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    The Grand Canyon Our surprise trip to Las Vegas came to an end. Everyone was very mournful. We were on our way back to Arizona. We had just crossed the state border, and then later we had seen signs that said we were close to the Grand Canyon. My parents decided that since we had never been to the Grand Canyon before, then we should go. Everyone was so enthusiastic again. Even when we were still driving to the entrance, I saw the beautiful view. I saw the red mountains, the rivers that…

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    Sex Trafficking Research

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    According to Nevada Attorney Adam Paul Laxalt, “Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery impacting our most vulnerable populations” (Laxalt 1). Since 1994, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department had recovered 2,229 people who were victims of sex trafficking. Both adults and children are targeted, however, mostly vulnerable women are targeted. In 2014, 107 children who were victimized by trafficking were recovered. “The National Human Trafficking Center Hotline has received 496…

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    Millions of people play the lottery every single day to win money that will set them up for the rest of their lives. It is proven that more people tend to play the mega millions lottery as the winning value increases. Also, if someone were to win, it would extremely defy the odds of winning. For purchasing a mega millions ticket for just $1.00, it also increases the number of players. Turning a $1.00 ticket into millions is more than just a black friday deal. It’s a lifetime deal. Most of the…

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    Indian Gaming Promotes Native American Sovereignty by William Thompson and Diana R. Dever depict how effective Native American community gambling has provoked sovereignty. Thus, gambling will be effective in achieving high goals in the future. It’s mentioned in the article: gaming has increased jobs to Native American lands. For many of the tribes, Indian gaming is the first successful encounter that gives the employees confidence and capital to go into other businesses. The employees that are…

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    All the evidence of the benefits of legalizing gambling has been proven but, unfortunately for people who live in Hawaii, the state does not want to take a step in that direction. In multiple states like Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey where gambling has been legalized each state has witnessed the benefits. Lower or no illegal gambling crime, Money for the state, and more jobs for the citizens. There is no doubt that Hawaii has financial issues, The money that the state will get from…

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    Gambling In Canada

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    Legalized since 1969, then experienced a sharp development during 1980s to 1990s. All the provinces in Canada are acceptable for the gambling institution, casinos, slot machines, sports tickets, etc. --R.S., c. C-34, s. 185. “201 (1) Every one who keeps a common gaming house or common betting house is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.”,“202 (1) Every one commits an offence who (a) uses or knowingly allows a place under his control…

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    The voiceover opening narration in Match Point refers to, the man who said, "I'd rather be lucky than good", is in fact, a quote from baseball player, Lefty Gomez, a 1930’s Yankee. What role does luck play in the film? Luck is depicted in the film Match Point through director Woody Allen’s story characters and the lines, which reference the upper class, have a life of luck. Director Woody Allen uses chance to depict characters luck to a Match Point tennis ball moving toward, and lingering…

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    The Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit is found in Washington, Wyoming, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Montana, and Idaho. The Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit is located in a biodiversity hotspot. The biodiversity hotspot it is located in is California floristic province. The Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit occupy big sagebrush where. It lives in burrows in soft deep soils in areas such as alluvial fans. They eat fresh fruit and vegetables. One reason the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit is endangered is because it is…

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    Nevada Geography

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    geography The geography for Nevada is kinda simple, but at the same time kinda hard so you could say it is complex. I will just blurt it out. For my rivers and lakes I have the Colorado River, Humboldt River, the awesome Pyramid Lake, Lake Tahoe, and last but not least, well it probably is the least Walker lake. Its bordering states are Arizona, California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. Those states are important, so remember them because i might give you a pop quiz. Nevada’s major cities are…

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    Casino Journal Summary

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    One of the superior source of gaming machine manufacturing industry articles and information publicly available on the internet appears to be the Casino Journal. This is an excellent location to find news articles, trade journals and expert opinions on the status and future of the global gambling market that directly impacts the slot machine manufacturing industry. Furthermore, since this publication is not directly focused on the machine manufacturing industry it can be helpful to understand…

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