Pequot Indians hit jackpot with casino in Ledyard
The Masantucket Pequot Indians opened Foxwoods High Stakes Bingo and Casino on Feb. 15, drawing nearly 450,000 gamblers and gawkers from the Northeast. The 175-table facility, longer than a football field, employs 2,500. Alfred Luciani, casino manager, reports 15,000 daily attendees and a 20 percent overage on projection, with 200 more dealers hired and expansion plans moved up.
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Moscow hosts first St Patrick parade with Irish Store
In Moscow a St Patrick s Day parade drew several thousand on a main street before the Kremlin. A kilted bagpiper Des Boland led a small Irish contingent amid Russian riders and a Shamrock bar serving green beer as Moscow officials pledged an annual event.
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