Teetering on the Edge: Gambling in NC
The baseball legend (and great philosopher) Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra once said: “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.” Twenty-five years ago, Congress established the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) in an effort to determine where the United States was going on the road of legalized gambling, and where […]
Going Off the Reservation
DOWNLOAD ENTIRE ARTICLE (with images and endnotes) “OFF THE RESERVATION” is a term used so often that it has become part of the American lexicon. The saying has its roots in yesteryear, and literally means that someone has left their established tribal or home base boundaries. “Off the reservation” was used in its literal sense […]
With Charity Toward None
DOWNLOAD ENTIRE ARTICLE (with images and endnotes) I’m here for friends, gambling and drinking . . . But it’s also for a good cause,” says Johnny Zeros, who shows up just about every night at Maverick’s Poker Palace and Saloon in Port Huron, Michigan. From Mr. Zeros’ description, Maverick’s sounds like a “kindler, gentler,” […]
With Charity Toward None
“I’m here for friends, gambling and drinking… But it’s also for a good cause,” says Johnny Zeros, who shows up just about every night at Maverick’s Poker Palace and Saloon in Port Huron, Michigan. From Mr. Zeros’ description, Maverick’s sounds like a “kindler, gentler,” version of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in western North Carolina, or perhaps […]