Fred Admits to His Gambling Problem! - Suburgatory
Saturday, January 21st, 2012Fred’s gambling addiction takes over on the boys trip to Atlantic City. For full episodes go to abc.go.com
Fred’s gambling addiction takes over on the boys trip to Atlantic City. For full episodes go to abc.go.com
WATCH ON CTV SUNDAY NIGHTS! DETAILS… Series: Dan For Mayor Ep. Title: The Art of Gambling Season: 2 Episode: 7 Part: 1 of 2 Airdate: July 17th, 2011 Description: Dan hires an artist (Eric Peterson), to make a sculpture that will put Wessex on an art tour. Claire pretends to be a recovered problem gambler to get a client, and Mike becomes a problem gambler when Fern’s gets a VLT.
Money in the bank!
Gambling with Crookston’s future. Against all odds. Betting it all based on one’s gut feeling. Only happens inside a casino? Think so? Hi and welcome to the Crookston Documentary Channel here on You Tube. I have a history of traveling through Las Vegas, stopping, seeing the sights but never dropping even a nickel. Gambling isn’t something I usually do. Unfortunately I got tied up in a game of high stakes in Crookston from 2006-2009 and lost 000 before I “crapped out”. Yet my high stakes, losing gamble, wasn’t the only game going in town. The Crookston City Council was busy with their own high stakes game as they dreamed of building a no frills (a huge hulking building) to house three hockey rinks out on the far extreme edge of the city. The cost: million. For: A declining youth population (a 50% decline since the 1960’s). Crookston has, recently, been pestered with a factory closing, layoffs, and a ever rising burden of retirees and the elderly. Almost as if ones back was against the wall, anxious, not thinking things through, a bet was hastily placed. Crookston’s most powerful city council in the city’s long history? Based on the gross amounts of funds flowing through city government (for all programs and projects under their control) and their ability to radically alter Crookston future direction through their official authority to act, this council is thee most powerful in Crookstons long history. More then three of these current council members have already …
Former Governor John Patterson Recalls Gambling’s Consequences and the Death of His Father, Albert Patterson.