Diver Down Follow Up

I recently posted about scuba diver, Dan Carlock, who was left stranded in the water after a recent dive. Someone forwarded to me a press release sent out by the company who was responsible for leaving him: Venice, CA – April 30, 2004 – There has been extensive media coverage about the rescue of Dan …

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My First B&M Casino Loss

Finally made it out for some live casino action at the Commerce Casino Friday night. Zengy IM’d me Friday afternoon and we agreed to meet up at Commerce around 9pm. Zengy beat me there and already had a table playing $4/$8 so I found myself a $2/$4 game and was pleased to see that it …

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WTO Whacks The US On Online Gambling

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Following up on a previous post, it looks like Antigua and Barbuda have successfully challenged a U.S. ban on Internet gambling at the WTO. Not like I was expecting an in-depth piece but the story seemed a little confusing and not very positive. For instance, the story states: The United States argued the gambling restrictions …

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Hey, I Know That Guy!

As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m a scuba diving fanatic. In fact, as a hobby, I teach scuba diving and am a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. A friend emailed me this link to a story about a diver who was left behind on a dive recently and floated in the Pacific Ocean off of the …

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The Game I Decided Not To Play

I was swapping emails with my friend Mark this weekend and it reminded me of a poker game I once passed up. I was in Bangkok hanging out in a bar with a group of locals (some Westerner ex-pats and some Thais) and we were discussing the various sports that are big in one country …

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