In The Casino With Alec Baldwin - 2004-03-19 Alec Baldwin was given a well-deserved Oscar nomination for his part in The Cooler, playing an amoral Vegas casino boss with a weakness for nostalgia: He can't accept that times are evolving in the sin biz. Thus he superstitiously staffs a "cooler," someone who can magically halt a gambler's hot streak merely by standing close to the gaming tables — but only as long as his own bad fortune continues to hold. Read the full story at Toronto Star A&E News
Arneault Sees 2005 As Year For Table Gambling - 2004-03-19 West Virginia's best high-profile gambling executive is gambling that 2005 will be the year policymakers pass a bill clearing the path for table gambling at the state's four racetrack casinos.
West Virginia would generate an additional $60 million in revenue if all four tracks implemented table gambling in their casinos, Arneault explained. Mountaineer would generate more money, too - roughly $20 million annually in operating profits. Read the full story at WTRF
