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Lobo27

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11. Well, the Bingo that is a few blocks from where I live.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2013, 09:06 AM

May 2013

Use to have four sessions, and now they buildings next to them. And now have eight sessions a day. Guy says business is booming. Always a packed house. Not necessarily a casino, but its crazy that in hard times his business is booming.

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Casinos Are Booming Thanks to State Governments' Need to Exploit Gambling Addicts for Revenue [View all] xchrom May 2013 OP

Unfortunately Turbineguy May 2013 #1

My boy did a paper on this as his big HS theme.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #2

Good for him--that's why I'm against state lotteries. nt raccoon May 2013 #9

what a terrible article. I really despise dishonest journalism and cali May 2013 #3

The Answer beemer27 May 2013 #4

The Blame game gets on my nerves Heather MC May 2013 #8

not really hfojvt May 2013 #16

Lots of us can't stop going freedom fighter jh May 2013 #10

Most casinos in this country are owned by Native American tribes. cali May 2013 #12

I was referring to the article . . . freedom fighter jh May 2013 #13

The two big casinos in Connecticut have been struggling NewJeffCT May 2013 #5

If they want to administer the Kiss of Death, appoint T.Rump as National Gambling Czar. Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #6

Whoopety-effin-doo Android3.14 May 2013 #7

Well, the Bingo that is a few blocks from where I live. Lobo27 May 2013 #11

in my state it seems like it is the Democrats who are doing so hfojvt May 2013 #14

There is a negative correlation between employment and gambling establishments Ruby the Liberal May 2013 #15

When casinos first came to this area, a lot of LuvNewcastle May 2013 #17