Archive August, 2009

Twist with Checker at casino

Chubby Checker wants you to do The Twist. His daddy is sleepin’, and his mamma ain’t around, so take him by his little hand, and go like this.
If you’re doing The Twist now, after reading that, people will probably wonder if something is wrong with you. But if you instead chose to do The Twist [...]

Teen gamers at risk of gambling addiction

TEENAGERS who play video games regularly are more likely to develop the obsessive and anti-social tendencies that lead to problem gambling.
Researchers at the University of Adelaide surveyed 2669 teenagers aged between 13 and 17, and found that 56 per cent had gambled in the past year and 2.4 per cent had already become pathological [...]

Casino issue foe proposes own Cleveland casino

CLEVELAND (AP) — An opponent of casinos proposed for Ohio’s four largest cities is now offering his own plan for a casino in downtown Cleveland.

Developer Jeffrey Jacobs envisions a $500 million hotel and casino next to Cleveland’s planned convention center and medical trade show complex.
In an interview with The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, Jacobs [...]