Word: blackjacking
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...betting that it will bring tax revenues and jobs. Last week legalized floating casinos returned to the river for the first time in nearly a century. Three ships, the Diamond Lady, the President and the Casino Belle, left from separate Iowa port cities. They were loaded with slot machines, blackjack tables and roulette wheels as well as bettors who pay from $7.95 for a breakfast cruise to $40 for a weekend jaunt...
Amid the throngs of gamblers in Atlantic City, Debra Kim Cohen stood out. A former beauty queen, she dropped thousands of dollars at blackjack tables. Casino managers acknowledged her lavish patronage by plying her with the perks commonly accorded VIP customers: free limo rides, meals, even rooms. Cohen, after all, was a high roller. It apparently did not disturb casino officials that she was also a teenager and -- at 17 -- four years shy of New Jersey's legal gambling...
...such hospitality for a man with no visible means of support? Because Bennett was flush with cash. He won and lost thousands at blackjack and craps. He also had a host of buddies who enjoyed the high life as much as he did. They romped through the hotel lobbies, slapping palms and spending freely. They glittered with gold chains and had flashy women on their arms. Like most businessmen, they enjoyed a rowdy national convention. Their trade, however, was illegal. It was the import, distribution and sale of cocaine...
...didn't even win at blackjack...
...their American counterparts. Their only attempt to launch a bingo operation was quickly shut down in 1984 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The casinos on the U.S. side are also illegal. But that has not kept thousands of gamblers from both sides of the border away from the blackjack, roulette and baccarat tables at six gaudy gambling palaces. Since last June, federal and state law- enforcement officials have repeatedly raided casinos, confiscated cash and removed slot machines in an attempt to keep gambling within legal bounds. But a shutdown would require continuous police presence, a provocative move U.S. officials...