... opportunity to move came all of a sudden. Being cooped up in a small town for two years can do a lot to a person. The thought of moving to the City of Sin, Las Vegas, Nevada to be exact, made my eyes open wide. Bright lights, lots of people and finally something to keep Zak and I busy. Considering the circumstances I had second thoughts. Mike ... we make it to Vegas. Hugs and kisses on the way in, it felt like home already. That night we even went down to the strip to check it out. Las Vegas was beautiful. I've never seen so many tall buildings and bright lights in my life. Hotel upon h...

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... by Congress, but the problem is that it was never completely abolished. Congress had made the mistake of creating a way around it. It is now commonly referred to as "the Las Vegas loophole." They outlawed the betting nationwide with the exception of one state, one state that is the capital of gambling, Nevada. This has caused few changes, with the exception ... favored. The bills would legally put a stop to betting on NCAA games, the oh-so-notorious March Madness (the NCAA Tournament), and wagering on all college sports for that matter. Las Vegas casino lobbyist have turned offensive. W...

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... casinos are not going to the locals that are unemployed and seeking for a job. The job is going to someone who moved to Las Vegas. Incidentally, the new "transplants" are not moving into the inner city of Las Vegas to help improve it. All of the new development created by the hiring of out-of-area employees is taking place on the ... outskirts of Las Vegas. Therefore, the older neighborhoods are not seeing any form of benefit from the casinos. The same is taking place in other newly formed casino towns. Recently I went to Biloxi, ... ...

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... illegal gambling going on now, why would it stop if gambling on all college sports were officially made illegal. However, those for the bill state that if you can prevent Las Vegas from even setting the odds on college games, gambling on college sports would perhaps come to a screeching halt. Vegas odds makers for years have ignored women's sports. However, that ... sports relating to gambling, most people still believe that betting on college sports is not going to stop today, tomorrow, or ever. The problem lies at the heart of gambling. Las Vegas makes far to much money on gambling to...

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