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John McCain and Gambling :)-

Sookie

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Seems McCain likes it just as much as we all do! And here's an excerpt from a Time story:
In the past decade, [McCain] has played on Mississippi riverboats, on Indian land, in Caribbean craps pits and along the length of the Las Vegas Strip. Back in 2005 he joined a group of journalists at a magazine-industry conference in Puerto Rico, offering betting strategy on request. Enjoying craps opens up a window on a central thread constant in John's life, says John Weaver, McCain's former chief strategist, who followed him to many a casino. Taking a chance, playing against the odds. Aides say McCain tends to play for a few thousand dollars at a time and avoids taking markers, or loans, from the casinos, which he has helped regulate in Congress. He never, ever plays on the house, says Mark Salter, a McCain adviser. The goal, say several people familiar with his habit, is never financial. He loves the thrill of winning and the camaraderie at the table. Only recently have McCain's aides urged him to pull back from the pastime. In the heat of the G.O.P. primary fight last spring, he announced on a visit to the Vegas Strip that he was going to the casino floor. When his aides stopped him, fearing a public relations disaster, McCain suggested that they ask the casino to take a craps table to a private room, a high-roller privilege McCain had indulged in before. His aides, with alarm bells ringing, refused again, according to two accounts of the discussion.
 
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belgamo2

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Maybe we should send him a personal invite to NDCGF!! LOL We could show him how to gamble from the convenience of his own little white house..HAHAtaco
 
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