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Much Too Young (7/25/09) Colusa Casino Resort – Allan Lopes & The West Coast Country Band

Allan Lopes and The West Coast Country Band performing Much Too Young (To Feel This Old) live @ Colusa Casino Resort on Saturday July 25th, 2009 in Jack’s Lounge. Curtiss Pflager on bass, Chris L. on electric guitar, Dave R. on drums, Zoe on fiddle, Mike O. on rhythm guitar & Allan Lopes on lead vocals & rhythm guitar. Much Too Young (To Feel This Old) is originally by Garth Brooks. Video footage courtesy of Curtiss.

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11/27/09 All-American Rejects at the IP Casino, Resort & Spa

Tyson Ritter posted on twitter after their show here at the IP: Tonigt I kissed a senior citizen HARD because I asked her and she said yes. Best show of tour Biloxi , Mi. Thanks grandma. ~ Guess what guys? I’ve got the video! ~ “Gives You Hell”

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Turquiose Band Original (Bright Star) Live Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno 4/09

Band Features Tricia Lynn lead vocals bass congas Beth Tschante Vocals congas guitar Joel O’Connor Lead guitar Vocals Guest player Debbie Blackwell guitar Vocals April 2009

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ShulmanSays.com: Matt Goss at Palms Casino Resort (18 Sep 09)

Matt Goss at Palms Casino Resort (18 Sep 09)

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Aquarius Casino and Resort in Laughlin NV

The Aquarius Casino Resort is the Laughlin hotel that came out on top in the Mohave Valley Daily News readers poll, winning 21 categories including Best Hotel and Best Casino in Laughlin, NV. More than 1,300 slot and video poker machines, Laughlins widest variety of table games, a live poker room and a state-of-the-art race and sports book make The Aquarius the epicenter of Laughlin casinos. In summer 2008, the Aquarius raised the bar even higher for Laughlin hotels. The eagerly anticipated $20 million Aquarius guest room renovation project is nearly complete. Of all the Laughlin resorts, The Aquarius now provides a uniquely luxurious experience, along with the best Laughlin hotel deals.
Book your stay at the Aquarius Casino Resort, one of the premier hotels in Laughlin.

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Anyone been to a wedding at Planet Hollywood Resort * Casino in Las Vegas?

I am planning on getting married and wanted to know what everyone thought of their wedding chapel and the panorama suites?

Go to theknot.com. Look for the Vegas board. I’m sure some of the brides there will be able to help you.

Sentosa casino-resort on track

Resorts World at Sentosa is on schedule to complete all its structural buildings by July. About 80 per cent of the Sentosa casino-resort has been completed, with just 20 per cent to go before its opening in the first quarter of next year. But only 60 per cent of the development will be launched come early 2010. But here’s a sneak peek of its rides, attractions and hotels!

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Gambling and the 20th Century Rulers Part4

Robert Mugabe
(1924)
Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born on the 21st of February, 1924 in the town of Kutama on the territory of current Zimbabwe. Before coming to power in 1987 he had spent 11 years in prison for participation in the national liberation movement. Robert Mugabe is famous, firstly, for his anti-American claims, as well as for the fact that in 2005 he the inflation reached the record 502% in the new 21st century.

Interestingly, but at the peak of inflation growth speaking in front of the journalists the president of Zimbabwe declared that the population of his country was “very happy”. What it meant to be “very happy” the president knew not through hearsay. A few years ago Mugabe won the state lottery’s main prize in the amount of 2 639 dollars. Curiously, but only those citizens took part in this lottery who had accounts in the National Bank of Zimbabwe, at this for every 135 dollars there was only one lottery ticket. Naturally, under the name of the current president there was registered the record number of tickets, that is why the prize did not keep him waiting for a long time. They say, the results of the lottery upset the citizens of Zimbabwe very much.
Robert Mugabe is a very temperamental person and a typical gambler by nature. A lot of his statements are made in a burst of passion and excitement. By the way, the attitude of the president towards gambling industry is not in the least bad: there are several casinos opened in the country, as well as race tracks with the totalizator, left to the Zimbabwean from English colonizers.

Augusto Pinochet
(1915)
Augusto Pinochet was born on the 25th of November, 1915, in a Chile resort town of Valparaiso. In September 1973 he organized a putsch against the president of Chile Allende and after his murder took the post of the head of the state. Like many other “heroes” of the 20th century, he was distinguished by mass terror in relation to the “otherwise-minded”.

General Pinochet was quite a cruel and ruthless person, but under his rule hyperinflation was stopped and economic growth began.

The Chilean dictator had a negative attitude towards gambling industry, and there were no gambling-houses in the country during his rule. However, he had rather a loyal attitude to holding a state lottery. Maybe it was because the control over profits from lotteries was entrusted to his daughter Lucia Pinochet Hiriart?

Only after a few years upon retirement of Pinochet under the president Eduardo Free a new casino was opened in the country in 1997.
At present Augusto Pinochet is in Chile under house arrest and is awaiting the trial for evasion from tax payment. The trial, by the way, perhaps, will not even take place because of his age and extremely bad heath.

We can continue mentioning great dictators and rulers of the 20th century and argue about their attitude to gambling industry. Iosip Broz Tito, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Idi Amin, Joseph Desire Mobutu, Muammar Gaddafi, Suharto, Thieu, Somoza, Marcos, Pol Pot, Ceausescu, Bokassa, Hissene Habre, Chombe, Franco, Duvalier, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Batista, Salazar and many others had different attitude to gambling. Some, like Marcos and Batista, liked it a lot, while others, like Gaddafi and Ceausescu, didn’t give it even a chance for existence.
While in Spain all power was in the hands of the general Franco Bahamonde Francisco, people were even afraid of talking about gambling-houses, but as soon as he died and the royal throne was occupied by Juan Carlos I, there were at once opened a number of casinos in the country. While Batista favoured gambling games, Fidel Castro, who substituted him, banned them at once. And it is clear. Batista was an American protégé, and Fidel was the one who fought against American imperialism. That is why casinos simply lost favour.

A lot of rulers of the 20th century were quite venturesome personalities having revealed their excitable skills in politics, and not on the cloth of the gambling table in the gambling-house. Who knows, if their passion had been connected with visiting of gambling establishments, perhaps, our planet would be quieter.
Total struggle against gambling in the 20th century was under way only in one, at this “the most democratic” country the USA. And after repressions, which failed, gambling industry there not only continued to exist, but started to flourish. The ideas of Marxism-Leninism did not give the right of existence of gambling establishments in the countries that chose the way of rise to radiant future in the form of communism, since the norms of the given ideology prescribed earning money by way of labour, and not in the hours of entertaining pastime. Countries practising traditional Islam do not allow gambling industry on their territory in accordance with their religious dogma. Despite this, Muslim Egypt, Tunis, Morocco and Lebanon have opened gambling-houses. The same was done by the Korean Republic, having demonstrated that ideology is ideology but if the country needs to earn money for the budget, gambling industry won’t hinder it.

Totalitarianism and gambling are not connected with each other in the least. The basis of struggle against gambling industry in 99 cases out of 100 is not the desire to protect the rights and interests of the citizens and the society, but the most trivial desire to win votes of people which any party, striving to come to power, pursues. Politics is rather a subtle thing.

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Arthur Prudent
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11/6/09 – Lenny Kravitz at the IP Casino, Resort & Spa

“It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over”

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Cruise Jobs – Five Tips for Getting Hired

How will I find my dream job on a cruise ship? Who will hire me? What do I need to know? Where will I get tips for getting hired? You will find the answers to these and other questions about working on a cruise ship if you read the following excerpts from Mary Fallon Miller’s book ‘How to Get a Job with a Cruise Line’. You’ll get to know how much they will pay you, what you’ll be doing and how long you will be doing it.

Imagine what it takes to operate a floating resort – a virtual city. That is what a cruise ship is. It employs experienced workers in over three hundred kinds of jobs to run this kind an enterprise. Here are some good tips for getting hired! Those people that are seasoned in the entertainment industry will be considered first – and then if you are proficient in such occupations as hospitality, tourism, restaurants and bars, teaching, childcare, sales, customer relations, gaming, marketing, fitness, health and beauty, medicine and healthcare, administration, banking, accounting and financial management, your skills will also be in demand.

Cruise lines hire dependable, competent people with outgoing, positive attitudes, students, career-changers, retirees – “people” people, who enjoy working with others. Your number one priority as a cruise line employee is to provide a safe, fun and memorable vacation experience.

To get hired on a cruise ship you need to: Know the players – Royal Caribbean International, Princess and Carnival are known as the ‘Big Three’, with the largest fleets in the industry. These employers should be at the top of your list. Choose jobs that interest you – Practice public speaking whenever possible, study a foreign language or get your CPR or Lifesaving Certification. Sell yourself – Apply early and often – but don’t pester the Personnel Office by phone. Send follow up letters and resume updates. Great tips for getting hired!

The cruise industry hires year-round and seasonally. Most employees work for a period of six to nine months with one to two months off. Many departments add staff for holiday cruises, and peak sailings through winter and spring. Doctors and nurses can find year round employment or assignments as brief as two to three months. Peak hiring times for youth counselors? Holidays and summer – perfect for students or teachers who love to travel. List your specific dates of availability (e.g. from May 15 to Sept. 1) so the Personnel Office knows how to schedule you.

The pay compares to good jobs ashore – plus you save a lot of money because most expenses are left behind. On board ship your room and meals are included. No more rent, grocery, electric, or gas bills! You can bank your salary and tips, or blow it all in ports of call. Sample current pay ranges: Casino Manager: $2,000-3,000 per month (revenue sharing.) Gift Shop Retail Sales: $1,000-1,500 per month (commission included.) Hairstylist / Beautician: $1,000-1,300 per month (tips included.) Shore Excursion Manager: $1,800 – $3,000 per month, plus commission.

If you really are interested in learning how to get a cruise ship job, you’ll need to know what you want to work at, find out who’s hiring, determine how to get hired, establish whether it is year-round or seasonal employment you’ll be involved with and how much they will pay you. Make a plan and stick to it!

Keith J. Valentine began his career at 16 in the Royal Air Force and has worked in the materials management and information technology industries for years. Now 52, he writes online articles about his experiences in the work force. For more on careers, tips and a free e-zine, please visit 101 Easy Articles at http://www.EasyArticles4u.com

Keith J. Valentine
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