While insurance may have grown
out of gambling, drawing deeper connections between the two is dangerous, especially when thinking about how insurance factors into our daily lives.
In the film «The Godfather,» Vito Corleone explains to a fellow gangster that the politicians on his payroll would turn against him if he went into the narcotics business and got
out of gambling, «which they regard as a harmless vice.»
Las Vegas is all but trying to get
out of the gambling business favoring the «no downside risk» of big shopping malls and EDM night clubs.
Not exact matches
The sprouting
of these islands
of legality, observers predict, will spur other states to open up their cannabis markets lest they lose
out on revenue and tourism, much as the casino
gambling pioneered in Las Vegas became ubiquitous across the continent.
Novelty seeking — getting bored easily and throwing yourself into new pursuits or activities — is often linked to
gambling, drug abuse, attention deficit disorder, and leaping
out of perfectly good airplanes without a parachute.
In this episode
of «Inside China», CNBC's Eunice Yoon finds
out what's hurting Macau's billion - dollar
gambling industry.
EA's removal
of gambling - like elements will likely take some steam
out of those regulatory efforts, despite less egregious versions
of the idea being widespread.
CEO Steve Wynn also lashed
out at the Macau government's policy
of reining in rampant casino growth by capping the annual increase in
gambling table numbers by 3 percent.
Of the money transferred out of RCBC, about $ 29 million was wired by Philrem to Bloomberry Resorts and credited to Ding, mainly for gambling at the Solaire VIP room; $ 21 million was wired to Eastern Hawaii Leisure and used primarily in the VIP rooms of other casino
Of the money transferred
out of RCBC, about $ 29 million was wired by Philrem to Bloomberry Resorts and credited to Ding, mainly for gambling at the Solaire VIP room; $ 21 million was wired to Eastern Hawaii Leisure and used primarily in the VIP rooms of other casino
of RCBC, about $ 29 million was wired by Philrem to Bloomberry Resorts and credited to Ding, mainly for
gambling at the Solaire VIP room; $ 21 million was wired to Eastern Hawaii Leisure and used primarily in the VIP rooms
of other casino
of other casinos.
It appears that Las Vegas oddsmakers are not in total agreement with movie experts, as the online
gambling site Bovada actually has Three Billboards (20/23) as the odds - on bet to win the Best Picture race over the likes
of The Shape
of Water (7/5), Get
Out (11/2), and Lady Bird (14/1).
At the federal level, no law has explicitly made fantasy sports contests illegal; the most recent relevant legislation, the 2006 Unlawful Internet
Gambling Enforcement Act, left fantasy sports
out of it.
Gambling that his winning streak would continue, McWhirter's client proceeded to drain $ 1 million
out of his 401k.
So make sure to search your particular state's social
gambling laws, and when in doubt, leave the money
out of it.
It's really suspenseful and fascinating watching his
gambling getting waaay
out of control.
I was kind
of like I said interested in
gambling or at least speculating or figuring things
out and then taking a calculated
gamble and what they were telling me was don't try, there were saying that no one can beat the market and the stock prices are efficient and just through simple observation looking at the newspaper and they used to have the 52 - week high low prices in the newspaper, it seemed unreasonable that you know the fair price was 51 day and eight months later, it was 120, and that was pretty much every stock had that kind
of range every year and it didn't make sense to me that the fundamentals
of the underlying businesses were actually changing that much.
Today's BC Liberals have a lousy leader but a good campaigner at the helm and she will concentrate on two things — Dix's creating a false memo to help Glen Clark
out of the mess he was in over a
gambling license and the dismal financial record
of the NDP years.
Whether it's income from a job or income from
gambling, the state where the money is won will tax the prize first at their
out -
of - state tax rate (assuming the state taxes lottery winnings).
And the European told me that in Europe, it's really a no - no to use customer funds for your own — to
gamble with that at all, that this is so criminal that if there is no criminal prosecution
of Corzine, if it turns
out that he did take the money, then that is going to lead the European capital markets to withdraw their money from the American capital markets, because the whole — the whole
of Wall Street would turn
out to be gangsters, without any prosecution, without any rule
of law at all.
With the enormous quantity
of bitcoin
gambling sites from where to choose from, picking up a trusted site to put your money turns
out to be a difficult task.
They'll run
out of money if their
gamble fails.
Unfortunately, many
of those predictions are
gambles — a large number
of which turn
out to be false or evident truths.
So the
gambles made by Wall Street ended up almost driving Greece
out of the European Union.
There are billions
of sports fanatics and
gambling addicts spread
out across the world.
The issue has so far been ceded — by default — to pseudo-moralists like Richard Lugar, Pat Buchanan and the Christian Coalitionist's Ralph Reed, who have been the only major political voices to speak
out against the proliferation
of legalized
gambling... The highest formulaic expression
of the New American Economy might just be «casinos plus part - time jobs.»
The Republican Party is most vulnerable because the Religious Right, a substantial voting bloc, is adamantly against
gambling, This was evident recently in an Alabama gubernatorial primary race, when the challenger said that he «would not rule
out new
gambling rules» and lost, while Governor Fob James agreed to almost all
of the right's social agenda, and won renomination.
He knows that large numbers
of people are against
gambling and will come
out to vote, and that referenda campaigns cost the industry effort and financial resources.
Gambling your soul away on a guess based on ancient texts
out of fear
of torture doesn't sound logical at all, especially considering how many other versions
of the scriptures have been found and conflict with today's bible.
They want to take us back to the white nosed days
of the mid to late 80's just before the savings and loan scandal or the high stakes
gambling of the W Bush years, where they get to
gamble with our money so if they make a bad bet we get to bail them
out, and if they make a good bet they get to keep all the profits.
Those very features that have made us different from other advanced welfare states, that have even made us seem «backward» at times — the variety
of our racial and ethnic groups, the opportunities for creative innovation and experimentation inherent in our sort
of federalism, our tradition
of voluntarism, and even, within bounds, our attachment to a
gambling, risk - taking, profit - making economy — may turn
out to be conducive to the implementation
of an ecological approach to social policy.
so the Rev Graham had very little problem givng an edorsement to Donald Trump, a man that cheated on at least two
of his three wives, had a child
out of wedlock with the second one, and runs casinos where practically every Christian group I have met says
gambling is a sin.
Of its many bad effects, the predatory nature of casino gambling stands ou
Of its many bad effects, the predatory nature
of casino gambling stands ou
of casino
gambling stands
out.
A serious
gamble with harsh consequences if something
out of your control happens.
We drank beer, savored an array
of delicacies, and then
gambled our little hearts
out.
Without squeezing an avocado yourself, smelling a piece
of fish to make sure it's at peak freshness, or picking
out the best tender fresh herbs for green sauce, you're taking a
gamble.
Tomatoes Ordering these online runs the
gamble of getting a mushy, on - its - last - leg tomato, or one that's hard as a rock — especially when they're
out of season.
Mauricio Pochettino more than many managers though will know about that
gamble, as he took an expensive one last summer by signing Vincent Janssen which hasn't worked
out as
of yet.
With a bit more competition for French stand -
outs it can only stand to push the prices one way, so with a higher investment for players in a less competitive league I guess the risk / reward is a bit more
of a
gamble.
I still don't understand why Wenger didn't opt for Jansenn, at # 12 million he offered great value and potentially he could turn
out to be the next best thing to come
out of Holland, never the less at the price, he definitely was worth the
gamble.
At any rate, Hogan made it clear he is
out to prove that Carbo is, in fact, owner
of several fighters, for whom he has puppet managers, and manipulates decisions in fights between his own boys according to the
gambling odds.
«Daniel Fabrizio, the president
of the website Sportsinsights.com, has found perhaps the easiest way to make money
gambling on football games: Find
out what everyone else is doing — and do the exact opposite.
«We knew the conditions were much better today and we took a little bit
of a
gamble in trimming
out,» Dixon said.
I consider myself a very strong critic
of wenger and number one fan
of «Wenger
out» but his decision to keep alexis was a
gamble worth taking.
It would have been easier for him to keep the lid on the
gambling rumors for three more weeks, finish
out the season, let the school buy
out the last two years
of his contract and return to the comfort
of an assistant coaching position in the NFL, where he has spent most
of his career.
Gambling wasn't an underground activity in Boston; it was right
out in the open - in taverns, shops on the corner — and, especially, at Fenway Park, home
of the Red Sox.
if we land cavani......... it will mean He'd been available all summer and we waiting until the last minute to make decisions...... it will thus be termed a «
gamble» irrespective
of if it turns
out good or bad
But nature and sports handicapping have a way
of evening things
out, so if you're looking for a
gambling columnist that can guarantee that will NOT go 0 - 5 this week, you could do a lot worse than looking here.
His popularity was no doubt boosted by his platform to clear
out the city's primary vices
of gambling and prostitution, but may also have reflected fear and suspicion
of the 4,000 African - Americans who accounted for 1 percent
of the city's population.
This is going to stick in the mind
of the loud fan at the bar who was complaining about his fantasy team because he started Antonio Gates
out of sheer loyalty, and that person is not someone you want to trust with
gambling advice.
He has fallen
out of favour at Liverpool, but I think he's a
gamble worth taking.
«You may as well
gamble on one who lifts people
out of their seats.»