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...serious gamblers, a major drawback of government-run betting is the hoopla that surrounds it?and it is indeed part of the mystique, borrowed from TV game shows. In the Michigan lottery, finalists participate in an elaborate game show on prime-time TV that outdraws every other program on the air. People who make gambling their business are passionately anonymous. "It's sort of like sex," says a no-nonsense Manhattan punter. "If you score, it should be up to you whether you want to tell anyone about...
...biggest drawback to legal gambling is clearly the taxes that must be paid. The lottery-winning "millionaire" who makes TV news shows and tabloid front pages is lucky if he nets about $30,000 a year?and then has to fight off hordes of hungry relatives, strapped friends, charities and con men who expect him to share the largesse (see box). Starting in January, anybody who wins $1,000 or more on any lottery or by betting on or off any track will have 20% of his payoff withheld against taxes. Snaps New York OTB Chairman Paul Screvane: "Illegal gambling...
State law in Massachussetts forces bars to close by 2 a.m., so don't expect to find anywhere open after that. Cronin's main drawback is that it closes about half an hour earlier than the others, but you can always run over to 33 Dunster for a last drink. As a former barmaid, I consider it my duty to remind you to tip your waitress--a quarter per person is the absolute minimum, more is always appreciated. Come the revolution, tips won't be necessary; but for now, no one can live on $1.15 an hour...
...debut. Mis Atkins is no stranger to the part, having played it (in bluejeans) back home with the Royal Shakespeare Company three years ago. She is still young enough for the role, though she is not so pretty as one would like. Her angular face is no insuperable drawback, however, since she spends most of the play disguised as a curly-headed Ganymede in a riding outfit...
...most serious drawback to Fiesta's manufacturing plans at this point seems to be the labor militancy and inflation that have been on the rise in Spain since Franco's death. "I don't think our political antennae were working too well when we chose Spain for a major investment," says a senior official in Ford's European headquarters. Things are running smoothly there now. But since bodies for all the Fiestas assembled in Europe will be manufactured chiefly at the Ford plant in Valencia, Spain, a strike could mean a long siesta for Ford workers...