Yale Daily News

Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009 6:56 p.m.

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Grad school ‘Casino’ canceled

Contributing Reporter
Published Friday, November 14, 2008

Casino Night has been canceled — again.

In a repeat of last week’s crackdown on Morse and Ezra Stiles colleges’ annual Casino Night, graduate students have been forced to revamp their own version of the soiree scheduled for tonight. Both events were casualties of a 2003 state law, the Act to Repeal Las Vegas Night Games, which was passed to halt the expansion of Indian casinos but has ended up crippling charitable gaming. And while state officials are floating legislation that would allow nonprofits to hold some money wheel games, the overall ban on Casino Night-type events will...

#1 By (Anonymous) 12:56a.m. on November 15, 2008

This is just so stupid.

“'Gambling is not a right,' Blumenthal said."
No really?! This isn't gambling. I wonder if Blumenthal is smart enough to figure that out.

Utah, Hawaii... and Connecticut. Saving their citizens from themselves.

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