion.
Another benefit NIGA officials cited was increased employment created by tribal casinos — mostly for non-Indians. Officials said tribal gambling directly or indirectly created 553,000 jobs, and generated $5.5 billion in federal taxes last year.
“These Indian gaming casinos all over the country have proven to be very successful,” said Dick Scott, a retired Boomtown Hotel Corp. executive who handles local government affairs for the Eldorado, Silver Legacy, Circus Circus and Harrah’s Reno casino-resorts in Reno. “They have prime locations, very little competition and millions of people to draw from.
“It’s a convenience factor, and I’m sure there are a lot more people learning to gamble. They are going to stop by for dinner some time just to check it out, and then they’ll get familiar with a slot machine or a 21 table.”
Rocha rattled off at least six Native American casinos in Southern California alone that recently built large hotels and greatly widened their casino floors.
“We live in a gambling-crazy country,” he said. “You can’t show breasts on TV, but you can show slot machines.
“It’s the society we live in. The tribes are providing a service; people want to gamble.”
Rocha said new and expanded casinos “didn’t cannibalize the market for everyone else — it’s just building it. People are just now starting to find out there’s gambling in California.”
“Is Indian gaming working?” said NIGA Executive Director Mark Van Norman, . “Well, resoundingly yes.”
In Northern California, in addition to the successful Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln — Northern Nevada’s closest competitor — other tribes have plans for gaming facilities in the Sacramento-San Francisco area.
The Indian casino figures were an estimate for calendar 2004, based on data from tribes. Final figures will be released in the summer by the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Van Norman was not able to provide a net profit figure.
Twenty-eight states have Indian gaming, with a total of 411 casinos operated by 223 tribes.
Many of them have been built since Congress passed a 1988 law creating the legal framework for Indian gambling. Most of the large California casino-resorts got started only after 1998, however, when Proposition 5 was approved by voters.
Because tribes are sovereign nations, they are not subject to the usual state or local taxes. They also are exempt from many zoning and other laws, a special status that often causes conflict with neighbors.
To head off opposition, tribal leaders have grown more aggressive about asserting benefits. They said gambling has allowed them to lift their reservations out of poverty.
“We had to overcome insurmountable odds to turn our economy around,” said Dee Pigsley, chairwoman of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, which has a casino in Oregon. “We looked to casino gaming as a way to do that.”
The growth of the industry has been “completely unexpected and spectacular,” said I. Nelson Rose, who teaches gaming law at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, Calif. He and other experts, though, agree with Rocha, and predict it could continue at the same level for some time.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
That was a winner.. hope some of you paid attention..
ELON 51
FURMAN 71 FINAL
tip on a college game tonight
7:00 PM
ELON
FURMAN 12½ 12/12½/13½
Take Furman..
who ever in the hell they are..
Back to Football betting! cmon folks I am ready.
How many are interested in getting togethor a late fantasy football league togethor? We could do the draft next week before the 2nd week starts and have a 14 week season or so. Hopefully we could get 10 and pitch in no more than $25 per person.
Any takers?
I'm taking the Colts tonight +3 for a dime
on the golf champions board we are picking 5 players for the pga championship...good chance to win and participate...got to be in by 11.oo am tommorrow....
RAH!!! hahahaha! Raymond.. Derf is a pussout wrt fantasy football. But I'm in if we can find a league..
ddf and derf...count me in at 61 i do alot of fantaies...
darned tootin'!
it's your choice
I choose not to do either.
what ever happened to forgive and forget?
No, you can't! I swore off NFL when they stole my Browns and moved them to that other town. Art Modell should rot in Hades!!!!
I wanna play. I can talk derf into playing
Would be easier to finish one of those ironman triathlon's than do fantasy baseball!
fantasy baseball is the only true fantasy sport! The rest are for sissies!
Anyone participating in a fantasy football league? Looking at doing it with a couple of different groups. Should be fun!
Football Rules from Various Political Structures
SOCIALIST FOOTBALL
After you score, the state takes half your points and
redistributes them to the opposing team.
COMMUNIST FOOTBALL
After you score, the state takes away all your points
and gives you back what the Central Bureau of Points
designates as appropriate (according to your needs).
FASCIST FOOTBALL
After you score, the state takes away all your points
and sells them back to you.
NAZI FOOTBALL
After you score, the state takes away all your points
and shoots your team.
BUREAUCRATIC FOOTBALL
After you score, a tax of 80% will be imposed on the
points. 10% of your points will be given to the scoring
disadvantaged, 10% of the points will be given to the
opposing team as an incentive "not to score," while 60%
of the points will be used by the state for
administration.
CAPITALIST FOOTBALL
The Super Bowl -- Winner Take All
Hi Sis, I missed ya too and my nieces. Never got to bet. Picking up a new Ryder Lawn mower 8 hsp A/C auto transmission with Cd player and Beer Cup holder Tempertature Control so it keeps the beer cold while I cut grass.
Heyyy Bro!!!How are ya?
Gee i hope you didnt wager on the Lakers,lolol!
Cuz hubby was...of course i went the other way lmao.
I'm doing excellent now that graduation and birthdays,fathers day are over...was very busy past few weeks...Pheewwww,Glad its all over :)
We miss ya too Bro & your missing lots of parties heheheee.
Love ya :)
Wanto.. Hey, I would like to see you have a team!!
more the merrier
(this post is considered spam)
okay, now that I have your attention. Would you please pick a 5 man team for the United States Open this weekend.
Before Thursday.. yes Tomorrow
post it here
any questions???? it's in the Ibox
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Giving away a t-shirt for First and Second
Thanks sis! I may make a wager on the finals ie Basketball. Might need your hubby pics! How are you doing sis? How are my nieces doing? I miss ya all.
I remember as a kid, my grandfather put me down there on that track and told me to run all the way around it. Very nice track.
The name of the track is GulfStream bro.lol.
How easy some forget,lolol.
same here raymond.. same here
droppie..1000.00 exactas..5/9/1;9/5/1..hope smarty does it
How coincidental. They were saying Asian flicks are big on using dogs. However, they have switched to lowfat yogurt because the dogs were getting too fat. Can't have an out of shape dog in a porn flick!
I see, duh on me.
What if you wanted to bet the field?....BTW, today's paper pits Smarty Jones vs. Jerry Jones. Surprisingly, they are vey similar.
How is that different from betting Smarty to win?
fyi, the "never again plan" has Smarty and Purge
yes..
9 over
all
Is there a Smarty vs. the field bet?
thanks Nemer.
I'm close to you on this
9
4-5-8
2-4-5-6-8
straight
9/5/8/6
droppie ...
here is a semi cogent analysis I posted on SI ...
I really hope Smarty wins
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=20193470
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