Stumbling across the blog entry at the bottom, was reminiscent of the articles written about Senator John McCain during the Presidential Election and his connection to Indian Casinos.
Some are included here --
The Fiasco of Deregulation
Senator McCain's Fairy Tale Image
Which includes - For McCain and Team, a Host of Ties to Gambling [worth reading in its entirety]--
In 1994, Mr. McCain pushed an amendment that enabled dozens of additional tribes to win federal recognition and open casinos. And in 1998, Mr. McCain fought a Senate effort to rein in the boom.
He also voted twice in the last decade to give casinos tax breaks estimated to cost the government more than $326 million over a dozen years.
Author Shares Triumphant Battle against Compulsive Gambling in Self Published Release
Author Shares Triumphant Battle against Compulsive Gambling in Self Published Release
Compulsive gambling, also known as gambling addiction, is a type of impulse-control disorder. Unlike alcohol or drug addiction, compulsive gambling does not manifest any obvious physical symptoms, making this condition also known as the ‘hidden illness’.
Compulsive gamblers find it extremely difficult to control their urge to gamble. Gambling is all they could ever think about and want to do, even when it is already taking a toll on their loved ones, their work or their finances. Broke or not, depressed or happy or even when the stakes are not in their favor, people who are affected with compulsive gambling just cannot seem to stay out of the bet.
Compulsive gambling can cause relationships with loved ones to suffer, wreak havoc on responsibilities in the home or at work and drag you to financial burden. It is estimated that women make up 1/3 of the population who are compulsive gamblers and it continues to rise at present.
Author Rosemary A. Cunliffe North knows just how compulsive gambling can ruin everything good in a person, having been a gambling addict for more than seven years herself. This prompted her to self-publish the book, Women Overpowered by Compulsive Gambling. This Xlibris release is a personal account of how she succumbed to the baffling and insidious world of gambling, wallowing in the dark pitfalls of this addiction.
Moreover, Rosemary also shares that, like her, any compulsive gambler can get out of this rut. She believes that with other compulsive gamblers, especially women, can turn their life around and start a new and clean slate. Alongside diligence, determination and hard work, Rosemary inspires and enlightens others through her book.
Women Overpowered by Compulsive Gambling is published by Xlibris.
McCain is a high-stakes craps player who loves the pure, adrenalin-pumping, rush of the game. Obama is an exceedingly low-stakes poker player who sizes up his odds methodically and rarely loses money. It’s a great insight into the two personalities. And there’s an even better scoop a little further down. While I knew most of the details of Obama’s poker-playing, I had no idea McCain was such a hard-core gambler: In the past decade, [McCain] has played on Mississippi riverboats, on Indian land, in Caribbean craps pits and along the length of the Las Vegas Strip. Back in 2005 he joined a group of journalists at a magazine-industry conference in Puerto Rico, offering betting strategy on request. “Enjoying craps opens up a window on a central thread constant in John’s life,” says John Weaver, McCain’s former chief strategist, who followed him to many a casino. “Taking a chance, playing against the odds.” Aides say McCain tends to play for a few thousand dollars at a time and avoids taking markers, or loans, from the casinos, which he has helped regulate in Congress. “He never, ever plays on the house,” says Mark Salter, a McCain adviser. The goal, say several people familiar with his habit, is never financial. He loves the thrill of winning and the camaraderie at the table. Only recently have McCain’s aides urged him to pull back from the pastime. In the heat of the GOP primary fight last spring, he announced on a visit to the Vegas Strip that he was going to the casino floor …
The Fiasco of Deregulation
Senator McCain's Fairy Tale Image
Which includes - For McCain and Team, a Host of Ties to Gambling [worth reading in its entirety]--
In 1994, Mr. McCain pushed an amendment that enabled dozens of additional tribes to win federal recognition and open casinos. And in 1998, Mr. McCain fought a Senate effort to rein in the boom.
He also voted twice in the last decade to give casinos tax breaks estimated to cost the government more than $326 million over a dozen years.
Author Shares Triumphant Battle against Compulsive Gambling in Self Published Release
Author Shares Triumphant Battle against Compulsive Gambling in Self Published Release
Compulsive gambling, also known as gambling addiction, is a type of impulse-control disorder. Unlike alcohol or drug addiction, compulsive gambling does not manifest any obvious physical symptoms, making this condition also known as the ‘hidden illness’.
Compulsive gamblers find it extremely difficult to control their urge to gamble. Gambling is all they could ever think about and want to do, even when it is already taking a toll on their loved ones, their work or their finances. Broke or not, depressed or happy or even when the stakes are not in their favor, people who are affected with compulsive gambling just cannot seem to stay out of the bet.
Compulsive gambling can cause relationships with loved ones to suffer, wreak havoc on responsibilities in the home or at work and drag you to financial burden. It is estimated that women make up 1/3 of the population who are compulsive gamblers and it continues to rise at present.
Author Rosemary A. Cunliffe North knows just how compulsive gambling can ruin everything good in a person, having been a gambling addict for more than seven years herself. This prompted her to self-publish the book, Women Overpowered by Compulsive Gambling. This Xlibris release is a personal account of how she succumbed to the baffling and insidious world of gambling, wallowing in the dark pitfalls of this addiction.
Moreover, Rosemary also shares that, like her, any compulsive gambler can get out of this rut. She believes that with other compulsive gamblers, especially women, can turn their life around and start a new and clean slate. Alongside diligence, determination and hard work, Rosemary inspires and enlightens others through her book.
Women Overpowered by Compulsive Gambling is published by Xlibris.
McCain is a high-stakes craps player who loves the pure, adrenalin-pumping, rush of the game. Obama is an exceedingly low-stakes poker player who sizes up his odds methodically and rarely loses money. It’s a great insight into the two personalities. And there’s an even better scoop a little further down. While I knew most of the details of Obama’s poker-playing, I had no idea McCain was such a hard-core gambler: In the past decade, [McCain] has played on Mississippi riverboats, on Indian land, in Caribbean craps pits and along the length of the Las Vegas Strip. Back in 2005 he joined a group of journalists at a magazine-industry conference in Puerto Rico, offering betting strategy on request. “Enjoying craps opens up a window on a central thread constant in John’s life,” says John Weaver, McCain’s former chief strategist, who followed him to many a casino. “Taking a chance, playing against the odds.” Aides say McCain tends to play for a few thousand dollars at a time and avoids taking markers, or loans, from the casinos, which he has helped regulate in Congress. “He never, ever plays on the house,” says Mark Salter, a McCain adviser. The goal, say several people familiar with his habit, is never financial. He loves the thrill of winning and the camaraderie at the table. Only recently have McCain’s aides urged him to pull back from the pastime. In the heat of the GOP primary fight last spring, he announced on a visit to the Vegas Strip that he was going to the casino floor …
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