09.27.11 · 1:50 PM

The opposite of a free lunch

Mayor Goodman wants to make it easier for potential overseas tourists to obtain Visas to travel to Vegas. But that sounds like a lot of work. Here’s an easier way to get people to spending their money in our casinos: Sell southern Californians $55 round-trip bus tickets, bring them here, and then don’t drive them back. That’s what LUX Ground Transportation was doing through Groupon, at least. NBC San Diego reported the story over the weekend. The scheme didn’t last ... Read more...

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09.21.11 · 2:24 PM

Is Full Tilt really a Ponzi scheme?

When the Madoff thing went down, I said to myself, I’d never be dumb enough to fall for a Ponzi scheme like that. Federal Prosecutors are now, essentially, telling me that I was wrong. They’re saying that FullTiltPoker.com, an online poker website at which I used to play, was a Ponzi scheme. I posted that on facebook an hour ago, and my law school classmate Adam left a pretty smart reply: “As far as I can tell, it isn’t a ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week May 23, 2012
by Sabrina Chapman

Rhumbar’s Scorpion Bowl stings so good

Ready to celebrate the official start of summer? Prepare for takeoff. Memorial Day Weekend picks up speed with the addition of Rhumbar’s Scorpion Bowl ($49) to the weekend’s party lineup. ...
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