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When casinos gamble ... and lose?
thedeal.com - 12/2/2008
When casinos gamble ... and lose?
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It's safe to say that the state of the casino industry has changed substantially in the past year or two. It was only late 2006 when management of Station Casinos Inc. and private equity firm Colony Capital LLC announced an $8.8 billion bid for the Las Vegas gaming company. Texas Pacific ...

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