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2011-10-15T19:51:00.000-07:00

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2011-08-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

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Delayed Enforcement of NC sweepstakes gambling ban

2010-12-12T13:00:00.000-08:00

Because of pending litigation over the state's ban on sweepstakes gambling, Cumberland County Sheriff Moose Butler has decided to postpone aggressive enforcement of the law, a spokeswoman said. At least nine sweepstakes cafes are in the sheriff's jurisdiction.Meanwhile, Fayetteville police plan to enforce the provisions of the ban that have been found constitutional by two Superior Court judges in the state, according to Police Department lawyer Patricia Bradley.Gambling cafes in the Fayetteville area have installed new games in an effort to remain legal after North Carolina's latest attempt to put them out of business.
Yet This summer, at least 36 cafes were operating in the city limits. Some have closed since the Dec. 1 ban took effect, and it's not clear how many are still in business.
One of the judges ruled that one sentence in the sweepstakes ban, from a section legally defining the games, is written too broadly and violates the U.S. Constitution's free speech provision.
The state is asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to overturn that judge's ruling and has advised police agencies to enforce only the part of the law ruled constitutional.

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2010-10-28T17:00:00.000-07:00

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Fortune Valley Casino: $42 Million Jackpot Actually $20.18

2010-05-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

An investigation by The Colorado Division of Gaming determined that the correct prize for a woman's $42.9 million slot machine jackpot is actually $20.18.
In late March, a Colorado woman at Fortune Valley Casino in Central City received a false jackpot message when her penny slot machine announced a winnings of $42.9 million -- far more than the posted sum of $251, 000.
The woman, Louise Chavez, says she's owed the full jackpot. A spokesman for the Colorado Gaming Division, however, said the top prize was clearly posted in the casino and as such Chavez's winnings are attributable only to a software glitch.
Fortune Valley Casino had previously paid Chavez $23.43 for her prize, including $10 in unused credit still in the slot machine. Her $7 of unpaid winnings will be paid by the slot machine manufacturer, WMS Gaming. Read Story

Ala Supreme Court rules for Riley on bingo

2010-05-23T08:32:00.000-07:00

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The Alabama Supreme Court delivered another win to Governor Bob Riley Friday saying his Task Force on Illegal Gambling has the authority to challenge the legality of electronic bingo games at the White Hall Entertainment Center in Lowdnes County regardless of Attorney General Troy King's approval or disapproval.
The ruling was unanimous. READ THE COURT DOCUMENT HERE.
"This ruling clears the way for Alabama's laws against slot-machine gambling to be enforced across the State," said Governor Bob Riley. "This is a clear, complete and total victory for the rule of law." Read Story

N.H. moves forward on slot machines

2010-05-23T08:29:00.000-07:00

The New Hampshire Senate has passed legislation that would legalize gambling in a handful of towns. The Senate passed the bill by a 14 to 10 vote Thursday. The legislation would legalize slot machines at four sites. The House shot down a similar plan earlier this year, which would have allowed gambling at six locations, including two in the North Country. Now the Senate and the House have to reach a compromise for the legislation to move forward. Read Story

IGT restates fiscal 2Q, cites Alabama bingo issues

2010-05-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

LAS VEGAS — International Game Technology, a maker of slot machines and casino management systems, said Thursday it is lowering its reported fiscal second-quarter results because operations related to electronic bingo are under fire in the state of Alabama.
IGT said it will go back and write down a $53.1 million charge to account for the sinking value of its assets in Alabama.
As a result, the company said net income in the three months ended March 31 were $700,000, or break-even on a per-share basis. IGT had reported net income of 12 cents per share before the charges. Read Story

Pennsylvania proposal will legalize Video Poker / Cherry Masters

2009-02-04T04:09:00.000-08:00

Rendell mulls video poker revenue

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Published: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 4:11 AM EST

HARRISBURG — Video poker machines would see the legal light of day under a new Rendell administration plan to help families pay college costs.

The proposal would legalize video poker machines in bars, taverns, restaurants and private clubs with liquor licenses. The move would end decades of a shadowy, illegal existence for that form of gambling. If enacted, this law would mark the second major expansion of legalized gambling in Pennsylvania in five years, following the 2004 vote to legalize slots casinos.

The administration wants to use millions of dollars of anticipated video poker revenue to help students attending the 14 state-owned universities, including Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg in Northeast Pennsylvania, and community colleges, starting this fall if state lawmakers approve.

Officials say an expansion of tuition aid is needed to help students and families cope with job layoffs and stock market losses in recent months.

The plan, outlined prior to Gov. Ed Rendell’s annual budget address today, would target students whose family income is less than $100,000. They would be eligible for up to $7,600 annually for tuition, books, fees and room and board.

“Legalizing this form of entertainment will generate more than half a billion dollars annually to support the tuition relief plan,” said acting state Revenue Secretary Stephen Stetler.

Each licensed establishment would be able to install up to five machines. There are some 11,000 bars and restaurants and 3,000 private social clubs with liquor licenses in Pennsylvania.

Under the proposal, the Revenue Department would issue licenses to establishments as well as machine manufacturing and distribution licenses to companies. The state would tax 50 percent of net profits from the video poker machines.

State Police Commissioner Frank Pawlowski took a practical view of the proposal, saying it would enable the state to obtain revenue from an estimated 17,000 video poker machines being operated illegally.

The proposal is offered against a backdrop where bars and taverns want help to offset the loss of customers from the state indoor smoking ban, tough drunk driving laws and competition from the slots casinos.

“With the economy, the smoking ban and the .08 percent blood alcohol limit, we need this to exist,” said Amy Christie, director of the Pennsylvania Tavern Association.

While Republican senators favor expanding tuition aid, they are leery of underwriting it with video-poker revenue.

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2009-02-03T05:45:00.000-08:00

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2008-10-29T16:51:00.000-07:00

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2008-03-16T17:38:00.000-07:00

Video poker vs. slots
Generally speaking, there are three categories of casino gamblers: those who prefer slots, those who prefer tables and those who prefer video poker.
Casino operators always are looking for ways to create crossover opportunities among the groups, but it hasn't been easy. Even though slots and video poker are members of the same family (electronic gaming devices), efforts by manufacturers to combine elements of the games have proven challenging.
The new wave of electronic touch-screen table games is regarded to have the potential to attract dedicated slot players, but the main focus remains the highly specialized video poker segment as a means to expand the horizons of slot players.
Video poker players are a dedicated lot who really don't want the manufacturers messing around with their game. With an element of skill, just give them a good selection of games with solid pay tables and they're content.
Slot players, on the other hand, not only like to win money, they want to be entertained with the base games and second screen bonus rounds.
The ideal compromise would seem to be a combination of an established video poker format with a popular element of slot play. International Game Technology appears to have accomplished just that with Wheel Poker.
Wheel Poker is a union of the best IGT slot machines and video poker. The base game is available in Triple Play and Five Play options with seven game families (Bonus Poker, Double Bonus Poker, etc.) from which to choose.
The distinctive component is the top box "wheel" which resembles the wheel-based theme games for which IGT is famous. Players get the opportunity to activate a wheel spin for bonus credits every time they are dealt or draw to any four-of-a-kind. Each spin rewards the player anywhere from 100 to 2,000 credits.
Two $1 Wheel Poker games were added to the slot floor at Harrah's Joliet, but they recently were converted to quarter denomination. The game requires a wager of six coins per hand to be eligible for the Wheel Poker bonus. The sixth coin actually funds the bonus aspect of the game, which leaves the standard pay tables unaffected.

2008-02-11T06:42:00.000-08:00

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2008-01-30T03:47:00.000-08:00

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2007-10-19T17:34:00.000-07:00

Navy Vet Wins $3M On Nickel Slot Machine
63-Year-Old North Dakota Man Says His Ship Has Finally Come In
Orville Erickson could hardly believe it but his wife, Dorothea, says she "just had a feeling" it might be a lucky weekend. Orville Erickson hit a $2.98 million jackpot on a nickel slot machine Saturday at the Dakota Magic Casino near Hankinson. Slots manager Darrell Mireau said it was the largest jackpot in the casino's 11-year history. "I still can't hardly believe it," Orville Erickson, 63, said Monday from the couple's farm a mile north of Forman. Erickson and a friend were in Fargo on Saturday to get material to build a new ice fishing house when he got the call from his wife, who had returned from a family gathering in New Rockford. "I had actually been to a casino there at Devils Lake," she said, "and I was home about an hour, and I thought, 'Gee, we should go to Hankinson tonight.' And then I thought, 'Well, that's kind of dumb, I was just at a casino' But I just had a feeling." Her husband said he was feeling lucky, too. He said he usually puts $20 into the Marilyn Monroe MegaJackpot machine, a 75-nickel progressive slot machine with a starting jackpot of $400,000. Saturday, he stuck a $100 bill in the machine, planning to play $20 whether he won or lost, he said. The machine paid out about $75 before he pushed the button around 11:30 p.m. and the "Diamond Cinema Jackpot" symbols aligned, he said. "I was just playing along, and all of a sudden it went black and said 'hand-played jackpot,' " he said. "It was just dead quiet, no whistles or anything. "I stood up and said, 'No way, I don't believe this.' " Dorothea Erickson, 58, was about six machines away when an acquaintance told her she'd better talk to her husband. "And I said, 'How come?' And he said, 'Well, he just won $2.98 million.' And I said, 'Yeah, right,' " she recalled. The casino booked the couple into a suite while officials verified the jackpot, which took until about 6:30 a.m., Orville Erickson said. "We got about a half-hour of sleep," he said. The casino presented the Ericksons with a check for $141,950 -- the first of 21 installments over 20 years, unless they choose to take the one-time payment. On Monday, they were still considering that option.

2007-10-19T17:17:00.000-07:00

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2003-09-03T08:22:00.000-07:00

IGT reports glitch in keno game
LAS VEGAS SUN
International Game Technology has notified slot operators statewide that a certain keno game has a glitch that allows gamblers to play the machines for free. IGT notified the state Gaming Control Board about the games and state regulators ordered the company to notify casinos, convenience stores and other gaming licensees that operate them. The notification involved at least 200 slot machine-like games called Triple Diamond Keno. READ MORE

2003-08-28T14:11:00.000-07:00

Progressive Eight-Liners Seized From Bingo
August 27,2003 Wichita Falls police are after illegal eight-liner machines. They seized some today from one business. The Texas Supreme Court ruled in April they're a form of gambling. Depending partly on payout, they're illegal. This bust is just the beginning. The Police Department's Organized Crime Unit started its rounds today to check on compliance. Several places they visited were okay, but the last one wasn't. Seven eight-liners are now in the hands of the district attorney's office. READ MORE

2003-08-28T14:02:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth Taylor slot machine leads latest offerings by IGT
By Liz Benston LAS VEGAS SUN
The star of the classic films Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cleopatra and Butterfield 8 will be making her latest debut in casinos nationwide. Slot maker International Game Technology has signed a deal with actress Elizabeth Taylor, 71, to create a slot machine that will feature her name and image. READ MORE

2003-08-27T09:50:00.000-07:00

Aladdin hotel-casino Resort lost $2.4 million in July
LAS VEGAS SUN

The Aladdin hotel-casino reported losing $2.4 million in July, with half the loss attributable to fees and expenses associated with the Strip hotels Chapter
11 bankruptcy filing READ MORE

2003-08-27T09:37:00.000-07:00

Tribes could play big role in Calif. recall
By Erica Werner ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES -- California's politically powerful Indian tribes are poised to play a key role in the campaign to recall Democratic Gov. Gray Davis, and they have much to gain from the outcome. READ MORE

2003-08-23T11:22:00.000-07:00

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2003-08-22T07:14:00.000-07:00

Another NEW $20 Bill coming soon ! !
The United States government is issuing currency with new designs and security features beginning with the $20 note in late 2003.

The redesigned currency is safer, smarter and more secure: Safer because it is harder to fake and easier to check; Smarter to stay ahead of tech-savvy counterfeiters; and More Secure to protect the integrity of U.S. currency.

The most noticeable difference in the new design is the subtle introduction of background color, which makes it more burdensome for potential counterfeiters because it adds complexity to the note. The color will also make it easier to distinguish between denominations because different background colors will be used for each denomination. READ MORE

2003-08-21T14:55:00.000-07:00

$100,000,000 CASH Paid to Date on JackpotMadness.com:
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2003-08-20T19:06:00.000-07:00

Online gamblers sue their creditors !
This is almost as stupid as the suit against McDonalds because their coffee is too hot when it spills in your lap !......A California couple that lost more than $100,000 gambling online is suing a host of credit card companies and banks, claiming the businesses shouldn't have processed the wagers. READ MORE

2003-08-15T08:40:00.000-07:00

IGT Adds Two More Machines To Theme-Based Lineup !

International Game Technology is expanding its stable of entertainment-themed slot machines with new devices based on "The Dating Game" and "The Newlywed Game."

Both television game show slot machines will be featured for the first time at the Gaming Expo Sept. 16-18 in Las Vegas.
A "Terminator" slot machine featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger will also make its first appearance at the G2E trade show although it has not been determined when the new machines will be available in casinos, said Rick Sorenson, spokesman for Reno-based IGT.

The "Terminator" slot machine was developed following the April settlement of a lawsuit Schwarzenegger filed against IGT in 2001 over the use of his name, image and voice.

Joe Kaminkow, IGT's vice president of game design, said the TV game show programs were picked as slot machine themes because of the wealth of audio and video available, and because of the interactive opportunities they offer to engage players. READ MORE

2003-08-15T08:33:00.000-07:00

Schwarzenegger Terminated From New Slot Game !

Reno-based slot machine maker International Game Technology is unveiling a new machine based on the popular "Terminator" movie franchise. But fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the movie's bad- guy-turned-hero, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, will be disappointed The machine -- which was the subject of a highly-publicized lawsuit in 2001 by Schwarzenegger -- won't be using Arnold's voice, image or likeness.

After the suit was settled in April of this year, the company moved to develop a game using other Terminator images instead, IGT spokesman Rick Sorensen said. "There are many ways of getting around that," said Sorensen. .....READ MORE

2003-08-12T09:59:00.000-07:00

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2003-08-12T09:41:00.000-07:00

TEXAS State legislators may relax rules for 8-liners Machines
This could help cities bring in revenue, state to close a multibillion dollar budget
deficit. Members of the Texas Legislature may help cities like Alice wade through
the murky state and local laws now regulating the use of eight-liner amusement
games, which many consider a form of gambling. Despite a review of eight-liner
regulations by both the Texas Supreme Court and the Legislature, a handful of
South Texas cities are continuing to allow game room operators to offer the amusement
games to consumers. READ MORE

2003-08-11T14:28:00.000-07:00

Notice printed to clarify law for area eight-liner operations
July 31, 2003 By BETH WILSON Continued calls from residents on illegal
eight-liner operations prompted Randall County Criminal District Attorney James
Farren to put a notice in Sunday's Amarillo Globe-News. "Every week I get letters
and phone calls from people expressing unhappiness that eight-liners are operating
in Randall County," Farren said. He said the notice is a courtesy to operators,
to clarify the law and remind them the DA's office will prosecute any illegal
operations. "This is a courtesy notice to all eight-liner operators that our office
will prosecute any case in which cash was awarded as prize for the play of eight-liner
amusement devices," the letter said. Farren said the calls are mostly anonymous,
and he'd like people with complaints to go on the record so his office can look
into it. "That's all I can do is give them (operators) fair warning," he said.
"This is the last warning they'll get. I've explained the law over and over again.
From now on, they're on their own." Read more

2003-08-11T14:17:00.000-07:00

Eight-liner machines face heavy odds in Texas
By Deon Daugherty
AUSTIN - In a state where the Texas Lotto rules Saturday nights - with convenience-store
patrons lining up to divine what six numbers will make them millionaires - keeping
games of chance under wraps has come up against heavy odds. Eight-liners, machines
that resemble slot machines, have been a key issue in Texas' gambling law debate.
Codified in a 1995 bill that became known as the "fuzzy animal" law, eight-liners
are generally considered to fall within an exception that blurs the line between
a gambling device and an amusement machine. Current Attorney General John Cornyn
has investigated cases that indicate eight-liners are operated illegally, said
his spokeswoman Jane Shepperd. "An illegal operation of an eight-liner is defined
as the instance in which the machine is used to promote or further gambling activities.
Gambling has three basic elements: money, chance and prize. The player must pay
money for a chance to win a prize," she said. Read more

2003-08-09T07:33:00.001-07:00

Kyl Bill approved by Senate banking committee
July 31, 2003 - The "Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act",
S. 627, introduced in the Senate by J. Kyl, passed the Senate's banking committee without debate. The bill contains exemptions for horse racing and dog racing.
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2003-08-09T07:32:00.000-07:00

Peak Entertainment releases gambling survey
August 8, 2003 - A gambling survey published by Peak Entertainment shows that the average online gambler is between 40 and 49 years old, plays strictly for entertainment, and finds online gambling an acceptable form of entertainment. Read more

2003-08-07T06:39:00.000-07:00

Borgata's slots won't use coins !
By CHUCK DARROW , Courier-Post Staff
If you're planning to play the slot machines at the Borgata, don't bother schlepping those quarters you've been saving in empty jars and Tupperware containers. They won't be necessary at any of the resort's 3,650 slot and video units. The Borgata will be Atlantic City's first gambling hall to offer 100 percent coin-free play.READ MORE

2003-08-07T06:25:00.000-07:00

Pachinko player knifed dead from behind !
The killer, who appeared to be aged between 35 and 40 and was 165 to 175 centimeters tall, suddenly stabbed Ishii from behind while the construction worker was playing pachinko at the parlor in the Ishimaru district of Nishi-ku. READ MORE

2003-08-07T06:11:00.000-07:00

Slot Machines Cha-Ching No More !
One casino after another is abandoning coin-operated machines, adopting instead slots with new technology, known prosaically as Ticket-in/Ticket-out, which replaces nickels, dimes and quarters with paper tickets. READ MORE

2003-08-03T07:58:00.000-07:00

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2003-08-03T07:56:00.000-07:00

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2003-07-30T20:49:00.000-07:00

Quote of the week:
A guy walks into a bar and notices three men and a dog playing poker. The dog is playing beautifully. “That’s a smart dog,” the man says. “Not really,” says one of the players. “Every time he gets a good hand, he wags his tail.” from Poker Nation, by Andy Bellin

2003-07-30T11:40:00.000-07:00

Opening Super Bowl Odds from BetWWTS
With the 2003 NFL pre-season kicking off this weekend, BetWWTS.com today officially opened football betting by announcing odds to win Super Bowl XXXVIII and AFC and NFC Championships. READ MORE

2003-07-28T07:58:00.000-07:00

Bold bandits bag 75 mil. yen Pachinko booty from cash vehicle
SAITAMA -- Robbers made away with some 75 million yen Friday after ambushing a cash transport vehicle at a bank in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, police said Two employees of a Tochigi Prefecture company that runs pachinko prize-exchange booths were attacked by three men at a parking lot of Mizuho Bank's Koshigaya branch as they were loading money into their car at about 3:20 p.m. READ MORE

2003-07-28T07:50:00.000-07:00

Pa. Slots Look Dead For Now
Legislation to legalize slot machines in Pennsylvania has hit a major roadblock. The bill passed the House last week, but now a senator who opposes slots is standing in the way. READ MORE

2003-07-28T07:41:00.000-07:00

PayPal Settles iGambling Charge
PayPal has agreed to pay 10 million dollars to settle allegations that it allowed customers to engage in illegal offshore gambling. PayPal made the settlement of criminal charges in federal court in St. Louis, Missouri.
The 10 million dollars amounts to a forfeiture of proceeds from Internet gambling between June 2000 and November 2002. In November 2002 PayPal stopped allowing its customers to use the service for Internet gambling purchases. READ MORE

2003-07-24T14:13:00.000-07:00

Mistreated MotorCity Patron Awarded $875,000
A federal jury has awarded $875,000 to a 74-year-old woman in punitive damages for the humiliation she suffered at MotorCity Casino in Detroit. In August 2001, Estella Romanski took a chartered bus trip to the casino with other seniors. Romanski spotted a nickel token in the tray of an unattended slot machine and tried to play it – a practice known as slot walking, which is discouraged or prohibited by many casinos though a rule against it is generally not posted. Before she could play the nickel token, Romanski said she was surrounded by security officers and held her against her will, questioned, photographed, and kicked out of the casino. Security officers confiscated her $9 meal ticket as well as the token and refused to let her re-join her group. With the verdict, Romanski and jurors said they wanted to send a message to the casino to stop mistreating patrons. "We hope they fix things and stop using gestapo tactics," remarked one juror.

The Detroit Free Press has the story. http://www.freep.com

2003-07-24T13:38:00.000-07:00

Slots Are Quickly Addictive
New research suggests that slot machines may be more quickly addictive than other forms of gambling. Robert Breen, a clinical psychologist and director of the Rhode Island Gambling Treatment Program at Rhode Island Hospital, examined the time that elapsed between when people first got involved with various types of gambling and when they developed compulsive gambling problems. Breen found it took about 12 months to become a compulsive gambler on a slot machine compared with approx. 3½ years for other types of gambling, such as craps, sports betting, and lottery games. Breen says the reason slot machines are so addictive is that play is continuous. Most gamblers spin the reel every three seconds, so a lot of money can be bet in a short time. "There is not an opportunity to stop and consider," says Breen. "And the longer you play, the more money you lose." Because they require no skill or prior learning, slot machines have become the cash cows of the casino industry, generating between 65 -75 percent of profits.

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2003-07-23T11:02:00.000-07:00

May the force be with - IGT
IGT - International Game Technology have revealed that they will be developing slots with a Star Wars theme. The first machine will be on display at G2E in Las Vegas - September 16th to 18th. IGT Acquires Licensing Rights to Develop Star Wars(TM) Gaming Machine READ MORE

2003-07-23T10:53:00.000-07:00

Global Gaming Expo Sept.15-18 Las Vegas Nevada
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2003-07-23T08:28:00.000-07:00

Pennsylvania lawmakers approve slot-machine parlors
HARRISBURG, Pa. (July 19, 10:22 a.m. ADT) - Proposals to raise $1 billion through the legalization of slot-machine gambling and use the revenue to allow local school districts to reduce property taxes won approval in the state House of Representatives early Saturday after a marathon debate. READ MORE

2003-07-22T16:54:00.000-07:00

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2003-07-22T16:42:00.000-07:00

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2003-07-22T16:39:00.000-07:00

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