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The gambling mecca bets on new attractions to fend off competition.
ATLANTIC CITY - It's been a brutal year for this seaside gambling mecca.
Competition from Pennsylvania and New York slots parlors began in late November 2006, and a law that will convert a partial smoking ban on casino floors into a full ban beginning Oct. 15 will further test Atlantic City's staying power.
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The latest branch of the Voorhees take-out seafood chain is a fine option for no-muss upscale prepared foods. "Heavenly, 'chock-full-of-crab' crab cakes that just might be the 'best in the universe' are the house specialty at the seafooders offering limited seating, but a roaring 'take-out' trade; even though crab is king here, the lobster mashed potatoes and 'spicy shrimp are to die for' too, so anticipate 'long lines all day.' " - Zagat Survey
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Poker Guy: 'Flying Dutchman' saw through opponent's bet
- HOW YOU INTERPRET the size of an opponent's bet, especially in relation to his stack at certain points in a tournament, can give you the chance to take down a pot or tell you to get away from a loser.
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Poker Guy: Good instinct is the ultimate trump
- THE BETTING of a hand and the cards that hit the board might tell you one thing, but your instincts might tell you another, and a lot of the top players go with their gut. It is what allows a top pro such as Brad Booth to call down an opponent's big bet with only a king-high.
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'Time, the subtle thief of youth." It's a line from the poet John Milton, but not the line that's cited by a crazy old professor in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. That bit o' Milton is about death - "the palace of eternity."
Talk movies: Is Ford to old for all this? NEWS
Vistors might want to be careful planting that beach umbrella at the southern end of Surf City this summer.
Thirteen World War I-era artillery components have been removed from the Long Beach Island shoreline.
The beach is open - it hasn't closed since more than 1,100 munitions were cleared by last Memorial Day weekend.
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