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Too soon to determine smoke ban’s revenue impact

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HELENA – Since Helena voters approved the clean indoor air ordinance in June, word on the street has been that business in bars and casinos has suffered greatly. Business was down as much as 60 percent at some casinos, hospitality industry officials told the IR last month.

The state recently released the first tax-collection statistics that cover some of the time the ordinance has been in effect. The smoking ordinance was in effect for only one of the three months included in the most recent figures, which cover April through June of this year. However, other cities enacting bans have shown that any economic impact is greatest immediately after the ordinance passes.

One expert says it’s impossible to draw any conclusions at all for the numbers through June.

“It’s just too early to tell,” said Paul Polzin, director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana. “You need at least one full quarter to know. Maybe they had two heavy months in April and May. There simply isn’t enough data yet.”

Steve Morris, a local restaurateur and president of the Montana Tavern Association, was out of town Tuesday and unavailable for comment.

There are, perhaps not surprisingly, several ways to read the early numbers, but none of them indicate the heavy decreases claimed by local UFABet casino owners. Again, the most recent numbers available include only one month of the ordinance; a clearer picture won’t emerge until October, when the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 (July through September) becomes available.

In Helena, the fourth quarter of this fiscal year (April through June) showed a 6.4 percent increase in gambling taxes collected over the same quarter of 2001. That’s slightly below the 7.3 percent jump from the fourth quarter of 2000 to the fourth quarter …

Ligaz11 Review of High-Low-Split Poker For Advanced Players

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High/low split games are very popular in many card rooms across the country. Some casinos also spread HORSE or HOSE style games, which consist of several different kinds of poker. In these formats, High/Low split games are quite common. Omaha High/Low is played as part of the Tournament of Champions format, and both Omaha High/Low and Stud High/Low events are spread as part of many major tournaments. Further, when these games are spread, they are often fairly soft, populated by weak players content to play for half of the pot. Therefore, every serious poker player should be at least proficient in both of these games.

 

As one might expect, this is really two books under a common cover. There are some very brief opening remarks and a shared glossary at the end. Other than this, each book stands on its own. Stud High/Low is discussed first, followed by Omaha High/Low. I’ve played a fair bit of Omaha High/Low, and so I consider myself to be a pretty good judge of writing about this game, but haven’t played Stud High/Low that many times, and while I think I understand basic winning play, I would not classify myself as an expert. Ray Zee, however, is widely considered to be one of the best poker players alive, and is certainly qualified to write a textbook on both games.

 

In the Stud High/Low section of the book, Zee starts by discussing what makes a good High/Low starting hand, followed by a chapter about playing one’s hand on progressive streets. Next, we receive information about various intricacies of the game, various kinds of Stud High/Low split games one might encounter, and other skills that are important. This section ends with a quiz on the material covered, a feature I really adore …

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Judi Slot Online $226k Winner at Sands of the Caribbean

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Judi Qiu Qiu Onilne Uang Asli Dutch in the ditch

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The latest round of European World Cup qualifiers went largely to script.

The big boys all won comfortably – Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Portugal and England all registered victories. Surprise European Championship semi-finalists Wales drew again and struggling to make it to Russia next year have probably reverted to type.

Only Switzerland and Germany have 100% records after five games. Gibraltar, Lichtenstein, Malta and San Marino kept up their pointless campaigns.

As it stands the seven automatic UEFA qualifiers will be France, Switzerland, Germany, Serbia, Poland, England, Spain, Belgium and Croatia. In the playoff berths are Sweden, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Montenegro, Slovakia, Italy. Greece and Iceland.

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Happier days for Dutch fans at World Cup 2010

The one stand-out story has to be the demise of the Netherlands, who lost 2-0 in Bulgaria and sacked coach Danny Blind afterwards.

 

As if failing to make it to Euro 2016 was not stunning enough for the doyens of classy soccer, the country which has produced Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullitt, Dennis Bergkamp and Arjen Robben and who finished third at the last World Cup, now languishes fourth in their group behind France, Sweden and Bulgaria.

 

All is not lost. For a first half of the campaign, two wins, a draw and two losses is not qualification form but recovery is still possible. The Dutch sit only three points behind second-place Sweden and a play-off spot in Judi Qiu Qiu Onilne Uang Asli.

 

Their rocky road to Russia in Group A so far:

 

06/09/16 Sweden 1:1 Netherlands

07/10/16 Netherlands 4:1 Belarus

10/10/16 Netherlands 0:1 France

13/11/16 Luxembourg 1:3 Netherlands

25/03/17 Bulgaria 2:0 Netherlands

 

They will surely take three points at home to Luxembourg in their next outing before a tricky trip to Paris …

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Internet poker bill mulled

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Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo, wants poker played over the Internet to be defined in the state Constitution as a game of skill rather than gambling.

“I submit to you that poker is much different than gambling,” Kasper told the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday. “The skill is what you do with what you are given.”

Kasper is hoping that if Internet poker is excluded from the definition of gambling, it could entice hundreds of Internet poker businesses to North Dakota, creating hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue for the state.

“This could potentially match the whole revenue stream that the state has now,” Kasper said.

His proposal is contained in House Bill 1509.

Internet poker companies currently locate in other countries because they fear a 1961 federal law that prohibits gambling over the wire.

Kasper wants to allow operations of the sites in North Dakota and fight the federal government in court if the federal officials block state law.

Some committee members were skeptical if North Dakota could win a case against the federal government, while others were wary of changing the definition of gambling.

“It’s hard for me to look at this bill and say this isn’t really gambling,” Rep. Lois Delmore, D-Grand Forks, said.

Rep. Lawrence Klemin, R-Bismarck, said that if the bill passes, the state could have to pay for costly legal fees if the federal government challenges it.

Rep. Mark Dosch, R-Bismarck, supported the bill, saying that North Dakota needs to take a chance.

“I believe that for the people of North Dakota and for the state, we need to be strong and take on this challenge and not be afraid to step out of the box,” Dosch said.

Former Gov. Art Link, a longtime opponent of gambling, testified against the bill. Link said that since …

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Eto’o is Togel Online Africa’s lion again

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Eto’o.If Alexander the Great conquered the known world and beyond by the age of 30, Samuel Eto’o has come pretty close on the football field. He has just been named African Footballer of the Year for a record fourth time and shows no signs of calling a halt to an already illustrious career.

 

At 29, the Cameroonian captain has a soccer CV most of us would die for.

 

He is his country’s captain and record goalscorer and has represented Cameroon in three FIFA World Cups, won an Olympic Games gold medal and won two African Nations Cups with the Indomitable Lions, while participating in a further Togel Online four. He remains the all-time top scorer in that tournament and has netted 52 times in 101 games for his nation.

 

His club resumé includes Barcelona, Inter and Real Madrid and Eto’o has won the UEFA Champions League at all of them. This year he became the first footballer to win two continental trebles of league, cup and Champions League, having collected a clean sweep first at Barcelona and then at Inter.

 

Leaving Spain after five seasons and 171 strikes he joined José Mourinho at Inter in a swap deal with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and bagged 21 goals, not bad for an inaugural outing in defence-heavy Serie A.

 

A string of other garlands include a purple year in 2006 when he became La Liga’s top gunner and won the Man of the Match award in the Champions League final. Most recently, Eto’o scored in the FIFA World Club Cup final as Inter were crowned the best team on the planet, their Cameroonian ace receiving the Golden Ball.

A lithe runner blessed with turbo-charged heels, a quick-thinking footballing brain and a lethal shot, Eto’o has also …

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League Cup in Japan facing Situs Judi Qq image crisis

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Like it’s much-maligned English cousin, the League Cup in Japan is facing an image crisis. That’s nothing new for J. League officials, who for years have struggled with the competing interests of Japan’s biggest clubs.

 

A revamped Asian Champions League has brought the League Cup issue to a head. While Gamba Osaka, Kashima Antlers, Kawasaki Frontale and Nagoya Grampus battle for continental glory this season, the remaining fourteen J1 clubs are left with the consolation of another dreary League Cup campaign.

 

With Asian combatants Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers afforded a bye into the League Cup quarter-finals in 2008, the remaining sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four. The four group winners and two best-placed runners-up then Situs Judi Qq progressed to the knock-out stages along with Gamba and Kashima.

 

However, the addition of two more Japanese clubs to the Asian Champions League has caused headaches for J. League officials in 2009.

 

With only fourteen top-flight clubs available to contest a League Cup group stage, officials have been forced into an unwieldy two-group system. With seven teams in each group, the J. League had no choice but to include byes in its convoluted new format – with the four Champions League representatives parachuting in at the knock-out stage.

 

Scheduling problems aside, the League Cup in Japan faces the same image problems that beset its English counterpart. For many mid-ranking clubs, the League Cup represents a legitimate chance to lift some silverware. But as squad sizes in Japan expand, some clubs treat the League Cup as little more than an opportunity to blood new players.

 

That prompted new Japan Football Association chief Motoaki Inukai to state last year that the League Cup should be converted to an under-23 competition – a …

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Ogura ponders South Togel Singapore American mission

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CONMEBOL have asked the JFA to think again after Japan withdrew from this summer’s Copa America.

JFA President Junji Ogura told former FIFA Executive Committee colleagues Julio Grondona & Nicolas Leoz in Buenos Aires this week that Japan had no plans to travel to Argentina following the turmoil caused to the J-League after March’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.

 

As it stands, the J-League is due to fulfill its postponed fixtures in July at the same time as the Copa America, creating a club v country headache.

 

Spain were hastily offered Togel Singapore Japan’s place but the JFA have now been given until Friday the 15th of April to decide whether to participate after all. CONMEBOL are understood to have tempted the JFA with a profit share to help disaster relief efforts in Japan.

 

In addition to the ten South American nations, Mexico once more make up the numbers in the twelve-team competition, which concludes on the 24th of July with the final in Buenos Aires’ Estadio Monumental, home of River Plate.

 

Copa America 2011 – 1st – 24th July, Argentina

FIFA World Rankings in brackets

 

Group A

Argentina (4)

Colombia (50)

Bolivia (97)

Japan (15)/Spain (1)

 

Group B

Brazil (5)

Paraguay (24)

Ecuador (49)

Venezuela (63)

 

Group C

Uruguay (7)

Chile (14)

Peru (59)

Mexico (27)

 

(c) Sean O’Conor & Soccerphile; photo by Iman Simon.

 

FIFA Presidential deadline passes

 

The deadline for nominations for FIFA President passed at midnight CET last night, with the final count announced on Monday.

 

Barring a miracle, however, we can be fairly sure the finaBlatterl battle will be between incumbent Sepp Blatter and Mohamed bin Hammam, with the vote due on the 1st of June.

 

Former Chilean star Elias Figueroa pulled …

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Judi Online Qq J. League title race drops down to three

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There are three teams left in the J. League title race after Shimizu S-Pulse and FC Tokyo both dropped out of the running following the latest round of fixtures.

 

A Renatinho hat-trick propelled Kawasaki Frontale to a 3-2 win over relegated JEF United in a thriller watched by 18,470 fans at Todoroki Stadium.

 

Renatinho had already hit the post with one header before JEF United took the lead against the run of play, as a Seiichiro Maki header ballooned off the crossbar, with Kohei Kudo on hand to volley the rebound home.

 

It took until the second half for Kawasaki to respond, as Renatinho converted a spot-kick after playmaker Kengo Nakamura had been felled inside the area, and the Brazilian scored again soon after with the help of a vital deflection.

 

United pulled a goal back two minutes from time thanks to a Judi Online Qq scrappy finish from defender Takumi Wada, however Renatinho stole the headlines with his third goal just seconds later, as he tapped home a cut-back from compatriot Juninho to seal the win.

 

Kawasaki’s late victory was bad news for second placed Kashima Antlers – although they beat lowly Montedio Yamagata 2-0 at home, while third-placed Gamba Osaka hammered Kansai neighbours Kyoto Sanga 4-1 in a derby watched by 20,394 fans at a jam-packed Expo ’70 Stadium.

 

The shock of the round came at Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium, where fourth placed Shimizu S-Pulse crashed to a stunning 5-0 defeat at the hands of Kashiwa Reysol, who are struggling to avoid relegation.

 

A crowd of 40,701 fans turned out at Ajinomoto Stadium in the capital, but the home fans left disappointed as FC Tokyo crashed to a 1-0 defeat to regional rivals Urawa Reds, with Edmilson scoring the only …