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Gamblers Return To Deadwood Casinos3 July 2002DEADWOOD, South Dakota – As reported by the Associated Press: "When the Holiday Inn Express and Gold Dust 777 Casino reopened this week, at least one gambler was eager for a little action after a forest fire had shut down the town for two days. "`It took 33 seconds to have our first slot player,' hotel manager Brian Carmichael said. "Deadwood was far less crowded than usual Monday, but business owners were pleased that lights were flashing and bells were ringing as players returned to slots machines and card tables. "Deadwood was evacuated Saturday after the Grizzly Gulch fire threatened the town in a northern Black Hills canyon. "Visitors said they weren't worried about any danger from the fire, which still was burning a few miles from town. "…Pete Morgan of nearby Newcastle, Wyo., said he was on the way to Deadwood when the fire started Saturday, so he decided to visit Monday after the town reopened. "…Bill Walsh, owner and manager of the Franklin Hotel, stayed in town during the evacuation because his hotel doesn't even have a lock. It has not been closed in 99 years. "…Deadwood has survived a number of fires and a flood, Walsh noted. "`The town with nine lives,' he said. " |