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Word: groeben (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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Public betting pools and slot machines are common throughout Germany as well, but the real romance is still in the wheel of fortune. Explains Carl-Alexander von der Groeben, promotion manager at Bad Neuenahr: "Somehow we are still surrounded by the ancient aura of being socially exclusive, and just a little bit illicit. You can see it in the face of the grocer's wife, who comes in and looks around to see if anyone there knows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: A Little Bit Illicit | 6/18/1965 | See Source »

...evening. Protests the Protestant weekly, Christ and World: "The last barrier against the burning German gambling fury used to be the entrance rules. Now one can get in if he earns $200 a month and exhibits a certain chic-which may only mean wearing a necktie." Adds Von der Groeben with obvious relief: "We haven't had a scandal since the casino opened in 1948. We have yet to hear any shots in the night, and the Ahr River is too shallow to drown yourself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: A Little Bit Illicit | 6/18/1965 | See Source »

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