Las Vegas gambling revenue down for 5th consecutive month

CARSON CITY, Nev., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board said gaming revenues in the state fell for the fifth consecutive month in July, decreasing 4.9 percent from the previous year.

The board said casinos in the state collected $829.7 million from customers during July, down from $872.7 million in July 2009, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Friday.

Casinos on the Las Vegas strip collected $461.3 million during July, about $12,000 more than the same month in 2009. Casinos in downtown Las Vegas recorded a 19 percent

Home prices to take hit next year in many markets

Found his article on Yahoo News. How many times have your friends said that the the housing market has hit bottom? But it continues to sink. Looks like I'll be getting that condo in Las Vegas after all ... in about two or three years!

Alan Zibel and Janna Herron, 

AP Real Estate Writers, On Tuesday September 28, 2010, 4:00 pm EDT

Lest we forget why Aretha was so great!

Obama Praises Islam

If George Bush talked this passionately about Christianity can you imagine how the press would have belittled him?
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Clinton calls Bachmann ‘stupid,’ Bachmann calls Clinton ‘bizarre’

By Andy Birkey 9/21/10 12:21 PM

Rep. Michele Bachmann lashed out at Bill Clinton on conservative radio this weekend after the former president criticized Bachmann at a fundraiser for her DFL opponent Tarryl Clark last week. Both Clinton and Bachmann have been prolific with fundraising emails at the expense of each other over the last week as well. Clinton said it’s “stupid” for Bachmann to put ideology over evidence, while Bachmann called Clinton’s statements “bizarre.”

“That’s how I see Rep. Bachmann. She’s very attractive in saying all these things she says, but it’s pretty stupid,” Clinton said at a Clark fundraiser last week.

“Your opponent,” Clinton told Clark according to Salon, “is the ultimate example of putting ideology over evidence.”

“I respect people with a conservative philosophy,” he continued. “This country has been well-served by