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Egnever

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8. He purchased that stock in an attempt to get around the gaming board if I remember correctly

Reply to Jim Lane (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 03:22 PM

Feb 2018

and the gaming board told him to pound sand. At least that is what they were saying here in town at the time. Was a long time ago after I first moved here.

Could all be gossip bullshit but that was the talk around town here when it went down. Vegas was a lot different then.

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He purchased that stock in an attempt to get around the gaming board if I remember correctly Egnever Feb 2018 #8

I don't think that's accurate. Jim Lane Feb 2018 #10

Was a long time ago Egnever Feb 2018 #11

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