Hallowed be thy raise: S.C. senate panel agrees to church gambling
COLUMBIA - Gambling for charity, in church of all places, would be legal in South Carolina under a bill that was approved by a Senate panel today. The legislation would let churches and other nonprofit groups host card and other casino games to raise money, exempting them from South Carolina’s 200-year-old law that prohibits dice and card games.
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- The MGM Grand, situated on the a Las Vegas strip has come up with a brand new slogan to promote the casino, "Think of all the New Year's resolutions you'll break." Some say it might even rival the famous Las Vegas catchphrase, "What happens here, stays here."
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