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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011Politicians thinking out loud: Gee, let’s boost tourism. Why don’t we build a high speed train? Let’s run it between Las Vegas and Victorville, California! No, this is not a joke. Victorville is a gang-infested, lower-middle class California high-desert community about 35 miles from Barstow, and 110 miles from Los Angeles. It is literally “in [...]
The Bear Growls: Saving our country
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009This is not a political blog, but it seems that some ideas need to be put forth. It becomes more obvious by the day that our current “leaders” from either major political party are unable to solve our country’s problems. The following ideas are offered as food for thought. As a Libertarian, some of my [...]
Bear Praise for Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling on tribal sovereignty
Friday, July 10th, 2009In this news article, Court rules casino lawsuits can be heard in state courts, Choctaw counsel Bob Rabon is quoted: “I’ve been representing Indian tribes for 40 years, and this is probably the single most difficult blow for tribal sovereignty that I have ever seen in my career.” This is great to know. Perhaps it [...]
The Bear Growls: NFL arrogance and stupidity in opposing online gambling
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009NFL Hires Full-Time Lobbyist to Attack Online Gambling The NFL owes much of its popularity to gambling, online and otherwise. How many millions of people wouldn’t bother to watch a bunch of overstuffed, single-digit IQ thugs running around charging into each other like wild animals, if they didn’t have a financial stake in the games, [...]
The Bear Growls: Lucky’s sportsbook teetering on the edge?
Saturday, February 7th, 2009I have growled and revised my growl about Lucky’s in the past. But it looks like my original assessment of this feeble organization is proving to be correct: Apparently undercapitalized and definitely paranoid, Lucky’s is an embarrassment. Within the past week, at least three patrons have had to wait unreasonable amounts of time to get [...]
The Bear Growls: Riverside County Sheriff’s Office refuses to get involved in criminal abuse of patron by Fantasy Springs Casino
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008A friend was recently accosted by casino guards and physically forced into the backroom of Fantasy Springs Casino near Indio, CA. His cell phone was grabbed from his grasp by casino guards while he was trying to call 911 for help, and he was subsequently handcuffed. The thugs eventually released him. The victim tried [...]
Congressmen trying to stop UIGEA from taking effect!! Please help….
Monday, April 21st, 2008My friend The Engineer is still trying to help get repealed the despicable anti-online gambling legislation that some unscrupulous Congress-swine sneaked through the system. This horrible legislation has harmed many skilled players and sports bettors, putting some out of business entirely. Copied below with permission is The Engineer’s post from BJ21.com Green Chip. Please help [...]
Online commenting for the proposed UIGEA regulations is now available
Friday, October 5th, 2007Click here to see the proposed regulations. iMEGA has comments on the proposed regulations at http://www.imega.org/2007/10/03/imega-on-proposed-uigea-regulations/ Click here for instructions re submitting comments on proposed regulations. Thanks to BJ21.com Green Chip member The Engineer for posting this information.
Fight for online gaming continues
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007My friend The Engineer continues his tireless struggle against the sleazy politicians who want to take away still more of our freedoms. For updates on his efforts, click here.
The Bear Growls: Freedom-restricting politicians should be fired
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007My friend The Engineer has done a great job helping to try to repeal the disgusting UIGEA that some sleazy, cowardly politicians snuck through Congress last year. The Engineer wrote: If you enjoy your freedom to gamble online, you may wish to use this as a guide before voting in the upcoming elections. The [...]
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