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...laws are more tolerant or nonexistent. Most of the virtual casinos are setting up shop in the Caribbean, in tropical getaways like St. Martin, Antigua, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Belize is considering legislation that would make it the Monte Carlo of cybergambling. "Everyone says it's a banana republic over there, and no one will regulate," says Kerry Rogers, who runs an offshore operation called WagerNet. Rogers maintains, however, that if the Belize National Assembly ratifies the Computer Wager Licensing Act later this month, online betting parlors will be monitored by local officials who would guarantee that...
There were rumors, hoaxes really, about moreobscure highs--a report that an obscure brand ofIndian cigarettes produced a high emptied HarvardSquare stocks of that brand, and a few peopletried smoking banana peels after a similar reportabout Mellow Yellow highs from the peels...
...Meanwhile, less than a mile away, more than 200 Haitian children lounge listlessly under drab green tents, seeking refuge from the harsh midday sun. Camp Nine, their home since last June, is a desolate patch of cactus-filled desert where the only sign of life is an occasional banana rat or iguana. A fence encircles the camp, which is guarded by American soldiers. The children, many of them orphans, have languished in this dusty purgatory for nearly a year. Despite the efforts of immigrants' rights groups, only a few of the Haitian minors -- who range in age from infants...
...OVER A BANANA-AND-DIET-COKE BREAKFAST, SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH MET with TIME editors and correspondents last week. His office is decorated with mementos, including a handwritten note by Ulysses S. Grant. It says, "I propose to fight on this line all summer if necessary...
Even if your underwear drawer is currently filled with white cotton panties (or banana-hammocks, for you male readers), there's no need to panic. Although fashion magazines stress the importance of a stylish pair of underwear, when you're up close and personal, few people care what kind of undies you wear, as long as they're clean...