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Vegas Watch, a blog dedicated to sports gaming, has a post about the current HR title odds. As the writer says, handicapping this sort of thing is incredibly tough. You can find the oddmaker’s list here and then the writer has his own [...]

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I had no idea Lunar New Year and gambling were so intertwined.
From For Chinese New Year, Vegas caters to Asian high-rollers:
Chinese New Year is a time for families to get together, for children to get red envelopes stuffed with money, for food, firecrackers and lion dances — and for many, the first chance to [...]

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I’m envisioning a kind of fast food chain here. Maybe a plaid logo and little red scarves for napkins.
From Pink Tentacle:
Meat product manufacturer Ito Ham has taken the Japanese schoolgirl obsession to the next level by applying for the trademark rights to the word “High School Girl” (女子高生/Joshi-Kosei).
A pair of trademark applications (via the [...]

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Hot on the heels of Fox’s MLB’s Worst piece comes this one from The Hardball Times who are looking at this more from the perspective of money and win shares in the piece Worst Infield For the Dough.
This squad is very similar, and the most glaring exception fom the Fox piece, Richie Sexton, makes the [...]

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Loney: “Older brother, get out of here!!” (Throws Nomar at LaRoche)
Gwang! (crashing sound)
Andy LaRoche: “Kek!” (like Omph!) “Annoying person!” (directed at Loney)

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