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by Eugene Martin Christiansen Reprinted by permission from Insight — The Journal of the North American Gambling Industry, December 2008. As the recession deepens the myth that gambling is recession-proof pre-occupies the journalistic mind, which tirelessly recycles it in newspapers reporting casino layoffs in their business pages.  Some investors who should know better bought the [...]

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“Yesterday’s Winner is a Loser Today”                             Ernest Tubb Whether or not you agree with the Federal-government bailout of Chrysler and General Motors is a personal preference, mostly depending on your ideology.  But anyone would concur that the elected officials in Michigan, Democrat and Republican alike, and the business community fiercely rallied behind the Wolverine State’s [...]

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