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		<title>By: Tman</title>
		<link>http://thepanamapages.com/archives/196#comment-41273</link>
		<dc:creator>Tman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cojito...youre just too much sometimes...LOL

ricky...panama casinos seem to be really poorly run, hit and miss operations. even the new owners of veneto dont seem to have things in order. management clueless. service still the worst. but with the tide of folks coming here, it seems you probably cant lose. And im sure the envelopes work here as well as they do in the dominican.

you must love running businesses "in the shadows"...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cojito&#8230;youre just too much sometimes&#8230;LOL</p>
<p>ricky&#8230;panama casinos seem to be really poorly run, hit and miss operations. even the new owners of veneto dont seem to have things in order. management clueless. service still the worst. but with the tide of folks coming here, it seems you probably cant lose. And im sure the envelopes work here as well as they do in the dominican.</p>
<p>you must love running businesses &#8220;in the shadows&#8221;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: cojito</title>
		<link>http://thepanamapages.com/archives/196#comment-41225</link>
		<dc:creator>cojito</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ricky - to be honest, i do better with the &lt;i&gt;how do i dispose of a dead hooker*&lt;/i&gt; questions lol. i really don't know any casino owners personally. i play poker tourneys over at the majestic. and i've played at the veneto.

if i had to guess i'd say that the bigger concerns like the veneto might not want your action. but then the hold-em game over at the majestic seems to be run by an outsider. so maybe if they believe you'll make them good money they'll let you in.

there are a lot of other casinos that i don't bother with because they're small and don't have hold-em. they may welcome your biz. 

panama is a place where the rule of law really only matters to the poor. if you've put the right amount in an envelope, and you've given it to the right guy, then you'll probably get what you need.

christ, people kill people, and with the proper connections and bribes they walk free. the gov has backed a lot of sketchy projects too. they seem willing to break their own laws in search of a buck. so what's a little gambling operation? 

these are all just opinions. i don't run a biz down here. and the only time i'm with the rabiblanco crowd is when i'm sitting across from them at the poker table. 

take everything i say with a fist full of salt. and hope that one of my many cult members can shed some light on your questions.

*answer - you throw her off a patilla balcony.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ricky - to be honest, i do better with the <i>how do i dispose of a dead hooker*</i> questions lol. i really don&#8217;t know any casino owners personally. i play poker tourneys over at the majestic. and i&#8217;ve played at the veneto.</p>
<p>if i had to guess i&#8217;d say that the bigger concerns like the veneto might not want your action. but then the hold-em game over at the majestic seems to be run by an outsider. so maybe if they believe you&#8217;ll make them good money they&#8217;ll let you in.</p>
<p>there are a lot of other casinos that i don&#8217;t bother with because they&#8217;re small and don&#8217;t have hold-em. they may welcome your biz. </p>
<p>panama is a place where the rule of law really only matters to the poor. if you&#8217;ve put the right amount in an envelope, and you&#8217;ve given it to the right guy, then you&#8217;ll probably get what you need.</p>
<p>christ, people kill people, and with the proper connections and bribes they walk free. the gov has backed a lot of sketchy projects too. they seem willing to break their own laws in search of a buck. so what&#8217;s a little gambling operation? </p>
<p>these are all just opinions. i don&#8217;t run a biz down here. and the only time i&#8217;m with the rabiblanco crowd is when i&#8217;m sitting across from them at the poker table. </p>
<p>take everything i say with a fist full of salt. and hope that one of my many cult members can shed some light on your questions.</p>
<p>*answer - you throw her off a patilla balcony.</p>
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		<title>By: RICKY LABOMBARD</title>
		<link>http://thepanamapages.com/archives/196#comment-41194</link>
		<dc:creator>RICKY LABOMBARD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cojito,
     I am in the gambling business here in the Dominican. I place private concession tables " multi-ball roulette" in casinos here. In the dominican you can pretty much do whatever you can afford to pay officials for, and the gaming commission is not excluded. Also greedy casino owners love having a private consession that grosses what mine does, hhowever, the larger corporate casinos dont want such things as the casino in panama might well be just a cog in a well greased corporate machine and the monthly bottom line isnt of much concern as there is so much money backing the whole pie. That said I am interested on your opinion of casinos in panama. And your opinion of casino owners in panama. But most importantly your opinion of the powers that be concerning casinos and their business. Will the right amount of envelopes allow for just about anything?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cojito,<br />
     I am in the gambling business here in the Dominican. I place private concession tables &#8221; multi-ball roulette&#8221; in casinos here. In the dominican you can pretty much do whatever you can afford to pay officials for, and the gaming commission is not excluded. Also greedy casino owners love having a private consession that grosses what mine does, hhowever, the larger corporate casinos dont want such things as the casino in panama might well be just a cog in a well greased corporate machine and the monthly bottom line isnt of much concern as there is so much money backing the whole pie. That said I am interested on your opinion of casinos in panama. And your opinion of casino owners in panama. But most importantly your opinion of the powers that be concerning casinos and their business. Will the right amount of envelopes allow for just about anything?</p>
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		<title>By: cojito</title>
		<link>http://thepanamapages.com/archives/196#comment-41038</link>
		<dc:creator>cojito</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>has anyone gotten error messages, or ended up on a 404 page? my stats program is showing a 404 page as a referrer and i'd like to fix the problem. if yes, what did you do to get there?

ricky - the Dominican eh? cool. i hate email, so fire away. remember, when you post here you get the benefit of everyone's knowledge. 

i do realize there are some questions you don't want to ask here. like, how do i smuggle my hooker-girlfriend into panama? 

so if you really really need to email me use the contact page, and send your questions on over. i'll try and answer them. but be warned, they'll probably just end up here anyway. questions are grist for the mill ricky.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>has anyone gotten error messages, or ended up on a 404 page? my stats program is showing a 404 page as a referrer and i&#8217;d like to fix the problem. if yes, what did you do to get there?</p>
<p>ricky - the Dominican eh? cool. i hate email, so fire away. remember, when you post here you get the benefit of everyone&#8217;s knowledge. </p>
<p>i do realize there are some questions you don&#8217;t want to ask here. like, how do i smuggle my hooker-girlfriend into panama? </p>
<p>so if you really really need to email me use the contact page, and send your questions on over. i&#8217;ll try and answer them. but be warned, they&#8217;ll probably just end up here anyway. questions are grist for the mill ricky.</p>
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		<title>By: RICKY LABOMBARD</title>
		<link>http://thepanamapages.com/archives/196#comment-41037</link>
		<dc:creator>RICKY LABOMBARD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>YOU SEEM LIKE JUST THE ONE WHO WOULD KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWERS. IVE BEEN INTHE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR 5 YEARS, AND AM LOOKING INTO PANAMA PLEASE EMAIL ME, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YOU SEEM LIKE JUST THE ONE WHO WOULD KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWERS. IVE BEEN INTHE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR 5 YEARS, AND AM LOOKING INTO PANAMA PLEASE EMAIL ME, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.</p>
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		<title>By: cojito</title>
		<link>http://thepanamapages.com/archives/196#comment-41021</link>
		<dc:creator>cojito</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tman - lol well, i'm often stoned, does that make me a prophet?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tman - lol well, i&#8217;m often stoned, does that make me a prophet?</p>
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		<title>By: Tman</title>
		<link>http://thepanamapages.com/archives/196#comment-41014</link>
		<dc:creator>Tman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Walter Concrite...where are you? maybe we should go back even further? "good night...and good luck". used to be a day when journalists were taught to have a creed...almost like what used to be the physicians creed...to be truthful, honest, with integrity...yadda yadda. Now its all about ratings, and yes, advertising rates based on viewership, hyping any extreme you can pander to...and surprise surprise...that leads to sensationalism and giving the sheep what they want versus what they need to hear. THe best combination of blood and guts...balanced by do-gooder stories. Its enough to make an honest, educated person puke on his tv tray. cant take viewing that shit anymore. even the bbc and other international news bureaus are "softening" and shortening their coverages of "sensitive" issues. what is the world coming too?

i might not always agree with erics politics at thepanamanews.com either...but i admire his devotion and passion to pursue and write about what he sees and believes. who knows...these are the kind of people that 2000 years from now could be the next religious identities. the prophets and rabbis of old were often stoned or killed for telling the truth about what they saw coming. these days we have some of these same in our midst...who are being silenced by the commercially and politically driven medias and government agencies. the truth is like a "voice in the wilderness". Carry on Cojito my "wayward son"... :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Walter Concrite&#8230;where are you? maybe we should go back even further? &#8220;good night&#8230;and good luck&#8221;. used to be a day when journalists were taught to have a creed&#8230;almost like what used to be the physicians creed&#8230;to be truthful, honest, with integrity&#8230;yadda yadda. Now its all about ratings, and yes, advertising rates based on viewership, hyping any extreme you can pander to&#8230;and surprise surprise&#8230;that leads to sensationalism and giving the sheep what they want versus what they need to hear. THe best combination of blood and guts&#8230;balanced by do-gooder stories. Its enough to make an honest, educated person puke on his tv tray. cant take viewing that shit anymore. even the bbc and other international news bureaus are &#8220;softening&#8221; and shortening their coverages of &#8220;sensitive&#8221; issues. what is the world coming too?</p>
<p>i might not always agree with erics politics at thepanamanews.com either&#8230;but i admire his devotion and passion to pursue and write about what he sees and believes. who knows&#8230;these are the kind of people that 2000 years from now could be the next religious identities. the prophets and rabbis of old were often stoned or killed for telling the truth about what they saw coming. these days we have some of these same in our midst&#8230;who are being silenced by the commercially and politically driven medias and government agencies. the truth is like a &#8220;voice in the wilderness&#8221;. Carry on Cojito my &#8220;wayward son&#8221;&#8230; :)</p>
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		<title>By: cojito</title>
		<link>http://thepanamapages.com/archives/196#comment-41004</link>
		<dc:creator>cojito</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>costa rica jones - lol now you mock don quixote? blasphemy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>costa rica jones - lol now you mock don quixote? blasphemy.</p>
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