http://www.metafilter.com/tags/atlanticcity/rss tag posts with atlanticcity Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:13:59 -0800 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:13:59 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/69746/Crap-No-Snake-Eyes Arelia Margarita Taveras “made a name for herself representing the families of victims of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_587">American Airlines </a><a href="http://www.ntsb.gov/events/2001/AA587/default.htm">Flight 587</a>, which crashed in New York City's borough of Queens in November 2001, killing 265 people.^{<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/35276">#</a>}^{<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/14912">+</a>} Her practice had 400 clients and earned her $500,000 a year.” She claims that she sought to relieve the pressures of her work by gambling in Atlantic City and Las Vegas over the past few years. She lost $1 million and <a href="http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad2/calendar/webcal/decisions/2007/D15372.pdf">was disbarred as a result of stealing money from clients</a> [<small>PDF</small>] in order to support her gambling addiction. Taveras also lost her own home and that of her parents (who mortgaged it to support her debt). Taveras owes the IRS $58,000. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23538746/">In response she has filed a $20 million racketeering lawsuit in federal court against six Atlantic City casinos and one in Las Vegas</a>, “claiming they had a duty to notice her compulsive gambling problem and cut her off.” </mall> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69746 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:13:59 -0800 AreliaMargaritaTaveras AreliaTaveras Gambling GamblingAddiction Addiction LasVegas AtlanticCity ericb http://www.metafilter.com/54733/Maxwell-did-it <a href="http://library.duke.edu/exhibits/maxwell/promo/MaxwellPromo-1A-1936-10-04-4196.jpg/exhibit_section_item_view.html">Images</a> of Atlantic City Boardwalk from R.C. Maxwell. Photographs taken to give client's an idea of the traffic that would see their billboards, provide a record of the people who have thronged to the boardwalk since the early 1900's. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.54733 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:45:33 -0800 photography advertising boardwalk atlanticcity history billboard america tellurian http://www.metafilter.com/34033/Young-Boy-and-the-Sea Big Fish! 14 year old Bobby Capri Jr. catches a <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-nj--whopperbass0629jun29,0,3604710.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire" title="Fish Tale">52 pound striped bass</a> in a kayak off the Atlantic City shore. But he's not the <a href="http://www.reel-time.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32602" title="in 2003">first</a> <a href="http://www.bucketmouth.com/pgstb.htm" title="in 1997">kid</a> to reel in a big fish. The adult <a href="http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/recmarst.htm" title="Now that's a big fish">world record</a> for striped bass was also caught in New Jersey. So, who here has the best fish story? tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.34033 Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:15:06 -0800 fishing fish kid amazing atlanticcity MsVader http://www.metafilter.com/26828/Borgatas-NoChildren-Policy <a href="http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?c=540&a=2065">No kids in the casino</a> A stunning new casino opened recently in Atlantic City, filled with fancy restaurants and other relaxations for adults, but if you're in A.C. with the kids and aren't staying at <a href="http://www.theborgata.com">the big B</a>, don't bother bringing them. The friendly guards will be turning you away at the door. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.26828 Sun, 06 Jul 2003 20:37:40 -0800 atlanticcity newjersey casino children gambling billsaysthis