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What Las Vegas has instead is Steve Wynn, a casino king who is the son of a compulsive gambler and has an eye disease that could make him blind; who in his late 30s took up steer roping, wind surfing, rock climbing, motocrossing, jet skiing and body building; who once called Donald Trump "twinkle toes"; who let Frank Sinatra pinch his cheek in a commercial for his casinos; who divorced his wife, never moved out and remarried her five years later; and who shot off his index finger two years ago while handling a pistol in his office...
...with acrobats and clowns performing above the casino floor). But he is the first to apply to gambling the Disney formula for class-crossing, universal family leisure: cleanliness, measured frivolity and a sense of architectural detail. In the right environment, he argues, everybody and nobody is a gambler. "This place is filled with people like me and you -- none of whom think of themselves as gamblers," he says from his casino office. "They think of themselves as folks who are on vacation, and while they're here -- hey, let's put some money in the slot machine...
...Clinton keep up his winning streak? To the extent that it reflects sheer luck, perhaps not; no gambler can keep rolling sevens. To the extent that his early success reflects political skill and adroitness -- well, maybe. The Senate, where Democrats lack the votes to break Republican filibusters, will surely modify some of his programs. It has already forced a weakening of the Administration's cherished "motor voter" bill; as passed by the Senate, the measure would still allow people to register to vote while receiving or renewing driver's licenses but no longer require registration forms to be passed...
Thirty years ago last week, the Supreme Court unanimously voted in favor of Clarence Earl Gideon, an uneducated gambler and petty thief who insisted on his right to legal counsel. "Any person haled into court who is too poor to hire a lawyer cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him," wrote Justice Hugo Black. "This seems to us to be an obvious truth." Over the next two decades the court expanded the protection to apply to all criminal cases and stressed that the representation must be "effective." But today, as defenders of indigents handle...
Fred G. Kochak '96 had advice to offer the amateur gambler. "Black-jack has the best odds," he said. "You have the most control. Roulette is terrible because the little ball goes anywhere it damn pleases...