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#1 Judo chop

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Posted 29 August 2007 - 03:27 PM

Just came across this bit o

#2 00Twelve

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Posted 29 August 2007 - 03:34 PM

Wow. That looks pretty awesome. Great choice, using the Venetian. Either we've got a location for a future Bond movie, or an obvious location for another (unlikely) "Ocean's" film.

#3 Daddy Bond

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Posted 29 August 2007 - 03:37 PM

Hmmm? You can't worship God freely in China w/o being arrested, having your house and goods confiscated, but you can gable at the world's largest casino??? Well, that's the world for you.

#4 00Twelve

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Posted 29 August 2007 - 03:46 PM

The communist (sorry, socıalıst) Chinese state isn't threatened by gambling as much as free religious thought. :cooltongue:

#5 Bwanito

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Posted 30 August 2007 - 08:39 AM

A Casino larger than life: sure it's for the Bond's fans. I just come back from a mission in Estonia (Tallinn exactly). I went in a lot of casinos but non one could match this one.