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Steep Rise in Gambling Addiction at Hollywood Slots
The latest statistics from Hollywood Slots in Bangor show a shocking rise in the number of addicted gamblers. Up until now the media have been reporting that there are “about 100 problem gamblers” on a Self-Exclusion list maintained by the facility
in
Bangor. The figure is based on statements made by a Gambling Control Board member one year ago.
A different picture has emerged in recent days. In April, the General Manager of the facility, John Osborne, stated there are 167 names on a self-exclusion list maintained by Hollywood Slots. Since problem gamblers by definition find it difficult to stop gambling, the actual number of addicted gamblers still gambling at
Hollywood is significantly under-reported. As a result, there is no accurate measure of the extent of problem gambling at the casino.
May 13, 2010 - 4:28:48 PM
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National Day of Prayer - "God's Convenant is Unbroken"
The
National Day of Prayer off to a rainy and chilly start Thursday in
Augusta as a group of about forty hardy souls met to pray beneath a
meeting tent in Capital Park, next to the Blaine House. As the event got
under way, the change in weather was astonishing, as a brisk wind
chased away the clouds to reveal a bright spring sun.
May 6, 2010 - 3:30:14 PM
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No Marijuana Dispensary for Bangor!
Bangor may
soon be added to the growing list of communities in Maine which are
enacting moratoriums on medical marijuana dispensaries. On Tuesday, Bangor's City Council Infrastructure Committee, which governs land
use in the city, voted to send a medical marijuana moratorium to the
full City Council for a vote on Monday, May 10th.
May 5, 2010 - 1:32:52 PM
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Wall of Fame, or Hall of Shame?
Not content with the $691
million in slots revenue earned in 2009, Hollywood Slots is always eager
to increase its share of the loot. The advertising of the behemoth on
Main Street, has been to date, much like its glitzy decor - brassy and
uninspired. The brightest idea to come along in recent weeks is the use
of promotional credits to lure in new customers, an idea which was
rubber-stamped by the Gambling Control Board at its last session.
Apr 28, 2010 - 3:21:09 PM
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Maine Leads Nation in Defending Marriage
A story is brewing locally that promises to have repercussions nationwide. The indefinite postponement of the Maine LGBT Civil Rights March, originally planned for Memorial Day, is leading some observers to speculate that the series of defeats sustained by the same sex marriage movement in Maine will have major implications for the movement nationwide. One gay rights pundit has pointed out that if the movement failed in Maine, it would stall across the nation. Recent events in the state far go beyond his direst predictions.
Apr 21, 2010 - 6:59:57 PM
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691 Million Dollars Spent at Hollywood Slots in 2009
A report filed by the Maine
Gambling Control Board with the Governor in February shows that gamblers
at Hollywood Slots in Bangor spent the astronomical sum of $691
million dollars in 2009. The figure shows a 10% increase over gross
revenue reported by Hollywood Slots in 2008. Not all the money went to
Hollywood Slots. The report shows that a substantial portion of the
money collected was returned to gamblers in the form of pay-outs at the
slots, while the remainder was divided among various parties.
Apr 9, 2010 - 11:57:57 AM
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City Council Trades Votes for Lives
Bible-based
predictions about social trends often come true, but rarely as quickly
as in the case of Club OTR, a bar in downtown Augusta which has
justifiably earned a very bad reputation. In a press release issued
during the first week of January, the Christian Civic League predicted
that Club OTR would again become a source of trouble despite
assurances to the contrary by its owner and the Augusta City Council.
True to our prediction, the bar has relapsed into its old ways.
The
Record was the first media outlet to call attention to the serious
nature of the trouble at the bar. In a story published on New Year's
Eve, The Record reported that young people flock to Club OTR where the
liquor is so plentiful and cheap, that they often pass out on the way
home, or wind up in emergency rooms to be treated for alcohol
poisoning. In addition, fights are a common sight in a nearby parking
lot after young men pour out of the bar at closing time.
Feb 1, 2010 - 4:20:07 PM
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Ailing Pro-Life Advocate Holds Vigil in the Cold
Scott Michaud tears up while speaking of one of his greatest triumphs through God. Michaud, whose single-minded mission is to “end child killing,” happened to be at the local Wal-Mart last November. A little girl came running over to him. “She came up to me in the grocery department,” Michaud recalled, “and she said, ‘my mom wants to say something to you.’ The mother said, ‘never stop, because you saved my granddaughter.’
“Now I can never stop. There is no greater joy, there is nothing I can do that can bring greater joy. Nothing, nothing, nothing. I’m going to be an emotional wreck because of that.”
Jan 26, 2010 - 2:58:51 PM
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MHRC Transgendered Schoolboy 'Rights' Press Release
The
Christian Civic League of Maine has issued the following press release
in response to the Maine Human Rights Commission issuance of
transgendered schoolchildren ‘rights’ proposed guidelines:
The Christian Civic League of Maine is appalled by the latest outrage by radical homosexual activists. Gay activists have disclosed new state guidelines requiring schools to allow young children to have access to facilities of the opposite sex. Under the proposed guidelines, boys who self-identify as female will have access to girls' sports teams and cheerleading squads, girls' bathrooms, and girls' locker rooms.
The Christian Civic League of Maine calls on all Maine parents to attend these upcoming public meetings and voice their strong opposition to the proposed 'guidelines.' Further, the League calls on all citizens to protect their vulnerable children from the homosexual lobby and their enablers in Augusta by contacting their state legislators and stating their firm opposition to these proposed Maine Human Rights Commission 'guidelines.'
Jan 25, 2010 - 3:50:15 PM
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From a Dungeon to the State Capital
In March 2006, following the referendum which approved Governor Baldacci's sexual orientation law, The Record made a startling prediction. The Record predicted that the immoral behavior associated with the homosexual rights movement would someday prove to be its ownfall.
It goes beyond the bounds of decency to describe what happened in the basement of the house on Henry Street. That is better left to newspapers and television, and the headlines which even at this very moment are making their way around the globe. Suffice it to say that the advocate of homosexual 'marriage' referred to the scene of his crime as "The Dungeon."
Jan 12, 2010 - 5:33:10 PM
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