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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sharon Willman was what the folks who run the local riverboat casino called a good customer. She played often, and she bet big. She lost many thousands of dollars. So when she stopped cruising on the Station Casino riverboat off St. Charles, Mo., the folks were naturally concerned. They sent her lots of nice invitations to parties and get-togethers to try to get her back. They kept at it. They even sent her a personal invitation to an exclusive "cocktail party" at the casino, where she and other "big winners'" would "become part of the action" in the shooting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW CASINOS HOOK YOU | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...guess it'd probably be a safer bet to fight children. There's more Spice Girls than there are us. Hanson, though, they seem really moved by playing music. We could probably start singing and they'd go "Ah," stop fighting and start singing along...

Author: By Sumeet Garg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Southern Comfort of Lunatic Showmen: Feeling the' Five | 11/14/1997 | See Source »

...bet you he knew every single thing that went on on that whole block in New York. And that's what we've got to get back to," he adds. "Everybody knew Tony, and everybody respected him. I think if we start working to get to that ideal, it'd just be a whole lot better...

Author: By Carlos A. Monje jr., CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HUPD Launches Community Policing | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

...offense sleeper vs. Chiefs last Monday was a gut check for Kordell, whose ex-mate Bam Morris will probably show up stoned. And yes, this is the part where the Cowboys make a run at the playoffs. But 8.5? Slim likes a close one. Good weekend, and remember--bet responsibly. (Psst. Go with Syracuse and Michigan on Saturday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Top of the Covers | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...live in an unusual period of low inflation, achieved in a big way by companies cutting costs to the bone to keep prices down. Executives have scanned the world in search of low-cost production and added sales, and the result is an intricately connected business world. You can bet that every big American company is doing a chunk of business in the hot Asia market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHY THE ASIAN CRASH MATTERS TO YOU | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

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