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Little-Acorn

09-09-2008, 05:21 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,419801,00.html

Nice story !!

Could be, but they have the wrong idea about Robin Hood.

Legend says that he "stole from the rich and gave to the poor". But in fact, it wasn't "the rich" he stole from. He took the money from government tax collectors, and gave it back to the people it had been taken from: Farmers, craftsmen, etc. who had earned it, but who had had no voice in enacting those taxes.

Robin Hood was a conservative! Check the details, you'll find it's true.

OTOH, this guy in Vegas is merely winning money back from casinos, who won it fair and square from people who voluntarily gambled it away. No stealing involved, no tax-like coercion, and no government.

From the article:

Modern-Day Robin Hood Will Hit the Gambling Tables for a Family in Need

Tuesday, September 09, 2008
By Rick Leventhal

LAS VEGAS — EXCLUSIVE: A high-stakes blackjack player who wants to use his gambling skills to help a family in financial need has set a September 15 deadline for candidates to enter video submissions to his Web site.

"I have some people in mind," he said, based on the 300 entries he's already received, "but I'm not sure I've found the perfect family yet."

The blackjack player, who is well known in Las Vegas casinos, said he wants to remain anonymous to avoid the perception he's doing this for celebrity status.

He named his Web site Robinhood702.com — "Robin Hood," since he's trying to take from rich casinos and give to poor Americans, and 702 because that is Las Vegas' area code.

His perfect candidate is a family that has done good things with their lives but has fallen on hard times, owing creditors between $25,000 and $50,000. Once he narrows the field and confirms the financial difficulties, he'll choose the family he believes is most worthy and fly them to Las Vegas for the kind of high-roller weekend he often enjoys.