Casino could provide jobs for returning soldiers

The Gettysburg Times reports that pro-casino spokesmen are using the premise of jobs for soldiers to get a casino built.

An interesting comment made by Adams County’s Jeff Klein was that many soldiers returning from Iraq don’t have jobs to come home to.

He said a project such as the casino could provide jobs, and called efforts to kill it “shameful (and) frustrating.”

Read more of the article here…

Image - Defense Imagery via Wikipedia

Recession hits home of World Series of Poker

Betfair Blog reports that the casino which held the first World Series of Poker will be closing its hotel on December 14 due to the poor economic climate.

Binion’s in Downtown, Las Vegas was opened in 1951 and hosted the first WSOP in 1970, but times have been harder of late.

Read more of the article here…

Image - www.harrahs.com via Wikipedia