Word: pari
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Florida voters opposed by a margin of three-to-one a proposition to allow casino gambling on a 21 mile strip in Miami Beach. Virginians narrowly rejected a proposal to allow pari-mutual betting at horse-racing tracks, and New Jersey residents decided not to allow jai-alai sports betting in their state...
Wonderland has the distinction of being one of the oldest dog-tracks in the country. Formerly an amusement park at the turn of the century, the site was converted into a greyhound track in 1935, following the passage of laws allowing pari-mutuel betting on horses and dogs. In 43 years, Wonderland, one of Massachusetts' three dog tracks, has grown into a $60 million-a-year enterprise; the state skims off 9 1/2 per cent of this sum. Depending on his quality, each dog may be worth from...
Students in the choral groups at Vassar yesterday praised Marvin highly. "He's fabulous--he really loves music and he is really inspiring, emphatic, and dramatic," Pari J. Forood, a sophomore at Vassar, said yesterday...
...effect of the diminished American presence abroad is a refreshing return of old-fashioned politesse on th part of hoteliers, waiters and shopkeepers, who are collectively crying "Yankee, come back!" On the Fourth of July this year, the Georges V Hotel in Pari sent champagne (Prince de Venoge, '65 to the rooms of all American guests. For the first time, at the Fête du Louvre, programs for the Paris Opera Ballet wer available in English. Some European hoteliers suggest to guests that they can have a picnic lunch à la Manet for fa less than a bistro...