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Originally a Victorian parlor game, bunco made its way to the U.S. in the mid-1850s as a gambling game known first as "banco" and later as "bunco" or "bunko." During the Gold Rush, a crooked gambler in San Francisco is said to have used the game to bilk some Forty-Niners out of their money, turning its name into a general term for cons. In 1996 Carlsbad, Calif., toy marketer Leslie Crouch packaged its components under the title It's Bunco Time!!! and started marketing it to women. Now, on any given night, groups all over the country gather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food, Talk, Dice: Hey, It's Bunco Time! | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

...also an accurate reflection of his own nature. At 52, Almodovar has a face that remains round, open, boyish, surmounted--almost contradicted--by spiky Bride of Frankenstein hair. He talks in a rush of movie references, psychological speculation and social observation, delighted by his own wise-child spontaneity, bemused by his fame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: If Conversation Be the Food of Love, Talk On | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...GOLD RUSH. Since only a federally recognized tribe can open a casino, scores of groups--including long-defunct tribes and extended families--have flocked to the BIA or Congress seeking certification. Since 1979, as gambling has boomed, the number of recognized tribes on the U.S. mainland has spiked 23%, to a total of 337. About 200 additional groups have petitioned the bureau for recognition. Perhaps the most notorious example of tribal resurrection: the Mashantucket Pequots of Connecticut, proud owners of the world's largest casino, Foxwoods. The now billion-dollar tribe had ceased to exist until Congress re-created...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indian Casinos: Wheel Of Misfortune | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

Whereas all four Maine goals came from sustained pressure in the offensive zone, Harvard needed to get both of its goals on the rush and failed to capitalize while cycling in the Black Bear zone...

Author: By Timothy Jackson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Action Jackson: Maine Damage Was Wreaked Early On | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

Raimondi’s second goal came midway through the second period. After a Harvard power play ended, Ruggiero set up an odd-man rush with a long pass to junior forward Mina Pell at Maine’s blue line. Pell delivered a perfect pass in front to Raimondi, who once again demonstrated her ability to finish...

Author: By David Weinfeld, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Raimondi Shines In W. Hockey Win Over Maine | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

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