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PGA Championship works out perfectly for books
Sports Interaction betting analyst Carson Pike reviews where the action was in the last week. The final major of the year was played this past weekend when players teed it up at Whistling Straits. For the third straight major, an underdog walked…

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Karen Ziemba Offers Broadway and Beyond at Cape May Stage Aug. 16
Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba, of Broadway’s Contact, Chicago and Curtains, performs her new solo show Aug. 16 at Cape May Stage in Cape May, NJ.

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Robbie invites mother-in-law to move in
Robbie Williams has invited his mother-in-law to move in with him.

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North Jersey opposition threatens Christie plan for Atlantic City
In 2014, the Meadowlands complex in East Rutherford, N.J., will host the Super Bowl. By then, if North Jersey lawmakers have their way in Trenton, it could also house a new world-class casino – something South Jersey lawmakers and Atlantic City’s struggling gambling halls are adamantly against.

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Calendar
Here is the calendar for Aug. 15, 2010

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All aboard for fun
Local residents enjoyed a day out on the water while fundraising for Haitian relief last weekend at the fifth annual Hot August Nights Poker Run in Discovery Bay.

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RV park owner arrested behind gambling machines
Associated Press – August 13, 2010 6:04 PM ET MCINTOSH, Ala. (AP) – Authorities have charged the owner of a Washington County RV park after they discovered 11 gambling machines there.

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‘FarmVille’ maker hires ex-MySpace CEO Van Natta
Arrest in serial-stabber case eases some but not all anxiety in Mich. city where 5 were killed.

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Player hits major jackpot at Go Casino
CURACAO, Dutch Antilles — (PRESS RELEASE) — Catherine M. of California hits the Progressive Jackpot at Go Casino and wins close to a million dollars.

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Robbie Williams invites mother-in-law to move in
Robbie Williams has invited his mother-in-law to move in with him.

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Community Briefs
Enmanji Buddhist Women’s Association Rummage Sale this weekend

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Thunder Valley Casino Resort Gives Away Over $12.5 Million in Jackpots in July
The summer heated up in July at Thunder Valley Casino Resort with $12,514,702 in jackpot winnings dealt out. Â

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Murder trial will focus on self-defense
An altercation over a video poker machine ended in homicide nearly four years ago. Assistant District Attorney Gwynn Radeker will attempt to prove that the five shots that killed Delmer Allen Sisk were fired with malice rather than self-defense….

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TV Picks: Part 1 of season finale of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ on Fox
Judge Mary Murphy and her “hot tamale train” have been missed (kind of), but the seventh season of this dance competition has had more than…

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Judge to rule on IRS summons for Miccosukees’ records
The IRS says the Miccosukee Tribe’s financial records with Morgan Stanley in Miami should be turned over for its investigation into $3 million in credit-card spending by former chairman Billy Cypress on trips to Las Vegas , Foxwoods and other casino venues.

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RibFest packs in an estimated 40,000
More than 40,000 people packed Hardy Park for RibFest this year, estimates the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Leeds and Grenville executive director. “Oh my goodness, it was such a good weekend,” Jane Fullarton said Monday.[...]

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Sports briefs
The Santa Ynez Pirate baseball camp is scheduled for June 14-17 at Santa Ynez High School. Youngsters ages 8-13 are eligible. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. The fee is $100.

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Around Your Town 08/09/10
Bisbee P.E.O. Chapter T will meet at 6 p.m. today at the home of Nancy Davies, with Claudia Mobley as co-hostess. There will be an initiation ceremony. Resident members and visiting P.E.O. s are welcome. For information or directions, call President Honorine Payne at 803-1305 or Davies at 432-4422. Jayden Olmstead liver transplant benefit is planned Wednesday by Buffalo Wild Wings to help the …

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What’s on
To include your event, contact by e-mail reporter Paul J. Henderson at phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com, fax to 604-792-9300 or phone 604-792-9117.

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Savvy TAD lived by the Kipling doctrine
Even without Tom Kennedy, the Sydney Turf Club was a tad raffish. With him as chairman it topped the ton.

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Take on the pros in the Big Slick Poker Tour
Think you have what it takes to play poker with the pros? Want to know more about poker, and learn Texas Hold ‘em? Now there’s a game that’s free, fun and friendly. You don’t even have to cross the bridge and you can win entries into tournaments by playing weekly on the North Shore.

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Tourism roll of the dice
QUEENSLAND casinos stand to undergo a revamp of more than half a billion dollars in what could prove a shot in the arm for the tourism industry.

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Blackjack to start soon at Coconut Creek Casino
FLORIDA — Seminole Casino Coconut Creek will hold it’s first blackjack game on Friday August 13, 2010, The Sun Sentinel reported. Celebrities including actors and retired baseball stars will participate in the first game, the report said.

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Cars, bikes and horses the way to go this weekend
Associated Press – August 5, 2010 11:45 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Here is a roundup of weekend activities throughout the state of Oklahoma. In case of inclement weather, call ahead:

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Our gamble take drops, but still No. 2 statewide
GAMBLERS poured more than $121 million through poker machines in Monash in the past financial year, the municipality again ranking second-highest for expenditure in Victoria.

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