Word: diced
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...started shortly after 7 on Friday morning as smoke drifted through the glittering casino on the first floor of the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Within minutes the world's largest gambling hall-a 140-yard stretch of roulette, blackjack and dice tables and 1,000 slot machines-was engulfed in flames. The fire raced through the entire ground floor of the 2,076-room hotel, one of the largest in the world, destroying two cavernous, 1,000-seat showrooms, an arcade of 40 shops, and five restaurants. "Flames were shooting out the entrance," recalls Theresa Ricky...
...Sure we're holding the die in our hands a little bit. I'm not a gambling man, but if I were, I'd go ahead and roll the dice this time," Councilor Kevin P. Crane '73 said...
...beginning of the debate, moderator Howard K. Smith turned to the Music Hall audience and sardonically announced: "Welcome to Las Vegas on the lake, where a lot may depend on one throw of the dice...
...jockeying for position increased, the decision to debate became even more important. Carter, so eager to accept, professed to find great merit in the willingness of both candidates to gamble everything on one roll of the TV dice. Said he: "I don't think it's a matter of who will win or lose. The American people will win. It's not a contest to see who's the best debater or the best orator or the most professional television performer. It is to draw the sharp distinction on the issues...
...walked into Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas last week. He exchanged his money for $500 chips, strode to the craps table and put all of the chips on the back line, which meant that he was betting against the woman who happened to be rolling the dice. She first threw a six, then a nine and finally a seven. Said the dealer: "Pay the back line." The man scooped up his chips, traded them at the casino cage for $1,554,000 in cash and shook hands with Jack Binion, the stunned president of the casino. Said...